[USML Announce] Berliners' Austin Powers The Whiff Machine

[Andy Klein]

Sorry to pick on you, Brad.  Danks and Scott Baker joined the K-9 as part
of its pennant push last year.  I wish you better luck with them than I had.

-Andy

On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com> wrote:

> Andy, I don't know why you always pick on me. But on the topic of ST
> stats, I note only that Austin Jackson's ST performance is consistent with
> his struggles at the plate the last two seasons (too many ks, too few BBs
> and actual contact). I cannot account for John Danks's ST woes, nor why I
> spent $17 on him, but my belief is that I will be far better rewarded by
> Danks than Winick will by Jackson.
> --Brother Brad Lee
>
> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 11:40 AM, Andy Klein <anrklein at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If they do, I wouldn't want to be the owner who spent $17 on John Danks
>> ...
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 8:44 AM, Jeffrey Winick <jhwinick at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Apparently I missed the announcement - do spring training stats now
>>> count?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Brad Jansen <bljansen at gmail.com>
>>> To: USML Announcements <announce at usml.net>
>>> Sent: Mon, Mar 19, 2012 11:35 pm
>>> Subject: [USML Announce] Berliners' Austin Powers The Whiff Machine
>>>
>>>
>>> ITEM
>>> Austin Jackson went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts and a walk Monday
>>> against the Phillies. Jackson is working with a new stance in an effort to
>>> cut back on the strikeouts, but it hasn't helped thus far. He's batting
>>> .242 with 14 strikeouts in 33 at-bats. The Tigers aren't about to move away
>>> from him in center field, but they should consider dropping him to the
>>> ninth spot in the lineup if he struggles next month.
>>>
>>>
>>> LOSER
>>> Berliners. Decision to extend Action Jackson's contract looks worse
>>> after every ST punchout. He can't steal first and Berliners desperately
>>> needs the SBs to have any shot to compete this year. Berliners' chances to
>>> take home the Damon ARE DIMMING.
>>>
>>> WINNERS
>>> Red Hots sense Berliners' vulnerability and begin process of packaging
>>> Suzuki in season's first dump deal. Hosmer the Red Hot sounds just about
>>> right.
>>> Flaming Brats hope that Miguel Cabrera's on-base skills convince Leyland
>>> to bat him lead-off, promising even more tallies in the runs department. He
>>> just needs to keep balls from his face as he waltzes around the hot
>>> corner.  But for now, the hopes of the Brats and Red Hots SHINE BRIGHTLY.
>>>
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