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# Date Sender Subject 27104 Sep 17, 2012   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Braves 27105 Sep 17, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   300 wins-rik albert 27106 Sep 17, 2012   Jonathan Fellows   Re: [SmileyList] 300 wins-rik albert 27107 Sep 17, 2012   Alan Boodman   Re: [PreSmiley] 300 wins-rik albert 27108 Sep 17, 2012   Mike Mashanic   DEA@MNA 27109 Sep 17, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN at CHN 27110 Sep 19, 2012   Michael Tomeo   boa@baa 27111 Sep 19, 2012   Rick Field   ATN @ PIN 27112 Sep 19, 2012   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 10 27113 Sep 20, 2012   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** DODGERS @ GIANTS 27114 Sep 20, 2012   Jonathan Fellows   NYN @ LAN 27115 Sep 20, 2012   Billy Vanson   dodgers manager 27116 Sep 20, 2012   Michael Tomeo   sdn@sln 27117 Sep 21, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 9 update 27118 Sep 21, 2012   Darren Dawson   E-mailing: Smiley -- Week 9 -- Minnesota 2 Chicago 1.zip 27119 Sep 21, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 10 27120 Sep 21, 2012   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ OAA Week 9 27121 Sep 22, 2012   Alan Boodman   MLA-NYA autoplay 27122 Sep 22, 2012   Mike Mashanic   PIN@MON 27123 Sep 22, 2012   Alan Boodman   MON-SDN autoplay 27124 Sep 22, 2012   Mike Mashanic   PIN CM 27125 Sep 22, 2012   Thomas Treece   Chi at NY 27126 Sep 22, 2012   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners 2, Blue Jays 2 27127 Sep 22, 2012   Alan Boodman   KCA-TEA autoplay 27128 Sep 22, 2012   Michael Rescigno   SLN@CIN WK 9 & WK 10 CM 27129 Sep 22, 2012   Michael Rescigno   TEX@MLA WK 9 & WK 10 CM 27130 Sep 23, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 10 begins 27131 Sep 23, 2012   Jeff Tripodi   Revised Seattle CM vs. Texas Rangers 27132 Sep 23, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN at NYN 27133 Sep 23, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ NYA 27134 Sep 23, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 11 27135 Sep 23, 2012   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Giants 27136 Sep 23, 2012   Ben Lea   White Sox @ Minnesota 27137 Sep 23, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 11 27138 Sep 23, 2012   Thomas Treece   Chicago @ LA 27139 Sep 24, 2012   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Rangers 27140 Sep 24, 2012   Michael Tomeo   boa@mla 27141 Sep 24, 2012   Mike Mashanic   PIN@SDN 27142 Sep 25, 2012   Thomas Treece   [No subject] 27143 Sep 25, 2012   Thomas Treece   spam 27144 Sep 25, 2012   Michael Tomeo   sdn@chn 27145 Sep 26, 2012   Rick Field   ATN @ SLN 27146 Sep 26, 2012   Rick Field   ATN (CM) Week 11 27147 Sep 28, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 10 update 27148 Sep 28, 2012   Steve Bivens   Expos at Reds Week 10 27149 Sep 28, 2012   Steve Bivens   New Manager for Mets Week 10 and Week 11 27150 Sep 28, 2012   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ DEA 27151 Sep 28, 2012   Mark Simons   milwaukee @ kansas city 27152 Sep 29, 2012   Jonathan Fellows   NYN @ MON 27153 Sep 29, 2012   Mike Mashanic   DEA@CHA week 10 27154 Sep 29, 2012   Mike Mashanic   DEA CM 27155 Sep 29, 2012   James Pardee   KCA@OAA Results attached.. 27156 Sep 29, 2012   James Pardee   KCA CM Week 11 attached.. 27157 Sep 29, 2012   Michael Rescigno   TEX@SEA WK 10 & WK 11 CM 27158 Sep 29, 2012   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners results at Baltimore, CM 27159 Sep 29, 2012   Michael Rescigno   SLN@PIN WK 10 & WK 11 CM 27160 Sep 29, 2012   Mike Mashanic   PIN CM 27161 Sep 29, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 10 autoplays 27162 Sep 30, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 11 begins 27163 Sep 30, 2012   Thomas Treece   Chicago @ San Francisco 27164 Sep 30, 2012   Patrick Carr   Re: [SmileyList] Chicago @ San Francisco 27165 Sep 30, 2012   Ben Lea   White Sox updated CM, week 11 27166 Sep 30, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ MNA 27167 Sep 30, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 12 27168 Oct 1, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN at CIN 27169 Oct 1, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN CM for week 12 27170 Oct 1, 2012   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Mets 27171 Oct 1, 2012   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Red Sox 27172 Oct 1, 2012   Robert Rescigno   Yanks @ BAA 27173 Oct 1, 2012   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** DODGERS @ EXPOS 27174 Oct 2, 2012   Steve Bivens   Expos at Cardinals Week 11 27175 Oct 2, 2012   Michael Tomeo   sdn@pin 27176 Oct 2, 2012   Billy Vanson   