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# Date Sender Subject 29689 Jan 17, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] Reds @ Braves [1 Attachment] 29690 Jan 17, 2014   Alan Boodman   Re: [SmileyList] Reds @ Braves 29691 Jan 17, 2014   Patrick Carr   Re: [SmileyList] Reds @ Braves [1 Attachment] 29692 Jan 17, 2014   Michael Tomeo   Re: Re: [SmileyList] Reds @ Braves 29693 Jan 17, 2014   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 23 29694 Jan 17, 2014   Gil Smith   Cubs at St.Louis results and CM 29695 Jan 18, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Mets & White Sox results 29696 Jan 18, 2014   Michael Rescigno   SLN@MON WK 22 & WK 23 CM 29697 Jan 18, 2014   Michael Rescigno   TEX@SEA WK 22 & WK 23 CM 29698 Jan 19, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners CM 29699 Jan 19, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 23 begins 29700 Jan 19, 2014   Thomas Treece   Florida at Montreal 29701 Jan 19, 2014   Patrick Carr   SFN at CIN 29702 Jan 19, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ SEA 29703 Jan 20, 2014   Michael Tomeo   boa@dea 29704 Jan 20, 2014   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** DODGERS @ PADRES 29705 Jan 20, 2014   Billy Vanson   dodgers computer manager 29706 Jan 21, 2014   Steve Bivens   Expos at Mets Week 23 29707 Jan 21, 2014   Mike Mashanic   DEAMLA145 29708 Jan 21, 2014   Rick Field   ATN @ SFN 29709 Jan 22, 2014   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Orioles 29710 Jan 22, 2014   James Pardee   KC Royals Split 4 Game Series w/Twins.. 29711 Jan 22, 2014   Mark Simons   Milwaukee @ New York 29712 Jan 22, 2014   Herb Wilson   CON @ ATL 29713 Jan 23, 2014   Alan Boodman   history made in Colorado 29714 Jan 23, 2014   Herb Wilson   Re: [SmileyList] history made in Colorado 29715 Jan 23, 2014   Alan Boodman   Re: [SmileyList] history made in Colorado 29716 Jan 23, 2014   Alan Boodman   Strat 2014 pre-orders can be made now 29717 Jan 23, 2014   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ TOA 29718 Jan 23, 2014   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Rockies 29719 Jan 23, 2014   Michael Tomeo   sdn@lan 29720 Jan 23, 2014   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ BOA Week 23 (plus Week 24 CM) 29721 Jan 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 23 update 29722 Jan 24, 2014   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 24 29723 Jan 25, 2014   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 24 29724 Jan 25, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners 4, Athletics 0 29725 Jan 25, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 24 29726 Jan 25, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM With attachment 29727 Jan 25, 2014   Gil Smith   Cubs at Florida results and CM 29728 Jan 25, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   White Sox & Mets results week 23 29729 Jan 25, 2014   Mike Mashanic   PINSLN145 29730 Jan 25, 2014   Michael Rescigno   tex@sea wk 23 & wk 24 cm 29731 Jan 25, 2014   James Pardee   KC Royals Week 24 CM attached. 29732 Jan 25, 2014   Michael Rescigno   SLN@CHN WK 23 & WK 24 CM 29733 Jan 25, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners CM 29734 Jan 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 24 begins 29735 Jan 26, 2014   Rick Field   ATN @ LAN 29736 Jan 26, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ KCA 29737 Jan 26, 2014   Patrick Carr   SFN at CON 29738 Jan 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   new owner in Chicago (North Side) 29739 Jan 26, 2014   James Pardee   Re: [SmileyList] new owner in Chicago (North Side) 29740 Jan 26, 2014   Tom Edwards   Re: [SmileyList] new owner in Chicago (North Side) 29741 Jan 27, 2014   Michael Tomeo   boa@mla 29742 Jan 27, 2014   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ DEA Week 24 29743 Jan 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   end-of-season schedule of events 29744 Jan 28, 2014   James Pardee   KCA@SEA 3 Game Series 29745 Jan 28, 2014   James Pardee   KC Royals Final Week 25 CM attached.. 29746 Jan 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Padres 29747 Jan 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   another new owner in Chicago 29748 Jan 28, 2014   James Pardee   Re: [SmileyList] another new owner in Chicago 29749 Jan 29, 2014   Michael Tomeo   sdn@sfn 29750 Jan 29, 2014   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Yankees, the road to elimination, game 1 29751 Jan 29, 2014   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Yankees, the road to elimination, game 2 29752 Jan 29, 2014   Mark Simons   Milwaukee @ Baltimore 29753 Jan 29, 2014   Billy Vanson   **** RESULTS *** DODGERS @ REDS 29754 Jan 29, 2014   Billy Vanson   final dodger manager 29755 Jan 30, 2014   Herb Wilson   CON@ATN 29756 Jan 30, 2014   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Yankees, the road to elimination, game 3 29757 Jan 30, 2014   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Yankees, the road to elimination, game 4 29758 Jan 30, 2014   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 25 29759 Jan 31, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 24 update 29760 Jan 31, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   keeping time-stratomatic 29761 Jan 31, 2014   Steve Bivens   Expos at Cardinals Week 24 29762 Jan 31, 2014   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ BOA & CM 29763 Jan 31, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners 3, Rangers 1 29764 Jan 31, 2014   Gil Smith   Cubs at Montreal results and CM 29765 Feb 1, 2014   Mike Mashanic   DEATOA149 29766 Feb 1, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   CHAOAA149 29767 Feb 1, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   NYNCHN149 29768 Feb 1, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA Final CM 29769 Feb 1, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Re: [SmileyList] KC Royals Final Week 25 CM attached.. [1 Attachment] 29770 Feb 1, 2014   James Pardee   Re: [SmileyList] KC Royals Final Week 25 CM attached.. 