Sep 13 2012
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Basketball, Humor, Raptors Republic

11 Interesting Pieces of Raptors Swag

Title: 11 Interesting Pieces of Raptors Swag
Date: September 13, 2012
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: RR needed some offseason content, and with training camps still 2-3 weeks away, I obliged by posting a collection of odd Raptors’ memorabilia I found across the internet. This is strictly a time-waster, and there is nothing of journalistic value contained within.
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Sep 12 2012
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Analysis, Baseball, Full Spectrum Baseball

Down On The Farm: Fun With Major League Equivalencies

Title: Down On The Farm: Fun With Major League Equivalencies
Date: September 12, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: This week’s DOTF piece went in a different direction, analyzing Minor League Baseball’s top performers within the scope of Major League Equivalent statistics. Using a converter tool, I took some of MiLB’s MVPs and top performers and translated their stats to the MLB equivalent, given their current level and performance.
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Sep 07 2012
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Baseball, Fantasy/Gambling, Full Spectrum Baseball

Sabermetric Mining – Leverage Index

Title: Sabermetric Mining – Leverage Index
Date: September 7, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: The latest Sabermetric Mining piece dives into Leverage Index, a measure of how relief pitchers are deployed by their managers. The article looks at how fantasy owners can use Leverage Index as a proxy for manager trust in a pitcher, thereby helping to identify potential future saves candidates.
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Sep 07 2012
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Fantasy/Gambling, Football, The On Deck Circle

Fantasy Football – Final Full-Season Rankings

Title: Fantasy Football – Final Full-Season Rankings
Date: September 7, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This was hardly an article, but I wanted to post my 2012 full season fantasy football rankings, hoping that a strong track record could help me with finding future writing opportunities in the fantasy realm.
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Sep 05 2012
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Analysis, Baseball, Full Spectrum Baseball

Down On The Farm: Arizona Fall League Part 1

Title: Down On The Farm: Arizona Fall League Part 1
Date: September 5, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: The Down On The Farm weekly feature is heading in a slightly different direction with Minor League seasons winding down, now focusing on the Arizona Fall League rosters, and what those assignments mean for the development of the players involved. Part 1 of the series looked at the Mesa Solar Sox, the affiliate team for the Orioles, Cubs, Tigers, Astros, and Dodgers.
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Aug 31 2012
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Baseball, Fantasy/Gambling, Full Spectrum Baseball

Sabermetric Mining: FB%, HR/FB, “Lucky” Homers

Title: Sabermetric Mining: FB%, HR/FB, “Lucky” Homers
Date: August 31, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: The latest in my Sabermetric Mining series took a look at FB% and HR/FB, two home run-related sabermetric stats, and included an exploration of the Hit Tracker tool, with the goal of identifying over- and under-performers in the home run category.
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Aug 31 2012
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Baseball, Random Thoughts, The On Deck Circle

The Annual Baseball Road Trip

Title: The Annual Baseball Road Trip
Date: August 31, 2012
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Taking a look back at an annual baseball road trip that has taken me to 21 different MLB ballparks.
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Aug 29 2012
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Analysis, Baseball, Full Spectrum Baseball

Down On The Farm: Kansas City Royals

Title: Down On The Farm: Toronto Blue Jays
Date: August 29, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: My latest Down On The Farm piece takes a look at the top-5 farm system belonging to the Kansas City Royals.
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Aug 17 2012
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Baseball, Fantasy/Gambling, Full Spectrum Baseball

Sabermetric Mining: SwStr%, K%, and K/9

Title: Sabermetric Mining: SwStr%, K%, and K/9
Date: August 17, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: This weekly Sabermetric Mining feature will look at a different statistics each week, explaining it and identifying how to leverage it for fantasy purposes. This time I took a look at strikeout-related stats, and how different metrics can help to identify over- or under-performers in the strikeout category.
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Aug 15 2012
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Analysis, Baseball, Full Spectrum Baseball

Down On The Farm: Cincinnati Reds

Title: Down On The Farm: Cincinnati Reds
Date: August 15, 2012
Original Source: Full Spectrum Baseball
Synopsis: For the third instalment of Down On The Farm, I needed an excuse to rave about speedster Billy Hamilton, so I dove into the Reds’ minor league system and explored.
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