Bill James was kind enough to answer a raft of questions from the readers of the Freakanomics blog at the New York Times. There are plenty of gems within, but this question gave me the biggest belly laugh:
Q: Has looking at the numbers prevented you from actually just enjoying a summer day at the ballpark? Have we all forgotten the randomness of human ballplayers? By reducing players to just their numbers can we lose sight of the intangibles such as teamwork, friendships, and desire.A: Does looking at pretty women prevent one from experiencing love? Life is complicated. Your efforts to compartmentalize it are lame and useless.
Now you know what it's like to pull up to the intellectual drive-through and have them refuse to take your order.
