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Dayn Perry

January 01, 1970

Dayn Perry (born 1972) is an author and baseball journalist. He was also a special consultant for the San Diego Padres from 2001–2003.[1]

Dayn Perry
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Mississippi, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationSportswriter
Years active2001–present
Employer(s)CBSSports.com, Fangraphs.com
Relatives

Journalism edit

Perry has written for publications including FanGraphs online journal NotGraphs,[2] ESPN, BaseballProspectus.com, FoxSports.com,[3] Washington Monthly, ESPN The Magazine, Miami Herald, Montreal Gazette, Reason, and The New York Sun.

ESPN and Sportstalk edit

Perry began his sportswriting career with sportstalk.com as an intern. When the site was bought out by ESPN, he moved along with the website and continued his writing with ESPN.[1]

Baseball Prospectus edit

At Baseball Prospectus he wrote a regular column titled Can of Corn from July 2003[4] to July 2008.[5] With Baseball Prospectus, in addition to his regular column, Perry contributed to many of the annual books as well as to Baseball Between the Numbers (ISBN 0465005470).

Fox Sports edit

Perry joined FoxSports.com as a frequent contributor in 2002 and would later become one of Fox Sports' senior baseball writers (or "experts," along with Ken Rosenthal).[6] He continued to contribute to Fox Sports in a staff that included Rosenthal, Jon Paul Morosi, Tracy Ringolsby, and Bob Klapisch until July 2011.[7]

NotGraphs edit

Perry joined NotGraphs in December 2010.[8] Asked about the reasons for moving to NotGraphs full-time he said that he was "tired of straight analysis" and wanted a place to exercise his "boundless" if at times "awful" sense of humor, for the "unbridled whimsy."[9] He was part of a staff that also included Carson Cistulli, Jeremy Blachman and Navin Vaswani.

CBS Sports edit

In February 2012, Perry agreed to join CBSSports.com as a writer for the Eye on Baseball blog while continuing to contribute to NotGraphs.

Books edit

The vast majority of the analytical community has long since disabused itself of the Panglossian notion that anything that matters in baseball can be quantified. Most of us didn’t believe that for a second[.]

Winners, p. 3[10]

Perry published his first book Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones (And It's Not the Way You Think) in 2006. Using a numbers-oriented approach, the book attempts to show how successful baseball organizations become successful and what they do to remain so. In a review for The Hardball Times, Dan Fox described the book as "well-written" on a "great topic", applauding Dayn for his "application of performance analysis to the strategies and tactics used over the past quarter century" and "brief portraits of some of the more interesting players to have put on a uniform during that time."[11] Then-general manager Kevin Towers called it "a lively narrative that blends astute analysis with clever storytelling"[12] but Perry himself says its "objectively not a good book" (while admitting that he's his "own worst critic."[13]

Perry published his second book Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October in 2010. This book, a biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson, covers Jackson's life from childhood to the major leagues. Steve Lombardi of waswatching.com called it "remarkably well researched" and "very entertaining"[14] and Steve Treder of The Hardball Times called it a "serious and thoughtful volumes displaying highly impressive research," "handsomely presented, top-shelf physical product, with no stinting on any of the extras: wonderful photos aplenty, richly detailed endnotes and indeces [sic]" but notes that "Jackson, while an unquestionably important figure in baseball history, isn’t the sort of book-length protagonist for whom the reader is inclined to root" and that the "strict focus on Jackson alone allows for little examination of whatever the wider implications of his career might be."[15]

Personal life edit

Perry is a Mississippi native who now lives in Chicago. He received a Bachelor's degree in English and a master's degree in creative writing from Mississippi College.[citation needed]

Dayn is the uncle of Kimberly, Neil, and Reid Perry, siblings and members of The Band Perry.[16]

Works edit

Books edit

  • Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones (And It's Not the Way You Think). New York: Wiley, 2006. ISBN 0-471-72174-3.
  • Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October. New York: William Morrow, 2010. ISBN 0-06-156238-6.

