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# Date Sender Subject 30043 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   1993 NLCS, game 1 30044 Feb 24, 2014   Steve Bivens   1993 NLCS 30045 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Re: [SmileyList] 1993 NLCS 30046 Feb 24, 2014   Rick Field   Re: [SmileyList] 1993 NLCS 30047 Feb 24, 2014   Herb Wilson   CON selects 30048 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Mets are on the clock 30049 Feb 24, 2014   Mark Simons   Re: [SmileyList] 1993 NLCS 30050 Feb 24, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] 1993 NLCS 30051 Feb 24, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] Mets are on the clock 30052 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Orioles are on the clock 30053 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Orioles pick; Cardinals are on the clock 30054 Feb 24, 2014   Michael Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] Cards select 30055 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Tigers are on the clock 30056 Feb 24, 2014   Mike Mashanic   Tigers select 30057 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Dodgers are on the clock 30058 Feb 24, 2014   Billy Vanson   dodgers select 30059 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Pirates are on the clock 30060 Feb 24, 2014   Mike Mashanic   Pirates select 30061 Feb 24, 2014   Alan Boodman   Rangers are on the clock 30062 Feb 25, 2014   Michael Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] Rangers select 30063 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Mariners are on the clock 30064 Feb 25, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners select 30065 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   White Sox are on the clock 30066 Feb 25, 2014   Ben Lea   Re: [SmileyList] White Sox are on the clock 30067 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   1993 NLCS, game 2 30068 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Giants are on the clock 30069 Feb 25, 2014   Patrick Carr   Re: [SmileyList] Giants are on the clock 30070 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Braves pick; Expos are on the clock 30071 Feb 25, 2014   Steve Bivens   Expos 6th Round Pick 30072 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Royals are on the clock 30073 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   files updated 30074 Feb 25, 2014   James Pardee   KC selects Coleman.. 30075 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Cubs are on the clock 30076 Feb 25, 2014   Tom Edwards   Re: [SmileyList] Cubs are on the clock 30077 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Reds pick; Red Sox are on the clock 30078 Feb 25, 2014   Michael Tomeo   Boston ends its draft with... 30079 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Twins are on the clock 30080 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Orioles pick; Mets are on the clock 30081 Feb 25, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] Orioles pick; Mets are on the clock 30082 Feb 25, 2014   Alan Boodman   Rockies are on the clock 30083 Feb 25, 2014   Herb Wilson   CON selects 30084 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Tigers are on the clock 30085 Feb 26, 2014   Mike Mashanic   Tigers select 30086 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Dodgers are on the clock 30087 Feb 26, 2014   Billy Vanson   dodgers selection 30088 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Pirates are on the clock 30089 Feb 26, 2014   Mike Mashanic   Pirates select 30090 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Rangers are on the clock 30091 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Rangers are skipped; Mariners are on the clock 30092 Feb 26, 2014   Jeff Tripodi   Re: [SmileyList] Rangers are skipped; Mariners are on the clock 30093 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Giants are on the clock 30094 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   1993 NLCS, game 3 30095 Feb 26, 2014   Patrick Carr   Re: [SmileyList] Giants are on the clock 30096 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   2 teams pick; Cubs are on the clock 30097 Feb 26, 2014   Tom Edwards   Re: [SmileyList] 2 teams pick; Cubs are on the clock 30098 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Royals are on the clock 30099 Feb 26, 2014   James Pardee   Royals pick Linton 30100 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Reds pick; Twins are on the clock 30101 Feb 26, 2014   Michael Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] Rangers select 30102 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   files updated 30103 Feb 26, 2014   Darren Dawson   SMILEY -- Minnesota Pick -- Round 8 30104 Feb 26, 2014   Michael Tomeo   Re: [SmileyList] SMILEY -- Minnesota Pick -- Round 8 30105 Feb 26, 2014   Darren Dawson   Twins Round 8 pick 30106 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Vina has also already been taken 30107 Feb 26, 2014   Michael Tomeo   Re: [SmileyList] Twins Round 8 pick 30108 Feb 26, 2014   Darren Dawson   Minnesota Round 8 30109 Feb 26, 2014   Billy Vanson   Re: [SmileyList] Twins Round 8 pick 30110 Feb 26, 2014   Darren Dawson   RE: [SmileyList] Twins Round 8 pick 30111 Feb 26, 2014   Alan Boodman   Mets are on the clock 30112 Feb 27, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: reminder: Mets are on the clock 30113 Feb 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Orioles pick; Tigers are on the clock 30114 Feb 27, 2014   Mike Mashanic   Tigers select 30115 Feb 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Dodgers are on the clock 30116 Feb 27, 2014   Billy Vanson   RE: [SmileyList] Dodgers are on the clock 30117 Feb 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Dodgers pick; Rangers are on the clock 30118 Feb 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   1993 NLCS, game 4 30119 Feb 27, 2014   Michael Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] TEX SELECTS 30120 Feb 