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# Date Sender Subject 33487 Oct 8, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Cubs 33488 Oct 8, 2015   Rick Field   ATN @ PIN 33489 Oct 8, 2015   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 23 33490 Oct 8, 2015   Michael Tomeo   boa@baa 33491 Oct 8, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Concession 33492 Oct 9, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 22 update 33493 Oct 9, 2015   Billy Vanson   ^^^ RESULTS ^^^ Dodgers @ Expos 33494 Oct 9, 2015   Thomas Treece   Florida at San Francisco 33495 Oct 9, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 23 33496 Oct 9, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   NYN CM 33497 Oct 10, 2015   Alan Boodman   SEA-OAA autoplay 33498 Oct 10, 2015   Billy Vanson   dodgers comp mgr 33499 Oct 10, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 23 33500 Oct 10, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PINSLN138 33501 Oct 10, 2015   Darren Dawson   SMILEY -- Week 22 -- Chicago 3 Minnesota 1 33502 Oct 10, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PIN CM week 23 33503 Oct 10, 2015   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ DEA Week 22 (plus Week 23 CM) 33504 Oct 10, 2015   Rob Rife   TOA at NYA 1969 33505 Oct 10, 2015   Rob Rife   [No subject] 33506 Oct 10, 2015   Shane Parendo   CHA@BOA 33507 Oct 10, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEAMLA138 33508 Oct 10, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEA CM week 23 33509 Oct 10, 2015   Michael Rescigno   SLN & TEX WK 22 RESULTS & WK 23 CM'S 33510 Oct 10, 2015   James Pardee   KC Week 23 CM attached... 33511 Oct 11, 2015   Alan Boodman   MON-FLN autoplay 33512 Oct 11, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 23 begins 33513 Oct 11, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ BOA 33514 Oct 11, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Cubs (2) @ Cards (2) 33515 Oct 11, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Cubs (2) @ Cards (2) [1 Attachment] 33516 Oct 11, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Re: [SmileyList] Cubs (2) @ Cards (2) 33517 Oct 11, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Cubs' CMs for week 24 33518 Oct 11, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN at SDN 33519 Oct 11, 2015   James Pardee   KCA drops 4 to Seattle...rough road trip.. 33520 Oct 11, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Draft 33521 Oct 12, 2015   Alan Boodman   Re: [SmileyList] Draft 33522 Oct 12, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Pirates 33523 Oct 12, 2015   Thomas Treece   Florida at Chicago 33524 Oct 12, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Re: Florida at Chicago 33525 Oct 13, 2015   Michael Tomeo   sdn@nyn 33526 Oct 13, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Cubs 33527 Oct 13, 2015   Rick Field   ATN @ MON 33528 Oct 15, 2015   Alan Boodman   TOA-KCA autoplay 33529 Oct 15, 2015   Herb Wilson   CON @ CIN 33530 Oct 16, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 23 update 33531 Oct 16, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PINSFN146 33532 Oct 16, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 24 33533 Oct 16, 2015   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners results 33534 Oct 16, 2015   Michael Tomeo   boa@nya 33535 Oct 16, 2015   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ CHA and CM 33536 Oct 16, 2015   Michael Tomeo   Re: [SmileyList] NYA @ CHA and CM 33537 Oct 16, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   Mets @ Marlins 33538 Oct 16, 2015   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ TOA Week 23 (plus Week 24 CM) 33539 Oct 16, 2015   Darren Dawson   SMILEY -- Week 23 -- Minnesota 3 Detroit 1 33540 Oct 17, 2015   Robert Rescigno   RE: [SmileyList] NYA @ CHA and CM 33541 Oct 17, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEATEA146 33542 Oct 17, 2015   Shane Parendo   CHA@MLA 33543 Oct 17, 2015   Michael Rescigno   SLN & TEX WK 23 RESULTS & WK 24 CM 33544 Oct 17, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 24 33545 Oct 17, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEA/PIN CMs week 24 33546 Oct 17, 2015   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 25 33547 Oct 17, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 23 autoplays 33548 Oct 18, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 24 begins 33549 Oct 18, 2015   Billy Vanson   Dodgers Re: [SmileyList] Week 24 begins 33550 Oct 18, 2015   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners CM vs OAA 33551 Oct 18, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Cubs (3) @ Reds (1) 33552 Oct 18, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   Cubs' CMs 33553 Oct 18, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN at MON 33554 Oct 19, 2015   Dennis Schimmel   final road series 33555 Oct 20, 2015   Michael Tomeo   boa@oaa 33556 Oct 20, 2015   Alan Boodman   end of season schedule of events 33557 Oct 21, 2015   Rick Field   ATN @ CHN 33558 Oct 21, 2015   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Marlins 33559 Oct 21, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ SEA 33560 Oct 21, 2015   Thomas Treece   Florida at New York 33561 Oct 21, 2015   James Pardee   KCA@TEA 4 Game Series attached 33562 Oct 22, 2015   Billy Vanson   COMP MGR Dodgers vs Pirates MIKE M !!!!!!!!!!!!! 