Rob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues
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TitleRob Neyer's Big Book of Baseball Lineups : A Complete Guide to the Best, Worst, and Most Memorable Players to Ever Grace the Major Leagues
ISBN0743241746
Author(s)Rob Neyer
Release Date2003-06-02
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4 Star Rating  "A little dated, but a lot of good names nonetheless"2009-01-18
- Reviewed By User: A32NR5QPDZSD5D
As a huge fan of baseball, I enjoy reliving the past seasons, teams and players that I may have seen, read or heard at some point in time. Rob Neyer cleverly combines the best and worst of every Major League Baseball team in his "Big Book of Baseball Lineups".

The copyright date is 2003, so of course you're not going to get the last few years. Nevertheless, for those of us who want baseball's past anyway, this is a great book to read. You'll find a few off-the-wall stories and also Neyer's opinions about who the best players were during many eras.

As a bonus, the appendix provides year-by-year lineups of every team. True, it doesn't reflect every single player at every single position, but at least you'll get to see the starters of the individual seasons.
 
4 Star Rating  "Good source of baseball trivia, essays, and little-known facts"2008-09-28
- Reviewed By User: AOTEOBX9GFZ48
While Neyer may not be the world's best sportswriter(not as 'intellectual' as Bill James...although, IMO, James' approach is stuffy and self-satisfying, while Neyer is better able to have a little fun with his analysis), his knowledge, analysis and appreciation of baseball history make this 'book of lists' so much more than that.
His end-of-chapter essays enhanced my knowledge of baseball history.
I can see where this book will not be every baseball fan's cup of tea, but I believe there are a lot more people who will find the historical info on every team to be interesting. The fans who disliked the book seem to be the sort who only care about their team, and really have no interest in baseball beyond that. Neyer isn't going for that audience.
 
4 Star Rating  "The poor man's Bill James"2005-10-24
- Reviewed By jsd4963
I enjoyed this book very much. Neyer, Bill James' protege, isn't as good a writer as James, but he's still better than most baseball writers. The Big Book is highly enjoyable. Neyer's selections, for the most part, are pretty reasonable. I certainly don't agree with all his choices, but this is an excellent book most baseball fans will find informative and interesting.
 
5 Star Rating  "Sit down & dip in"2004-09-20
- Reviewed By jonwhite14
At the risk of being slightly indelicate, this is the perfect "smallest-room-in-the-house" book for the inveterate baseball fan. Whether it's memories from your childhood, thought-provoking fodder for argument or hilarious nicknames (and their provenance) you're looking for, this book has it all and much more. An easier read (and a more manageable size) than some other weightier baseball tomes, it is both a pleasure and an education to read.
 
4 Star Rating  "An Enjoyable Read"2004-05-12
- Reviewed By simpsonslover
This book, like nearly all of Neyer's writing, was an extremely enjoyable read for the money. (Note: I purchased the book at a discounted price of $11.95.) It can be read in one burst, as I read it, or over a long period of time.

This is an excellent book for the knowledgeable baseball fan who is not statistically inclined. While Neyer uses statistical analysis such as Bill James' Win Shares to create his lineups, he does this in the background. This gives the casual fan the pleasure of reading the book without being concerned about the methodology.

At the same time, however, using Win Shares results in some lineup positioning that might be controversial to the casual fan. For example, the exclusion of Larry Bowa from both of the Phillies first and second shortstop positions forces the curious reader to question his exclusion. (The answer, given by Neyer, is that Bowa walked infrequently and had few extra-base hits, leading to a lower value to his team than mere batting average would suggest.)

In sum, this is a fun little book that can - but doesn't have to - make you think.

 
4 Star Rating  "Interesting, but controversial"2004-05-02
- Reviewed By brg1942
Anyone who has a knowledge of baseball can easily pick the best first baseman in New York Yankee history: Lou Gehrig. But how about the best centerfielder? Mantle, or DiMaggio? In my lifetime, I've been a fan of both, so either one might qualify... and yet, whichever you leave out, you're leaving out one of the Yankees' greatest players. By restricting your all-time best Yankee team to one at each position, you're forced to choose, and yet, at other positions (like left field or third base), the best one you can find is nowhere near the SECOND-best centerfielder. (I'm assuming, when I talk of left fielders, you consider Babe Ruth a RIGHT fielder, as Neyer does: he played left on the road and right in Yankee Stadium!)

I'm sure there are similar problems with other teams; I know the Yankees best, so I gave Yankee examples. But this is the problem with any book of this type.

Still, it's fun to look at the lists in this book. I'm not sorry I bought it. 4 stars, yes... but certainly not 5.

 
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