Category Archives: Rogue’s Baseball Index

Rogue’s Baseball Index Term: Francoeurganda

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Ted

Francoeurganda is a Rogue’s Baseball Index term coined by Craig Calcaterra at Hardball Talk, to refer to the annual Spring Training proclamations that on-base nightmare Jeff Francoeur has been working on his plate discipline and will be a new hitter … Continue reading →

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Rogue’s Baseball Index: The Tater Trot

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Eric

Larry Granillo of Baseball Prospectus — where this will be cross-posted — and the legendary Wezen-Ball contributes this term: The pitcher glowers over the edge of his mitt, staring in at the catcher. A barely perceptible nod of the head … Continue reading →

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JoePos’d, from the Rogue’s Baseball Index

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Ted

The Rogue’s Baseball Index is back with another term, reminding you of the time-sucking virtues of the Kerouac of the Keyboard, the belovedly bellicose Joe Posnanski. In the two minutes of free time you have to catch up on baseball … Continue reading →

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RBI News

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Eric

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

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Eric

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

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Ted

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

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Eric

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”

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Eric

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

Posted on September 28, 2009 by Eric

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

Posted on September 25, 2009 by Eric

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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