The Sports Philosopher Archive: September 2011


  • ALDS preview, Part 2: Why bet against Tampa Bay?

    The second part of the ALDS preview tackles the Tampa Bay Rays and the Texas Rangers. Will Texas beat the Rays again in their quest for back-to-back pennant? Or will Tampa's pitching bail them out this time around. Published September 29 2011

  • ALDS preview, Part 1: Tigers set for another surprise

    The Major League Baseball playoffs start Friday. First up are the New York Yankees vs. Detroit Tigers. Published September 29 2011

  • Pitching career past, Adam Loewen returns to Major League Baseball

    Adam Loewen was a top pitching prospect, then a top-five draft bust. After following in Rick Ankiel's footsteps he can add another step to the list: MLB outfielder. Published September 27 2011

  • Ireland stuns Australia, vaults to the top of Pool C

    After a disastrous showing in warm-up tests and a sub-par performance against the United States, Declan Kidney’s men bounced back in tremendous fashion, stunning Australia, 15-6 at Eden Park in Auckland. Published September 17 2011

  • Rugby World Cup 2011: Pool C preview

    As pool C of the Rugby World Cup heads into action, read why Australia could win the entire competition, Ireland could miss out on the elimination round, and more. Published September 10 2011

  • Rugby World Cup 2011: Pool B preview

    The Rugby World Cup begins Sept. 9, 2011 in New Zealand. In Pool B preview, Argentina, England and Scotland will have to battle it out for two quarterfinal berths. Published September 6 2011

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Arjuna Subramanian is an aspiring baseball writer living in the Washington D.C. area.  He started his writing  with his blog Painting The Black on MLBlogs in May of 2009.  He fell in love with the sabermetric movement during the ...

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