Title: How the Blue Jays Are Pushing the Definition of Replacement Level
Date: June 13, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article took a look at how the Blue Jays have redefined “replacement level” by going so deep on their depth chart early in the season.
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Title: Is Munenori Kawasaki Ruining Baseball?
Date: June 12, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: After asking the title question with tongue firmly planted in cheek, this article looked at just how little impact a bad All Star selection would have.
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Title: Canucks Player Autopsy: Keith Ballard
Date: June 11, 2013
Original Source: Nucks Misconduct
Synopsis: NM is closing the season with player autopsy reports from the season. I took a crack at Keith Ballard, while he’s still here.
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Title: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 5: Wang Does Just Enough for Weird Baseball to Win the Day
Date: June 11, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: This article was a post-game recap for the June 11 game between the Jays and White Sox.
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Title: On (Potentially) Being A (Definite) Beersnob
Date: June 10, 2013
Original Source: Beergraphs
Synopsis: Beergraphs has launched – it’s a site dedicated to analyzing beer trends, ratings and culture. On the site’s second day, I dropped an article on potential flaws in beer analytics, because we’re all “beersnobs” if we’re rating and analyzing beers.
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Title: BtBS Podcast #63: Introducing Beergraphs
Date: June 11, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This edition of the podcast broke down a number of topics, including the introduction of Beergraphs, how to talk to players and more.
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Title: CAN ALEX EDLER HANDLE A TOUGHER ROLE?
Date: June 8, 2013
Original Source: Canucks Army
Synopsis: I joined the staff of Canucks Army, an excellent Vancouver Canucks site. My second piece looked at defensemen who have seen their role difficulty spike and wondered if Alex Edler could survive such a role change.
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Title: Was Jesse Barfield One of the Best Outfielders Ever?
Date: June 7, 2013
Original Source: Bluebird Banter
Synopsis: After coming across some extreme career stats, I wondered aloud if Jesse Barfield was better than he’s remembered.
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Title: Remembering Some Underrated Dudes From the ’80s
Date: June 7, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: This article looked back at some players whose value may have changed from the ’80s to now based on changes in statistical evaluation.
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Title: 100 Words: Terrence Ross
Date: June 6, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I introduced a series to keep Raptor content flowing during the NBA playoffs, calling on different writers to submit brief pieces on players, curated together.
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