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# Date Sender Subject 33049 Jul 30, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Dodgers 33050 Jul 30, 2015   Billy Vanson   +++ COMP MGR ++++ Los Angeles 33051 Jul 30, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PINATN67 33052 Jul 30, 2015   Michael Tomeo   sdn@sln 33053 Jul 30, 2015   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 13 33054 Jul 30, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   Mets sweep Giants at Candlestick 33055 Jul 30, 2015   Herb Wilson   CON @ NYN 33056 Jul 31, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 12 update 33057 Jul 31, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEA/PIN CMs week 13 33058 Jul 31, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 13 33059 Jul 31, 2015   Steve Bivens   Expos at Reds 33060 Jul 31, 2015   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ SEA 33061 Aug 1, 2015   Thomas Treece   Florida at Colorado 33062 Aug 1, 2015   Shane Parendo   CHA@OAA 33063 Aug 1, 2015   Michael Rescigno   SLN & TEX WK 12 RESULTS & WK 13 CM 33064 Aug 1, 2015   Darren Dawson   SMILEY -- Week 12 -- Minnesota 2 Kansas City 1 33065 Aug 1, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 12 autoplays 33066 Aug 2, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 13 begins 33067 Aug 2, 2015   Alan Boodman   HAL's 1996 All Stars 33068 Aug 2, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 13 OAA CM for MNA 33069 Aug 2, 2015   Alan Boodman   reminder: schedule changes next week 33070 Aug 2, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ NY 33071 Aug 2, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Chn (0) @ Mon (3) (76) 33072 Aug 2, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Cubbies' CMs 33073 Aug 2, 2015   Darren Dawson   RE: [SmileyList] Week 13 OAA CM for MNA [1 Attachment] 33074 Aug 2, 2015   Mark Simons   Milwaukee @ Boston 33075 Aug 2, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN at CHN 33076 Aug 3, 2015   Rick Field   ATN @ CON 33077 Aug 4, 2015   Michael Tomeo   boa@kca 33078 Aug 4, 2015   Herb Wilson   CON @ ATN 33079 Aug 4, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Padres 33080 Aug 4, 2015   James Pardee   KCA@MNA 3 Game Series 33081 Aug 5, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEATEA76 33082 Aug 6, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PINSFN76 33083 Aug 6, 2015   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 14 33084 Aug 6, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 14 33085 Aug 6, 2015   Michael Tomeo   sdn@fln 33086 Aug 6, 2015   Rob Rife   TOA@DEA 33087 Aug 7, 2015   Billy Vanson   los angeles comp mgr 33088 Aug 7, 2015   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** Los Angeles @ Cincinnati 33089 Aug 7, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 13 update 33090 Aug 7, 2015   Robert Rescigno   RE: [SmileyList] Yankees @ Brewers 33091 Aug 7, 2015   Thomas Treece   Florida @ St. Louis 33092 Aug 8, 2015   Alan Boodman   MON-PIN autoplay 33093 Aug 8, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   week 13 Mets @ Dodgers 33094 Aug 8, 2015   Rob Rife   TOA Week 14 CM 33095 Aug 8, 2015   Darren Dawson   SMILEY -- Week 13 -- Minnesota 2 Oakland 1 33096 Aug 8, 2015   Shane Parendo   CHA @ TOA results- CHA 2 TOA 1 33097 Aug 8, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 14 33098 Aug 8, 2015   Michael Rescigno   SLN & TEX WK 13 RESULTS & WK 14 CM 33099 Aug 8, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 13 autoplays 33100 Aug 9, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 14 begins 33101 Aug 9, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ TEA 33102 Aug 9, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Chn(1) @ FLn (2) 33103 Aug 9, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   cub's cms for week 15 33104 Aug 9, 2015   Thomas Treece   Florida at Atlanta 33105 Aug 9, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN at CIN 33106 Aug 10, 2015   Rick Field   ATN @ SLN 33107 Aug 10, 2015   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 15 33108 Aug 10, 2015   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** Dodgers @ Mets 33109 Aug 12, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Pirates 33110 Aug 12, 2015   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ BAA 33111 Aug 12, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   Mets get swept by Expos 33112 Aug 12, 2015   James Pardee   KCA@BOA 3 Game Series 33113 Aug 13, 2015   Alan Boodman   1996 All Star teams 33114 Aug 13, 2015   Herb Wilson   CON @ LAN 33115 Aug 13, 2015   James Pardee   SEA@KCA Revised KC CM.. 33116 Aug 13, 2015   Michael Tomeo   boa@toa 33117 Aug 13, 2015   Mark Simons   Milwaukee @ Chicago 33118 Aug 14, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 14 update 33119 Aug 14, 2015   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners 2, Royals 2 33120 Aug 14, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PINCON79 33121 Aug 14, 2015   Steve Bivens   Expos at Padres Week 14 33122 Aug 14, 2015   Michael Tomeo   sdn@sfn 33123 Aug 14, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEASEA79 33124 Aug 15, 2015   Billy Vanson   los angeles computer manager 33125 Aug 15, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 15 33126 Aug 15, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 