La Ruina

There are moves made in the course of fantasy baseball’s season that are indicitive of how that teams season will unfold.  Either you’re adding and dropping Kevin Millar 10 times  or you’re trading Rollins for garbage.  Your season is not a championship season.  Adding Jason Kendell to your roster is one of those moves.  He […]

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I’ll take Kenny’s bait. I excluded my keepers (Ichiro, Cano, D. Lee) since I’ve already explained why I kept them and I numbered my picks according to how I drafted with the pick number in parenthesis.
1) Aramis Ramirez 3B (38): Could have taken Carlos Lee, but I figured it was harder to make […]

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Pardon the dork out.
Here’s what it takes to finish in the top 3 in each category based on past La Ruina results.
Top 3 Batting
Top 3 Pitching
Here’s the average score in each category with the top three in each year highlighted in green.  Each year is distinguished by background color.  The top is last year and […]

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The following items have been shipped to you by Amazon.com:
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Qty      Item                           Price  Shipped  Subtotal
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Amazon.com items (Sold by Amazon.com, LLC):
1     Baseball Prospectus 2008: …   $13.17      1   $13.17
Shipped via USPS (estimated arrival date: 29-February-2008).

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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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Recently information has surfaced about the alleged fantasy draft day bonanza that Kris Lo Presto is planning.  Sources close to Kris have revealed that his plan is to get as many as six La Ruina players into his office building on the day of the draft with the intention […]

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Rototimes:
Claim: In 2005, Adam Dunn made a public declaration that he would steal 25 bases.
Outcome: He finished the season with four steals.

Actual ph0to of Dunn looking at strike three

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Roger Clemens possibly in some more trouble:
Photos may exist that show Roger Clemens attended a 1998 party at the home of then-teammate Jose Canseco that was an issue at the Feb. 13 hearings before a congressional subcommittee, The New York Daily News reported.
Such a discovery could undermine Clemens’ sworn testimony that he did not attend […]

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Before I announce my three keepers, it will be helpful to watch this.

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In a nod to transparency, I share with you the ongoing deliberations in my mind about who to keep for the upcoming season:
Robinson Cano (2B): Remember when I traded Ben Sheets for Cano right before Sheets hit the DL and Cano hit like .500 for the second half of the season? That was awesome. […]

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Steer clear!
Brad Penny Boy, do I hate this guy. The nerve of him to sport the 4th lowest ERA in the league yet a 3.43 ERC and a high WHIP. He’s even got a mullet! Now, if your league awards points for having a mullet then by all means.. draft Penny. Even if your 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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