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by redshirtrob 1708 days ago
And Bill James did a lot of his Sabermetric writing while working night shifts as a security guard.[0]

He's not Einstein, but he was way ahead of his time in a particular area and it's fair to say he's been hugely influential in the baseball community for nearly 40 years.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_James