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| 1981 |
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Ben Lea |
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| 1982 |
May 9, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Boston at Kansas City |
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Michael Tomeo |
Joe Morgan / Dick Kelley up for grabs |
| 1984 |
May 9, 2001 |
Brandon Colvin |
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| 1985 |
May 10, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
San Diego at San Fransisco |
| 1986 |
May 10, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: [SmileyList] Joe Morgan / Dick Kelley up for grabs |
| 1987 |
May 10, 2001 |
Rick Ramacier |
Re: [SmileyList] San Diego at San Fransisco |
| 1988 |
May 10, 2001 |
Brandon Colvin |
Re: [SmileyList] Joe Morgan / Dick Kelley up for grabs |
| 1989 |
May 10, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: [SmileyList] San Diego at San Fransisco |
| 1990 |
May 10, 2001 |
Larry Cupp |
WAABOA67 |
| 1991 |
May 11, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
trade announcement |
| 1992 |
May 11, 2001 |
Bob Lind |
oaa@mna |
| 1993 |
May 12, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Week 10 update |
| 1994 |
May 12, 2001 |
Ray Cappocchi |
Mets @ Dodgers |
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May 12, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
trade announcement |
| 1996 |
May 12, 2001 |
Alan Bosslet |
Re: [SmileyList] trade announcement |
| 1997 |
May 12, 2001 |
Jeff Juenger |
Re: [SmileyList] SLN@PIN |
| 1998 |
May 12, 2001 |
Raul Camacho |
SFN@CIN |
| 1999 |
May 12, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Montreal at New York Mets Week 10 |
| 2000 |
May 12, 2001 |
Ben Lea |
RE: [SmileyList] Week 10 update |
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May 13, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Orioles @ Pilots |
| 2002 |
May 13, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
NYA MGR |
| 2003 |
May 13, 2001 |
Ben Lea |
South Side Fire Sale! |
| 2004 |
May 13, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Week 11 begins |
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May 13, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: [SmileyList] South Side Fire Sale! |
| 2006 |
May 13, 2001 |
Frank Pennylegion |
SEADEA1169 |
| 2007 |
May 13, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Reds @ Padres |
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May 13, 2001 |
Scott Campbell |
Lan at Cin |
| 2009 |
May 14, 2001 |
Ben Lea |
White Sox @ Oakland |
| 2010 |
May 14, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
O's at Yanks |
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May 14, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Tigers @ Yankees |
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May 14, 2001 |
Brandon Colvin |
ATNSFN |
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May 15, 2001 |
Rick Ramacier |
Twins @ Pilots Files |
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May 16, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Boston at Washington. |
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May 16, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
San Diego at St Louis |
| 2016 |
May 16, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: Boston at Washington. |
| 2017 |
May 17, 2001 |
Larry Cupp |
WAAKCA74 |
| 2018 |
May 17, 2001 |
Mike Rodriguez |
KCMIN71 |
| 2019 |
May 18, 2001 |
Raul Camacho |
SFN@ATL |
| 2020 |
May 18, 2001 |
Bob Lind |
oaa@cha071 |
| 2021 |
May 19, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
trade announcement |
| 2022 |
May 19, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Week 11 update |
| 2023 |
May 22, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: [SmileyList] Week 11 update |
| 2024 |
May 19, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
Re: [SmileyList] Week 11 update |
| 2025 |
May 19, 2001 |
Dave Jackson |
Pirates @ Mets |
| 2026 |
May 19, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Week 11 update error |
| 2027 |
May 19, 2001 |
Michael Skiffington |
BAA v BOA |
| 2028 |
May 19, 2001 |
Michael Skiffington |
BAA Manager |
| 2029 |
May 19, 2001 |
Ray Cappocchi |
NYN@MON 71 |
| 2030 |
May 19, 2001 |
Jeff Juenger |
Re: SLN@CHN74-77 |
| 2031 |
May 20, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Montreal at Los Angeles Week 11 |
| 2032 |
May 20, 2001 |
Alan Bosslet |
cubs take 2 of 3 from pit |
| 2033 |
May 20, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Week 12 begins |
| 2034 |
May 20, 2001 |
Frank Pennylegion |
Re: [SmileyList] Week 12 begins |
| 2035 |
May 20, 2001 |
Mike Rodriguez |
Re: [SmileyList] Week 12 begins |
| 2036 |
May 20, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Montreal at San Francisco Week 12 |
| 2037 |
May 20, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Re: [SmileyList] South Side Fire Sale! |
| 2038 |
May 20, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
Re: [SmileyList] Week 12 begins |
| 2039 |
May 20, 2001 |
Bob Lind |
oaa@dea |
| 2040 |
May 20, 2001 |
Dave Jackson |
Pittsburgh @ Los Angeles |
| 2041 |
May 20, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
NYA Manager and CHA Lineup Problem |
| 2042 |