Selected baseball writing edit

  • (November 2008)
  • A Brief Introduction (December 2010)
  • The Stages of Wainwright Grief (February 2011)
  • Satchel Paige could have been best ever (April, 2011)
  • Poem: The Sad Baseball Frog (November 2011)

Interviews edit

  • March, 2006 – Interview (transcript) with Rich Lederer, Baseball Analysts
  • – Interview (transcript) with Tyler Hissey, Scout.com
  • May, 2010 – Interview (transcript) with Alex Belth, Bronx Banter
  • January, 2011 – Interview with Carson Cistulli, FanGraphs Audio

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry, Quite Contrary". NotGraphs. Retrieved 2012-02-02.
  2. ^ "NotGraphs Author Archive: Dayn Perry". NotGraphs. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  3. ^ "Dayn Perry". Foxsports. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
  4. ^ "Elite Pitchers' Minor League Careers". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  5. ^ "Acronym Acrimony". Baseball Prospectus. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  6. ^ . Foxsports.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  7. ^ "Dispatches from the Sportswriting Microeconomy". NotGraphs. Retrieved 2011-07-07.
  8. ^ "A Brief Introduction". NotGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  9. ^ "Third Ever NotGraphs Chat". NotGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-26.
  10. ^ Dayn Perry, Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones (And It's Not the Way You Think), p. 3
  11. ^ "Book Review - Winners". The Hardball Times. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  12. ^ "Winners: How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones (And It's Not the Way You Think)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  13. ^ "FanGraphs Audio: Dayn Perry Real Live Book Author". FanGraphs. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  14. ^ "Reggie Jackson: The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball's Mr. October". waswatching.com. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  15. ^ "Book reviews: 1921 and Reggie Jackson". The Hardball Times. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
  16. ^ Reuter, Annie. "The Band Perry's Kimberly Perry's Amazing Family Feud Round". Taste of Country. Retrieved 21 March 2019.