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Giants are on the clock 30121 Feb 27, 2014   Alan Boodman   Bream has already been taken 30122 Feb 28, 2014   Patrick Carr   Re: [SmileyList] Giants are on the clock 30123 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Braves pick; Expos are on the clock 30124 Feb 28, 2014   Steve Bivens   Expos select 30125 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   2 teams pick; Cubs are on the clock 30126 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   files updated 30127 Feb 28, 2014   Tom Edwards   Re: [SmileyList] 2 teams pick; Cubs are on the clock 30128 Feb 28, 2014   Tom Edwards   Re: [SmileyList] 2 teams pick; Cubs are on the clock 30129 Feb 28, 2014   Tom Edwards   Re: [SmileyList] 2 teams pick; Cubs are on the clock 30130 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Twins are on the clock 30131 Feb 28, 2014   Darren Dawson   Minnesota Round 9 pick 30132 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Orioles pick; Mets are on the clock 30133 Feb 28, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] Orioles pick; Mets are on the clock 30134 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Tigers are on the clock 30135 Feb 28, 2014   Mike Mashanic   Tigers select 30136 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Dodgers are on the clock 30137 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   1993 NLCS, game 5 30138 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   if your team is still drafting 30139 Feb 28, 2014   Alan Boodman   Dodgers pick; Giants are on the clock 30140 Mar 1, 2014   Patrick Carr   Re: [SmileyList] Dodgers pick; Giants are on the clock 30141 Mar 1, 2014   Alan Boodman   2 teams pick; Mets are on the clock 30142 Mar 1, 2014   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] 2 teams pick; Mets are on the clock 30143 Mar 1, 2014   Alan Boodman   Tigers are on the clock

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 30043 Message from: Alan Boodman Sent: Feb 24, 2014 Subject: 1993 NLCS, game 1 (The series is being autoplayed @ league HQ by owner agreement.)   You'd think that a game in which one team scores 6 runs and takes a no-hitter into the 9th inning would result in a rather easy victory, but that wasn't the case today....   The starters in game 1 of the 1993 NLCS were Jeff Fassero for the Expos and Greg Maddux for the Braves.  Neither team could muster up a baserunner until Montreal's Ron Karkovice doubled with 1 out in the 3rd.  With the opposing pitcher at the plate and Karkovice no real threat to steal, Maddux inexplicably lost his focus and balked the lead-footed catcher to third.   Maddux quickly regained his composure and struck out Fassero but Marquis Grissom followed with an RBI single that might not have plated this particular runner from second.   The Expos pounced on Maddux one frame later when Jeff Bagwell doubled home Moises Alou before there were any outs, and Larry Walker's single two batters later made it 3-0 in favor of the visitors.   Atlanta got the only baserunner Fassero would permit when Jeff Blauser walked to open the ATN 4th, however the next three batters were retired easily to extinguish that "rally".   Maddux's day came to an end in the 5th when 3 straight singles produced another run and a Bagwell groundout produced one more.  Mark Wohlers relieved Maddux and would provide 1.1 perfect innings of work, but the score was now 5-0 and the Braves were struggling to come up with even a hit.   Fassero had yet to reach even 100 pitches and even the partisan Atlanta crowd was now eager to see if he could finish the job, but the Montreal lefty did not leave the dugout to face the Braves in the 8th.  Mel Rojas was summoned and he kept the no-hitter intact by taking care of the first two ATN batters on just 2 pitches before Tony Pena made Rojas work a little prior to weakly grounding out.   Karkovice would score his second run of the game in the MON 9th when he opened the frame with a single against Jay Howell, made it to second on Rojas' sacrifice, and raced home from there on Mike Lansing's 2-out single to inflate the lead to 6-0.   Pinch-hitter Jeff Treadway hit the ball hard to open the bottom of the 9th, but it was right at Carlos Baerga.  Otis Nixon, batting 9th (the pitchers were in the #8 slot of the ATN lineup), then spoiled the no-hitter when he blooped a single in front of Grissom.    At that point, the Montreal pitchers went entirely to pieces even though the Braves would not register even one more hit.   Blauser was hit by a Rojas fastball and Mark Lemke drew a walk to load the bases.  Dave Justice worked the count full but swung at a high pitch and Lansing made the catch near the stands to bring his team within one out of the win.   Eddie Murray never lifted the bat from his shoulder -- he didn't need to -- as Rojas threw 4 pitches nowhere near the strike zone.  That forced in a run and Rojas was ushered from the mound.   Enter John Wetteland, who proved to be every bit as jittery as Rojas.   It took him three pitches to plunk Ron Gant and force in another run.  Terry Pendleton stepped in and watched Wetteland's next pitch sail to the backstop as one more run crossed the plate and the deficit was now only 6-3.   Three pitches later, Pendleton was on first via another walk (the MON manager had ordered him to be pitched around), the bases were loaded and suddenly the tying run was at the plate in the person of Deion Sanders, substituting for Tony Pena.   Like Justice, Sanders also went deep into the count, then found a pitch he liked and drove the ball deep to right field on a Grand Slam home run chance off Wetteland's card.... but the chance was only a 1-2 split and Sanders drew an 18 to end the game as the ball settled into Walker's glove at the warning track.   Final score: 6-3.  The Expos got the win, but they didn't look very pleased as they left the field.   Game 2 will take place tomorrow with Tommy Greene and Tom Glavine as the scheduled starters.   Alan

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