One of the most fascinating things Rob Neyer said to me about his book, Power Ball, is that it is not very original. It’s a hell of a statement for an author to make: This thing I wrote, you can find it all elsewhere. Of course, he’s not wrong, and he made the statement in the context of all writing, that it’s hard to come across something truly new anywhere. But even if Power Ball isn’t truly new, it is truly enjoyable and informative.
By structuring the book around nine innings of a game, Neyer’s narrative loosely follows the path my own mind wanders.