Title: Blue Jays Sign Rod Barajas
Date: January 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: It goes without saying that I wasn’t happy that this signing would/could cut Sal Fasano’s playing time, although looking back it was Step 1 in his transition to farm system manager, so it turned out a positive.
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Title: Jays Acquire Scott Rolen
Date: January 19, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After a summer-and-fall hiatus, I returned to writing thanks to a push from some friends. The ODC took off from here, employing many writers covering many sports (although this particular site displays only my own work). This article looked at the Toronto Blue Jays acquiring Scott Rolen.
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Title: A Third Thigpen Thing
Date: June 5, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Three articles on a catching prospect who never made it? Well, Thigpen was called up, so it warranted discussion. This was my last article until the winter of 2008, due mostly to summer night-shift work and a fall focus on my fourth year of school.
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Title: Blue Jays Quarterly Review Part 2
Date: May 29, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I can’t possibly comprehend how I thought there was enough going on in the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season to warrant a two-part quarterly review. But here it is.
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Title: Blue Jays Quarterly Review Part 1
Date: May 28, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I can’t possibly comprehend how I thought there was enough going on in the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season to warrant a two-part quarterly review. But here it is.
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Title: A Response to the Thigpen Article
Date: May 27, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My friend Erik had a response to my earlier Curtis Thigpen article, disagreeing. So we discussed.
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Title: Why the Jays Should Call Up Curtis Thigpen
Date: May 24, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Another one that looks embarrassing now, but the logic would still apply today with any similar roster composition.
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Title: The Perils of Captain Hook
Date: May 3, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I was not a fan of Toronto Blue Jays’ Manager John Gibbons. Looking back, criticizing a manager for his handling of Josh Towers and Victor Zambrano seems unfair, and this clearly should have been aimed at the General Manager.
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Title: A Running Diary of the Blue Jays’ Opener
Date: April 2, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My first try at a running diary feature, a la Bill Simmons, covering the season opening game for the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays.
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Title: Toronto Blue Jays Season Preview, Part 2
Date: March 29, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Pretty straight-forward, position-by-position preview for the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays.
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