Title: A High-Def Look at Esmil Rogers
Date: June 20, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: My first non-daily fantasy piece at Rotographs broke down Jays’ starter Esmil Rogers to try and determine if his success was sustainable.
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Title: Anatomy of a Double Turn
Date: June 19, 2013
Original Source: Cageside Seats
Synopsis: I made my debut at Cageside Seats, SB Nation’s pro wrestling blog, discussing the art of the ‘double turn,’ a move pulled off the week prior by WWE.
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Title: Reporting in Indigenous Communities Course Means More Than Just Storytelling
Date: June 19, 2013
Original Source: The Thunderbird
Synopsis: The J-school I attend commissioned me to write two features for the school’s website for classes I didn’t take (no conflict of interest). This is the first, on UBC SOJ’s RIIC course.
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Title: My Weekend in Portland: Hop City
Date: June 19, 2013
Original Source: Beergraphs
Synopsis: Beergraphs has launched – it’s a site dedicated to analyzing beer trends, ratings and culture. I contributed a post for the “Barely Beer” side of the site, focused on beer experiences and tasting, about my trip to Portland where I tried 20 different beers in a weekend.
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Title: Zack Wheeler’s Debut: The Scout’s Perspective
Date: June 19, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article was one part analysis, two parts trolling (and it worked, based on some twitter responses) and one part mocking old school scouting terms and ideologies. It looked at Zach Wheeler’s MLB debut but really shouldn’t be taken seriously.
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Title: BtBS Podcast #65: Doubles & Doubleheaders
Date: June 18, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This edition of the podcast broke down a number of topics, including Manny Machado’s doubles pace, Wil Myers’ debut and more.
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Title: Canucks Player Autopsy: Tom Sestito
Date: June 18, 2013
Original Source: Nucks Misconduct
Synopsis: NM is closing the season with player autopsy reports from the season. I took a crack at Tom Sestito, freshly extended.
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Title: THE PRICE OF PUNCHES
Date: June 16, 2013
Original Source: Canucks Army
Synopsis: My latest for CA ranted about the wasting of resources and poor cap management associated with the Tom Sestito extension.
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Title: BtBS Podcast #64: The Joy(ce)
Date: June 14, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This edition of the podcast broke down a number of topics, including under the radar AL OF studs, post-hype aces and more.
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Title: Reddit Fantasy Baseball AMA
Date: June 13, 2013
Original Source: R/FantasyBaseball
Synopsis: I hosted a Reddit Ask Me Anything, answering all the fantasy baseball questions readers could throw at me.
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