A Sportswriter's Writer - Rob Neyer

Up until Monday, Rob Neyer had been covering baseball for ESPN.com and the SweetSpot Network.

Despite never receiving the acclaim allotted to lesser writers or those that have lost their passion, Neyer's work is brilliant and his assessment of the game is in a league of its own. Baseball junkies and writers alike wisely recognize Neyer as amongst the elite - it's just a shame ESPN failed to give him the platform he deserved.

In hopes of not sounding overly negative, a great many of the men covering baseball for ESPN are pompous and too often strive to be poetic and metaphorical, where Neyer shone as the quiet voice of reason. The man loves baseball - it's apparent when you read his stuff. And he's a Royals fan, which can make loving baseball difficult at times.

I read his final column for ESPN Monday afternoon and enjoyed it as much as I could enjoy a writer that is both as eloquent and concise as a baseball writer could hope to be. Can't wait to see what comes next for one of baseball's greatest minds.

In the event you'd fancy reading some of the 4000+ items he's amassed with the Evil 4-Letters, here's a link to his archives page.


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