On the other hand, if you suggest to a person who has been a victim of a serious crime that we take the issue too seriously, they'll look at you like you're crazy. So that's a really tough issue, whether we're doing more harm than good by paying so much attention to a few cases that honestly don't normally intersect with our lives.
Bill JamesWell, stealing bases adds some runs but very few, and you lose most of the runs that you gain by having runners caught stealing.
Bill JamesThere comes a moment during a job interview when you're still talking, but you might as well take off your shoes.
Bill JamesIt's extremely damaging to a fair trial to have people reaching judgment about the case in the newspapers and on the radio before the facts are heard in a case.
Bill JamesI would never encourage my children to be athletes - first because my children are not athletes and second because there are so many people pushing to get to the top in sports that 100 people are crushed for each one who breaks through. This is unfortunate.
Bill James