May 21, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Reds @ Pirates |
| 2043 |
May 21, 2001 |
Michael Skiffington |
BAA v KCA |
| 2044 |
May 24, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
san diego at montreal |
| 2045 |
May 21, 2001 |
Jeff Juenger |
SLNCIN81 |
| 2046 |
May 21, 2001 |
Scott Campbell |
Lan at Chn |
| 2047 |
May 22, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
Re: [SmileyList] Week 12 begins |
| 2048 |
May 22, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Tigers @ Twins |
| 2049 |
May 22, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
NYA CHA games 1 and 2 |
| 2050 |
May 23, 2001 |
Jeff Juenger |
Re: [SmileyList] Tigers @ Twins |
| 2051 |
May 23, 2001 |
Mike Rodriguez |
KC @ NY |
| 2052 |
May 24, 2001 |
Alan Bosslet |
cubs win, cubs win |
| 2053 |
May 27, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
boa at sea |
| 2054 |
May 27, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
boa at sea |
| 2055 |
May 27, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: [SmileyList] boa at sea |
| 2056 |
May 24, 2001 |
Frank Pennylegion |
Message for the A's |
| 2057 |
May 24, 2001 |
Frank Pennylegion |
Message for Montreal |
| 2058 |
May 24, 2001 |
Bob Lind |
Re: [SmileyList] Message for the A's |
| 2059 |
May 24, 2001 |
Frank Pennylegion |
Re: [SmileyList] Message for the A's |
| 2060 |
May 24, 2001 |
Bob Lind |
Re: [SmileyList] Message for the A's |
| 2061 |
May 24, 2001 |
Frank Pennylegion |
Re: [SmileyList] Message for the A's |
| 2062 |
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Rick Ramacier |
Minnesota @ Baltimore |
| 2063 |
May 24, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
Yankees at White Sox #4 |
| 2064 |
May 24, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
NYA @ CHA game files |
| 2065 |
May 24, 2001 |
Ben Lea |
FW: NYA Manager and CHA Lineup Problem |
| 2066 |
May 24, 2001 |
Chris Kohlwes |
NYA Manager |
| 2067 |
May 25, 2001 |
Larry Cupp |
WAAOAA81 |
| 2068 |
May 25, 2001 |
Ray Cappocchi |
NYN @ SDN |
| 2069 |
May 26, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
Week 12 update |
| 2070 |
May 26, 2001 |
Brandon Colvin |
ATN NYN |
| 2071 |
May 26, 2001 |
Rick Ramacier |
All Star Selection |
| 2072 |
May 26, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Two questions |
| 2073 |
May 26, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
RE: [SmileyList] Two questions |
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May 26, 2001 |
Larry Cupp |
Re: [SmileyList] ATN NYN |
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May 26, 2001 |
Michael Tomeo |
Re: All Star Selection |
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May 26, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Fw: Roster limit |
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May 26, 2001 |
Ben Lea |
News of the South Side Fire Sale |
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May 26, 2001 |
Steve Bivens |
Montreal Manager |
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May 27, 2001 |
Raul Camacho |
SFN@STL |
| 2080 |
May 27, 2001 |
Alan Boodman |
White Sox @ Red Sox |
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Message #: 1981
Message from: Ben Lea
Sent: May 9, 2001
Subject: MORE book reviews
Since I know you've all been waiting with bated breath...
The Brothers K by David James Duncan -- Not really a re-telling of The
Brothers Karamazov by Dostoevsky, although you can be forgiven for thinking
it. The father is one of the great minor-league pitchers of all time, and
his inability to make the major leagues (for one reason and another) is told
through the eyes of his four sons: a draft-dodger, a soldier in Vietnam, a
student of Hinduism, and the one who stays home and tends to the family.
Another book that uses baseball as a metaphor for life. I really got into
it, though it's a long book. Thoughtfully, the narrative is broken into
segments, so you can savor it for a short while, put it down, and return to
it a couple days later. Marvelous book, well worth the time.
The Duke of Havana by Steve Fainaru & Ray Sanchez (no, not the Royals'
shortstop) -- It proports to be the biography of Orlando Hernandez, but
really, it's about Cuban baseball players and their relationship to Cuba and
Fidel Castro. So, while you get a great deal of biographical information
about El Duque (including him coming clean about the "rickety raft" he came
to the US on), the story here is bigger than that. The authors are both
journalists, and at times, you get the impression that the book is actually
a series of articles, rather than a combined narrative. (For example,
they'll explain the same thing in great detail in two or three different
places in the book, which, if you've already read the explanation twice, can
be a bit distracting.) Still, though, I came away from the book very
favorable towards El Duque. Even so, Castro isn't depicted as being as
monstrous as others make him out to be. Glad I read it, but equally glad I
borrowed a copy of it from the library.
Next up -- Willie's Time by Charles Einstein, and I'll try to determine if
it really *did* almost win the Pulitzer for biography, the way Rob Neyer
said it did...
--
Ben Lea -- bjlea@...
Reference Librarian / Electronic Resources Guy
University of Missouri-Rolla
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