La Ruina

[Team name / Point Total / Snarky comment]
1. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 148.5: As the first member of La Ruina to ever win a second league title (and back-to-back, no less), I have something to tell you. Winning never gets old. This year was a real battle. I remember writing in my […]

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, you’re far too kind
Now can I get an encore, do you want more
Cookin’ raw with the Brooklyn boy
So for one last time I need y’all to roar
Now what the hell are you waitin for
After me, there shall be no more
So for one last time, n—a make some noise
Who you […]

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[Team name / Current point total as of Monday morning (+/- from last week) / Snarky comment]
1. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 156.5 (+6.5): Carlos Zambrano gives me my second no-hitter in the last two seasons. Do I get anything for that?
2. Worst Offense Ever (Kenny) / 139.5 (+8): No one needed Andre […]

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Instead of the “Power Rankings,” I thought it would be fun to take a look at one player from each of our teams having a ridiculous (either good or bad) season. Enjoy. Stats are as of Sunday, so Cliff […]

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[Team name / Current point total as of Monday morning (+/- from last week) / Snarky comment]
1. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 150 (+5.5): Confirming what I called three weeks ago, Carlos Zambrano’s arm injury is no longer hidden.
2. Made In The Dark (Justin) / 133 (-6.5): Justin is probably regretting trading both […]

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Normally we do the Power Rankings here, but we’d rather do the good ol’ “Who Are You Going to Keep?” post, especially now that the trading deadline has come and gone. So without further adieu:
1. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris […]

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[Team name / Current point total as of Monday morning (+/- from last week) / Snarky comment]
1. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 144.5 (+4): Looking forward to anchoring my 2009 squad with Josh Hamilton and Kevin Youkilis off career years, and Dustin Pedroia and his sure to be 760 OPS.
2. Made In The […]

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[Team name / Current point total as of Monday morning (+/- from last week) / Snarky comment]
1. Made In The Dark (Justin) / 142.5 (+0.5): Carlos Lee, we’ll see you in 2009.
2. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 140.5 (-1.5): Hidden arm injury alert! Carlos Zambrano will be on the DL by the end […]

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Why do I bother?
1. Made In The Dark (Justin) / 142 (+8.5): I’d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that ERA is the tiebreaker that Yahoo! uses to decide placing.
2. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / […]

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[Team name / Current point total as of Monday morning (+/- from last week) / Snarky comment]
Is there anybody alive out there!?!
1. Franklin Comes Alive (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 139 (-0): In prepartion for a potential 2nd straight title, I went back to my original team name from this year. It ain’t easy bein’ brown. […]

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[Team name / Current point total as of Monday morning (+/- from two weeks ago) / Snarky comment]
1. The Starlighters (Chris Rosen) (me!) / 139 (-0.5): Don’t worry everyone! According to Crimmings, my team is “done.”
2. Made In The Dark (Justin) / 136 (-4.5): “Hmmm. Do I add Jesus Flores? Or John Buck? No, maybe […]

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Over at my blog, 42 Inch Television, I decided to do what every single other blogger on earth did last night and keep a running diary of the All-Star Game.
11:05: David Wright does his Carlos Beltran impression, striking out looking to end the inning. Despite the fact that the run scored because of an error, […]

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