Joe Sheehan
Encyclopedia
Joseph S. Sheehan, born in New York City
on February 26, 1971, graduated with a degree in journalism
from the University of Southern California
in 1994, and lives in the New York City
area. He is one of the founders and was a co-editor of the first annual book of sabermetric
baseball
forecasts and analyses by Baseball Prospectus
in 1996 as well as several later volumes in this series.
On October 10, 2007, Sheehan took on an additional role as Managing Editor of the newly founded Basketball Prospectus.
As of December 31, 2009, Sheehan no longer worked for Baseball Prospectus. However, he continued to make occasional contributions to BP's "Unfiltered" blog. And at the beginning of the 2010 baseball season, he began publishing a weekly "Inside Baseball" column for Sports Illustrated
.
He also contributes to RotoWire
and appears weekly on the RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today show on Sirius XM radio.
Sheehan wrote the "Prospectus Today" column for BaseballProspectus.com, and is a frequent contributor to ESPN.com
and commentator on ESPN
radio, Fantasy Focus
on XM Radio and other baseball news programs and an occasional contributor to other publications, including Sports Illustrated.com
and the New York Times.
In his first column writing as Managing Editor of the on-line Basketball Prospectus on October 10, 2007, Sheehan both professed his life-long love for basketball and outlined the plans for this new entry in the lineup of products by Prospectus Entertainment Ventures, LLC.
On December 31st, 2009, Sheehan became a free agent: his contract was not renewed with Baseball Prospectus. As he said, “No hard feelings or recriminations, just two entities doing business.”
By April, he had landed a position as a regular on-line columnist with Sports Illustrated. He also publishes a blog
, "Joe Sheehan," and a subscription newsletter, "The Joe Sheehan Newsletter".
New York City
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on February 26, 1971, graduated with a degree in journalism
Journalism
Journalism is the practice of investigation and reporting of events, issues and trends to a broad audience in a timely fashion. Though there are many variations of journalism, the ideal is to inform the intended audience. Along with covering organizations and institutions such as government and...
from the University of Southern California
University of Southern California
The University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...
in 1994, and lives in the New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
area. He is one of the founders and was a co-editor of the first annual book of sabermetric
Sabermetrics
Sabermetrics is the specialized analysis of baseball through objective, empirical evidence, specifically baseball statistics that measure in-game activity. The term is derived from the acronym SABR, which stands for the Society for American Baseball Research...
baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
forecasts and analyses by Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus
Baseball Prospectus is an organization that publishes a website, BaseballProspectus.com, devoted to the sabermetric analysis of baseball. BP has a staff of regular columnists and provides advanced statistics as well player and team performance projections on the site...
in 1996 as well as several later volumes in this series.
On October 10, 2007, Sheehan took on an additional role as Managing Editor of the newly founded Basketball Prospectus.
As of December 31, 2009, Sheehan no longer worked for Baseball Prospectus. However, he continued to make occasional contributions to BP's "Unfiltered" blog. And at the beginning of the 2010 baseball season, he began publishing a weekly "Inside Baseball" column for Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
.
He also contributes to RotoWire
RotoWire
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and appears weekly on the RotoWire Fantasy Sports Today show on Sirius XM radio.
Career
In an on-line interview, he recalled how he became involved with Baseball Prospectus:
I’ve been involved with Baseball Prospectus since before it had a name. Gary Huckabay and Clay DavenportClay DavenportClay Davenport, a native of Hampton Roads, Virginia, now living in Baltimore, Maryland, is a baseball sabermetrician who co-founded Baseball Prospectus in 1996. He co-edited several of the Baseball Prospectus annual volumes and is a writer for BaseballProspectus.com...
had a plan to publish Clay's Translations and Gary's projections along with player comments in a book. They had been doing so on USENETUsenetUsenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
, in the rec.sport.baseball newsgroupNewsgroupA usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users in different locations. The term may be confusing to some, because it is usually a discussion group. Newsgroups are technically distinct from, but functionally similar to, discussion forums on...
, for years.
Rany JazayerliRany JazayerliRany Jazayerli , a Chicago-area dermatologist, is a co-founder of and writer for Baseball Prospectus. He developed the statistical concept of Pitcher Abuse Points , which relates to high pitch counts in baseball....
offered them his Organizational Pitching Reports for use in the as-yet-unnamed book. When Rany—who was a friend of mine though a StratStrat-o-MaticStrat-O-Matic is a game company based in Glen Head, New York, that develops and publishes sports simulation games. It produces tabletop baseball, football, basketball, and ice hockey simulations, as well as personal computer adaptations of each, but it is primarily known for its baseball...
league—told me this, I offered my services as an editor on the project. Gary, who only really knew me through the newsgroup, invited me on board. I might even forgive him one day.
This all happened in the fourth quarter of 1995. We published BP 1996 just in time for Opening Day.http://baseballanalysts.com/archives/2004/01/not_your_averag_1.php.
Sheehan wrote the "Prospectus Today" column for BaseballProspectus.com, and is a frequent contributor to ESPN.com
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and commentator on ESPN
ESPN
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radio, Fantasy Focus
Fantasy Focus - XM
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on XM Radio and other baseball news programs and an occasional contributor to other publications, including Sports Illustrated.com
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
and the New York Times.
In his first column writing as Managing Editor of the on-line Basketball Prospectus on October 10, 2007, Sheehan both professed his life-long love for basketball and outlined the plans for this new entry in the lineup of products by Prospectus Entertainment Ventures, LLC.
On December 31st, 2009, Sheehan became a free agent: his contract was not renewed with Baseball Prospectus. As he said, “No hard feelings or recriminations, just two entities doing business.”
By April, he had landed a position as a regular on-line columnist with Sports Illustrated. He also publishes a blog
Blog
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, "Joe Sheehan," and a subscription newsletter, "The Joe Sheehan Newsletter".