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Baseball writer Bill James, now a longtime Red Sox employee, stirred up controversy over the weekend when he spoke about Joe Paterno and Jerry Sandusky on ESPN Radio.

  • Rob Neyer

    Rob Neyer

    Red Sox To Bill James: Stop Talking About Joe Paterno

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    This was probably inevitable:

    That’s the organization’s official statement, initially delivered via Twitter (yes, it’s come to that). It’s not clear why James would have been informed that his comments don’t reflect official team policy, since he would presumably have known that.

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  • Rob Neyer

    Rob Neyer

    Bill James and Joe Paterno

    I didn’t expect to ever write anything about Joe Paterno. For any number of reasons. I just never figured I had, or would have, anything to add to the discussion.

    As near as I can tell, it started in a relatively small place: Bill James Online, where Bill often answers questions posed by readers.

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