/span></span></a></span></span></p>
					</div><!-- title -->
					<div id="sitemenu-container">
						<div id="sitemenu">
							<h2 class="hidden">Site Navigation<a rel="nofollow" href="#page-content">[Skip]</a></h2>
							<div id="sitemenu-content">
								<ul>
									<li class="i1 o">
										<a href="../" title="Have Done; Can Do">
											<span class="in">Home</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i2 e">
										<a href="../dagnabit/" title="Dagnabits Blog">
											<span class="in">Dagnabits&nbsp;Blog</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i3 o">
										<a href="../selected_articles/" title="Articles">
											<span class="in">Selected&nbsp;Articles</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i4 e">
										<a href="../the_hudson/" title="The Hudson">
											<span class="in">The&nbsp;Hudson</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i5 o">
										<a href="../poems/" title="Poems">
											<span class="in">Poems</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i6 e">
										<a href="../contact_me.html" title="Email Me">
											<span class="in">Email/Chat</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i7 o">
										<a href="../cronies/" title="Cronies">
											<span class="in">Cronies</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i8 e currentPage">
										<span class="in">Reachers</span>
									</li>
									<li class="i9 o">
										<a href="../elephant_on_main_street_200/" title="Elephant on Main Street Blog, 2005 - 2007">
											<span class="in">EOM&nbsp;Blog</span></a>
									</li>
									<li class="i10 e last-item">
										<a href="../site_map.html" title="Site Map">
											<span class="in">Site&nbsp;Map</span></a>
									</li>
								</ul>
							</div> <!-- sitemenu-content -->
						</div> <!-- sitemenu -->
					</div> <!-- sitemenu-container -->
				</div> <!-- page-top -->
				<div class="clear"></div>
				<div id="page-content" class="">
					<div id="sidebar-container">
						<div id="sidebar">
					  		<div id="sidebar-top"></div>
							<div id="sidebar-content">
								<h3 class="hidden">Sidebar<a rel="nofollow" href="#main">[Skip]</a></h3>
								<div class="pagelet bordered untitled i1 o"  id="k-052DC796EEB54281AD7D">
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.HTMLElement -->
<div id="k-Element-html-052DC796EEB54281AD7D" class="HTMLElement">
<form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search">
<div style="border:px solid black;padding:4px;width:17em;">
<table border="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td>
<input type="text"   name="q" size="25"
 maxlength="255" value="" />
<input type="submit" value="Google Search" /></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" style="font-size:75%">
<input type="checkbox"  name="sitesearch"
 value="tforbes.com" checked /> only search tforbes.com<br />
</td></tr></table>
</div>
</form>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.HTMLElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet untitled i2 e"  id="k-A84B7D1F8DC84313BF0A">
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.HTMLElement -->
<div id="k-Element-html-A84B7D1F8DC84313BF0A" class="HTMLElement">
<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=f5e3391b-38f3-4584-ab61-86eb7d35db75&amp;type=website"></script>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.HTMLElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet titled i3 o"  id="k-CCB826AFEBF84ACCA741">
									<h4><span class="in">Game Over,<br />
Series Over,<br />
Season Over</span></h4>
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.RichTextElement -->
<div class="RichTextElement">
<div><p>The Reachers win! The Reachers ... <i>WIN</i>!</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.RichTextElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet untitled i4 e"  id="k-143EF5BFA39A46EEA21A">
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.RSSBadgeElement -->
<div class="rssBadge">
	<p>
		<a class="imageLink"
			href="index.xml"
			title="To subscribe to this feed, drag or copy/paste this link to an RSS feed reader application."><img
			class="smallRSSBadgeIcon smallRSSBadgeIconLeft" src="../_Resources/orange_small.png" alt="RSS" /></a>
		<a href="index.xml"
			title="To subscribe to this feed, drag or copy/paste this link to an RSS feed reader application.">Subscribe to RSS feed</a>
	</p>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.RSSBadgeElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet titled i5 o"  id="k-2001100CD2EB4EC098AF">
									<h4><span class="in">Reachers Blog Archive</span></h4>
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.CollectionArchiveElement -->
<ul>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_12_2009.html">December 2009</a>
	</li>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_08_2009.html">August 2009</a>
	</li>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_07_2009.html">July 2009</a>
	</li>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_06_2009.html">June 2009</a>
	</li>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_05_2009.html">May 2009</a>
	</li>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_04_2009.html">April 2009</a>
	</li>
	<li>
		<a href="archive_03_2009.html">March 2009</a>
	</li>
</ul>
<!-- /sandvox.CollectionArchiveElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet titled i6 e"  id="k-5AF9614190FE4794B5CC">
									<h4><span class="in">Hastings Reachers 2008 Season</span></h4>
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.ImageElement -->
