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Summary: One man's passion for Fenway
Review: To me Rob Neyer is the perfect combination of experienced baseball columnist, SABRmetric genius, gee-whiz fan, and a regular guy I'd want to watch a ballgame with. FtGM fully, and I mean fully, explores his fascination with Fenway Pahhk, the Red Sox, and their fans.Not only did he attend every one of the Red Sox (alas only) 81 home games in 2000 (the basis for the book), but he managed to 'squeeze' in another 20 or so MLB games of the Mariners, Royals and yes, the Red Sox, when they were away from Fenway. Suffice it to say that Rob enjoys going to MLB baseball games of the "Junior circuit" sort. Since I've been reading Rob's column on espn.com for years, I knew I'd like the writing and the way he balances dispassionate modern baseball analysis (If you think RBIs are important, think some more) with a fan's innocent love of his Royals, Mariners and now, 'his' RedSox. Along the way, he mixes in enough personal information about why he decided on this project and his observations and experiences about living in Boston, misplacing his computer and scorebook, dating women, that it's clear that Rob Neyer is a regular guy with a slightly wacky lifestyle who has the best job in the world. I really enjoyed how, in this book, he shares his life, and ultimately makes his job helping us love baseball more. (My only criticism -- too bad he never made it down to Cape Cod and saw the purest baseball there is!) By the way, "Baseball Dynasties" is just as interesting and a must-have for any student of the game.
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