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# Date Sender Subject 16388 Jun 11, 2014   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Cardinals 16389 Jun 11, 2014   Robert Rescigno   CHA @ CIN and CM 16390 Jun 11, 2014   John Storer   Week 5 Reds cm 16391 Jun 11, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** YANKEES @ BROWNS 16392 Jun 11, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** COMP MGR *** NY YANKEES 16393 Jun 12, 2014   Robert Rescigno   CHA @ CIN 16394 Jun 12, 2014   Rick Field   NYN (CM) Week 5 16395 Jun 12, 2014   Jim Pardee   Braves Week 5 CM attached 16396 Jun 13, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 4 update 16397 Jun 13, 2014   Robert Rescigno   RE: [PreSmiley] BRN @ PIN 16398 Jun 13, 2014   Steve Bivens   Red Sox at Senators 16399 Jun 14, 2014   Thomas Treece   Detroit @ Chicago 16400 Jun 14, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 4 autoplays 16401 Jun 15, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 5 begins 16402 Jun 15, 2014   Tom Edwards   PITTSBURGH CM WEEK 6 16403 Jun 15, 2014   Tom Edwards   PINNYA5 RESULTS 16404 Jun 15, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA @ WAA 16405 Jun 15, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA CM Week 6 16406 Jun 16, 2014   John Storer   Week 5 - Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 16407 Jun 17, 2014   Jim Pardee   BON@CHN 4 Game Series 16408 Jun 17, 2014   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Dodgers 16409 Jun 18, 2014   Larry Cupp   Good pitching trumps good hitting, Nats sweep Palehose 16410 Jun 18, 2014   Thomas Treece   Detroit at Boston (NL) 16411 Jun 19, 2014   Robert Rescigno   CHA @ BOA and CM 16412 Jun 19, 2014   Rick Field   NYN @ SLN 16413 Jun 19, 2014   Rick Field   NYN (CM) Week 6 16414 Jun 20, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 5 update 16415 Jun 20, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** YANKEES @ A's 16416 Jun 20, 2014   Billy Vanson   NY Yankees comp mgr 16417 Jun 20, 2014   Robert Rescigno   BRN @ CIN and CM 16418 Jun 20, 2014   Steve Bivens   Red Sox at Browns Week 5 16419 Jun 20, 2014   Michael Rescigno   SLN@NYN WK 5 & WK 6 CM 16420 Jun 21, 2014   Patrick Carr   SLA at DEA 16421 Jun 21, 2014   Patrick Carr   SLA CM for weeek 6 16422 Jun 21, 2014   Jim Pardee   BON CM Week 6 attached. 16423 Jun 21, 2014   Alan Boodman   BOA-SLA autoplay 16424 Jun 22, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 6 begins 16425 Jun 22, 2014   Tom Edwards   PITTSBURGH CM WEEK 7 16426 Jun 22, 2014   Tom Edwards   PITTSBURGH AT ST. LOUIS RESULTS WK6 PINSLN36 16427 Jun 22, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA @ DEA 16428 Jun 22, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA CM Week 7 16429 Jun 22, 2014   John Storer   Week 6 - Cincinnati at Boston (N) 16430 Jun 24, 2014   Patrick Carr   SLA at CHA 16431 Jun 24, 2014   Jim Pardee   BON@CIN 3 Game Series attached 16432 Jun 24, 2014   John Storer   Week 7 Reds cm 16433 Jun 26, 2014   Billy Vanson   ny yankees comp mgr week 7 16434 Jun 26, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** YANKEES @ SENATORS 16435 Jun 26, 2014   Rick Field   NYN @ BRN 16436 Jun 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 6 update 16437 Jun 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Giants 16438 Jun 27, 2014   Patrick Carr   SLA CM for week 7 16439 Jun 27, 2014   Larry Cupp   Wash wins one, blows the other two in the final inning vs Athletics. 16440 Jun 27, 2014   Robert Rescigno   CHA @ BOA and CM 16441 Jun 27, 2014   Robert Rescigno   BRN @ SLA and CM 16442 Jun 27, 2014   Steve Bivens   Red Sox at Cubs Week 6 16443 Jun 27, 2014   Rick Field   NYN (CM) Week 7 16444 Jun 27, 2014   Thomas Treece   Detroit @ New York (AL) 16445 Jun 28, 2014   Jim Pardee   BON Week 7 CM attached 16446 Jun 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   SLN-PIN autoplay 16447 Jun 29, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 7 begins 16448 Jun 29, 2014   Tom Edwards   PINNYN43 16449 Jun 29, 2014   Tom Edwards   Pittsburgh CM Week 8 16450 Jun 29, 2014   John Storer   Week 7 - Cincinnati at Chicago 16451 Jun 29, 2014   Rick Field   NYN @ PHA 16452 Jun 29, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA @ STA 16453 Jun 29, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PBP-PHA_STA 16454 Jun 29, 2014   Jim Pardee   BON@PIN 3 Game Series 16455 Jul 1, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** YANKEES @ SENATORS 16456 Jul 1, 2014   Patrick Carr   SLA at CHA + SLA's CM for week 8 16457 Jul 3, 2014   Robert Rescigno   BRN @ BON and CM 16458 Jul 3, 2014   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Cardinals 16459 Jul 4, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 7 update 16460 Jul 4, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA CM Week 8 16461 Jul 4, 2014   Rick Field   NYN (CM) Week 8 16462 Jul 4, 2014   Thomas Treece   Detroit at Boston (AL) 16463 Jul 4, 2014   Larry Cupp   Nats drop two more games in the 9th inning, but manage a split at Crosley Field 16464 Jul 4, 2014   John Storer   Week 8 Reds cm 16465 Jul 5, 2014   Alan Boodman   BOA-DEA autoplay 16466 Jul 5, 2014   Billy Vanson   NY YANKEES computer manager 16467 Jul 5, 2014   Michael Rescigno   SLN@BRN WK 7 & WK 8 CM 16468 Jul 5, 2014   Alan Boodman   CHA-NYA autoplay 16469 Jul 6, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 8 begins 16470 Jul 6, 2014   Robert Rescigno   CHA CM for PIT 16471 Jul 6, 2014   Billy Vanson   looking again for Yankees 16472 Jul 6, 2014   Tom Edwards   PIRATES CM WEEK 9 16473 Jul 6, 2014   Tom Edwards   WEEK 8 RESULTS PIN at CHA 16474 Jul 6, 2014   John Storer   Week 8 - Cincinnati at Boston 16475 Jul 6, 2014   Jim Pardee   BON@WAA 3 Game Series 16476 Jul 6, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-PHA @ BKN 16477 Jul 7, 2014   Larry Cupp   Senators complete perfect week with sweep at the Polo Grounds. 