<div class="elementIntroduction">
</div>
<div id="k-Element-image-5AF9614190FE4794B5CC" class="ImageElement">
	<div class="photo">
<img class="imgelement"
			src="../_Media/rreachers_2008.jpeg"
			alt="Rreachers 2008"
			width="200"
			height="135"
		/>
	</div>
	<div class="caption">
		<div><p><ul style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 20px;">
<li class="i1 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Sked for first two Hastings Reachers (55+) games</li>
<li class="i2 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/game_one_-_428_-_info_and_l.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Game One - 4/28 - Info and Lineup</a></li>
<li class="i3 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/reachers_win_innings_2-7_4-.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Reachers Win innings 2-7, 4-2</a></li>
<li class="i4 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/reachers_achieve.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Reachers Achieve</a></li>
<li class="i5 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/reachers_achieve_again.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Reachers Achieve ... Again</a></li>
<li class="i6 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/nubbed_out.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Nubbed Out</a></li>
<li class="i7 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/reachers_hit_our_stride.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Reachers Hit Our Stride</a></li>
<li class="i8 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/reachers_tilt_men_of_la_man.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Reachers Tilt Men of La Mancha</a></li>
<li class="i9 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/susan_waldman_has_agreed_a_.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Susan Waldman Has Agreed a Million Times</a></li>
<li class="i10 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/moretrench_buried.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Moretrench Buried</a></li>
<li class="i11 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/what_happens_when.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">What Happens When ...</a></li>
<li class="i12 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/we_may_have_been_lame.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">We May Have Been Lame ...</a></li>
<li class="i13 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/the_13_score_9_at_9.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">The 13 Score 9 at 9</a></li>
<li class="i14 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/monday_at_630_boys_against_.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Monday at 6:30, Boys, Against LaManda's</a></li>
<li class="i15 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/reachers_back_on_track.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Reachers Back on Track</a></li>
<li class="i16 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/heroics_on_the_gritiron.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">Heroics on the Gritiron</a></li>
<li class="i17 o" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/its_time_to.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">It's Time To ...</a></li>
<li class="i18 e" style="text-align: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><a href="reachers_2008_season/what_a_bunch_of_mugs.html" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px;">What a Bunch of Mugs</a></li>
</ul>
</p>
</div>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.ImageElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet titled i7 o"  id="k-287E55E89D7F4A4FA9E5">
									<h4><span class="in">Ballad of the Reachers</span></h4>
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.RichTextElement -->
<div class="RichTextElement">
<div><p><a href="ballad_of_the_reachers_by_m.html">Mark Smith's fond rewrite</a> of Ernest Thayer's &quot;Casey at the Bat.&quot;</p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.RichTextElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet titled i8 e"  id="k-B2EE441060C842439B86">
									<h4><span class="in">In the Reach of the Night:<br />
A Jock Jones Mystery by Mark Smith</span></h4>
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.IndexElement -->
<div class="elementIntroduction">
</div>
<div class="Index-Pagelet">
<ul>
	<li class="i1 o">
        <a href="in_the_reach_of_the_night_a/in_the_reach_of_the_night_c.html">Chapter One</a>
    </li>
	<li class="i2 e">
        <a href="in_the_reach_of_the_night_a/in_the_reach_of_the_night_c_2.html">Chapter Two</a>
    </li>
	<li class="i3 o">
        <a href="in_the_reach_of_the_night_a/in_the_reach_of_the_night_c_3.html">Chapter Three</a>
    </li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.IndexElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
								<div class="pagelet titled i9 o last-item"  id="k-94FF7D65D44D4CA4A04A">
									<h4><span class="in">Jack Reacher Novels</span></h4>
									<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.AmazonElement -->
<div class="amazonList amazonListLayoutLeft">
<div class="amazonListRow o">
<a class="imageLink" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385340575/karelsofwa-20"><img
	class="amazonProductThumbnail amazonProductThumbnailFrame"
	src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51N2BTqr-WL._SL160_.jpg"
	alt="Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, No. 13)"
	width="47px" /></a>
<div class="amazonText">
<div class="amazonListShowThumbnails">
