Bill James
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- Bill James comments on possible MLB contraction
If Major League Baseball goes through with plans to eliminate the Minnesota Twins and the Montreal Expos, it will mark a historic moment for the game. This would be the first league contraction in 100 years and the end of one of the charter members of the American League. MPR’s Jim Bickal interviews Bill James, one of the country's leading authorities on the history of baseball and author of the book The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract.
- Spirits of the Present: The Legacy from Native America - "Education, Learning to Fix Our World" / "A Visit to the Chief Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School"
Midday program presents two documentaries…Education: Learning to Fix Our World, about how Native Americans are taking control of their own educational systems through curriculum design to preservation of language; and A Visit to the Chief Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig School, Dan Olson's documentary on the Leech Lake Indian Reservation school in Northern Minnesota.
- Sportfolio: Bill James discusses baseball
On this Sportfolio program, Bill James, baseball writer, discusses Major League Baseball. Topics include start of the baseball season, the Twins, the Royals, strike zone, and future of the game. James also answers listener questions.
- Sportfolio: Bill James discusses mid-season baseball
On this Sportfolio program, Bill James, baseball writer, discusses mid-season review of Major League Baseball. Topics include the Twins success, Bo Jackson, rules, player injuries, and book biographies. James also answers listener questions.
- Sportfolio: Bill James discusses 1986 baseball season
Bill James, baseball writer, discusses all things baseball, including the 1986 season. James also answers listener questions.
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