[USML Announce] USML Trivia Contest

[jhwinick at aol.com]

I find it a bit surprising that?no one, and especially conspiracy buffs?Blocker and Klein, chose to take the challenge.
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Assuming that there is some curiosity about the veracity of the Klein/Blocker?"Riperliner" cabal allegations, I will now share the answers to the trivia challenge:



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

NOT a Riptorn
Joe?Blanton was acquired from the Block's Bombers.
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Pitcher B??????????? 71.66 IP ??????????? 5 Wins ??????????? 3.01 ERA???? 1.088 Ratio??? 70 K

NOT a Riptorn
A.J Burnett was acquired from the Nukes.??One less win and the?Berliner's are a bridesmaid.? Think this guy was important?
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Pitcher C??????????? 132 IP? ??????????? 7 Wins ??????????? 4.02 ERA???? 1.273 Ratio??? 86 K

NOT a Riptorn
Curt Schilling was acquired from the Nukes.
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Pitcher D??????????? 118.66 IP???????? 12 Wins?????????? 3.56 ERA???? 1.137 Ratio??? 120 K

A?RIPTORN
Javier Vasquez was acquired from the Riptorns.? He was 3-5 with?an ERA of?4.15 at the time of the trade.?


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

NOT a Riptorn
Jorge Posada was acquired from the Block's Bombers.? He's coming back unless someone makes the right offer.



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

A RIPTORN
David DeJesus was not a terribly helpful addition to the team and won't be?returning.....at any price.
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Player C??????????? 143 AB?????? 6 HR??????????? 34 RBI ??????????? 30 Runs???? .308 BA

A RIPTORN
Manny Ramirez was a disaster for the Berliners.

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

NOT a Riptorn
Juan Uribe was acquired from the Red Hots.? While he doesn't get much respect in the fantasy world (or on the South Side),?those home runs sure earned him respect at Berliner HQ.

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

A RIPTORN
David Ortiz was admittedly?essential to the Berliner victory.? But he came at the cost of Phil Hughes, Daric Barton and Adam Miller.
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Player?F????????????307 AB?????? 12 HR??????????? 66 RBI???????????? 68 Runs????? .282 BA
A RIPTORN
Bobby Abreu was also a key to the 2007 season.? He, too, came in the Hughes/Barton/Miller trade.

Player?G??????????? 245 AB??????? 10 HR????????? 32 RBI????????????? 34 Runs???? .245 BA
A RIPTORN
Kevin Millar filled a hole, but at times I wondered if the hole wouldn't have been better left unfilled.

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

NOT a Riptorn?


In fact, this is the $2 Carlos Pena's line AFTER he was traded to the Riptorns.? Compare to the lines for DeJesus and Ramirez.? 

Player?I??????????? 39 AB???????? 0 HR?????????????? 2 RBI?????????????? 3 Runs??????.256 BA
A RIPTORN
Toby Hall was another bum who?came over in the Carlos Pena trade.? 

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


NOT a Riptorn
In fact, not a Berliner.? Victor Martinez was acquired by the Klein Nine for Kason Gabbard and Kelly Shoppach!?!?? Victor's on a $15 retainable contract.? As Arsenio used to say...."the things that make you go hmmm"

Player K????????? 75 AB???????? 2 HR?????????????11 RBI?????????????12 Runs????? .253 BA
A?RIPTORN
Tadahito Iguchi was traded out of the league less than 30 days after he was traded?to me.? Maybe just as well since he didn't do much as a Berliner.? He, too, was part of the Carlos Pena debacle.

So....there you have it.? Upon reflection, and putting aside?Berliner MVP Aaron Laffey, I must tip my hat and express thanks to Messrs Blocker and Kerber, who were?instrumental in the 2007 Berliner victory campaign.? I couldn't have done it without them.

That is all!

BTW - the Winick Fantasy magazine is scheduled to hit the stands later this week.

Jeff Winick

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