<div class="amazonTextWithThumbnail">
<p class="amazonText"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385340575/karelsofwa-20">Gone Tomorrow (Jack Reacher, No. 13)</a></p>
<p class="amazonText">Lee Child</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
</div>
<div class="amazonListRow e">
<a class="imageLink" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NHNG64/karelsofwa-20"><img
	class="amazonProductThumbnail amazonProductThumbnailFrame"
	src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517pKoty9yL.jpg"
	alt="Die Trying"
	width="47px" /></a>
<div class="amazonText">
<div class="amazonListShowThumbnails">
<div class="amazonTextWithThumbnail">
<p class="amazonText"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NHNG64/karelsofwa-20">Die Trying</a></p>
<p class="amazonText">Lee Child</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
</div>
<div class="amazonListRow o">
<a class="imageLink" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0515135283/karelsofwa-20"><img
	class="amazonProductThumbnail amazonProductThumbnailFrame"
	src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51FJ0N7E2TL.jpg"
	alt="Without Fail (Jack Reacher, No. 6)"
	width="47px" /></a>
<div class="amazonText">
<div class="amazonListShowThumbnails">
<div class="amazonTextWithThumbnail">
<p class="amazonText"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0515135283/karelsofwa-20">Without Fail (Jack Reacher, No. 6)</a></p>
<p class="amazonText">Lee Child</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="caption">
	<div><p>Reacher always gets his man. And his woman.&nbsp;<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Reacher">[More]</a></p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.AmazonElement -->
									</div>
								</div>
							</div> <!-- sidebar-content -->
							<div id="sidebar-bottom"></div>
						</div> <!-- sidebar -->
					</div> <!-- sidebar-container -->
					<div id="main">
						<div id="main-top"></div>
						<div id="main-content">
							<h2><span class="in">Reachers Blog</span></h2>
							<div class="article no-callout">
								<div class="article-content">
									<!-- sandvox.RichTextElement -->
<div class="RichTextElement">
<div><p>This blog covers the 2009 season of the Hastings Reachers 55+ softball team in the Greenburgh, N.Y. Recreation League. For your nostalgic pleasure, there is also an archive of <a href="reachers_2008_season/">selected posts from the 2008 season</a> and the ongoing saga of <a href="in_the_reach_of_the_night_a/">Jock Jones by Mark Smith</a>.<img src="../_Media/img_4820.jpg" alt="Hastings Reachers 2009 " style="outline:none;" /></p>
<p><font face="Helvetica" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10px;"><b>Kneeling (l to r): Bob Bearnot, Lary Greiner, Robert Gold, Thom Forbes, Arch Puritz. Standing: Jim Pezzuto, Jason Roif, Ed Lopez, Pete Linkowski, Steve Tilley, Kevin Dawkins, Mark Smith, Mike Flaherty, Fred Wertz. Not Pictured: Rick Bohm (regular), Wayne Coffey, Geoff Shlaes, Jim Cotter, Harry Stein.</b></span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.RichTextElement -->
								</div>
								<div class="article-info">
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="js-kit-comments"    path="/reachers_blog" permalink="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/"></div>
									<div class="clear"></div>
									<!-- comments -->
								</div> <!-- /article-info -->
							</div> <!-- /article -->
							<div id="index" class="general-index">
	<div class="article i1 o">
		<h3><a href="winter-meeting-at-mauds.html"><span class="in">Winter Meeting at Maud's</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-thumbnail">
			<a class="imageLink" href="winter-meeting-at-mauds.html"><img id="k-Page-item.thumbnail-D6CA8A2469C8447EB9E7"
				src="../_Media/img_6228.jpeg"
				alt="Winter Meeting at Maud's"
				width="64"
				height="48" /></a>
		</div>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p style="text-align: left;">Geoff Shlaes, who was voted "Best Official Scorer Ever in History" in absentia tonight, found himself distracted by work but emailed the following from his workstation in Absentia:
</p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">I am sorry to…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="winter-meeting-at-mauds.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Winter Meeting at Maud's
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Dec 28, 2009 10:52 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/winter-meeting-at-mauds.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/winter-meeting-at-mauds.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i2 e">
		<h3><a href="champs.html"><span class="in">Champs!</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>We can only hope to suck as badly in our real-worldly endeavors as we do in this fantasy universe we've been lucky enough to play in.&nbsp;Last night was a perfectly executed ending to a splendiferous…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="champs.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Champs!
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Aug 21, 2009 11:02 AM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/champs.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/champs.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i3 o">
		<h3><a href="wow.html"><span class="in">Wow!</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>Now that's what I was talking about. 10 - 2 against the defending champs, who had lost only two games this year. And there were a lot of heros.
