Quote of the day
If thou desire the love of God and man, be humble, for the proud heart, as it loves none but itself, is beloved of none but itself. Humility enforces where neither virtue, nor strength, nor reason can prevail.
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)