[USML Announce] The Berliners Will Be Back

jhwinick at aol.com jhwinick at aol.com
Thu Jan 10 16:56:06 EST 2008


I am pleased to announce that the Berliners and its all-star pitching staff, headed by the likes of Aaron "Last" Laffey, will be returning.? To those who are pleased by the news, I thank you.? To those who are disappointed, I can only say "pfffftttttt".



Having followed the dialog between Mssrs Blocker, Klein and Jansen, I have been inspired to offer the following trivia contest:




Among the players traded to the Berliners in its victorious 2007 campaign were those with the following stat lines for their time with the Berliners.? Guess which ones came from the Riptorns:

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Pitcher A??????????? 39.66 IP ??????????? 3 Wins ??????????? 4.08 ERA???? 1.387 Ratio??? 24 K? 

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Pitcher B??????????? 71.66 IP ??????????? 5 Wins ??????????? 3.01 ERA???? 1.088 Ratio??? 70 K

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Pitcher C??????????? 132 IP? ??????????? 7 Wins ??????????? 4.02 ERA???? 1.273 Ratio??? 86 K

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Pitcher D??????????? 118.66 IP???????? 12 Wins?????????? 3.56 ERA???? 1.137 Ratio??? 120 K

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Player A??????????? 92 AB?????????4 HR??????????? 13 RBI ??????????? 21 Runs???? .370 BA

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Player B??????????? 199 AB?????? 2 HR??????????? 22 RBI ??????????? 26 Runs???? .246 BA

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Player C??????????? 143 AB?????? 6 HR??????????? 34 RBI ??????????? 30 Runs???? .308 BA


Player D??????????? 222 AB??????13 HR?????????? 38 RBI??????????????28 Runs???? .252 BA?


Player?E??????????? 282 AB?????? 22 HR??????????? 68 RBI????????????67 Runs???? .344 BA

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Player?F????????????307 AB?????? 12 HR??????????? 66 RBI???????????? 68 Runs????? .282 BA

Player?G??????????? 245 AB??????? 10 HR????????? 32 RBI????????????? 34 Runs???? .245 BA

Player?H??????????? 110 AB?????? 13 HR??????????? 32 RBI ??????????? 21 Runs???? .291 BA

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Player?I??????????? 39 AB???????? 0 HR?????????????? 2 RBI?????????????? 3 Runs??????.256 BA

Player?J??????????? 181 AB?????? 7 HR??????????? 34 RBI ??????????? 22 Runs???? .293 BA



Player K????????? 75 AB???????? 2 HR?????????????11 RBI?????????????12 Runs????? .253 BA?


Some of you, especially those who buy into the Klein/Blocker nonsense that the Berliners only win on the basis of its unholy alliance with the Riptorns, might be a bit surprised.? Answers to follow.

A couple of other tidbits to consider.? The Klein 9 made 9 trades - Nukes (1), Angries (2), Riptorns (2), Red Hots (2), Bombers (1) and Brats (1).? The Berliners made 7 trades - Nukes (2), Angries (1), Riptorns (2), Red Hots (1) and Bombers (1).? 

Lest anyone protest that the number of players was any less similarly distributed, here are the stats for the number of players exchanged between teams:? Klein 9 acquired 18 players?last year:? Nukes (3), Angries (6), Riptorns (3), Red Hots (2), Bombers (4) and Brats (2).? The Berliners acquired 19 players:? Nukes (5), Angries (2), Riptorns (9), Red?Hots (1) and Bombers (3).? We'll have a chance to examine the quality of those players when the results of the trivia contest are released.

A final note.? The Riptorns made 10 trades in 2007:? Berliners (2), Brats (1), Hoosiers (1), Klein 9 (2), Nukes (1), Angries (1), GOP (1) and Red Hots (1).? In other words, Brad traded with every team in the league at least once, other than Mark B. (no surprise) and the Calamari and traded with no team more than twice.

Not that we ought to let a few facts get in the way of a good conspiracy theory.

Jeff Winick

P.S.? Each and every one of the Berliners players is officially available.? The Berliners are presently inclined to re-trench and build for the 2009 campaign.? Craft your offers accordingly.? 


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