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Opening Day: Take 2

March 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments

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 […]

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Tags: Cancer · Manny being Manny · Mmm

Cactus League Action: Cubs v White Sox

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments


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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.

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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 […]

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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


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Tags: Managers · Mullets · Rolling Stones · Utah

La Ruina Managers: Part I

March 10th, 2008 · 6 Comments


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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


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Tags: Do Something · Draft · Managers

K-Talk: Blue Magic’s 2008 Keepers

February 27th, 2008 · 6 Comments


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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.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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.  […]

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Tags: Keepers · Managers · trades