Recently, Bill James was approached via Twitter to see if he’d be interested in having a debate about the case for Thurman Munson to be elected to the Hall of Fame. It seemed like a perfectly reasonable request to have a famous baseball analyst take one side of the debate about a famous former player, and someone else defend the other side of the question.
Bill James response is troubling, but certainly not baffling. For all his prodigious acumen and analysis regarding baseball; he is at heart a lifelong Red Sox fan, embittered by all the Yankees success. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, "sir, what is your reason for not acknowleging Munson's abilities?" James's response, "spite." 🙂👍⚾️
Was this written before or after Bill posted his atrocious “joke” about Munson as a pilot. It’s like he has a personal vendetta.
Bill James response is troubling, but certainly not baffling. For all his prodigious acumen and analysis regarding baseball; he is at heart a lifelong Red Sox fan, embittered by all the Yankees success. To paraphrase Jerry Seinfeld, "sir, what is your reason for not acknowleging Munson's abilities?" James's response, "spite." 🙂👍⚾️