Bill James, this Sunday on"60 Minutes"

BillJordaniv posted 3/28/2008 from www.bizofbaseball.com [flag]

In what should be one-part triumph for the objective analysis set, and one-part dummying content down for those that think sabermetrics is something like measuring steak knives, Bill James will be a segment this Sunday on " 60 Minutes ", just in time for Opening Day. Yes, Bill James joins former presidents, dignataries, whistle-blowers, and Hollywood stars on the epic investigative ... [link]

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