Title: Blue Jays Bring Back Shannon Stewart
Date: February 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Toronto Blue Jays added to their left field log-jam by acquiring Shannon Stewart, throwing him into the competition with Reed Johnson and Matt Stairs.
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Title: Book Review: Fantasyland
Date: February 14, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Reviewing Sam Walker’s excellent foray into the world of fantasy baseball.
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Title: Breaking Down Alex Rios’ One-Year Contract
Date: February 8, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: In advance of the monstrosity of a contract he would eventually sign, at one point the Blue Jays had given Alex Rios a one-year deal, at much better value.
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Title: Eric Hinske is Going to Kill You
Date: February 7, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: A tongue-in-cheek look at the Tampa Bay Rays’ signing of former Blue Jay Eric Hinske.
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Title: Changes in the AL East
Date: February 1, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Looking at the offseason moves of AL East teams and predicting the division for 2008.
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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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