The Rogue is hip on more than just baseball. This batch of brand new terms brings you his usual unusual insight through the lens of modern television:
The Big Bang Theory holds that the home run is a more effective offensive outcome than the sacrifice bunt. It was first put forth by Jon Miller during a discussion with his Sunday Night Baseball partner Joe Morgan on the finer points of sabermetric analysis.
Two and a Half Men is the number of Yankees clubhouse staff it takes to fold CC Sabathia’s uniform.
Manny Ramirez is Lost.
CSI: Carlos Silva Investigation
CSI is an advanced unit of major league scouts, trainers, and statistical analysts assembled by Bill Bavasi who use cutting edge technology to solve the mysteries of players whose performances drop off in the year after a hefty contract is signed. Normally, this can be accomplished within an hour, or 44 uninterrupted minutes.
A cleansing ritual involving beer, sarcasm, and heaps of barbecue, it is practiced each spring by despondent fans of the Kansas City Royals.
For more information on American Idol, please see The Joe Mauer
Howard Beale has had enough of the damned sac bunt.
See all these terms in the new Rogue Culture section of the RBI Database