29771 Feb 1, 2014   Thomas Treece   Florida vs. New York (NL) 29772 Feb 1, 2014   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 25 29773 Feb 1, 2014   Mike Mashanic   PINFLN149 29774 Feb 1, 2014   Michael Rescigno   TEX@MNA WK 24 & FINAL CM 29775 Feb 1, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   NYN CM for week 25 29776 Feb 1, 2014   Michael Rescigno   SLN@PIN WK 24 & FINAL CM 29777 Feb 1, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   MNA @ CHA? 29778 Feb 1, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   White Sox week 25 CM 29779 Feb 2, 2014   Alan Boodman   Week 25 begins 29780 Feb 2, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners CM week 25 vs OAA 29781 Feb 2, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ SEA Game 1 29782 Feb 2, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ SEA Game 2 29783 Feb 2, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ SEA Game 3 29784 Feb 2, 2014   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-GAME 4 OAA @ SEA and series files 29785 Feb 2, 2014   Mike Mashanic   SMILEY updated Pittsburgh CM for Chicago Cubs Week 25 29786 Feb 2, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   NYNSLN 156 29787 Feb 2, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners at Royals 29788 Feb 2, 2014   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Giants, games 1 and 2 29789 Feb 2, 2014   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Giants, game 3

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 29689 Message from: Jonathan Fellows Sent: Jan 17, 2014 Subject: Re: [SmileyList] Reds @ Braves [1 Attachment] Alan: What were you doing having a non tying/winning run try to score on a split in the 9th? Being the Reds and all? On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:23 AM, Alan Boodman <alan.boodman@...> wrote:   The Cincinnati management would like to assure the San Francisco Giants that we were absolutely not *intentionally* choking away game after game after game after game (that's all 4 of them) in this series -- the unluckiest team in the history of the major leagues was just doing what comes naturally, in our totally inimitable fashion.   (The Reds visit Candlestick for 4 games in the final week of the season, so don't despair, Giants fans....)     Game 1: Cincy's first batter of the game missed a home run by the width of one thin split card; that showed us how things would go for the next 4 games.  With 2 outs in the first inning, HAL found a surgical split in favor of the Braves (the first of roughly a million) and one quick gopher later we were losing 4-0 before most of the Atlanta fans had even found their seats.    But the Cincy batters failed to treat ATN starter Chuck Finley with the proper respect (4.1 IP, 10 hits) and we actually took a 6-5 lead in the fifth.  That held up for one entire inning, when a critical error not only plated a run but kept the inning alive so that with 2 outs, reliever Milt Hill could come in and achieve the "Perfect Sambito" -- a 3-run, game-losing gopher on the most surgical split card possible.  A couple of late insurance runs turned a game we deserved to win into an 11-6 rout.   ===================================================   Game 2: Cincy's first batter of this game also had a split card chance at a home run -- and got it!!!  We spent the rest of the game (and series) waiting for the next good break.  Final score: 3-1.   Although he soon forfeited that enormous 1-run lead (via defensive sabotage), Cincy's John Smiley held Greg Maddux to a draw through 6 innings.  But solo runs in the ATN 7th and 8th spelled disaster, as the visitors managed only 3 hits off of Maddux after Greg Tubbs' astonishing break to open the game.   Right fielder Felix "not a 4, not a high e-rating" Jose choked up SIX BASES worth of blown-x howlers today, crippling the Cincy effort with a 4-base gift in the ATN 3rd with the opposing pitcher at the plate.   ===================================================   Game 3: Tom Browning returned from the dead with a fantastic outing, matching zeroes with a far better -- and far more fortunate -- opponent.  Browning went 7.2 innings and permitted nary an earned run.  However a blown-x with -- what else? -- 2 outs plated an unearned run in the ATN 2nd.    It looked like that would be enough to hand the Reds yet another unearned, undeserved loss (and it was) because the contest remained 1-0 until the 9th inning.  The Reds then loaded the bases with nobody out.... and therefore promptly hit into the kind of DP that erases 2 runners while making sure that nobody scores.   But Bret Boone came through with a 2-out single that did result in an RBI, though a second runner was gunned at the plate.  Surely that wouldn't be important, just like the earlier unearned run wouldn't be.  Right.   All that comeback did was set up the inevitable choke in the bottom of the 9th.  And inevitable it certainly was. Final score: 2-1.   ===================================================   Game 4: Things started off far different than usual today.  With alleged ace Jose Rijo on the mound, the Cincy offense exploded and vanquished John Smoltz in the 3rd inning on our way to building a 9-1 lead in the 5th.  Game over, right?   It would be for any other team, but these *are* the Reds, you know.   Luckless Jose came completely unglued in the 5th, allowing a 2-run triple and a 2-run surgical split card gopher which cut the lead to 9-6.  Two innings later another surgically precise split card came up against the Reds, this time when the Braves had the bases loaded.  Grand Slam, 10-9.  NOW the game is over.   Atlanta tacked on one more run, then the Reds rallied in the 9th but -- quite fittingly -- the rally was extinguished when another adverse split card caused yet another one of our runners to be nailed at the plate.  Final score: 11-9, one more in the endless line of examples to document the fact that NOBODY chokes like the Reds.   Alan     -- Jonathan Fellows 'Bother,' said Pooh, as Tigger froze him with a back-door slider.

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