Monthly Archives: January 2010

Weekend Reading: The Last Pale Light In The West

1.  The Rogue’s Baseball Index is a-humming. Check it out if you haven’t yet. 2. Andre Dawson to enter Cooperstown as an Expo. Quelle tragédie! (Walkoff Walk) 3. Chan Ho Park feels the love. And he seems like a pretty … Continue reading

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Crowd the Hall

About two decades before the birth of Jesus Christ, construction began on what some historians have called the first Hall of Fame. It was conceived of by the Roman Emperor Augustus as a way to honor his gods, his ancestors, … Continue reading

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RBI News

Today’s the day of the big Rogue’s Baseball Index relaunch.  Below is the text of our intro post over there: Welcome to the new and improved Rogue’s Baseball Index blog. When we unveiled the RBI in September, it was as … Continue reading

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Unsatisfied

I’m mostly just posting because it’s now been two weeks since Ted or I any of our friends have said anything about baseball on this here website. Rest assured that he benefits of this interlude, inexcusable as it may be … Continue reading

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Situational Essay: Nicknames

Old friend Kenneth “The Page”  Morgan chimes in to help us through the January doldrums with a nice semi-HOF related post. I’m a sucker for nicknames and I’m very liberal when it comes to these attachments. While others may groan … Continue reading

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