Title: Five for Fighting: Leafs Goaltending, Leafs Youngsters, What Laraques is Cookin, and NHL Rule Changes
Date: October 16, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: In advance of my long-awaited return to the ice, I hit on a few different NHL topics of interest.
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Title: Is Roy Halladay the 2009 Cy Young Winner?
Date: October 1, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I put homerism aside to try and judge the 2009 AL Cy Young race between Roy Halladay, Justin Verlander, and Zack Greinke.
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Title: 1st and Five: Quinn v. Anderson, TO v. Media, Leftwich/Garcia, The Lions Roar, and Duckett v. The World
Date: September 30, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: You would think that by this point I would have learned to give up attempting to create weekly features, but you’d be wrong. 1st and Five was to be a weekly random-thoughts type of column on the NFL, and this was its first installment.
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Title: Tim Tebow: Jaguar Savior?
Date: September 17, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Long before Tebowmania rocked the football world in 2011, I pined for my Jacksonville Jaguars to draft local boy and Florida legend Tim Tebow.
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Title: American League Playoff Races
Date: September 4, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With no American League playoff races tight in early September, I pointed out that some schedule quirks down the stretch could still make for some interesting battles.
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Title: Team Canada Struggling at FIBA Americas
Date: September 2, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With the FIBA Americas well under way, I took a glance at Team Canada Basketball’s struggles early in the tournament.
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Title: Secondary Effects of the Amir Johnson Trade
Date: August 19, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic piece was in reaction to the Raptors’ acquisition of Amir Johnson, and how that addition could change the identity of the team, specifically its second unit.
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Title: Who is New Blue Jay Randy Ruiz
Date: August 18, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Jays’ called up a portly and interesting non-prospect in Randy Ruiz, and while his Quad-A tag kept expectations low, his story was worth a read.
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Title: What Did Jeremy Accardo Do Wrong?
Date: August 17, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Jays’ reliever Jeremy Accardo had a semi-successful stint as a fill-in closer in 2007, but had since become the organization’s Black Sheep. I took a shot at figuring out why Accardo wasn’t being utilized by the club despite his prior successes.
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Title: Waiver Claim Made on Rios; Jays Have to Decide
Date: August 7, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After the Jays had placed overpaid outfielder Alex Rios on waivers, he was shockingly claimed by the White Sox, leaving the Jays with a tough (not really) decision to make on Rios’ future.
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