</p><p>Let's start with Jimmy. As Arch pointed out, he set…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="wow.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Wow!
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Aug 17, 2009 10:36 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/wow.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/wow.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i4 e">
		<h3><a href="phew.html"><span class="in">Phew!</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>We sauntered off to an early 7-1 lead last night, but our bats turned to parasols (well, I'm speaking for myself) as we prematurely strolled down Victory Lane. Moretrench scored five runs in the…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="phew.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Phew!
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Aug 14, 2009 7:27 AM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/phew.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/phew.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i5 o">
		<h3><a href="were_playoff_ready/"><span class="in">We're Playoff Ready</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-thumbnail">
			<a class="imageLink" href="were_playoff_ready/"><img id="k-Page-item.thumbnail-82EE424BBA6F4F62A589"
				src="../_Media/img_4739.jpeg"
				alt="We're Playoff Ready"
				width="48"
				height="64" /></a>
		</div>
		<div class="article-summary"><div></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="were_playoff_ready/"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading We're Playoff Ready
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Aug 10, 2009 9:45 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/were_playoff_ready/"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/were_playoff_ready">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i6 e">
		<h3><a href="the_nekkid_truth/"><span class="in">The Nekkid Truth</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-thumbnail">
			<a class="imageLink" href="the_nekkid_truth/"><img id="k-Page-item.thumbnail-AFFF29C82C9845BA8521"
				src="../_Media/img_4699.jpeg"
				alt="The Nekkid Truth"
				width="64"
				height="48" /></a>
		</div>
		<div class="article-summary"><div></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="the_nekkid_truth/"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading The Nekkid Truth
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Aug 6, 2009 10:43 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/the_nekkid_truth/"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/the_nekkid_truth">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i7 o">
		<h3><a href="now_where_did_those_superla.html"><span class="in">Now Where Did Those Superlatives Go?</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>They've been hanging around the clubhouse all season, clamoring, "Put me in coach, puh-leez put me in."
</p><p>But, truth be told, as good as they looked in BP last week,&nbsp;they were nowhere to be found&nbsp;when…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="now_where_did_those_superla.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Now Where Did Those Superlatives Go?
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jul 28, 2009 1:21 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/now_where_did_those_superla.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/now_where_did_those_superla.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i8 e">
		<h3><a href="jasons_perfect_bats_ablaze_.html"><span class="in">Jason's Perfect, Bats Ablaze, Gloves Golden</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>And no one got thrown out at home. Unfortunately, whilst we had 12 stalwarts appear, after all, LaManda's didn't show up. Nary a one. Helluva a way to stay out of the cellar, but we had a great BP.
</p><p>…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="jasons_perfect_bats_ablaze_.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Jason's Perfect, Bats Ablaze, Gloves Golden
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jul 17, 2009 11:41 AM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/jasons_perfect_bats_ablaze_.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/jasons_perfect_bats_ablaze_.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i9 o">
		<h3><a href="remember_those_little_leagu.html"><span class="in">Remember Those Little League Games ...</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>&nbsp;... where your pitcher (probably you) stuck out nearly everybody who didn't get on base &nbsp;from an error or walk and you lost 17-7? Yep, this one goes into the books as the night our pitchers — Kevin…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="remember_those_little_leagu.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Remember Those Little League Games ...
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jul 13, 2009 11:05 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/remember_those_little_leagu.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/remember_those_little_leagu.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i10 e">
		<h3><a href="we_have_upset_the_gods.html"><span class="in">We Have Upset the Gods</span></a></h3>
	<div class="callout-container">
		<div class="callout">
			<div class="callout-top"></div>
			<div class="callout-content">
				<div class="pagelet titled i1 o last-item" id="k-45517BEB22854B788C98">
					<h4><span class="in">Matsui-san</span></h4>
					<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.ImageElement -->
<div class="elementIntroduction">
</div>
<div id="k-Element-image-45517BEB22854B788C98" class="ImageElement">
	<div class="photo">
<img class="imgelement"
			src="../_Media/img_4305.jpeg"
			alt="IMG_4305"
			width="200"
			height="150"
		/>
	</div>
	<div class="caption">
		<div><p>Hideki Matsui delivered a clutch two-run pinch-hit single in the ninth inning on this pitch today. Henceforth and forever-after, we shall do likewise.</p>
</div>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.ImageElement -->
					</div>
				</div>
			</div> <!-- callout-content -->
			<div class="callout-bottom"></div>
		</div> <!-- callout -->
	</div> <!-- callout-container -->
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>I realize that Reachers who were not at the game tonight might misconstrue my headline to mean that we beat the highly self-regarded Greenwich Greys. Alas, that is not the case. We lost 8 - 3.