14 autoplays 33127 Aug 15, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PIN CM week 14 33128 Aug 15, 2015   Darren Dawson   SMILEY -- Week 14 -- Minnesota 3 Detroit 1 33129 Aug 15, 2015   Alan Boodman   more autoplays 33130 Aug 16, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 15 begins 33131 Aug 16, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ TOA 33132 Aug 16, 2015   Mike Mashanic   SMILEY Detroit CM for Seattle week 15 33133 Aug 16, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Chn (0) @ Atn (3) 33134 Aug 16, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Chn CMs 33135 Aug 16, 2015   James Pardee   Re: [SmileyList] Week 15 begins KC Royals UPDATE 33136 Aug 16, 2015   James Pardee   KC Royals CM attached 33137 Aug 16, 2015   Mark Simons   Milwaukee @ Minnesota 33138 Aug 17, 2015   Herb Wilson   CON road games - week 15 33139 Aug 18, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN at CON 33140 Aug 18, 2015   Michael Rescigno   tex & sln cm's 33141 Aug 18, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] tex & sln cm's [2 Attachments] 33142 Aug 18, 2015   Michael Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] tex & sln cm's 33143 Aug 18, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] tex & sln cm's 33144 Aug 18, 2015   Michael Rescigno   Re: [SmileyList] tex & sln cm's 33145 Aug 19, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Giants 33146 Aug 19, 2015   Rick Field   ATN @ FLN 33147 Aug 19, 2015   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 16 33148 Aug 19, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 16 33149 Aug 19, 2015   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ KCA

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 33049 Message from: Alan Boodman Sent: Jul 30, 2015 Subject: Reds @ Dodgers The unluckiest team in the universe pulls off not one, not two, but three late-inning chokes as we waste three decent efforts by starting pitchers.  The split cards were their usual despicable selves against the Reds, with Cincy batters getting the adverse result *88* percent of the time.  Perhaps that had just a tiny impact on the fact that we only managed 16 hits in 31 innings....     Game 1: Donne Wall tossed 7 shutout innings at the Dodgers, Jeff Shaw added 2 more and didn't choke (he'd save that for game 2) so naturally the Reds couldn't muster even a single run -- or barely even a hit.    Hideo Nomo was the star of the show, tossing an 11-inning complete game and limiting the Reds to just 2 hits.  That infinitesimal hit total notwithstanding, the Reds still found a way to out-LOB the Dodgers by 60% and bat 10 times with runners in scoring position while getting our customary zero hits in that situation.   The Reds got a runner to second base with 1 out in the 8th, 10th and 11th frames and could hardly move him to third, much less all the way home.   Shaw left in the 10th for an ineffective pinch hitter and Jeff Brantley survived one inning before choking the game away with 2 outs in the bottom of the 11th.  The Reds had missed 3 split card home run chances (0 for 5 on all split cards today) from the 8th inning on.  The Dodgers got a similarly microscopic chance in the 11th, and what kind of card do you think they drew?   Game over, Reds choke again.  Final score: 2-0 in 11.   ==============================================================================   Game 2: The only contest decided in regulation, but the Reds still came up with the losing run in our opponent's final at bats of the day.  The series was 17 innings old before Cincy got on the scoreboard, not only doing so in the 6th inning today but actually taking a 2-1 lead in the process.  Four straight singles produced the pair of markers with still just 1 out, but the next two batters both LOBbed a runner at third.   Luckless Dave Burba permitted just one single in the bottom of the 6th (and 2 walks, and a wild pitch) but that was sufficient to forfeit our momentary surplus.  Burba and his opposite number, Izzy Valdes, turned the game over to their respective bullpens after 6 innings of work.  Advantage: not the Reds.   A 2-on, 0-out rally in the CIN 7th was promptly extinguished by a timely GIDP, and it was only a matter of time before the choke was on.  It occurred an inning earlier than expected, via a solo gopher in the L.A. 8th instead of the 9th.   Not quite undaunted, the Reds went down in order with 2 strikeouts in the 9th and made Roberto Hernandez throw only 9 pitches, 3 to each hapless batter.  Final score: 3-2, with the Reds extending their N.L. lead in the unenviable one-run loss category by racking up #14.   ==============================================================================   Game 3: A carbon copy of the opener, aside from a few more runs crossing the plate today.    As in the opener the score was tied after 9 innings, the same Cincy arsonist choked up a gopher in the same inning, to the same batter, with the same number of runners on base (1, otherwise they would have been one-run losses 15 and 16).  Final score: 5-3 in 11 innings.    L.A.'s Todd Hundley picked the perfect time to snap out of his season-long slump; it was his gophers which decided all three contests, with the Cincy Arson Squad only too happy to oblige the .210 hitting catcher.   Alan

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