Title: Thunderbirds Sweep Vikes, Remain Undefeated
Date: September 30, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Sept. 30 Women’s Field Hockey game between UBC and UVic.
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Title: MVP Methodology and the Triple Crown Index
Date: September 29, 2012
Original Source: Beyond the Boxscore
Synopsis: My debut piece at Beyond the Boxscore explores the different logical and statistical methodologies people use when determining their Most Valuable Player votes and introduces the Triple Crown Index, an indexed score of how a player stacks up in the traditional Triple Crown categories.
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Title: Thunderbirds Score Big Win In Victoria
Date: September 29, 2012
Original Source: UBC Thunderbirds
Synopsis: Post-game recap for Sept. 29 Women’s Field Hockey game between UBC and UVic.
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Title: Roster Turnover and Offensive Changes
Date: September 28, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the Raptors having turned over half of their roster, I took a look at the statistical profiles of each player and how the team’s offensive identity might change for the upcoming year.
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Title: Toronto Raptors PER Projections
Date: September 26, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: With the release of ESPN’s John Hollinger’s Player Efficiency Rating projections, I took a look at how the Raptors stacked up.
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Title: Where to Find Ottawa Senators During the Lockout
Date: September 23, 2012
Original Source: The Hockey Writers
Synopsis: My debut article for The Hockey Writers, where I’ll be covering the Ottawa Senators, looks at where you can find Senators’ players and prospects during the NHL lockout.
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Title: Sabermetric Mining: K-BB Metrics – The Simpler The Better?
Date: September 21, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: The latest Sabermetric Mining piece doubles back to the very first SM piece looking at ERA estimators, and re-evaluates their efficacy in the light of some new research. It also introduces (K-BB)/PA as a leading in-season ERA indicator.
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Title: Down On The Farm – Updating Prospects You Were Expecting in 2013
Date: September 19, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My latest DOTF piece looks back at Baseball America’s Top 100 Prospects for 2012, specifically those in the top-50 who had an ETA of 2013. The article updates the timelines of those players who were originally expected to debut sometime next season.
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Title: Early Training Camp & Pre-Season Primer
Date: September 17, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Stretching for content with two weeks to kill before training camp opens, I took a very early look at the pre-season schedule, training camp notes, and the current Raptors’ roster construction and salary structure moving forward.
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Title: Sabermetric Mining: Relief Pitchers Part 2 (LI & WPA)
Date: September 14, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: The latest Sabermetric Mining piece dives further into Leverage Index and also includes Win Probability Added, giving readers four different stats by which to measure relief pitcher performance. It also looks at the correlation between LI and WPA stats and future save opportunities, while identifying possible 2013 closer candidates.
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