The fact is that everybody around a college basketball game - the coaches, the announcers, even the referees at a lower level - calculates when the game is really over. They calculate it with intuition and guesswork. — Bill James Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share
Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin. — Bill James Copy Share
“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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
“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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime. — Bill James Copy Share
Visualizing the movement finally got me over the top after months of practice. — Bill James Copy Share
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 Copy Share
There comes a moment during a job interview when you're still talking, but you might as well take off your shoes. — Bill James Copy Share
There are, I believe, many more false confessions to murders than true confessions. — Bill James Copy Share
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 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
