Rob Neyer

Author of Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace

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About the Author

Rob Neyer has been writing a daily baseball column for ESPN.com, the most popular sports site on the Web, since 1996. He is the coauthor of "Baseball Dynasties". (Bowker Author Biography)

Works by Rob Neyer

Baseball Dynasties: The Greatest Teams of All Time (2000) 139 copies, 2 reviews

Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Blunders: A Complete Guide to the Worst Decisions and Stupidest Moments in Baseball… (2006) 130 copies, 3 reviews

Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Legends : The Truth, the Lies, and Everything Else (2008) 76 copies, 3 reviews

Power ball : anatomy of a modern baseball game (2018) 67 copies, 5 reviews

How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball (2007) 43 copies, 1 review

Feeding the Green Monster (2001) 22 copies

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Associated Works

Upon Further Review: The Greatest What-Ifs in Sports History (2018) — Contributor — 40 copies, 2 reviews

Baseball Prospectus 2000 (Baseball Prospectus) (2000) — Foreword — 23 copies

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Common Knowledge

Canonical name: Neyer, Rob
Other names: Farrell, Ike
Birthdate: 1966-06-22
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Portland, Oregon, USA
Education: University of Kansas
Occupations: ESPN columnist
baseball writer
roofer
research assistant
Organizations: Baseball Writers Association of America

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Reviews

Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer

The early part of the book almost made me quit reading. For some reason, it felt like a collection of meaningless analytics that were immediately forgettable. But I held out longer, and started to appreciate the themes that emerged. Still not a top-shelf book for me, but not the dregs, either.

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tgraettinger | 4 other reviews | Jul 25, 2024 |

Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer

Very interesting and opinionated book about, well, the modern game of Baseball. Covers a wide range of topics from bunting to climate change to diversity to tv revenue. Great read for baseball nerds.

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mbeaty91 | 4 other reviews | Sep 9, 2020 |

Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer

Solid narrative of an September 2017 baseball game, using the ebb and the flow to tell the story of today's game. I've been reading Neyer since the ESPN days of 99-00 and this is near his best work.

One false note to this reader was his aside on race & baseball, and his odd insistence on questioning who is African-American. I think Neyer and his editor could have used some introspection or perspective from a person of color to understand how wrong his failed attempt to be a race gatekeeper was.… (more)

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kcshankd | 4 other reviews | Jan 7, 2019 |

Power Ball: Anatomy of a Modern Baseball Game by Rob Neyer

An utterly joyful read. Neyer has been one of my favourite baseball writers for a long time, and in this book he explores the contemporary game through following a late season Astros-A's matchup. Reading it is like listening to one of the great commentators, who animate the action and fill the quiet moments in the game with stories. Baseball fans will enjoy this part, and more casual fans will learn about how the game is changing.

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alexabboud | 4 other reviews | Oct 26, 2018 |

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