</p><p>At…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="we_have_upset_the_gods.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading We Have Upset the Gods
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jul 6, 2009 11:11 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/we_have_upset_the_gods.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/we_have_upset_the_gods.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i11 o">
		<h3><a href="big_news_tonight_boys.html"><span class="in">Big News Tonight, Boys</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>No, I'm not talking about our game. (i like to think it's not big news when we win big, as we did, but that does seem to be the case this year. So far.) But click <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/204300/page/3">here</a>, then scroll down to No. 46.…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="big_news_tonight_boys.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Big News Tonight, Boys
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jun 30, 2009 12:52 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/big_news_tonight_boys.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/big_news_tonight_boys.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i12 e">
		<h3><a href="who_will_comfort_us.html"><span class="in">Who Will Comfort Us?</span></a></h3>
	<div class="callout-container">
		<div class="callout">
			<div class="callout-top"></div>
			<div class="callout-content">
				<div class="pagelet bordered titled i1 o last-item" id="k-C80A4CBE70304B1CB82C">
					<h4><span class="in">Who Will Comfort Me?</span></h4>
					<div class="pagelet-body">
<!-- sandvox.YouTubeElement -->
<div class="elementIntroduction">
	<div><p>So I step on the plate while swinging for an automatic out to lead off the sixth, then bounce to short with the bases loaded (and the go-ahead run on first) to put the kibosh on our budding rally and end the game. One for all and all for one and all that, so I know the answer to the question, but enjoy the question:&nbsp;</p>
</div>
</div>
<div class="VideoElement">
	<div class="video">
		<object width="200" height="169">
			<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AslwSKbymPg&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcfcfcf&amp;color2=0x9e9e9e&amp;border=1&amp;hl=en"></param>
			<param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param>
			<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AslwSKbymPg&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0xcfcfcf&amp;color2=0x9e9e9e&amp;border=1&amp;hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="200" height="169"></embed>
		</object>
	</div>
</div>
<!-- /sandvox.YouTubeElement -->
					</div>
				</div>
			</div> <!-- callout-content -->
			<div class="callout-bottom"></div>
		</div> <!-- callout -->
	</div> <!-- callout-container -->
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left;">There were some highlights in our 6-4 loss to Mac II. We turned three neat double plays with Steve at the pivot, and there were some other flashes of glove around the horn and out in the hustings.…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="who_will_comfort_us.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Who Will Comfort Us?
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jun 25, 2009 10:35 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/who_will_comfort_us.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/who_will_comfort_us.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i13 o">
		<h3><a href="the_mourning_after.html"><span class="in">The Mourning After</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p></p><p>I returned home last night facing two daunting and inherently frustrating tasks: get the Airport Express in the family room streaming iTunes again and write up last night's game. &nbsp;I choose to watch…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="the_mourning_after.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading The Mourning After
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jun 9, 2009 10:40 AM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/the_mourning_after.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/the_mourning_after.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i14 e">
		<h3><a href="the_guacamole_wins_the_nigh.html"><span class="in">The Guacamole Wins the Night</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; line-height: 20.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica;">I just saw Mariano Rivera leap from the mound like a bobcat, take a high chopper over his shoulder and throw out the Cleveland runner at first to seal the Yankee's victory. The first thought that…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="the_guacamole_wins_the_nigh.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading The Guacamole Wins the Night
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Jun 1, 2009 10:39 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/the_guacamole_wins_the_nigh.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/the_guacamole_wins_the_nigh.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i15 o">
		<h3><a href="hey_guys_did_you_know_2.html"><span class="in"><b>Hey, guys, did you know ...</b></span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>that the Chemka Pool opens this weekend. The Memorial Day Parade kicks off at Washington and Warburton at 2 p.m. Sunday; let's hope the rain heads elsewhere. And don't forget that garbage normally…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="hey_guys_did_you_know_2.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Hey, guys, did you know ...
