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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Title: Season in Review
Date: April 17, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article looked back at the incredible 2013-14 regular season of the Toronto Raptors.
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Title: 2013-14 Raptors now litter franchise leaderboards
Date: April 17, 2014
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article quickly looked at where the 2013-14 Toronto Raptors fall in the franchise record books, with the answer generally being “everywhere.”
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Title: Podcast Appearance: Points In the Paint podcast: Playoff preview
Date: April 17, 2014
Original Source: theScore
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on theScore’s NBA podcast, Points in the Paint, previewing the NBA playoffs.
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Title: Giddy Up On Dee Gordon
Date: April 15, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article gave the big ol’ thumbs up to buying in on Dee Gordon’s hot start to 2014, given the underlying changes in his game.
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Title: Looking At Strikeout Rate Changes After 70 Batters Faced
Date: April 14, 2014
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at pitchers displaying major changes in their strikeout rate around the point of strikeout rate stabilization.
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