Title: My Boy Roy
Date: January 20, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: A look back at the career of boxer Roy Jones Jr, with a look to his immediate future in the sport.
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Title: Jays Acquire Scott Rolen
Date: January 19, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After a summer-and-fall hiatus, I returned to writing thanks to a push from some friends. The ODC took off from here, employing many writers covering many sports (although this particular site displays only my own work). This article looked at the Toronto Blue Jays acquiring Scott Rolen.
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Title: A Third Thigpen Thing
Date: June 5, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Three articles on a catching prospect who never made it? Well, Thigpen was called up, so it warranted discussion. This was my last article until the winter of 2008, due mostly to summer night-shift work and a fall focus on my fourth year of school.
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Title: Random Musings
Date: May 30, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Just a few short thoughts on random news items at the time.
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Title: Blue Jays Quarterly Review Part 2
Date: May 29, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I can’t possibly comprehend how I thought there was enough going on in the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season to warrant a two-part quarterly review. But here it is.
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Title: Blue Jays Quarterly Review Part 1
Date: May 28, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I can’t possibly comprehend how I thought there was enough going on in the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season to warrant a two-part quarterly review. But here it is.
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Title: A Response to the Thigpen Article
Date: May 27, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My friend Erik had a response to my earlier Curtis Thigpen article, disagreeing. So we discussed.
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Title: Why the Jays Should Call Up Curtis Thigpen
Date: May 24, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Another one that looks embarrassing now, but the logic would still apply today with any similar roster composition.
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Title: Thoughts on the 2007 NBA Draft Lottery
Date: May 23, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Oden or Durant? More important than the question was who that question would fall to. It was Portland, and we all know how that turned out.
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Title: An Analysis of Canadian Sports Television
Date: May 22, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I probably should have deleted this article if I ever wanted to work for a Canadian TV station, but I can always remove it during a job search.
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