Joseph S. Sheehan was born in

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on February 26, 1971, and attended Regis High School. He graduated from the

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in 1994 with a degree in

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. Sheehan lives in the

area. He is one of the founders and was a co-editor of the first annual book of

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forecasts and analyses by Baseball Prospectus in 1996 as well as several later volumes. 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. At the beginning of the 2010 baseball season, he began publishing a weekly "Inside Baseball" column in ''

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.'' He also contributes to

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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: Sheehan wrote the "Prospectus Today" column for BaseballProspectus.com, and is a frequent contributor to

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and commentator on

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radio, Fantasy Focus on XM Radio and other baseball news programs and an occasional contributor to other publications, including Sports Illustrated.com and the ''

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''. In his first column writing as Managing Editor of the on-line Basketball Prospectus on October 10, 2007, Sheehan professed his lifelong love for basketball and outlined the plans for this new entry in the lineup of products by Prospectus Entertainment Ventures, LLC. On December 31, 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

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, "Joe Sheehan," and a subscription newsletter, "The Joe Sheehan Newsletter"."Joe Sheehan" blog

References

External links

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Baseball Prospectus website

Basketball Prospectus website
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