Sep 14, 2018 the june 30, 2014 issue of sports illustrated, featuring ben reiters cover story predicting the astros 2017 world series victory. Ben shares the inside story of how gm jeff luhnow and his team went beyond the stats to find a new way to winand not just in baseball. When sports illustrated declared on the cover of a june 2014 issue that the houston astros would win the world series in 2017, people thought ben reiter, the articles author, was crazy. The astros were the worst baseball team in half a century, but they were more than just bad.
Have the houston astros slayed the sports illustrated. I had the pleasure of speaking with ben yesterday concerning his thoughts on the browns training camp and outlook for the 2009 season. Riding the success of his 2014 prediction that the houston astros would win the 2017 world series, sis ben reiter shares the teams he expects to win the fall classic in 2018 and 2020. Ben reiter, author of astroball and sports illustrated basbeall writer, joins game day to talk about the houston astros cheating scandal, the future.
Trevor bauer sits on a folding chair in a drafty warehouse. Sports illustrated senior writer ben reiter wrote the definitive account of the astros remarkable rise to win the 2017 world series a win that he. During the summers hed head 120 miles west, clip an oversized bow tie to his collarlooked like a dead cat around your neck, he saysand sling cards at tahoes seediest betting house. All along, though, mejdals mathematically driven career had stemmed from his passion for the most mathematically driven of sports. Ben will be the host and writer of a new cadence sports docuseries, that will focused on the houston astros cheating scandal, which is set to launch this summer. Articles by ben reiter sports illustrated journalist muck. He has written 25 cover stories for the magazine and has also contributed to time and. Three years ago, ben reiter at sports illustrated boldly predicted an astros world series win in 2017 we spoke with him about how the cover story came to be. Management at sports illustrated just informed its newsroom in meetings that half the staff has been laid off, according to a person present.
Find ben reiter s email address, contact information, linkedin, twitter, other social media and more. They were an embarrassment, a club that didnt even appear to be trying to win. Astroball author ben reiter is doing a podcast on the. Sports illustrateds cover curse was broken in a major way on wednesday after the. The team, which had just finished up a threeyear losing streak of terrible performancesthe worst the sport had seen since the early 1960swere widely considered. Im ben reiter, the sports illustrated writer who predicted back in 2014 that the miserable astros would win the 2017 world series, and the author of the new nyt bestselling book that digs into how they somehow managed to do it. Ben reiter is a senior writer for sports illustrated, which he joined in 2004. How sis ben reiter predicted astros 2017 world series win. Senior sports illustrated writer ben reiter tells mike chico bormann he was surprised by the revelation but was less surprised by the extent of astros cheating scandal as he talks about his new book, astroball. Articles by ben reiter sports illustrated journalist. How sis ben reiter predicted astros 2017 world series win 3.
Oct 08, 2014 sports illustrated s ben reiter on the alcs and the keys to victory for the series. Sports illustrateds ben reiter on the alcs and the keys to victory for the series. Ben reiter, senior writer with sports illustrated, made a bold prediction when he said the houston astros, who were in the midst of a 100loss season in 2014, predicted the club would win the. Oilcomm 2019 confirms ben reiter of sports illustrated and. Back in june 2014, he predicted the astros would win the world series this. The complicated life and death of hideki irabu won the 2017 deadline award.
For more great storytelling and indepth analysis, subscribe to the magazineand get up to 94% off the cover price. Ben reiter of sports illustrated saw this coming three years ago. The complicated life and death of hideki irabu won the 2017 deadline award for magazine profile. This, however, failed to stop ben reiter from publishing a sports illustrated cover story with one of the most outlandish sports predictions of all time. Mejdal was an undergraduate at uc davis, studying mechanical engineering and aeronautical engineering. Sports illustrated senior writer ben reiter couldnt help but crow after a 2014 cover about the houston astros winning the world series came true. The new way to win it all on the monday edition of chico after dark. Ben reiter on astros and the fall out from cheating scandal tsn. Apr 18, 2018 ben reiter is a senior writer for sports illustrated, which he joined in 2004. No one had noticed anybody come or go for days when, just after 4 p. Ben is a senior writer for sports illustrated, which he joined in 2004. Ben reiter the transformation of the houston astros take. The houston astros scandal has rocked the sports world and to break down exactly what happened is ben reiter of sports illustrated. Ben reiter the transformation of the houston astros.
