Well, stealing bases adds some runs but very few, and you lose most of the runs that you gain by having runners caught stealing. Bill James addbasiscatch Change image and share on social
The business of popularizing crime is how we expose the faults in our justice system. It's how we expose police misconduct. Bill James businesscrimeexpose Change image and share on social
If a candidate for office starts talking about thinning the deer population or investing in barriers to reduce the number of deer on the highways, the other side will probably just ignore him, because they're not going to know what to say about it. But there is a chance that the issue will resonate with voters in an unexpected way. Bill James barriercandidatechance share on social
Baseball does become slow sometimes. It's totally unnecessary. The - you can play baseball fast. You can play it slow, and for some reason, we have chosen to play it slow, you know, which is unfortunate, but nothing you can do about. Bill James baseballchoosefast share on social
Serial murders are just the worst stories. It can take an emotional toll on you. Bill James bademotionalmurder Change image and share on social
I have always been much better at asking questions than knowing what the answers were. Bill James answerknowquestion Change image and share on social
None of us are claiming that the statistical analysts understand the game of football as well as the football coaches do, or that our analysis should take precedence over the informed opinions of experts. I'm not saying that at all. Bill James analysisanalystclaim share on social
Do people really believe there's something different about the eyes of murderers? Bill James eyemurdererpeople Change image and share on social
There comes a moment during a job interview when you're still talking, but you might as well take off your shoes. Bill James interviewjobmoment Change image and share on social
We don't genuinely need more literary geniuses. One can only read so many books in a lifetime. Bill James bookgeniusegenuinely Change image and share on social