Baseball Changes Quotes by Bill James

“Until about 1970 when parents beat their children to death they very often escaped punishment. They would be prosecuted if it was clear and…

— Bill James

Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin.

— Bill James

When I was a small kid, I grew up in the newspapers.

— Bill James

“I’m sort of a baseball agnostic; I make it a point never to believe anything just because it is widely known to be so.”

— Bill James

I do have a family, and obviously I spend as much time as I can with them. Though even when I'm with my family,…

— Bill James

“Words are useful, sir. That's from the communicating point of view. They come into their own then. When you think about it, even Morse…

— Bill James

We need new athletes all the time because we need new games every day - fudging just a little on the definition of the…

— Bill James

We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime.

— Bill James

Visualizing the movement finally got me over the top after months of practice.

— Bill James

I try to take large, general questions that are difficult to resolve and break them down into small, very specific questions that have clear…

— Bill James

There comes a moment during a job interview when you're still talking, but you might as well take off your shoes.

— Bill James

There are, I believe, many more false confessions to murders than true confessions.

— Bill James

(Mantle) was clearly a greater player in his peak years.

— Bill James

Our society is very, very good at developing certain types of skills and certain types of genius. We are fantastically good at identifying and…

— Bill James

A chart of numbers that would put an actuary to sleep can be made to dance if you put it on one side of…

— Bill James