by A.J. Coltrane
Rob Neyer’s last day at ESPN was today.
Neyer was the second sabermetrics guy I latched onto — after Bill James. He’s had a big impact over the years on the way I look at baseball.
Hopefully ESPN will bring in someone stats-oriented to fill that slot.
Best wishes to Rob Neyer for the future.
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[Update: That was quick. Neyer has joined SB Nation less than 24 hours after leaving ESPN. In Neyer’s words:]
“There are a lot of things to love about SB Nation, which is why I’m here. But among them is that they — excuse me, we — don’t see us as us and you as them,” Neyer wrote.” We’ve got bloggers who most professional writers probably consider them … but we know better.
“We know that some of our writers are every bit as talented and knowledgeable as anyone you’ll find working for newspapers or the Big Boy websites. We also know that today’s readers are tomorrow’s writers, and that often the only difference is opportunity.”
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