Nov 09 2010
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Basketball, Pre/Post-Game, Raptors Republic

Soft Raptors Repeatedly Climb Close, Fall Again

Title: Soft Raptors Repeatedly Climb Close, Fall Again / Warriors 109, Raptors 102, Nov 8 Post-Game
Date: November 9, 2010
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: Finally, after a run of only periodic writing, we get some semblance of consistency back, as I took on the task of occasional post-game reports for Raptors Republic. This first one broke down a tight Raptors loss to the Warriors.
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Jul 10 2010
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Basketball, Collaboration, The On Deck Circle

A Detailed E-Mail Exchange About LeBron and The Heat

Title: A Detailed E-Mail Exchange About LeBron and The Heat
Date: July 10, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: My friend Trev and I had a lengthy email exchange following The Decision. The conversation spanned over 5000 words and, needless to say, we didn’t reflect too kindly on the Super-Powers/Big Three arrangement the Heatles had crafted.
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May 18 2010
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Analysis, Football, The On Deck Circle

Someone Shut Marshall Faulk Up and Get Chris Johnson a Contract

Title: Someone Shut Marshall Faulk Up and Get Chris Johnson a Contract
Date: May 18, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With Running Back Chris Johnson holding out for a larger contract, ex-NFLer Marshall Faulk had his back and encouraged a prolonged hold out. As a heavily-invested fantasy owner of CJ2K, I pleaded with Faulk to kindly shut his mouth.
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May 17 2010
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Analysis, Baseball, The On Deck Circle

So, Uhhh, Remember Alex Rios?

Title: So, Uhhh, Remember Alex Rios?
Date: May 17, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: A year after the jays had let Alex Rios walk to the White Sox via waivers, I took a look at Rios’ hot start to the 2010 season to show that, while grossly overpaid, he had resurfaced as a valuable baseball player.
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May 14 2010
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Analysis, Baseball, The On Deck Circle

How to Split the Playing Time When E5 Returns

Title: How to Split the Playing Time When E5 Returns
Date: May 14, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After another lapse in articles, I returned to take a look at how the Jays’ playing time should break down with Encarnacion, Bautista, Snider, and Lewis all battling for at bats. Looking back, this is one of those “looks good, looks bad” pieces since Edwin is now a legitimate slugger, but I seriously underestimated Bautista’s ability to maintain his hot start beyond a platoon role.
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Jan 14 2010
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Hockey, Pre/Post-Game, The On Deck Circle

47/82 of What We’ll Know: We Suck Again

Title: 47/82 of What We’ll Know: We Suck Again
Date: January 14, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Keeping with the 1/82 theme intermittently reviewing the Leafs’ season, I concluded what many had concluded 47 games earlier – that the Leafs were very bad.
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Jan 11 2010
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Humor, Non-Sports, The On Deck Circle

Geoff Frigault Owns Asiago Dip, Chefs Everywhere

Title: Geoff Frigault Owns Asiago Dip, Chefs Everywhere
Date: January 11, 2010
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After a month off from writing over the holidays, I returned to write about…food? This article was a joke, but he really did make the hell out of that dip.
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Dec 08 2009
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Basketball, Feature, The On Deck Circle

How Steve Nash Stole Christmas

Title: How Steve Nash Stole Christmas
Date: December 8, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Another basketball blog had created Steve Nash Internet Day, and I participated by remembering the Raptors/Suns game from just after Christmas 2006 (January 2007), when Steve Nash single-handedly defeated the Raptors after receiving the Canadian Male Athlete of the Year Award.
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Dec 03 2009
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Analysis, Basketball, Raptors Republic

Raptors Quarter Season Evaluations

Title: Raptors Quarter Season Evaluations
Date: December 3, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article was a quarterly review, player-by-player, for the Toronto Raptors. I identified a “key number” for each player and outlined reasons I hate said player at that point in time. It’s not a very positive piece.
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Dec 02 2009
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Hockey, Pre/Post-Game, The On Deck Circle

26/82 of What We’ll Know: Assymptotic to the Playoffs and Some Love for Matt Stajan

Title: 26/82 of What We’ll Know: Assymptotic to the Playoffs and Some Love for Matt Stajan
Date: December 2, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Keeping with the 1/82 theme, I tried to get optimistic about a better November for the Leafs…wait, I was optimistic after a 5-5-3 month IMPROVED on a 1-7-4 October? No wonder these 1/82 segments were sporadic. I also give some love for Matt Stajan, which is unintentionally hilarious in retrospect.
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