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				May 21, 2009 11:01 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/hey_guys_did_you_know_2.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/hey_guys_did_you_know_2.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i16 e">
		<h3><a href="game_3_but_i_wont_digress.html"><span class="in">Game 3 ... But I Won't Digress</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>Torrid hitting continued tonight. Fifteen of the little suckers, mostly in bunches. Throw in a few timely walks, a few costly errors on Moretrench's part,&nbsp;stellar&nbsp;defense (particularly in the…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="game_3_but_i_wont_digress.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Game 3 ... But I Won't Digress
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				May 18, 2009 11:50 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/game_3_but_i_wont_digress.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/game_3_but_i_wont_digress.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i17 o">
		<h3><a href="game_2_but_i_digress.html"><span class="in">Game 2 ... But I Digress</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p><span><b>By Mark "Salt and Pepper" Smith<br /><span><i>Special Correspondent and Studly Right Fielder</i></span></b></span></p><p>Though it isn’t my strong suit, I am going to try and be brief –
for two reasons:
</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;1) &nbsp;I am typing this with one…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="game_2_but_i_digress.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Game 2 ... But I Digress
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				May 12, 2009 2:42 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/game_2_but_i_digress.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/game_2_but_i_digress.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i18 e">
		<h3><a href="game.html"><span class="in">Tonight's Game</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>As of 2 p.m., tonight's game against the Greenwich Greys at 9 p.m. is still on. If I hear otherwise before 6:30, I'll send out an email. After that, or anytime you want to check on the status of the…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="game.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading Tonight's Game
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				May 4, 2009 1:53 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/game.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/game.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i19 o">
		<h3><a href="no_lame_excuses_tonight.html"><span class="in">No Lame Excuses Needed Tonight</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-summary"><div><p>I knew the Reachers' season was officially under way when I overheard Fred Wertz, who was gazing out at the Greenwich Greys&nbsp;tattooing&nbsp;the ball in the game before ours, &nbsp;quote&nbsp;Kierkegaard on the human…</p></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="no_lame_excuses_tonight.html"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading No Lame Excuses Needed Tonight
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Apr 27, 2009 11:33 PM
			</div>
									<!-- comments -->
									<div class="comments">
										<p><a href="http://tforbes.com/reachers_blog/no_lame_excuses_tonight.html"><span class="js-kit-comments-count" path="/reachers_blog/no_lame_excuses_tonight.html">0</span> Comments</a></p>
									</div>
									<!-- comments -->
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
	<div class="article i20 e last-item">
		<h3><a href="2009_mens_55_pg_1-3_working.pdf"><span class="in">2009 Schedule</span></a></h3>
		<div class="article-thumbnail">
			<a class="imageLink" href="2009_mens_55_pg_1-3_working.pdf"><img id="k-Page-item.thumbnail-797DDFB10B21403F98D5"
				src="../_Media/pastedimage-6.png"
				alt="2009 Schedule"
				width="64"
				height="64" /></a>
		</div>
		<div class="article-summary"><div></div></div>
		<div class="article-info">
			<div class="continue-reading-link">
				<a href="2009_mens_55_pg_1-3_working.pdf"><span class="kLine">
Continue reading 2009 Schedule
</span></a>
			</div>
			<div class="timestamp">
				Apr 22, 2009 8:18 PM
			</div>
		</div> <!-- article-info -->
	</div> <!-- article -->
	<div class="clear"></div>
							</div> <!-- index -->
							<div class="clear"></div>
						</div> <!-- main-content -->
						<div id="main-bottom"></div>
					</div> <!-- main -->
				</div> <!-- content -->
				<div class="clear"></div>
				<div id="page-bottom">
					<div id="page-bottom-contents">
						<div>Copyright © 2009 T.H. Forbes Co., all rights reserved. Contact <a href="mailto:tforbes@tforbes.com" target="_blank">Thom Forbes</a></div>
						<div class="hidden"> <a rel="nofollow" href="#title">[Back To Top]</a></div>
					</div>
				</div> <!-- page-bottom -->
			</div> <!-- container -->
			<div id="extraDiv1"><span></span></div><div id="extraDiv2"><span></span></div><div id="extraDiv3"><span></span></div><div id="extraDiv4"><span></span></div><div id="extraDiv5"><span></span></div><div id="extraDiv6"><span></span></div>
		</div> <!-- specific body type -->
<script type="text/javascript">
var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www.");
document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E"));
</script>
<script type="text/javascript">
var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-3133853-3");
pageTracker._trackPageview();
</script>
        <div style="display:none;"><script type="text/javascript" src="http://js-kit.com/comments-count.js"></script></div>
		<script type="text/javascript" src="http://js-kit.com/comments.js"></script>
	</body>
</html>