Title: Optimizing the Blue Jays Batting Order
Date: January 14, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: I am now writing for Bluebird Banter, SB Nation’s Toronto Blue Jays site. My debut article there plugged Blue Jay statistics into a “lineup optimizer” to determine potential batting orders for the team this season.
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Title: “42” Excitement
Date: January 11, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This was a brief reaction to the extended trailer for “42,” a baseball biopic forthcoming about the life of Jackie Robinson.
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Title: BTB Podcast #36 – 2013 MLB Hall of Fame Reactions
Date: January 9, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I doubled-down on the BTB Podcast this week. This edition is a reaction to the MLB Hall of Fame ballot from two very invested writers.
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Title: BTB Podcast #35 – Return of the Mack
Date: January 8, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: The latest edition of the BTB Podcast brought back the original host and one of the writers from Israel to discuss baseball, movies, being an international fan and more.
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Title: BTB Podcast #34 – Looking Back at 2012, Ahead to 2013
Date: January 2, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of the Beyond the Boxscore podcast. This edition featured eight different guests reflecting on the year 2012.
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Title: Fun With Swing Rates
Date: December 31, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article explores the swing rates of MLB players and looks for trends in the buckets of light-swinging and free-swinging players.
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Title: BTB Podcast #33 – Matt Swartz, Game Theory, Free Agency and More
Date: December 28, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of the Beyond the Boxscore podcast. This edition featured a pair of guests discussing game theory in different areas of baseball and some recent free agent signings.
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Title: BTB Podcast #32 – Dickey Trade, AL East, Female Teenage Knuckler and more
Date: December 19, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: I hosted the latest edition of the Beyond the Boxscore podcast. This edition featured a pair of guests discussing the R.A. Dickey trade, how the AL East will shake down and much more.
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Title: Five Reasons Dickey Makes Sense for the Jays
Date: December 12, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article explains why the price and the timing were both right for the Blue Jays to acquire R.A. Dickey.
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Title: Reds Choo-Choo-Choose Shin-Soo
Date: December 12, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article was a quick reaction to the three-team, nine-player deal involving Arizona, Cleveland and Cincinnati.
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