33563 Oct 22, 2015   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ BOA 33564 Oct 22, 2015   Herb Wilson   CON @ CHN 33565 Oct 22, 2015   Michael Tomeo   sdn@con 33566 Oct 23, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 24 update 33567 Oct 23, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Final-I have enugh AB's 33568 Oct 23, 2015   Alan Boodman   CIN cuts 33569 Oct 23, 2015   Steve Bivens   Expos at Braves Week 24 33570 Oct 23, 2015   Jonathan Fellows   Mets take 1 of 3 from Padres 33571 Oct 24, 2015   Rob Rife   TOA@BAA 1996 33572 Oct 24, 2015   Michael Tomeo   Re: [SmileyList] TOA@BAA 1996 33573 Oct 24, 2015   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ TOA Week 24 (plus *tentative* Week 25 CM) 33574 Oct 24, 2015   Rob Rife   TOA week 25 CM 33575 Oct 24, 2015   Rob Rife   TOA @BAA with attachment 33576 Oct 24, 2015   Mike Mashanic   PINLAN149 33577 Oct 24, 2015   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners results vs. Brewers 33578 Oct 24, 2015   Mike Mashanic   DEAKCA149 33579 Oct 24, 2015   Shane Parendo   CHA@MNA 33580 Oct 24, 2015   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 25 33581 Oct 24, 2015   Billy Vanson   ### RESULTS ### Los Angeles @ San Fransisco 33582 Oct 24, 2015   Michael Rescigno   SLN & TEX WK 24 RESULTS 33583 Oct 24, 2015   Charlie Steinhice   BAA Week 25 CM 33584 Oct 24, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 24 autoplays 33585 Oct 25, 2015   Billy Vanson   Dodgers manager 33586 Oct 25, 2015   Alan Boodman   Week 25 begins 33587 Oct 25, 2015   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [SmileyList] Week 25 begins

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 33487 Message from: Alan Boodman Sent: Oct 8, 2015 Subject: Reds @ Cubs The N.L. Central race has been far more of a struggle for the Reds than it should have been, but this series served to make the race a little less interesting -- for the moment -- even though usage-challenged players such as Jeff Brantley, Barry Larkin and Willie Greene were given most or all of the series off and the Cincy LOB Machine was working overtime (49)....     Game 1: The Cubs had their chances (20 AB with RISP) and got their hits (6 with RISP, 15 altogether) as CIN starter Kent Mercker was shaky and arsonist Jeff Shaw was typical.  The Cincy D "pitched in" in their accustomed fashion with 3 errors good for 2 critical unearned runs as well.  Amazingly the Reds, despite being held to 9 hits & 11 total bases and benefitting from nary an opponent error (though 8 free passes did help), came out on top by the count of 9-7!   Down 3-1 after 5 innings, the visitors broke on top with 3 runs in the 6th before LOBBing 2 more RISP.  However the first costly gaffe by the Cincy defense in the 7th put an undeserved runner aboard and Ryne Sandberg immediately followed with a gopher that put the Cubs up 6-4 and added one more digit to Shaw's blown save column.   The Reds came back with 2 outs (!) in the 8th and just a runner on first base.  Bob Wickman, the first of SEVEN Chicago relievers used in the final 2 frames, wild pitched the runner to second from where he scored on Thomas Howard's single.  Two more singles followed, with pinch-hitter Chad Mottola delivering the tying run.   An HBP and 2 BBs loaded the sacks for the Reds in the 9th, Howard's sac fly broke the tie and Eddie Taubensee's double provided some breathing room.  Since the defense coughed up 2 more errors in the bottom of the 9th, that breathing room was reduced but fortunately not eliminated when A.J. Sager limited the damage to just 1 unearned run and earned his 10th win of the season in the process.   ============================================================================================   Game 2: The Reds continued the series-long theme of scoring in the late innings -- today it was our ONLY scoring -- and prevailed 5-4 in 14 innings despite 16 LOB to CHN's 8 and 2 timely rally-killing GIDPs.   CHN starter Darryl Kile pitched into the seventh and left with a shutout still going and 3 runs of support to assist him.  Wickman, one of yesterday's goats, redeemed himself today -- temporarily -- by fanning clutchless Cincy outfielder Eric Davis with the bases loaded and 2 outs in the 7th to preserve the 3-run margin.   Wickman ran into little resistance in the CIN 8th (single followed by timely GIDP) but the 9th was slightly different.  Tony Phillips drove in a pair with a double to reduce the Cubs' lead to 3-2 and Davis tied it with a sac fly before Hal Morris tripled off David West to give the Reds a sudden 4-3 lead with 3 outs left to get for reliever Buddy Groom.   He got them, but not before the Cubs scored without a hit (walk, SB, groundout, RBI groundout) and we proceeded to extras during which time neither team bothered to threaten much until the 14th.   Usual starter turned emergency reliever Sager ended the CIN 14th at the plate by fanning with (what else?) the bases loaded, but his teammates previously got 4 runners on base during that frame and scratched out 1 run, and Sager got the job done in the bottom of the 14th for his 11th win.  Final score: 5-4 as the Reds combine dual rarities -- an extra-inning win (a dismal 4-8 in overtime now) and a 1-run win (our 19th against 23 losses).   ============================================================================================   Games 3 & 4: The games were quite close though the final scores (10-2, 9-2) were not.  Through 7 innings the Reds only had easily-blowable leads of 2-1 and 2-0 respectively.  CIN starters John Smiley & Russ Springer completed 17 of the 18 IP while the offense outhit Chicago 20-5 in game 3 (nearly all LOB until an 8-run 9th) and got a 7-run 8th in the finale.   Massive underachiever Charlie O'Brien had his best day of the year in game 3 (5 2 4 2 with a 2B and HR) which finally raised his average to .200 before he slipped back down below the Mendoza Line in game 4.  Chad Curtis went a combined 11 4 6 5 in the two contests with a pair of doubles and a home run.   The Reds now lead by 9 with 21 to play, and just how much of a free-fall (not "if", but "how much") we'll go into from here remains to be seen.   Alan

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