La Ruina

Question: Does the rest of the country tailgate like this?

I ask because last weekend I made it to Miller Park for a few games and it dawned on me that I’ve never seen people tailgate like this at other stadiums.  It was a weird realization because this is what I grew up with and […]

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From Melnick and Greco:
Cleveland prospect goes public
Indians minor-leaguer Randy Newsom is selling shares of himself, and, yes, you read that correctly. Through Real Sports Investments, Newsom is believed to be the first professional athlete to sell shares of his potential earning potential to the public. Shares of Newsom, a mid-level prospect at best, are going […]

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Who goes to rehab for smoking pot?
Milwaukee Brewers pitching prospect Jeremy Jeffress readily admits that he was placed in a rehabilitation program for substance abuse, and insists that he is committed to not smoking marijuana again.
“I had a problem. I’ve been to rehab to get it straight. I’m not ashamed that I’ve been in rehab. […]

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Keepers:
Miguel Cabrera
Grady Sizemore
Lance Berkman
I would also like to announce that I have traded Nick Markakis to Tony for his 12th round selection

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SI.com’s Tom Verducci wrote a great article on the 10 biggest spring training lies.
1. “I’m in the best shape of my life”
Translation: Enough already. Let’s prohibit any more BSOML references, as soon as we first abolish: “It is what it is.” You are professional athletes. One basic requirement of your job is to be […]

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Despite the fact that Morneau is engaged to a person of the opposite sex do you really want to keep a player who looks like this????

I believe that is the outfit he wears every year on the DL

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How can someone kill time at work when it’s a slow day? If you said write a useless post you would be correct.
I have just completed my daily task of scouring all the baseball sites for any information at all that would give me an advantage over the entire league. […]

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Thank God! Thankfully the break between football and spring training did not take as long as it usually does (thank you NY Football Giants, Go Blue!). Starting tomorrow I will read so many articles about pitchers and catchers it’s making me giddy. I love waking up in the morning and reading the […]

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After having time to reflect on last year’s season I have come to a crazy, yet somewhat believable conclusion that La Ruina didn’t add a 12th person, but instead Alex was managing two teams.  Am I saying this because they both finished at the bottom of the league? NO. […]

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