Title: Notes on a Potential Kleiza Amnesty and a Full Raptors Cap & Exceptions Update
Date: July 16, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article examined whether the Toronto Raptors would be wise to use the amnesty provision on Linas Kleiza, updating their salary cap situation in either scenario.
Title: Blue Jays’ Worst Players a Problem Based on Recent History
Date: July 11, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article looked at how many plate appearances the Blue Jays were distributing to sub-replacement level players.
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Title: Introducing “The Roger Dorn,” A Pinch Hit Hit by Pitch
Date: July 11, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article introduced “The Roger Dorn,” looking at those instances where a batter was hit by a pitch as a pinch hitter..
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Title: Podcast Appearance: Voices of Wrestling
Date: July 11, 2013
Original Source: Voices of Wrestling
Synopsis: I made a guest appearance on the excellent Voices of Wrestling podcast, discussing being a Canadian wrestling fan, Ziggler/Del Rio’s double turn, the future of analytics and statistical measurements in professional wrestling, and more.
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Title: Rays 4, Blue Jays 3 – I, The Disappointed But Unsurprised Ex-Lover
Date: July 10, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article was a post-game recap for the July 10 game between the Jays and Rays.
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Title: Raptors Sign Tyler Hansbrough
Date: July 9, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article broke down the Toronto Raptors’ signing of annoying yet effective power forward Tyler Hansbrough.
Title: Meet the New Hanley, Same as the Old Hanley
Date: July 9, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at the bounce-back season for Hanley Ramirez, who was suddenly back in the discussion as one of the league’s premier fantasy shortstops.
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Title: Raptors 5-on-5: What’s Next
Date: July 9, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I took part in a roundtable discussion about the Toronto Raptors offseason, what we’d like to see happen, and how best to go about it.
Title: BtBS Podcast #70: High Stakes
Date: July 9, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This edition of the podcast broke down a number of topics, including All Star Weekend bets, a Wade Davis oddity and more.
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Title: Introducing the Adam Dunn Hat Trick
Date: July 8, 2013
Original Source: Fangraphs
Synopsis: Making my debut on Fangraphs – the proper side, not the roto side – I wrote about players who manage to walk, strikeout and homer in the same game.
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