Title: Bad Early-Season Swings And Who’s Coaxing Them
Date: April 24, 2014
Synopsis: This was originally supposed to be a Fangraphs post but contained a bit of overlap with something someone else was working on, so I posted it here instead. The GIFs are worth it.
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Title: The Landry Fields Adjustment
Date: April 23, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down Landry Fields’ monumental defensive impact in Game 2 of the Toronto Raptors’ playoff series with the Brooklyn Nets.
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Title: DeRozan, Raptors Grow Up in Game 2, Tie Series
Date: April 23, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This post-game broke down the Raptors’ April 22, Game 2 victory over the Nets.
Title: Tightening Brad Miller’s Leash
Date: April 22, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at a cold start from Brad Miller, suggesting owners lower expectations based on some worrisome underlying indicators.
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Title: Gameday: Nets @ Raptors, Game 2
Date: April 22, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors pre-game broke down the Raptors’ April 22 playoff game against the Nets (Game 2).
Title: Martin Perez: Bad Fastball, Awesome Sinker
Date: April 21, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the early success of Martin Perez, who was getting by with a deadly sinker but no effective fastball to speak of.
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Title: Atmosphere, Identity and Rivalry
Date: April 21, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked at the Toronto Raptors’ market positioning as outsiders, which ties in perfectly to the 2013-14 season, the playoffs, and the realities of a basketball team north of the border.
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Title: How Joe Johnson Picked Apart the Raptors
Date: April 20, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down how Joe Johnson as able to dominate the Raptors in Game 1 of the Raptors-Nets playoff series.
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Title: Series Preview: Raptors vs Nets Q&A with The Brooklyn Game
Date: April 18, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the Raptors-Nets playoff series through a Q&A with The Brooklyn Game.
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Title: Why Would A Pitcher Pitch Against The Shift?
Date: April 18, 2014
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: I’ll now be writing at Fangraphs (non-Roto side) more often. This latest article broke down push and pull rates to determine whether pitchers should alter their location when a shift is on.
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