Title: LEAFS POSTGAME – A REVERSAL OF FORTUNES IN 2-1 LOSS TO COLORADO
Date: October 8, 2013
Original Source: The Leafs Nation
Synopsis: This article broke down the October 8 game between the Leafs and Avalanche.
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Title: Final Week Shortstop Plays By Category
Date: September 24, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article recommended certain shortstops based on different category needs for the final week of the fantasy season.
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Title: Toronto Raptors to host 2016 NBA All-Star Game
Date: September 24, 2013
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This article provided and reacted to the news that the Raptors would be hosting an upcoming All-Star Game. Woo!
Title: Breaking down Brad Miller for 2014
Date: September 10, 2013
Original Source: Rotographs
Synopsis: This article looked at Brad Miller’s potential fantasy value for 2014, as he was surprisingly a hot topic in the comment section of a recent piece.
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Title: Meet the New Hanley, Same as the Old Hanley
Date: September 17, 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: Visualizing the AL MVP Race
Date: September 11, 2013
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: While Wins Above Replacement is a counting statistic, it can also change retroactively as replacement level changes. Still, I took an attempt at visualizing the American League MVP race with time series WAR data.
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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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