Bill James

Bill James Nuggets on the Cubs

Joe Aiello at View from the Bleachers presents some interesting bits of information on the Cubs from Bill James' new book. Specifically, Alfonso Soriano's free-swinging ways and Felix Pie's excellent baserunning.

Bill James 2008 Cubs Projections Available

Another Cubs Blog has posted the 2008 projections for the Chicago Cubs from the Bill James 2008 Handbook. The hitters' projections look pretty good from a power standpoint. About the only thing that would be really nice to have that is not there is someone to join Derrek Lee in the .390 OBA range.

MIT Sloan Sports Business Conference Recap at Hardball Times

MIT Sloan Sports Business Conference Recap (Sal Baxamusa, The Hardball Times, 2/12/2007) (Hat tip: Baseball Think Factory) --

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Blue Jays general manager JP Ricciardi gave one of two keynote speeches in the morning. This was a sight to behold: a room chock-full of MIT students captivated by a jock. Some highlights:

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