January 01, 1970
dayn, perry, born, 1972, author, baseball, journalist, also, special, consultant, diego, padres, from, 2001, 2003, born1972, mississippi, nationalityamericanoccupationsportswriteryears, active2001, presentemployer, cbssports, fangraphs, comrelativeskimberly, p. Dayn Perry born 1972 is an author and baseball journalist He was also a special consultant for the San Diego Padres from 2001 2003 1 Dayn PerryBorn1972 age 51 52 Mississippi U S NationalityAmericanOccupationSportswriterYears active2001 presentEmployer s CBSSports com Fangraphs comRelativesKimberly Perry niece Reid Perry nephew Neil Perry nephew Contents 1 Journalism 1 1 ESPN and Sportstalk 1 2 Baseball Prospectus 1 3 Fox Sports 1 4 NotGraphs 1 5 CBS Sports 2 Books 3 Personal life 4 Works 4 1 Books 4 2 Selected baseball writing 4 3 Interviews 5 ReferencesJournalism editPerry has written for publications including FanGraphs online journal NotGraphs 2 ESPN BaseballProspectus com FoxSports com 3 Washington Monthly ESPN The Magazine Miami Herald Montreal Gazette Reason and The New York Sun ESPN and Sportstalk edit Perry began his sportswriting career with sportstalk com as an intern When the site was bought out by ESPN he moved along with the website and continued his writing with ESPN 1 Baseball Prospectus edit At Baseball Prospectus he wrote a regular column titled Can of Corn from July 2003 4 to July 2008 5 With Baseball Prospectus in addition to his regular column Perry contributed to many of the annual books as well as to Baseball Between the Numbers ISBN 0465005470 Fox Sports edit Perry joined FoxSports com as a frequent contributor in 2002 and would later become one of Fox Sports senior baseball writers or experts along with Ken Rosenthal 6 He continued to contribute to Fox Sports in a staff that included Rosenthal Jon Paul Morosi Tracy Ringolsby and Bob Klapisch until July 2011 7 NotGraphs edit Perry joined NotGraphs in December 2010 8 Asked about the reasons for moving to NotGraphs full time he said that he was tired of straight analysis and wanted a place to exercise his boundless if at times awful sense of humor for the unbridled whimsy 9 He was part of a staff that also included Carson Cistulli Jeremy Blachman and Navin Vaswani CBS Sports edit In February 2012 Perry agreed to join CBSSports com as a writer for the Eye on Baseball blog while continuing to contribute to NotGraphs Books editThe vast majority of the analytical community has long since disabused itself of the Panglossian notion that anything that matters in baseball can be quantified Most of us didn t believe that for a second Winners p 3 10 Perry published his first book Winners How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones And It s Not the Way You Think in 2006 Using a numbers oriented approach the book attempts to show how successful baseball organizations become successful and what they do to remain so In a review for The Hardball Times Dan Fox described the book as well written on a great topic applauding Dayn for his application of performance analysis to the strategies and tactics used over the past quarter century and brief portraits of some of the more interesting players to have put on a uniform during that time 11 Then general manager Kevin Towers called it a lively narrative that blends astute analysis with clever storytelling 12 but Perry himself says its objectively not a good book while admitting that he s his own worst critic 13 Perry published his second book Reggie Jackson The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball s Mr October in 2010 This book a biography of Hall of Fame baseball player Reggie Jackson covers Jackson s life from childhood to the major leagues Steve Lombardi of waswatching com called it remarkably well researched and very entertaining 14 and Steve Treder of The Hardball Times called it a serious and thoughtful volumes displaying highly impressive research handsomely presented top shelf physical product with no stinting on any of the extras wonderful photos aplenty richly detailed endnotes and indeces sic but notes that Jackson while an unquestionably important figure in baseball history isn t the sort of book length protagonist for whom the reader is inclined to root and that the strict focus on Jackson alone allows for little examination of whatever the wider implications of his career might be 15 Personal life editPerry is a Mississippi native who now lives in Chicago He received a Bachelor s degree in English and a master s degree in creative writing from Mississippi College citation needed Dayn is the uncle of Kimberly Neil and Reid Perry siblings and members of The Band Perry 16 Works editBooks edit Winners How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones And It s Not the Way You Think New York Wiley 2006 ISBN 0 471 72174 3 Reggie Jackson The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball s Mr October New York William Morrow 2010 ISBN 0 06 156238 6 Selected baseball writing edit How the Phillies Pulled it Off November 2008 A Brief Introduction December 2010 The Stages of Wainwright Grief February 2011 Satchel Paige could have been best ever April 2011 Poem The Sad Baseball Frog November 2011 Interviews edit March 2006 Interview transcript with Rich Lederer Baseball Analysts December 2008 Interview transcript with Tyler Hissey Scout com May 2010 Interview transcript with Alex Belth Bronx Banter January 2011 Interview with Carson Cistulli FanGraphs AudioReferences edit a b FanGraphs Audio Dayn Perry Quite Contrary NotGraphs Retrieved 2012 02 02 NotGraphs Author Archive Dayn Perry NotGraphs Retrieved 2011 04 20 Dayn Perry Foxsports Retrieved 2011 04 20 Elite Pitchers Minor League Careers Baseball Prospectus Retrieved 2011 05 27 Acronym Acrimony Baseball Prospectus Retrieved 2011 05 27 MLB Foxsports com Archived from the original on 2006 12 19 Retrieved 2011 05 27 Dispatches from the Sportswriting Microeconomy NotGraphs Retrieved 2011 07 07 A Brief Introduction NotGraphs Retrieved 2011 05 27 Third Ever NotGraphs Chat NotGraphs Retrieved 2011 05 26 Dayn Perry Winners How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones And It s Not the Way You Think p 3 Book Review Winners The Hardball Times Retrieved 2011 05 27 Winners How Good Baseball Teams Become Great Ones And It s Not the Way You Think Amazon com Retrieved 2011 05 27 FanGraphs Audio Dayn Perry Real Live Book Author FanGraphs Retrieved 2011 05 27 Reggie Jackson The Life and Thunderous Career of Baseball s Mr October waswatching com Retrieved 2011 05 27 Book reviews 1921 and Reggie Jackson The Hardball Times Retrieved 2011 05 27 Reuter Annie The Band Perry s Kimberly Perry s Amazing Family Feud Round Taste of Country Retrieved 21 March 2019 nbsp Baseball portal nbsp Journalism portal Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dayn Perry amp oldid 1176654298, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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