A prolific legend in the baseball blogosphere, he might have been Canada's strongest, wittiest baseball writer. John Brattain, 43-year-old husband and father, died after planned cardiac surgery Monday, leaving his fans (and particularly his critics, who were always shocked to discover how enthusiastic and generous he was about being challenged) grief-stricken. At the Baseball Think Factory, fellow Primates are struggling to honour him in the bumptious, whimsical way he specifically requested as the date of his surgery approached. We'll try to get Rock into the Hall for you, pal.