If you go to a party populated by the NPR crowd and you start talking about JonBenet Ramsey, people will look at you as if you had forgotten your pants. Bill James crowdforgetjonbenet Change image and share on social
It's extremely damaging to a fair trial to have people reaching judgment about the case in the newspapers and on the radio before the facts are heard in a case. Bill James casedamageextremely Change image and share on social
There are, I believe, many more false confessions to murders than true confessions. Bill James confessionfalsemurder Change image and share on social
You can't ultimately dodge defeat by winning close elections. Bill James closedefeatdodge Change image and share on social
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, my mind tends to drift toward baseball. Bill James baseballdriftfamily Change image and share on social
Professionalism in medicine has given us medial miracles for the affluent but hospitals that will charge $35 for aspirin. Bill James affluentaspirincharge Change image and share on social
Crime shapes how we think about the world; it shapes social decisions that we make; it shapes our base of knowledge. But we don't talk about it intelligently. Bill James basecrimedecision Change image and share on social
Any of us are capable of doing things we're not proud of under the wrong kind of stresses. Bill James capablekindproud Change image and share on social
Famous crime stories almost always lead to the passing of new laws. Bill James crimefamouslaw Change image and share on social
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 announcerbasketballcalculate share on social