[USML Announce] quiz show

[Brad Jansen]

Just  a quick Q:  are the pitching lines from the best pitchers you recieved
from the other teams?


On 1/10/08, jhwinick at aol.com <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:

> 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:
>
> Pitcher A            39.66 IP             3 Wins             4.08 ERA
> 1.387 Ratio    24 K
>
> Pitcher B            71.66 IP             5 Wins             3.01 ERA
> 1.088 Ratio    70 K
>
> Pitcher C            132 IP              7 Wins             4.02 ERA
> 1.273 Ratio    86 K
>
> Pitcher D            118.66 IP         12 Wins           3.56 ERA
> 1.137 Ratio    120 K
>
>
> Player A            92 AB         4 HR            13 RBI             21
> Runs     .370 BA
>
> Player B            199 AB       2 HR            22 RBI             26
> Runs     .246 BA
>
> 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
>
> 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
>
> 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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