Bill James was in Cincinnati a couple weeks ago, speaking at Xavier for the Williams College of Business Distinguished Speaker Series. The semi-autobiographical talk, titled “Never Meant for that to Happen: How My Career Accidentally Disrupted a Market” focused on the humble beginnings of his career and the sabermetric movement. I was fortunate to hear about the event, and despite a complete lack of Xavier credentials was able to attend.
I had attempted to write up a summary of his talk (which was a challenge because I failed to take any notes), but since then Bill has posted his speech here on the free section of Bill James On Line.