The june 30, 2014 issue of sports illustrated, featuring ben reiters cover story predicting the astros 2017 world series victory. All things sports media astroball author ben reiter is. Sports illustrated predicted astros would win 2017 world. Coronavirus in md hospitalizations slightly decrease from thursday, but deaths rise to nearly 1. This season, he correctly predicted a 2019 world series of the astros and. When sports illustrated declared on the cover of a june 2014 issue that the houston astros would win the world series in 2017, people thought ben reiter, the.
He has written twentythree cover stories for the magazine. For more great storytelling and indepth analysis, subscribe to the magazine and get up to 94% off the cover price. Ben reiter sports illustrated journalist muck rack. Listen as author and sports illustrated writer ben reiter discusses his new book, astroball. Sports illustrated writer discusses prophetic astros cover. Ben reiter senior writer sports illustrated linkedin. Back in june 2014, he predicted the astros would win the world series this fall, and he convinced the publisher to run a cover. Ben reiter is a senior writer for sports illustrated and for who has been with the magazine since 2004. Houstons grand experiment sports illustrated vault. Oct 23, 2019 ben reiter, senior writer with sports illustrated, made a bold prediction when he said the houston astros, who were in the midst of a 100loss season in 2014, predicted the club would win the world series.
Sports illustrated baseball kings page features houston astros in his book, reiter discusses statistics and strategy behind the 2017 victory. The gm shuffle with michael lombardi and adnan virk. Sports illustrated is a registered trademark of abgsi llc. One of the national voices most closely associated with coverage of the houston astros is ben reiter, the veteran sports illustrated writer who predicted the astros 2017 world series victory in. Hideki irabus complicated life and tragic end sports. Ben reiters astroball reveals how unlikely prediction made. Jun 30, 2014 a memorabilia collector gave me the sports illustrated from my birth week in 1966, he says. Sports illustrated writer discusses prophetic astros cover story. Find contacts direct phone number, email address, work history, and more. Whats more, he predicted the exact year of 2017 for houstons crowning. His june 30, 2014, cover story declared the astros baseballs great experiment and proceeded. He has written 25 cover stories for the magazine, including the june 30, 2014 piece for which he embedded inside the houston astros front office and emerged with the prediction that what was then baseballs worst team would win the world series just three years later. He has written 25 cover stories for the magazine and has also contributed to time and the village voice, among other publications. Ben reiters astroball highlights how the houston astros.
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Eyewitness news sports anchor bob slovak caught up. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use and. I had the pleasure of speaking with ben yesterday concerning his thoughts on the browns training camp and outlook for the. Sports illustrated writer ben reiter on the alcs between. Find ben reiter of sports illustrateds articles, email address, contact information, twitter and more. Nov 02, 2017 ben reiter of sports illustrated saw this coming three years ago. Join us as ben talks about his book and the wonderful history of baseball with chris stone, editorial director of sports illustrated. Find ben reiters email address, contact information, linkedin, twitter, other social media and more. His june 30, 2014, cover story declared the astros baseballs great experiment and proceeded to crown them your 2017 world series champs. Nov 02, 2017 riding the success of his 2014 prediction that the houston astros would win the 2017 world series, sis ben reiter shares the teams he expects to win the fall classic in 2018 and 2020. Not so in the case of sports illustrateds senior writer ben reiter whose bold and, as it turns out, entirely accurate prediction that the houston astros would win the world series in 2017 has. Not so in the case of sports illustrated s senior writer ben reiter whose bold and, as it turns out, entirely accurate prediction that the houston astros would win the world series in 2017 has.
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