Ernie Steele

## About

Ernie is a tall, lanky kid who loves to crack jokes. He also has a nice baseball field in his backyard.

Ernie's near-clones are Mickey O'Connor and Marianna Rauf. They are slightly slower and worse at pitching.

## Scouting Reports

### Backyard Baseball 2001 and 2003

Ernie Steele

Ernie is a defensive wizard; his great height and long reach make him an amazing first baseman. He has an extremely high 1B priority for an AI defense. Ernie is also a solid pitcher with pretty good stamina and some devastating hooks. At the plate, he's not the strongest hitter, but he improves drastically when playing at his home field of Steele Stadium. His batting is boosted to 9, while his running is upped to 7.

### Backyard Football 2002

Ernie Steele

Ernie is one of the best wide receivers in the game. His incredible height and soft hands allow him to catch almost anything thrown his way. He's not fast enough to outrun most defenders, but he'll come down with every 50-50 ball in the endzone. On defense, he's not special, but again, his height allows him to intercept a lot of passes.

## League History

### BBL

#### Season 1

In the inaugural BBL season, Ernie was drafted in the seventh round by coach crazyei8hts of the Expos. Ernie surprisingly didn't play first base, as pro player Mark McGwire took on that role. Ernie did not have a great season offensively.

#### Season 2

Coach crazyei8hts drafted Ernie once again in season 2, this time in the 8th round for the Devil Rays. He played his usual first base and improved offensively, with almost every statistic increasing from Season 1. He helped the Devil Rays get to the World Series, although they did not win.

#### Season 3

With a larger pool of players, Ernie's draft stock plummeted to pick 119 at the end of round 5 where he was selected by coach Eauxps I. Fourgott of the Melonheads. Ernie had a season comparable to his previous two.

#### Season 4

In season 4, coach Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis was able to nab Ernie with pick 127 in the 6th round for the White Sox. Ernie had a fantastic season in Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis' intense grounderball attack. He helped the White Sox win the World Series.

#### Season 5 - Lulu

Ernie's draft stock rose a little bit, when coach aesnop took him in the 5th round with pick #99 for the Rangers. With Lulu rules in place, it would have been very difficult for Ernie to repeat his Season 4 outburst, but he had a good season considering the circumstances.

#### Season 6

Ernie was taken at his lowest draft pick yet, pick #134 by coach jmacdrums, who eventually traded him to jlund24 of the Bombers. This was the first season in which Ernie pitched, and he was spectacular. Throughout the season, he threw 2 perfect games and combined for a third with Colleen Klinker

#### Season 7

Ernie returned for Season 7, drafted by coach Jarod Johnson of the Dodgers with the 115th overall pick in round 5. The Dodgers eventually were transferred to coach hitace. Once again, Ernie's home field was his backyard of Steele Stadium. Ernie had his best hitting season in the Lulu era, and also pitched magnificently.

#### Season 8

Ernie was drafted in a similar spot in Season 8, taken with pick 105 in round 5. Ernie was originally drafted by Kiiiiiiiiiiiiis for coach hitace of the Yankees, but this team eventually became the Pirates, coached by QuestionMonkey. Ernie didn't have the best bat this season, but he was part of an effective pitching staff for the Pirates.

#### Season 9

In Season 9, Ernie was drafted 130th overall in the 6th round by coach jyknight of the Reds. Ernie had a very similar stat line to Season 8, batting 0.532 with 2 home runs, 3 RBIs, and 12 runs scored.

#### Season 10

##### 2001

Ernie returned in Season 10, getting drafted 109th overall in the 5th round of the 2001 league draft by coach mattitude of the Cubs. Matt cites Ernie as his favorite Backyard kid. Ernie had a decent season, using the Steele Stadium boost to his advantage a few times throughout the season.

##### 2003

On the 2003 side, Ernie was taken 97th overall in the 5th round by coach c0rn of the Indians, although this team would also be coached by Madoc. Between the two coaches, Ernie had his worst season ever, batting just 0.184, scoring twice and driving in 0 runs.

## Trivia

* Ernie is the tallest boy character in the game, and second in height to Billy Jean Blackwood, according to the Backyard Kids Size Chart.