Monthly Archives: September 2009

Celebrity Rogue #13: Glenn Stout — No SOB — Puts On His Crap Cap

And so begins the long goodbye. This is our last celebrity contribution, and it’s with pride that we introduce a pair of terms by Glenn Stout, author and editor of the Best American Sports Writing series, but more importantly a … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #12: James McManus’s Ozzie Guillen

It might surprise you that the latest RBI term comes from writer Jim McManus, a devout White Sox fan, but its content is no shocker to the rest of us. This time out, McManus is preaching truth about some revisionist … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #11: Drew aka Lloyd the Barber’s Caroms Cosmic and Chins Hidden

Our 11th celebrity rogue is a double-duty blogger, over at Blue Jay-themed Ghostrunner on First, and seafood  on treadmills themed Walkoff Walk (anybody notice the WoW sandwich today?). His passions, besides Vernon Wells, include deep analysis of the strange body … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #10: Phil Bencomo’s Timely “Flubs”

Phil Bencomo of The Baseball Chronicle brings a little Chicago flavor to the Rogue’s Baseball Index.  No, not Italian Beef or Chicago-style Pizza. More to do with that goddamn north-side baseball team. Flubs A derogatory nickname for the Chicago Cubs, … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #9: Kris ‘Catshirt’ Liakos of Walkoff Walk Serving Up a Creampuff

The Rogue’s go marching on as we introduce to you a term by philosopher and scribe Kris Liakos of Walkoff Walk. His term is pure WoW, and reminds me of that time he emailed me during the first week of … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #8: Corban Goble of Epilogue Magazine Heats Things Up

Corban Goble, editor of the silky smooth Epilogue Magazine,  brings us two terms this afternoon, representing the opposite ends of a man’s social spectrum. First a term for the kind of guy you know too well, and never want to … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #7: EastWindupChronicle Brings 3 New Terms from Asian Baseball

Aaron of East Windup Chronicle brings us today’s Celebrity Rogue terminology. Being the Asian-centered baseball blog that they are, these EWC contributions have a certain overseas flair. The Nervous Lee When a Korean baseball manager, attempting to play match-ups, changes … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #6: Steve Weddle of DoSomeDamage with “The Joe Morgan Triple Play” and “The McCarverism”

Poet, novelist, newspaperman and friend of PnP, Steve Weddle, of DoSomeDamage.com, brings us the latest Celebrity Rogue, in which he investigates the more perplexing side of the logic-miasma that is baseball broadcasting. The Joe Morgan Triple Play The Joe Morgan … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #5: Evan aka HighLeveragePerformer — “For His Career”

This afternoon’s Rogue Term was written by our  friend Evan aka HighLevelPerformer,  of the inimitable Astros blog The Crawfish Boxes. So sit down, kick up your feet, and take a break from speculating about the likelihood of Jim Fregosi manning … Continue reading

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Celebrity Rogue #4: Reeves Wiedeman of Meanderings introduces “Those Fountains”

Our cleanup hitter in this parade of celebrity rogue contributors is Reeves Wiedeman, checker of facts, and sharer of ideas at his blog Meanderings. Reeves has also written for real newspapers such as the Boston Globe. His term, while rooted … Continue reading

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