ducksnorts.com - 5/27/2008
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Rob Neyer talks about his latest book, baseball, and life.
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Interview with Rob Neyer
We Got a Guy There —
... for a day (and weren’t just a figurehead but had real power to act in the best interest of baseball), what would you do? How do you explain to people who aren’t fans of baseball why you like the sport?Another reason to check out his blog is because Geoff Young is another great baseball fan that opposes the wave. I can't stand this at games, so I'm hyping his store. Buy a magnet, don't support the wave! Now, check out the interview. Geoff Young's interview with Rob Neyer
Ducksnorts: Young: Q&A With Rob Neyer
BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog —
Ducksnorts: Young: Q With Rob Neyer Ducksnorts: If you were commissioner for a day (and weren’t just a figurehead but had real power to act in the best interest of baseball), what would you do? Neyer: I would outlaw the intentional walk. I would shorten the season by two weeks, by shortening the schedule to 154 games and scheduling five or six doubleheaders per team. I would — and this is something Bill James has been recommending for years — standardize and supply the bats. I would shorten the time between half-innings by 30 seconds. I would order the umpires to ...
I ♥ the IBB
Sabernomics —
... I’m not sure why, but it seems that there has been a lot of talk regarding rule changes this year. In an interview with Chris Young yesterday, Rob Neyer stated he would like to do the following. ...
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Banks' Padres debut could be next week —
Major League Baseball News 5/25/2008
Josh Banks could get his first start as a Padre next Saturday in San Francisco against the Giants. Padres manager Bud Black acknowledged that the rotation, which is without both Jake Peavy and Chris Young, will require a "new" starter next Saturday.
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