I’ll be arriving in Detroit tomorrow morning at 5:20am. I’ll have a 3 hour lay over so I should be there long enough to see Manny be Manny and Lester defeat the A’s like cancer. I will not be live blogging, but I will be drinking a beer at 5:30am. Hopefully the High Life…it is […]
Opening Day: Take 2
March 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Cancer · Manny being Manny · Mmm
Cactus League Action: Cubs v White Sox
March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Meaningless
Draft Autopsy: Blue Magic
March 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
I’m drafting my 2008 fantasy baseball team with half of La Ruina and we’re all about to die.
Tags: "blown" saves · How To Be Last After The First Round · Self-Reflection · hebrew-hammer
Oh, I’ve Waisted my Life
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments
From Rotoworld:
Rich Hill had to be pulled after walking six and allowing three runs Thursday against the Rockies.
Hill has walked 14 in 10 2/3 innings during March. He’s only been truly bad in two of his five appearances this spring, but the awful command could be a sign of some sort of injury. Regardless, the […]
Tags: Draft · I think I'm going to win the league this year
La Ruina Managers Part II: The Utah Chapter
March 15th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: Managers · Mullets · Rolling Stones · Utah
La Ruina Managers: Part I
March 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: Arrested Development · Brewers · Do Something · Draft · It Just Happened · Keepers · La Ruina Productions · Managers · Ned Yost · Ridiculous · Terrible
La Ruina Draft Tip: Use Visine
March 1st, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Do Something · Draft · Managers
K-Talk: Blue Magic’s 2008 Keepers
February 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Tags: It Just Happened · Keepers · Managers
Great Moments In La Ruina History: Getting Thrown Out of Yankee Stadium
February 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Kenny reminded me of a great moment in La Ruina history: July 21, 2007 - Getting ejected from Yankee Stadium and then sneaking back in.
Tags: Disrespecting everyone · Dump · Good Try! · Managers · Yankee Stadium
K-Talk: Draft Day Panic 2007
February 23rd, 2008 · 6 Comments
Okay, I have a confession to make (this feels like I’m Eli Sunday at the end of There Will Be Blood). On draft day after the second round…I panic. It’s true. All the reading, excel spreadsheets, tiers and charts all go out the window. I see red. It all happens so […]
Tags: Baseball Prospectus · Draft · It Just Happened · Keepers · Last · Laster than Last · Managers · Pecota · Strategy · Terrible · There Will Be Blood · trades
My Feeling Exactly
February 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Life is a very serious thing and baseball has been my life. What else has my life been? That’s why, when I lose a game, I can’t eat. Sometimes I can hardly sleep. If you’re in love with the game, you can’t turn it on and off like a light. It’s something that runs so […]
Tags: Who Was?
Trades?
February 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Anyone want to trade before the keeper situation is finalized? I WILL TRADE FOR PICKS! I have 4 players to keep and only 3 slots. Wouldn’t you like to be the proud owner who sees this 40 times this season:
How about this:
Maybe I could interest you in this young man
Maybe you’re looking for 5 tool players. […]