dodgers comp mgr 27177 Oct 2, 2012   Rick Field   ATN @ LAN 27178 Oct 2, 2012   Ben Lea   White Sox @ Toronto 27179 Oct 3, 2012   Michael Tomeo   boa@tea 27180 Oct 5, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 11 update 27181 Oct 5, 2012   Jeff Tripodi   Seattle 3, Detroit 1 27182 Oct 5, 2012   James Pardee   KCA@SEA Results 27183 Oct 6, 2012   Jonathan Fellows   NYN @ SDN 27184 Oct 6, 2012   Mike Mashanic   DEA@MLA week 11 27185 Oct 6, 2012   Michael Rescigno   TEX@CHA WK 11 & WK 12 CM 27186 Oct 6, 2012   Mike Mashanic   PIN@CHN week 11 27187 Oct 6, 2012   Mike Mashanic   DEA/PIN CMs 27188 Oct 6, 2012   Michael Rescigno   SLN@ATN WK 11 & WK 12 CM 27189 Oct 6, 2012   Darren Dawson   E-mailing: Smiley -- Week 11 -- Minnesota 3 New York 1.zip 27190 Oct 6, 2012   James Pardee   KC Royals CM Week 12 27191 Oct 6, 2012   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners CM 27192 Oct 6, 2012   Charlie Steinhice   BAA @ KCA Week 11 (plus Week 12 CM) 27193 Oct 7, 2012   Alan Boodman   MLA-OAA autoplay 27194 Oct 7, 2012   Alan Boodman   Week 12 begins 27195 Oct 7, 2012   Alan Boodman   HAL's 1991 All Stars 27196 Oct 7, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA @ TEA 27197 Oct 7, 2012   Andrew Kennedy   SMILEY-OAA CM Week 13 27198 Oct 7, 2012   Billy Vanson   *** RESULTS *** DODGERS @ CARDINALS 27199 Oct 7, 2012   Mark Simons   Milwaukee @ Seattle 27200 Oct 7, 2012   Jeff Tripodi   Mariners 3, Twins 0 27201 Oct 8, 2012   Alan Boodman   Blue Jays @ Yankees 27202 Oct 8, 2012   Alan Boodman   Reds @ Braves 27203 Oct 8, 2012   Robert Rescigno   NYA @ OAA 27204 Oct 9, 2012   Patrick Carr   SFN at SDN

Previous message                 Next message Message #: 27104 Message from: Alan Boodman Sent: Sep 17, 2012 Subject: Reds @ Braves If either of these two teams knows how to pitch or play defense, they concealed that knowledge remarkably well during this ugly, ugly series....     Game 1: How many teams routinely blow 6 run leads?  Just one, and we did it again today.  Cincy had a 6-0 lead after 2 innings; Tim Belcher choked it all away and was lifted with the score 8-7 in Atlanta's favor after 4.1 innings of stellar pitching.  After John Smoltz failed to survive the first inning, the Braves went through 7 relievers and most were just as helpless as the Reds pitchers.  Despite coughing up a pair of runs in ATN's last at-bats (see also games 3 and 4) Cincinnati somehow hung on to win by the lacrosse score of 12-10.   Greg Olson had 3 hits, 4 RBI and homered twice off Cincy pitchers, thereby tripling his 1991 season HR total in one game.   ===========================================   Game 2: Another 6-run lead today.... and we damn near blew it again.  Up 8-2 after 5 innings, the Reds politely extinguished our own offense, but not Atlanta's.  CIN starter Greg Harris handed out free passes galore (8 in 6 IP) and they eventually came back to haunt him, but reliever Kevin Gross staggered through three innings and preserved our suddenly-close 8-6 win.  John Kruk led the attack with 4 hits & 3 RBI, and .200 hitter Olson had another good day at the plate for the Braves.   ===========================================   Game 3: When the Reds are involved in a contest where one side gets all the breaks, you can be 99% sure we aren't on the good side.  Today was the 1% exception, for 8 1/2 innings anyway.  Seven ATN pitchers allowed 13 runs to the Reds, the Braves actually outhit us but LOBbed 13 and Scott Scudder took a shutout into the 9th before doing what all Cincy pitchers do in bottom of the 9th.  Final score: 13-4.  Three of ATN's LOB came in the 9th when Cincy-killer Ozzie Guillen inexplicably missed a 1-18 single with 2 outs, otherwise we'd probably be looking at an epic 14-13 loss.   ===========================================   Game 4: After a couple of unsuccessful choke attempts in games 1 & 3, we finally got it right in the finale and only had to forfeit a mere 4-run lead to do it.   Greg Swindell reported to surgery with a 5-1 lead in the 7th and was taken to the morgue moments later, leaving it to the Cincy bullpen to complete the choke with 2 outs in the bottom of the 10th.  Mission accomplished, 6-5, when pinch-hitter Francisco Cabrera plated the losing run off of Norm Charlton.  Randy Myers had tossed 3 'scoreless' innings in relief though he blew the save sky-high by allowing THREE runs charged to Swindell.  Swindell had begun the ATN 7th by allowing 4 baserunners, zero of them via hits (walk, walk, walk, HBP); those were his only walks of the game, but very nicely bunched.   The Cincy bats contributed to the losing effort as well, as today it was the Reds turn to reach double digits in LOB in the 1-run loss.   Alan

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