1 8 , 1 3 3 ▁per ▁game , ▁unable ▁to ▁cont end ▁with ▁Major ▁League ▁Baseball ' s ▁C ubs ▁and ▁White ▁So x , ▁the ▁latter ▁on ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁post season ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁ 2 4 ▁years . ▁ ▁Bl itz ▁owner ▁Dr . ▁Ted ▁Di eth rich , ▁a ▁Phoenix ▁resident , ▁felt ▁the ▁losses ▁did ▁not ▁justify ▁an ▁invest ment ▁so ▁far ▁from ▁his ▁home ▁in ▁Phoenix . ▁ ▁Di eth rich ▁sold ▁the ▁Bl itz ▁to ▁Mil w au kee ▁heart ▁sur geon ▁James ▁Hoff man , ▁and ▁then ▁bought ▁the ▁W r ang lers ▁from ▁Joseph . ▁Al most ▁immediately ▁after ▁Di eth rich ▁closed ▁on ▁his ▁purchase ▁of ▁the ▁W r ang lers , ▁he ▁and ▁Hoff man ▁sw apped ▁their ▁team ▁assets — co aching ▁staff , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁players , ▁and ▁all . ▁ ▁To ▁Bl itz ▁fans , ▁it ▁seemed ▁that ▁Hoff man ▁had ▁j ett ison ed ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁league ' s ▁el ite ▁teams ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁tied ▁for ▁the ▁league ' s ▁worst ▁record . ▁ ▁In ▁truth ▁it ▁was ▁worse ▁than ▁that . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁league ▁star ved ▁for ▁compet ent ▁Q B ▁play , ▁W r ang ler ▁trig g erman ▁Alan ▁R isher ▁stayed ▁in ▁Arizona . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Bl itz ▁would ▁feature ▁long time ▁Bear ▁backup ▁Q B ▁ ▁V ince ▁Evans ▁( signed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁to ▁a ▁four