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How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball
How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball Author:Rob Neyer, Alan Schwarz If all you think Bill James has done is changed our view of baseball, then maybe not. But if you add in how this guy from Lawrence, Kansas, with "mismatching sox and dirt under his fingernails," has changed how people think about a lot of things, including baseball, then maybe he does. Here are twelve provocative essays by people who know Ja... more »mes' work well, interspersed with shorter reflections by "just plain fans" and concluded with a last word by Bill James himself. Articles include:
Freeing My Mind by Alan Schwarz
Ten Things I Learned from Bill James by Dave Studenmund
The Arrogance of Bill James by Gary Huckabay
Prove It by John Thorn
James, Tenace, McGraw and Kluszewski by Hal Richman
Selling My Soul to Bill James by Sam Walker
Slapping Myself on the Forehead by Steve Moyer
The Collision of Sabermetrics and Fantasy Baseball by Ron Shandler