bizofbaseball.com - 3/28/2008
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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 ...
Sunday Night: Nationals Park, Bill James on "60 Minutes"
bizofbaseball.com 3/31/2008 — A Sunday night televison programming reminder… Nationals Park makes its Opening Day debut tonight on ESPN (8:05 p.m. ET) as the Nationals play the Braves. The $611 million ballpark is the final piece in a lengthy process that involved the relocation of the Montreal Expos to Washington, D.C.
Bill James’ Appearance on 60 Minutes —
Dugout Central
Bill James in 15 Minutes
Minutes before Odalis Perez threw the first pitch of the American opening night, Bill James was being featured on CBS’s 60 minutes. If one endured endless commercials and a segment on Al Gore and another tale of abused Muslim prisoners, one would have seen a very favorable report on “The Stat Guru.”
Calling Bill James a “stat guru” ...
Bill James Speaks —
Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com
Here’s Bill James on 60 Minutes last night:
BTW, Saw 21, the Kevin Spacey/kid who looks like Jeremy London from Party of Five movie, this weekend. Best gambling movie I’ve seen since Rounders. The ending was predictable, but it still had a lot of great scenes. Also, proves the point that Kevin Spacey is at his best when he plays an asexual.
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Bill James on "60 Minutes" —
FakeTeams
After spending all day yesterday drafting, drinking and recovering from drinking, I missed Bill James on "60 Minutes". Fortunately, CBS has the clip up on the web, and I watched it this morning. It is worth watching and is a good primer on Bill James and what he has wrought upon the baseball world. Of course, "wrought" really only applies to the Murray Chasses and Bill ...
King James —
Red Sox Reality Check
Click tables to ENLARGE. Bill James' interview starts soon on '60 Minutes'. We don't know exactly what James does, he is the Red Sox equivalent of the Patriots' Ernie Adams. What we know is the lanky Kansan's ability to sort baseball's wheat from its chaff among the myriad baseball statistics we cherish. The Red Sox adopted not only the Moneyball strategy, but employ its chief architect. We ...
Anyone Recording 60 Minutes? —
The Joy of Sox
So we left for work without setting the VCR for tonight's Bill James interview on 60 Minutes . Sigh. I'd like the entire show , but if I could get just the James segment in any video format -- or if someone lets me know if it's uploaded somewhere -- I'd appreciate it.
Bill James to Appear Sunday on 60 Minutes —
Dugout Central
Bill James will be appearing on this Sundays 60 Minutes. Here’s the press release from CBS.
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Baseball has always been a game about statistics, something the Boston Red Sox took to a new level when they hired baseball statistics guru Bill James in 2002. His “sabermetrics” analysis of players’ stats is a system Red Sox owners believe is an integral ...
Bill James On 60 Minutes —
The Joy of Sox
An interview with Bill James will air on 60 Minutes this Sunday, March 30. Morley Safer interviewed James during spring training while also filming segments with various Red Sox staff, including Terry Francona and Theo Epstein. I liked what SoSHer Rough Carrigan had to say : There's the possibility for a fascinating piece. James writes well, speaks well and he can be very glib. There's a great ...
News: Bill James likes David Wright —
MetsBlog.com
During a recent interview with CBS’s 60 Minutes , baseball-statistics guru Bill James responded, “ David Wright ,” without hesitation, when asked who he would most want to see on his dream team.
“He does everything I like,” said James, “and he’s very young.”
…james typically makes my head hurt, which is my fault, not his, ...
Bill James is a fan of David Wright —
Sports stories from Newsday
CBS's "60 Minutes," which has radically increased the number of sports-related pieces it does over the past couple of years - especially following events such as NFL games or the NCAA Tournament - is at it again this weekend.
In the spotlight will be Bill James and his contributions to the Red Sox's statistical analysis in recent seasons.
The Sox are worried, though. Worried that the ...
Bill James Interview on 60 Minutes —
The Mets Report
Source: Wikipedia This Sunday night CBS’ 60 Minutes interviews Sabermetrics-man Bill James. This episode airs Sunday March 30th at 7:00pm. For those of you under 50 years old, 60 Minutes is a news magazine format program. You can read a preview of the interview here .
James currently works for the Red Sox front office. He says in this interview that if he could pick a dream team ...
Bill James 60 Minutes Interview: Preview —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Bill James who is both revered and reviled (in some quarters) will be on 60 Minutes this Sunday. Regular readers of this blog, (both of you) know that he is referenced at least once a week on this site. For those of you who are looking to ...
Preview Of Bill James 60 Minutes Interview —
Bleacher Report - MLB
Bill James who is both revered and reviled (in some quaters) will be on 60 Minutes this Sunday. Regular readers of this blog, (both of you) know that he is referenced at least once a week on this site. For those of you who are looking to learn more ...
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