Spotlight on NY Uticans

The Spotlight series will take a look at the career of each active manager in the league.

NY Uticans (Kerm Yerman) aka: Proud Uticans, Utica Jumping Frogs, Utica Cellar Dwellers, and Utica Splinters.

Kerm is a charter member of Harball Heaven and is the elder statesman of the league. One of the most colorful charaters in the league, no doubt it would not be the same without him.

Kerm is a fantasy aficionado of all sports. He is retired and lives with his wife in Utica, New York. He has a son who is in the military and has served our country honorably in Iraq. His favorite team is the St. Louis Cardinals and his favorite all-time player is no less than the great Mickey Mantle.

Noted for his unorthodox managment style, Kerm quickly becomes the undisputed authority on the waiver wire each season. Kerm considers the wire his "bench" and utilizes it with reckless abandon averaging 138 roster changes per season. No one in the league puts more effort into developing a winning strategy thanKerm does.

At #4 on the all-time wins list, Kerm can claim a degree of success in his approach to the game. Below is a recap of his season results to date.

Year	Playoff	Reg Sea	Wins	Loss	Tie	%	GB	Moves
2003	12	10	107	131	14	0.452	41.5	126
2004	7	8	120	131	13	0.479	35.5	183
2005	11	11	117	130	17	0.475	26.5	46
2006	5	4	133	111	20	0.542	14	140
2007	6	6	124	117	23	0.513	28	171
2008	9	8	118	125	21	0.487	29.5	164
		6	719	745	108	0.491

Though yet to break into the top 3 in either the regular season or the playoffs, Kerm will declare that he was just "one or two key moves" from reaching the prize. Interestingly enough, and a testament to his competitive nature, Kerm is one of very few teams to be .500 or better in H-2-H play. No doubt Kerm shows up to "win" each week. Not just play. Below is a recap of his H-2-H results.

W=Wins against listed team

	W	L	T	PF	PA
Champions	8	3	1	86	50
Ageless*	7	5	0	63	72
REDS	6	2	0	52	38
Baseman	6	4	0	59	53
Eagles*	5	2	1	56	34
Stars	5	3	2	55	52
Hitters*	5	5	2	66	65
Perjured*	4	6	2	61	77
Halfway	4	6	2	53	68
Angels	3	3	0	29	38
Squirrels	3	7	0	51	62
Panties	2	2	0	20	27
Plasmatics*	2	5	1	34	49
Zonk	1	3	0	17	30
fried bread	0	1	1	11	13
BYKGiambi	0	2	0	6	17
	61	59	12	719	745

*Denotes teams that have played under more than one name.

Kerm's contributions to the league have been invaluable over the years. He has composed very interesting stats and reports concerning the league. He can always be counted on to offer thought provoking ideas and analysis. As stated before NO ONE does more in-season study on baseball than Kerm.

No doubt Kerm will again be one of the toughest weekly challenges for any team this season. He will once again try to fine tune his strategy in order to reach the ultimate goal.

Can he finally get that "key roster move" in place this season and reach the top? One thing is for sure. It will sure be fun watching him try.

Randy