Title: Matt Kemp and the Batting Order Question
Date: July 30, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: It may seem odd now that he’s a candidate for Best Player in Baseball, but in 2009 manager Joe Torre didn’t know what Matt Kemp was, juggling him around the lineup and generally mis-using the star-in-waiting.
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Title: The Continued Quest of Carl English
Date: July 29, 2009
Original Source: The Good Point
Synopsis: I made my debut at The Good Point, site of my friend Austin Kent, in July 2009, re-exploring the career path of Canadian baller Carl English, whom I had interviewed twice before.
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Title: An Early Look at the 2009-10 Toronto Raptors
Date: July 28, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: This Raptors Republic article was a player-by-player analysis of the Raptors’ roster in advance of training camp.
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Title: Just How Bad Has Vernon Wells Been?
Date: July 27, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This article now seems a couple years ahead of its time, but believe it or not Vernon Wells has been struggling since way back in 2009. I dove into the stats to see just how rough the year had been for the former Gold Glover.
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Title: Buehrle’s Perfect Game and the Fantasy Impact
Date: July 24, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After Mark Buehrle tossed a perfect game, I took a look at how little of an impact such a singular spectacular performance would have on a fantasy team.
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Title: Three Methods for Evaluating a Halladay Trade
Date: July 23, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: With speculation running wild that Roy Halladay may get dealt, I took a look at three different ways of evaluating any possible trade.
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Title: Risk-Seeking Behavior at the Fantasy Season Mid-Point
Date: July 22, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: This piece took a look at why risk-seeking behavior should only really exist for middle-of-the-pack teams in fantasy baseball leagues at the mid-way point of the year, because top teams will be risk averse and bottom teams will look to build for the future (or stop paying attention in a redraft league).
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Title: Where Does DeRozan Fit?
Date: July 21, 2009
Original Source: Raptors Republic
Synopsis: I made my debut at Raptors Republic, ESPN True Hoop’s Raptors affiliate, in July of 09. This first piece looked at how the recent #9 overall selection would fit in with the current roster.
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Title: Shaq to Host Raw
Date: July 20, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: For whatever reason, I went nearly four months without writing and returned to let people know about this.
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Title: About Last Night – Blue Jays Edition
Date: April 7, 2009
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Following a huge season opening victory, the Blue Jays had provided the fanbase with a glimmer of hope for the 2009 season.
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