Link: News, Notes and Quotes (July 22, 2005) -- The Hardball Times.
Aaron Gleeman writes:
Here's a nice profile on ESPN.com's Rob Neyer from the Portland Tribune. As I've written a few times, I feel about Neyer the same way a lot of people feel about Bill James, in that he was a big part of how I became the type of baseball fan I am today. I am too young to have grown up on James' Baseball Abstracts; the last one was published when I was five years old. Instead I grew up reading Neyer's ESPN.com columns. In fact, I was introduced to the greatness of James' work through reading Neyer.
I would have to agree with Gleeman to a certain extent. Though I am a bit older than him (I am 32, and I place Gleeman at 22 or 23 or so...), I began reading Rob Neyer long before I even knew who Bill James was.
Interestingly, the article mentions that Neyer does some broadcasting for Portland's minor league team. That would certainly be interesting to listen to and it appears as if games can be heard online.
