Monthly Archives: November 2009

Who’s Our Daddy? A Roger Angell Appreciation

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Eric

Roger Angell is 89 years old. He was born in 1920. To put that in perspective, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle were born in 1931. Jimmy Carter and George H.W. Bush were born in 1924. What I’m saying is that … Continue reading →

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Situational Essay: Babermetrics

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Eric

When we recruited Epilogue Magazine editor Corban Goble to contribute a term to the Rogue’s Baseball Index, we didn’t know it would lead to this.  That term, Babermetrics, has become a full-blown science. Here’s Corban’s overview. In 2003, the innovations … Continue reading →

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Explorations in Baseball Nerdiness

Posted on November 23, 2009 by Ted

Nerdiness and baseball are frequent bedfellows. Bloggers in their mother’s basements, Steve Bartman, Excel spreadsheets, hyper-focused statistical analysis, George Will…the list really does go on and on. Another bastion of the super nerdy, a practice so odd and pointless that … Continue reading →

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An Argument for the Current MLB Awards Schedule, with Rafting Metaphors

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Ted

Right now, the MLB is slowly, slowly revealing the names of the 2009 award winners. The results trickle out to the media like grains of sand through a poorly maintained hourglass, presumably extending the shelf-life of the now-finished season to … Continue reading →

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Ellis, D. Watch This Right Now.

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Eric

I don’t normally just post random stuff here, but this is more than worth it. It’s a rendering of the famed Dock Ellis LSD-no hitter, with narration by Dock himself.  The killer animation is by James Blagden. Thanks to RBI … Continue reading →

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PnP Postseason Quiz Greatest Hits

Posted on November 9, 2009 by Eric

A few weeks ago, we asked readers to answer some silly postseason/Halloween themed questions. Their answers are pretty fun to read now that the postseason has ended and Halloween is long gone.  Our favorite responses are below: 1. The 2009 … Continue reading →

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Five Things

Posted on November 5, 2009 by Eric

I. I had the chance to wander around outside of Yankee Stadium for an hour or so before Game Six. I’ll use clichés to describe the atmosphere: you could cut the tension with a knife, the air was electric (the … Continue reading →

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Offday Reading: The Longest Day

Posted on November 3, 2009 by Eric

Edit: Stop reading this post right now! Instead, read Ted and I’s “etherview” with FanGraphs destroyer Carson Cistulli. If you are here  for the first time via said interview, then welcome, please make yourself comfortable. In order to help you … Continue reading →

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PnP Conversations: Of Men and Supermen

Posted on November 2, 2009 by Eric

Ted: The best part about making predictions is praising the ones you got right and pretending the ones you got wrong never existed. That said, what hasn’t surprised you about the World Series so far? Eric:You mean besides the fact … Continue reading →

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