Title: What We Can Draw From Raptors vs. Celtics IV
Date: January 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: The Raptors squared off with the Celtics for the fourth time that season, and their win was cause for reflection.
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Title: NBA Mid-Season Awards
Date: January 25, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Me and my friend Dave traded thoughts on the potential NBA award winners at the midway point of the season.
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Title: My Spot On The ESPN.com Basketball Roundtable
Date: January 23, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After ESPN had a round-table discussion with its basketball writers, I chimed in my answers, had I been asked the same questions for the feature.
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Title: Looking at the Maple Leafs’ Management Crisis
Date: January 23, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: John Ferguson Jr. was (finally fired), so I took a look at where the Leafs, specifically the managing team, should go from there.
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Title: Toronto Raptors Mid-Season Review
Date: January 22, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Pretty straight-forward, mid-season review of a mediocre Toronto Raptors squad.
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Title: My Boy Roy
Date: January 20, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: A look back at the career of boxer Roy Jones Jr, with a look to his immediate future in the sport.
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Title: Jays Acquire Scott Rolen
Date: January 19, 2008
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: After a summer-and-fall hiatus, I returned to writing thanks to a push from some friends. The ODC took off from here, employing many writers covering many sports (although this particular site displays only my own work). This article looked at the Toronto Blue Jays acquiring Scott Rolen.
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Title: A Third Thigpen Thing
Date: June 5, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Three articles on a catching prospect who never made it? Well, Thigpen was called up, so it warranted discussion. This was my last article until the winter of 2008, due mostly to summer night-shift work and a fall focus on my fourth year of school.
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Title: Random Musings
Date: May 30, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: Just a few short thoughts on random news items at the time.
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Title: Blue Jays Quarterly Review Part 2
Date: May 29, 2007
Original Source: The On Deck Circle
Synopsis: I can’t possibly comprehend how I thought there was enough going on in the 2007 Toronto Blue Jays season to warrant a two-part quarterly review. But here it is.
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