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What are Bill James' Abstracts about?
An aspiring writer and obsessive fan, Bill James began writing baseball articles after leaving the United States Army in his mid-twenties.
Where did Bill James write the baseball abstracts?
Many of his first baseball writings came while Bill James was doing night shifts as a security guard at the Stokely-Van Camp's pork and beans cannery.
Why was Bill James writing about Baseball?
Bill James Online offers profiles of teams and players full of facts and statistics hoping to one day map what Bill James has termed the lost island of baseball statistics.“
How many abstracts did Bill James write?
Beginning in 1979, Bill James wrote an annual preview of the baseball season for Esquire, and continued to do so through 1984.
What reviews did Bill James get for his early abstracts?
The first three editions of the Baseball Abstract garnered respect for Bill James' work, including a very favorable review by Daniel Okrent in Sports Illustrated.
Did Bill James sell many of his abstracts?
By 1982 sales had increased tenfold, and a media conglomerate agreed to publish and distribute future editions.
Why were Bill James' Baseball Abstracts successful?
Unlike most writers, Bill James' pieces did not recount games in epic terms or offer insights gleaned from interviews with players.
What did Bill James' Baseball Abstracts include instead of recounting games or interviews?
A typical Bill James piece posed a question, and then presented data and analysis written in a lively, insightful, and witty style that offered an answer
When did Bill James stop writing his baseball abstracts?
In 1988, Bill James ceased writing the Abstract, citing workload-related burnout and concern about the volume of statistics on the market.
What happened to Bill James after stopping his baseball Abstracts?
Bill James has continued to publish hardcover books about baseball history, which have sold well and received admiring reviews.
Did other writer reach a mass audience after Bill James?
While writers had published books about baseball statistics before (most notably Earnshaw Cook's Percentage Baseball, in the 1960s), few had ever reached a mass audience.

Question: Was he collaborating with anyone on the baseball abstracts?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Bill James collaborating with anyone on the baseball abstracts?