On the day of the draft, one of the worst picks of the day (excluding Gottsegen’s entire draft of course: “Byrnes is the poor man’s Sizemore!”) was when Bleak picked Adrian Gonzalez in the first round. Seriously? A Padre? A first baseman that we all thought would be there 5 rounds later? And you won […]
Entries Tagged as 'How To Be Last After The First Round'
Blind Squirrel
June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: First Round · HareBrained Drafting Methods · House Rules · How To Be Last After The First Round · Ian Snell · Players Actually Drafted · Remember 06 · Someone actually made a good move · consulting charts
Two guys who don’t know anything about baseball…
May 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Even Alex Agrees · Guess who's blowing their season? · How To Be Last After The First Round · I can't wait to draft Pujols next year · I guess the draft doesn't really matter · I think I'm going to win the league this year · can you say .230 ba
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
Not The Story You Want To Read About Your Keeper Two Days Before the Draft
March 13th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Ichiro gets first hit of the spring
PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) - Ichiro Suzuki got his first hit of the spring in the Mariners Cactus League game against the San Francisco Giants. He had been 0-21 before today’s infield hit in the first inning at Peoria.
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Tags: Distressing News About Your Keeper · Guess who's blowing their season? · How To Be Last After The First Round · Negative OPS
Guess Who’s Blowing Their Season!?: Tuesday Edition
March 11th, 2008 · 6 Comments
In preview of this coming weekend, I’m going to pick five teams who royally blew the draft last season and then leave it to you to see if you can guess who this manager is!
I call it Guess Who’s Blowing Their Season!?
Yesterday, we learned how Kris Lo Presto blew his season.
Today, it’s time for another […]
Tags: Crazy · Do As I Say Not As I Did · Draft Preview · Guess who's blowing their season? · HareBrained Drafting Methods · How To Be Last After The First Round · I think I'm going to win the league this year · add/drop · and he's a dog · can you say .230 ba
An Omen?
March 9th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Last night I dreamt I accidentally clicked on the name of a no name player while I was trying to draft someone else with the second pick overall.
Tags: Draft · How To Be Last After The First Round · Last · Portents
Ladies and Gentleman, Your La Ruina 2008 Keeper Rankings…
March 6th, 2008 · 9 Comments
Nature or nuture? This age old question has never been more relevant than it is in La Ruina 2008. It goes to figure that the team with the best keepers should have a nice head start towards making their dream of winning the greatest fantasy baseball league of all-time come true. That […]
Tags: A lot of these players should have been kept · Draft · How To Be Last After The First Round · I think I'm going to win the league this year · Keepers · La Ruina Press · Managers
Players I’m Targeting With My Second Pick Of The 9th Round
February 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments
1. Derrek Lee
Here is why I’m targeting him… What? Rosen is telling me that he was kept. Seriously? Ok, then I’ll just take Tulowitzski…. Wait, he was kept too. Come on! I guess it doesn’t matter who I take since there are terrible teams out there.
Tags: American Gangster · How To Be Last After The First Round
Trade Talk
February 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
So I guess I angered some people with my trade with Tony today. For those of you who don’t know about it, it went something like this: Tony gets Markakis for his ninth pick in the draft (12th overall counting the 3 keepers).
Let me say this, I could care less who I offended. […]
Tags: How To Be Last After The First Round · I think I'm going to win the league this year
The Kenny-Tony Trade
February 27th, 2008 · No Comments
Artist’s rendition:
Tags: Draft · HareBrained Drafting Methods · How To Be Last After The First Round · Laster than Last · trades
Do I Know This Guy?
February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Only a year late, via The Big Lead:
A. Your Oh Sh*t list. This has long been a favorite of mine and has saved me more than once. The premise is that you should have at least one guy at each position that is there for you in case you have an “Oh Sh*t,” moment […]
Tags: Draft · How To Be Last After The First Round · Laster than Last · Negative OPS · Thanks Bleak