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Blind Squirrel

June 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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 […]

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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


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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.

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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 […]

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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.

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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 […]

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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. 

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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. […]

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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:

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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 […]

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Tags: Draft · How To Be Last After The First Round · Laster than Last · Negative OPS · Thanks Bleak