He may typically undersell the Halos, but Rob Neyer (along with Baseball Prospectus) was my first exposure to more advanced statistical analysis of baseball. His early writings educated me constantly about things that I found imminently interesting.
I pretty much stopped reading him when he went beyond the paywall at ESPN.com, but when I did read him I was always entertained.
Congrats of getting away from the World Wide Leader, Rob and good luck with your new gig...
