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# Date Sender Subject 8200 Mar 1, 2009   Alan Boodman   Opening Day report from Baltimore 8201 Mar 1, 2009   Alan Boodman   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 1 begins 8202 Mar 1, 2009   Billy Vanson   week 1 BLUES...the Yankee opponent 8203 Mar 1, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA at KCA - Herb Score fans 16 on Opening Day! 8204 Mar 1, 2009   Thomas Austad   PreSmiley Opener: Tigers @ St. Louis 8205 Mar 1, 2009   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Orioles 8206 Mar 1, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 1 KCA @ WAA 8207 Mar 1, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 2 CM KCA 8208 Mar 1, 2009   Dennis Van Langen   PIN @ CHN_001-003 8209 Mar 1, 2009   John Storer   Week 1 - Braves at Reds 8210 Mar 1, 2009   Billy Vanson   comp mgr YANKS @ BOSTON 8211 Mar 1, 2009   Billy Vanson   Fwd: comp mgr YANKS @ BOSTON 8212 Mar 2, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants @ Braves 8213 Mar 3, 2009   John Storer   Re: [PreSmiley] Giants @ Braves 8214 Mar 3, 2009   Alan Boodman   Re: [PreSmiley] Giants @ Braves 8215 Mar 3, 2009   John Storer   Re: [PreSmiley] Giants @ Braves 8216 Mar 3, 2009   Larry Cupp   Senators get mowed down in Motown. 8217 Mar 3, 2009   Larry Cupp   Reds drop 2 of 3 to Brooklyn 8218 Mar 3, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA CM for Week 2 8219 Mar 4, 2009   Alan Boodman   Reminder: we are now using V14 8220 Mar 7, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 1 update 8221 Mar 7, 2009   Billy Vanson   results of Yankees at Washington 8222 Mar 7, 2009   Billy Vanson   ny yankees comp mgr 8223 Mar 7, 2009   Robert Rescigno   CHA 8224 Mar 7, 2009   Robert Rescigno   Brooklyn 8225 Mar 7, 2009   Michael Petersen   BOA @ NYA Results 8226 Mar 8, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants CM - week 2 8227 Mar 8, 2009   Alan Boodman   SLN-PIN autoplay 8228 Mar 8, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 2 begins 8229 Mar 8, 2009   John Storer   Week 2 - Milwaukee at Brooklyn 8230 Mar 8, 2009   Dennis Van Langen   PIN @ CHN_11-14 8231 Mar 8, 2009   Thomas Austad   Tigers @ Yankees 8-10 8232 Mar 8, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 2 KCA @ WAA 8233 Mar 8, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA @ KCA 8234 Mar 8, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 3 CM KCA 8235 Mar 9, 2009   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Giants 8236 Mar 9, 2009   Larry Cupp   Senators drop 3 of 4 in Milwaukee 8237 Mar 10, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   version 14 saved game 8238 Mar 10, 2009   Larry Cupp   Redlegs win 2 of 3 at Comiskey Park 8239 Mar 10, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA week 3 Cm 8240 Mar 13, 2009   Billy Vanson   *** RSULTS *** Yankees @ Tigers 8241 Mar 14, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 2 update 8242 Mar 14, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants @ Cards 8243 Mar 14, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants CM - week 3 8244 Mar 14, 2009   Michael Petersen   BOA@BAA Results 8245 Mar 14, 2009   Michael Rescigno   SLN@PIN WK 2 & WK 3 CM 8246 Mar 15, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 2 autoplays 8247 Mar 15, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 3 begins 8248 Mar 15, 2009   Dennis Van Langen   PIN @ CIN_18-21 8249 Mar 15, 2009   Michael Petersen   BOA@KCA Results 8250 Mar 15, 2009   Dennis Van Langen   NYN @ PIN_15-17 8251 Mar 15, 2009   John Storer   Week 3 - Milwaukee at St. Louis 8252 Mar 15, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 3 KCA @ CHA 8253 Mar 15, 2009   Thomas Austad   Tigers @ Orioles 18-21 8254 Mar 15, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 4 CM KCA 8255 Mar 15, 2009   Billy Vanson   comp mgr Yankees vs Orioles (( PAT C )) 8256 Mar 16, 2009   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Dodgers 8257 Mar 16, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA at NYY 8258 Mar 17, 2009   Alan Boodman   V14 patch is available 8259 Mar 17, 2009   Larry Cupp   The O'Reds take 2 of 3 from Cubs the hard way 8260 Mar 18, 2009   Alan Boodman   temporary owner needed in Smiley 8261 Mar 18, 2009   Larry Cupp   Senators take 2 of 3 in Detroit 8262 Mar 20, 2009   Billy Vanson   ** RESULTS ** Yankees @ Giants 8263 Mar 20, 2009   Alan Boodman   Anyone using WinZip 12.0 - READ THIS 8264 Mar 20, 2009   Billy Vanson   yankees comp mgr 8265 Mar 21, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 3 update 8266 Mar 21, 2009   Patrick Carr   Week 4 CM for BAA 8267 Mar 21, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants CM - week 4 8268 Mar 21, 2009   Michael Rescigno   SLN@MLN WK 3 & WK 4 CM 8269 Mar 21, 2009   Robert Rescigno   BRN results and CM 8270 Mar 21, 2009   Robert Rescigno   White Sox 8271 Mar 22, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 4 begins 8272 Mar 22, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA at PIT 8273 Mar 22, 2009   Thomas Austad   Tigers @ White Sox 25-28 8274 Mar 22, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 4 begins 8275 Mar 22, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 4 begins-Caption s/b KCA @ NYA 8276 Mar 22, 2009   John Storer   Week 4 - Braves at Cubs 8277 Mar 24, 2009   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Braves 8278 Mar 24, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants @ Reds 8279 Mar 26, 2009   Dennis Van Langen   PIN @ BRN_25-28 8280 Mar 26, 2009   Larry Cupp   Reds-NYG split @ the Polo Grounds 8281 Mar 26, 2009   Larry Cupp   Wash wins 1 of 3 in Beantown 8282 Mar 27, 2009   Michael Petersen   BOA@WAA Results 8283 Mar 27, 2009   Alan Boodman   malfunctioning YahooGroups 8284 Mar 28, 2009   Robert Rescigno   CHA 8285 Mar 28, 2009   Robert Rescigno   BRN 8286 Mar 28, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 4 update 8287 Mar 28, 2009   Patrick Carr   BAA CM for week 5 8288 Mar 28, 2009   Billy Vanson   ** RESULTS ** Yankees at Orioles 8289 Mar 28, 2009   Andrew Kennedy   Re: [PreSmiley] Week 5 CM KCA 8290 Mar 28, 2009   Larry Reeves   Giants CM - week 5 8291 Mar 28, 2009   Michael Rescigno   SLN@KCA WK 4 & WK 5 CM 8292 Mar 29, 2009   Alan Boodman   Week 5 begins 8293 Mar 29, 2009   Alan Boodman   cc me on CMs and results 8294 Mar 29, 2009   Thomas Austad   Tigers @ Orioles 29-31 8295 Mar 29, 2009   Dennis Van Langen   PIN @ CIN_29-31 8296 Mar 29, 2009   Billy Vanson   att WASHINGTON !!!!!!!! Comp mgr for the Yankees 8297 Mar 29, 2009   Patrick Carr   Baltimore at Chicago AL 8298 Mar 29, 2009   Larry Cupp   Cincy wins 3 of 4 in Boston the hard way 8299 Mar 30, 2009   Alan Boodman   Cubs @ Cardinals 8300 Mar 30, 2009   Larry Cupp   Senators get mugged in the Bronx

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 8200 Message from: Alan Boodman Sent: Mar 1, 2009 Subject: Opening Day report from Baltimore Two teams looking to improve upon mediocre results in 1957 faced off in the Cubs' 1956 road opener at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore.  The Cubs made an enormous effort to choke away the game (we are, after all, experts), but the Orioles simply wouldn't cooperate....   ================================   Bob Rush was opposed by Bill Wight on the mound, and the Orioles opened the scoring in the second inning when a leadoff walk to Roy Sievers was immediately followed by a 2-run homer by ex-Cubbie Dale Long.  The Orioles wasted little time in giving back the lead however, when right fielder Jim King botched an x-play into a 2-run triple and Ernie Banks singled home the third run of the CHN third.   Chicago then turned on the power, homering 3 times (all solo shots) in the 5th, two of the three coming off of reliever Bob Feller who was making his first major-league appearance.  Feller settled down and the scoring stopped for both teams.    The Cubs took a 6-2 lead into the 9th.   The Cubs have never in their entire history taken a lead into the 9th inning of a road game, without then proceeding to allow at least 1 run.   Naturally, George Kell led off the inning with a home run.  Rush was replaced by closer Jim Brosnan who promptly donated a single to Gus Triandos and a double to weak-hitting ex-Cubbie Bobby Morgan, both off his own card.  Exit Brosnan, enter Jim Davis.  Davis walked the bases loaded and then allowed an RBI single.  6-4, still nobody out.    Davis then performed the Herculean task of retiring 2 batters without moving any baserunners.  An easy fly ball to Gus Bell in center field finally ended the contest.   At least it would have if Bell hadn't selected this precise moment to commit one of his 6 errors in 1956.  Two-base error, tie game.  Davis then fanned Long to send the teams to overtime.   Where Luis Aparicio (of all people) coughed up an unearned run that permitted the Cubs to eke out a 7-6 win in 10 innings.  The Cubs still out-unearned the O's by a 2-1 count, but the timing of Baltimore's final gift was costly to them.   Alan

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