[USML Announce] quiz show
Andrew R. Klein
anrklein at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 10 20:37:29 EST 2008
Yeah, yeah, yeah. When is your damn magazine out already so I can start
preparing for the draft? And did they update the pixilated picture this
year?
-Andy
jhwinick at aol.com wrote:
> There will be no futher hints. But the answer to Brad Lee's question
> is: Yes.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
> Sent: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 5:19 pm
> Subject: [USML Announce] quiz show
>
> 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 <mailto:jhwinick at aol.com>*
> <jhwinick at aol.com <mailto: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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