Sosa	Bonds	Castilla	Young	Konerko	Stottlemyre	Glanville	Womack

TEAM: Pauly Ticks
OWNER: Paul Schneider
ESTABLISHED: 1987
CHAMPI0NSHIPS: 6
YEARLY FINISHES: 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 2, 6, 2, 2, 1, 6, 1
MANAGER: Frank "The Human Flea" Bonner-2B around 1900, played for 7 teams in 6 years
HISTORY: One of the charter members of BLOBB, the Ticks have won the league championship seven out of thirteen years.

In 1987, the Ticks capitalized on the other owners inexperience and put together the likes of a team that may never be seen again, establishing league records for HR, RBI, and AVG which would stand for many years. Led by such finds as Ozzie Virgil for $1 and Andres Galarraga for $4, and superstars Mike Schmidt, Tony Gwynn, Barry Bonds, Pedro Guerrero, and Darryl Strawberry, the Ticks were unstoppable in 87 as well as 1988.

In 1989, the Ticks returned to reality, finishing a then disappointing 3rd.

Feeling the need to reload, the Ticks put together another dominating draft in 1991. Capturing players such as Steve Finley for $1, Jeff Bagwell for $2, and Ray Lankford for $15, the Ticks rolled to consecutive league titles in 1991 and 1992.

The dynasty rolled on in 1993 as the Ticks, despite a seemingly rebuilding year, captured first place in all the hitting categories. The '93 Ticks, buoyed by a number of surprise performances (Phil Plantier, Rick Wilkins, Orestes DES-trade) were perhaps the most balanced team in league history, with few superstars but even fewer non-producers.

Hopes were high in 1994 as the Ticks boasted a strong returning nucleus. However, the injury jinx struck the Ticks hard and the player strike eliminated a possible Tick September resurgence. The Ticks had to settle for a strike shortened second place finish.

1995 proved to be the most troublesome in Tick history. 84 weeks of injuries along with numerous disappointing seasons doomed the Ticks to sixth place, their worst season ever.

The mighty bugs rebounded with a successful 1996, finishing a strong second. Despite being ridiculed on draft day for their choice of pitchers, the Ticks built the strongest pitching staff in the league, behind Greg Maddux, Shane Reynolds, and the dynamic closing duo of Mark Wohlers and Trevor Hoffman. However, uncharacteristic hitting woes prevented the Ticks from making a run for their sixth title.

In 1997, the Ticks battled subpar pitching (disappointing seasons out of Shane Reynolds and Donovan Osborne) and underachieving hitting (Dante Bichette, Kenny Lofton) for much of the year before somehow squeaking out a second place finish. With improvement in ERA nowhere in sight, the Ticks went with 7 starters down the stretch, including key acquisitions Bret Tomko and Ramon Garcia, vaulting ahead in wins and into the runner up position.

In 1998, the slugging Ticks returned: 261 homers, 1039 ribbies, and 162 steals to go along with a .286 average lifted the Ticks to a league record 83 points. Sammy Sosa and Trevor Hoffman had record breaking seasons individually as the BLOBB title landed with the Ticks for the 6th time in their history.

In 1999, the Ticks featured another high powered (but slow) offensive team. However, the pitching fell apart and dropped the team just out of the money and into 6th place. Sammy Sosa continued his record setting play, continuing to smash pretigious Tick records.

In 2000, the Ticks were back on top, thanks to a pretty amazing rebuilt pitching staff. The Ticks had only 2 10 game winners (one of which was acquired by trade), and lost /cut 7 of their 10 opening day pitchers. However, key reserve players, free agent pickups, and players acquired in trades such as Tom Glavine, Byung Hyun Kim, Curt Leskanic, Robert Person, Glendon Rusch, and Gabe White propelled the Ticks to a perfect 48 pitching points. Vladimir Guerrero was the BLOBB MVH and Jeff Hammonds and John VanderWal were inexpensive big boppers for the league champs.

BEST TRADE: This probably is the trade that will be ranked right up there with the Red Sox selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees. In the first week of the 1987 season , the fledgling Pauly Ticks surrendered Ted Power, the infamous John Russell, and the ever popular Stanley Jefferson to the Osty Spoos for rookie Rafael Palmeiro, the emerging Andy VanSlyke, Storm Davis, and Rookie of the Year Benito Santiago (can we say .300, 30 steals, 15 HR, etc). Although seemingly mutually beneficial at the time , it sealed the pennant for the Ticks in the first year of the league. One little known sidelight to this trade was that the Ticks actually gave the Spoos a choice of which player to throw in, Van Slyke or Mitch Webster. Obviously, the Spoos chose the wrong one.

WORST TRADE: Needing some pop in '94, the Ticks traded dependable four category player Al Martin for slumping Dave Hollins. Later the same day, Hollins breaks his hand sliding head first into first base. After an extended stay on the DL, he came back for approximately 3 days before breaking his hand again; end of season and Ticks title hopes. Honorable mention goes to any trade in which the Ticks acquire Randy Myers (aka. �The Tick Anti-Christ�). The Ticks have sworn off the erratic lefty numerous times only to constantly weaken when the heat rises.

FRANCHISE MVP: Sammy Sosa

CAREER LEADERS:

AB			H			HR			RBI				
A. Galarraga	2154	A. Galarraga	622	S. Sosa	       166	S. Sosa		     410		
S. Sosa	        1790	S. Sosa	        520	D. Strawberry  108	A. Galarraga	     365	       
D. Glanville	1789	D. Glanville	506	A. Galarraga	95	D. Strawberry	     288	
L. Gonzalez	1624	G. Jefferies	472	R. Klesko	81	R. Klesko            247
D. Strawbrry	1615	R. Lankford	445	B. Bonds	72	L. Gonzalez	     222		

SB			AVG			IP			W			
R. Lankford     100	T. Gwynn	.355	S. Reynolds	933	S. Reynolds          59
G. Jefferies     84	V. Guerrero	.347	G. Maddux	667.7	G. Maddux            51
C. Biggio        83	J. Blauser	.344	D. Jackson	522	D. Jackson           42
S. Finley	 78	M. Piazza	.336	An. Benes	454.3	D. Gooden            33
D. Strawberry    78	K. Lofton	.333	Osborne/Gooden  428   	K. Rueter            29

SV				RAT			ERA
T. Hoffman	199		B. Harvey	0.87	M. Rojas	1.64
Ra. Myers      	76		T. Hoffman 	0.96	Da. Smith	1.65
M. Wohers   	66		M. Rojas	0.96	B. Harvey	1.78
B. Harvey	51		G. White	0.98	G. Maddux	2.04
To. Worrell	38		G. Maddux	1.00	G. White	2.16