16478 Jul 7, 2014   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ A's 16479 Jul 8, 2014   Alan Boodman   1944 autoplay schedule 16480 Jul 8, 2014   Rick Field   NYN @ SLA 16481 Jul 8, 2014   Patrick Carr   SLA at PIN 16482 Jul 10, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** YANKEES @ REDS 16483 Jul 10, 2014   Billy Vanson   NY Yankees computer manager auto-play 1 16484 Jul 10, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   PRE-SMILEY-Trade PHA to NYA 16485 Jul 10, 2014   Billy Vanson   RE: [PreSmiley] PRE-SMILEY-Trade PHA to NYA 16486 Jul 10, 2014   John Storer   Auto 1 Reds cm 16487 Jul 10, 2014   Thomas Treece   Detroit @ Chicago (NL) 16488 Jul 11, 2014   Alan Boodman   BOA-BON autoplay

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 16388 Message from: Alan Boodman Sent: Jun 11, 2014 Subject: Cubs @ Cardinals The Cubs should be close to a 100-win team this year if talent means anything, but all we have proven so far is that pretty much any inferior team can whip us easily, especially at home.  So what were our chances for success against a team with superior talent that also (like everyone else) has infinitely more luck than the woeful Cubbies?  Not much, as it turned out....     Game 1: All series long, CHN batters were limited to finding an empty column to roll in if any were available, and that sure was the case today.  Another consistent theme was clutch hitting; one team had it, the other (guess who) did not.  Those factors combined to aid struggling SLN starter Ted Wilks, who combined with untouchable Red Munger on a 5-hitter.  Final score: 6-3.   Chicago actually had an early lead in this contest, and would have increased it but for our first of 3 runners gunned at the plate in the series (splits: 20, 20, 19).  Down 2-1 shortly thereafter, St. Louis put 4 more on the board in 3 separate innings with each rally *starting* when there were 2 outs and nobody on base.  The only surprise was that we didn't find a way to lose by just one run, as is our trademark.   ===============================================================   Game 2: CHN batters' continuing propensity for surgically finding empty columns helped SLN starter Harry Brecheen significantly lower his 1944 ERA, but not quite enough as Hank Wyse also had an adequate start and we came back from another Cardinal 2-out rally to eke out a rare one-run victory.  Final score: 3-2.   Seconds after a Lou Novikoff single broke the scoreless tie in the 5th, the Cards responded with 4 straight singles after -- you guessed it -- there were 2 outs and nobody on base, turning the 1-0 lead into a 2-1 deficit.   But Novikoff came through a second time, plating the tying run the 7th.  In the CHN 9th, CHN reliever Hy Vandenberg helped himself by drawing a 1-out walk and came around to score the deciding run on Novikoff's third RBI of the game.  Stan Hack tried to follow Vandenberg home on the play but was gunned down.   No matter; insurance wasn't necessary.  Although Vandenberg permitted a leadoff single in the bottom of the 9th, it was the only hit he allowed during his 3 scoreless innings of work, and that performance (and his patience at the plate) earned him his first victory of the season and averted a disastrous sweep.   ===============================================================   Game 3: With renewed confidence thanks to that exceedingly rare close win in game 2, the Cubs came out blazing against Clyde Shoun and his 1.39 ERA.  Shoun was battered for 7 hits and 4 runs in the 1st & 3rd frames as the visitors took a quick 4-0 lead.   Then HAL remembered who those visitors were.    Shoun hung around and worked 8 innings in all -- the last 5 of them to 100% absolute perfection as HAL had his empty-column laser beam focused on the Cubs like never before.  Therefore it was just a matter of time before we choked away that 4-run lead.  A *short* matter of time.   With -- what else? -- 2 outs and nobody on base in the SLN 3rd, a timely blown-x play opened the door, 4 runs stormed through before it could be closed, and we suddenly had an undeserved tie game.   One brief inning later, 3 more 2-out runs were added to a leadoff gopher and CHN starter Tiny Bonham's miserable outing came to an end.  The CHN bullpen inflicted no further damage to our cause, but by then it was far too late.  Final score: 8-4.   Shoun was simply masterful after the third inning, getting us to roll on his card 11 times in the 15 batters he faced while NOT ONCE permitting a roll in his hittable 5 column during that span, just empty 4's and 6's.  Now that's some amazingly precise surgery.   Alan

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