How Bill James Changed Our View of the Game of Baseball

by Rob Neyer, Alan Schwarz, Gregory F. Augustine Pierce (Editor)

Since self-publishing his revolutionary Baseball Abstracts over 25 years ago, Bill James has changed the way that baseball insiders, professionals and fans look at baseball ? and not always for the better, according to some. Recently named to Time magazine's ?100 People Who Shape Our World, ? his influence has been recognized the world over. This book is a collection of essays from baseball insiders on what Bill James has meant to them and what they each see as his biggest influence on the game of baseball.

Genres: Baseball, Sports

139 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 2007

Reviews

[Rodger Payne]

A number of fairly prominent sports analysts and writers discuss the importance of Bill James. Some reveal personal growth, but almost all attribute great influence to James's ideas.