[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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