Russ Oates
Sr. Analyst
Russ Oates is an analyst for Vox Media. He ran Purple Row, SB Nation’s Colorado Rockies blog, from 2006-10 before moving into various roles for SBNation.com. He’ll always attest to the fact that Matt Holliday did, indeed, touch home plate for the Colorado Rockies in 2007’s Game 163 against the San Diego Padres.
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