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Friday’s Child: Pre-ALCS Edition

Jay Jaffe — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 19:46:57 +0000

Whew, it’s been a busy couple of weeks for yours truly covering the Yankees and their march into the postseason at both Baseball Prospectus and Pinstriped Bible. Since I last touched base here, I wrote 5,000-word Playoff Prospectus previews for both the Division Series against the Twins and the League Championship Series with the Yankees. ...

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NLCS Preview: War, Peace, Crime, Punishment, and Bullpen Management

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:18:00 +0000

My epic-length preview of the Dodgers-Phillies National League Championship Series matchup is up at Baseball Prospectus. Whatever its merits or flaws, I’m reasonably certain it’s the LONGEST preview of its kind. Getting the chance to do a Playoff Prospectus is an honor, and I always try to pour myself into the project, word count be ...

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Dodgers-Cardinals Prospectus

Jay Jaffe — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:07:00 +0000

The Playoff Prospectus I wrote for the Dodgers-Cardinals series is up at BP. It’s epic in length, which somehow explains why I didn’t get to see the final inning of the Game 163 play-in, because I didn’t set my TiVo to record more than an extra hour of the game, and by the time I ...

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