Title: Beyond the Box Score Podcast Returns! Episode #26
Date: November 7, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I hosted the first new edition of the re-launched Beyond the Boxscore podcast. This edition had three guests and discussed MLB free agency.
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Title: A battle of wits: A-Rod trade rumors, simulated
Date: November 3, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I played the role of New York Yankees’ GM Brian Cashman in a trade simulation, dealing Alex Rodriguez in a package for a James Shields package.
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Title: Interview With Dirk Hayhurst: Sabermetrics in Broadcasting
Date: October 31, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I spent some time on the phone with author, baseball analyst and former pitcher Dirk Hayhurst, discussing the use of sabermetric analysis in broadcasting, the humanization of professional athletes, and more.
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Title: A battle of wits: The Profar-d’Arnaud trade talks, simulated
Date: October 25, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore was a collaboration with fellow writer Spencer Schneier. Based on recent trade rumors, we simulated a trade negotiation where I played the role of Toronto Blue Jays GM and he played the role of Texas Rangers GM.
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Title: Did the Blue Jays Get Fair Value for John Farrell?
Date: October 24, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore examined the John Farrell/Mike Aviles trade in historical context based on manager trades throughout MLB history.
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Title: The Filthiest Pitches in Baseball
Date: October 17, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore dug into the pitcher leaderboards for various pitches, highlighting the pitchers with the best movement, whiff rate, and pitch value for each of the most common pitches.
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Title: WHIFF! Strikeout Rates Explained
Date: October 10, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My latest at Beyond the Boxscore takes a look at what factors in a pitcher’s profile can predict strikeout rate. As it turns out, pitchers can generate strikeouts regardless of fastball velocity, slider usage, first strike percentage and more, as long as they do one thing well – generate whiffs.
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Title: Adam Dunn and the 50% Three True Outcome Milestone
Date: October 3, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My first “official” (non-Fanpost) piece at Beyond the Boxscore highlights Adam Dunn’s rare statistical accomplishment of having 50% of his career plate appearances end in one of the Three True Outcomes (walk, strikeout, home run). It also explores some random findings from the all-time TTO data.
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Title: MVP Methodology and the Triple Crown Index
Date: September 29, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My debut piece at Beyond the Boxscore explores the different logical and statistical methodologies people use when determining their Most Valuable Player votes and introduces the Triple Crown Index, an indexed score of how a player stacks up in the traditional Triple Crown categories.
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