Title: Rejected FanGraphs Spin-Offs
Date: September 5, 2013
Original Source: Notgraphs
Synopsis: With Fangraphs having spawned Beergraphs, I looked at some rejected spin-off ideas.
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Title: Looking back at Mark Eichhorn’s 1986 season
Date: September 3, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article looked back at the insane season Mark Eichorn put up for the Blue Jays in 1986.
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Title: Shortstops: A Quick Look at 2014
Date: September 3, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article took an early look ahead to potential 2014 fantasy performance for shortstops, affording dynasty league players an edge in late-season transactions.
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Title: FILLER: LOOKING BACK AT SOME OF THE CANUCKS’ BEST SCORERS
Date: August 29, 2013
Original Source: Canucks Army
Synopsis: During a very slow news week, this article looked at some of the top seasons by Canucks players when controlling for the scoring level of that era.
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Title: Is the IWC representative of overall interest in WWE product?
Date: August 29, 2013
Original Source: Cageside Seats
Synopsis: This article pulled comment and ratings data to examine if internet engagement was closely related to WWE ratings.
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Title: Team WAR, Pythagorean Wins and Actual Wins
Date: August 28, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article looked to visualize the relationship between individual player wins above replacement,Pythagorean wins and actual team wins.
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Title: The Blue Jays Injury Troubles Appear Systemic
Date: August 27, 2013
Original Source: Drunk Jays Fans
Synopsis: The new employ at theScore provided me the opportunity to throw down at DJF, which was kind of surreal given how long I’ve been a fan of Stoeten et al. This piece was about the Toronto Blue Jays’ consistent injury woes.
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Title: Will Hechavarria Ever Have Fantasy Value?
Date: August 27, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Adeiny Hechavarria as a fantasy asset, deeming him a potentially useful real-baseball piece but one largely devoid of fantasy talent.
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Title: Synergy mining: Looking at the Raptors’ offense for 2013-14
Date: August 27, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article took a data dive into some Synergy Sports numbers, wondering how the Toronto Raptors starting lineup may function on offense.
Title: Josh Reddick’s Beard Caught Up in WWE’s Top Feud
Date: August 22, 2013
Original Source: Notgraphs
Synopsis: I made my debut at Notgraphs – the silly side of Fangraphs/Rotographs – breaking down Josh Reddicks’ involvement in WWE’s top storyline.
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