Quote of the day
The dependence of one people upon another, even for the benefits of legislation, is the deepest source of national weakness.
Bill James
Born: October 5, 1949 (age 75)
Bio: George William "Bill" James is an American baseball writer, historian, and statistician whose work has been widely influential. Since 1977, James has written more than two dozen books devoted to baseball history and statistics.
Known for:
- The Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract (1985)
- Win Shares (2002)
- Whatever Happened to the Hall of Fame? (1995)