Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

Esteemed Comrades & Opponents,

The holiest days of the Cuban national religion, The Holy and Apostolic Church of <i>Beisbol</i>, are now upon us. Although my parish, the Boston Red Sox, have been excluded this year from the sacred rites of October[:(], I am nonetheless dutybound to observe the sacred rites of the MLB Divisional Playoffs, the MLB Championship Series and, most sacred of all, the World Series.

Alas, since my employer has not yet seen the light and granted me an extended leave of absence so that I may observe the sacred rites unfettered by quotidian cares, I will have to cut back on my gaming over the next few weeks. I will continue to participate in all of my outstanding encounters, but my return rate will be considerably slowed.

I remain,

Blissfully Yours,

Paco

<i>Maréchal</i> M. Francisco Palomo
<i>Prince d'Essling, Grande Duc d'Abrantes et
Comte de Marseille
Commandant - Division de Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde </i>

ROFL.

(From your Lynn neighbor.)

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
GdD,1e Brig,1eme Div,VI Corps,AdR
President, Colonial Campaign Club
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You know. This is typical of the Red Sox fans.

They GET to win the World Series ONE time so we all can quick having to hear about .... the ... er ... CURSE ... and then they expect their team to be back in post season again and er .... when they dont ... why ... er ... they have to come up with some excuse to watch the playoffs without the Red Sox in them.

You would think that it would have become a regular thing by now!!! [:p][:p]

Cubs are due to have the curse lifted. Rumor has it that George Steinbrenner and some guys are going to sell the Yanks and buy the Cubs to help them out.

And the coach will be .... Pee Wee .... HERMAN! [:D][:D]

Bill Peters
HPS Napoleonic Scenario Designer (Eckmuhl, Wagram and ... more to come)

[url="http://www.fireandmelee.net"]Fire and Melee Wargame site[/url]

Bill,

Yes, I am a Red Sox fan and I am disappointed that their bullpen fell apart in July leading to a horrible end to a season that had begun so gloriously[:(]. But I am, first and foremost, a baseball <b>aficionado</b>. As such, I love watching it played at its highest level, even when my local team didn't happen to be good enough to get into the playoffs this year. [^]

BTW, I think the time has come to start recognizing the "Curse of A-Rod"[;)]. Once again he is falling on his overpaid face in crunch time[:D].

Regards,

Paco

<i>Maréchal</i> M. Francisco Palomo
<i>Prince d'Essling, Grande Duc d'Abrantes et
Comte de Marseille
Commandant - Division de Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde </i>

A-Rod is, but Johnny Damon is pulling them out.

Why can't the Red Sox get players like Damon???[:D]

<b><font color="gold">Ernie Sands
GdD,1e Brig,1eme Div,VI Corps,AdR
President, Colonial Campaign Club
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Gee, Ernie, the entire Yankee lineup is looking rather feeble right about now[:p]

Paco

<i>Maréchal</i> M. Francisco Palomo
<i>Prince d'Essling, Grande Duc d'Abrantes et
Comte de Marseille
Commandant - Division de Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde </i>

Paco,

Fellow Red Sox fan here. Too bad about our collapse in August. Between the bullpen and the injuries it was a tough way to finish the year. Maybe next year.

How about them Tigers? Yankee slime can still come back but I do like today's pitching matchup.

And how about good ole K-ROD? [:)]

Hauptmann Dale Lastowicka
Lobkowitz Jager Bn
2nd Division
III Armee Korps
Austrian Army

Dale,

Yes, how about them Tigers[8D]! Just got done watching Bonderman silence the balyhooed Yankee lineup to clinch the series for the Tigers. I can honestly say that I predicted it, having made a bet last Thursday that the Yankees would lose with a die-hard NY fan in my office (Loser buys the other lunch at a local restaurant).

Regards,

Paco

<i>Maréchal</i> M. Francisco Palomo
<i>Prince d'Essling, Grande Duc d'Abrantes et
Comte de Marseille
Commandant - Division de Cavalerie de la Vieille Garde </i>

Paco,

Ah, yes, there was much joy and rejoicing on my part today. Being a Red Sox fan trapped in upstate NY can be kind of tough. At least it will silence all those Yankee fans at work!

Hauptmann Dale Lastowicka
Lobkowitz Jager Bn
2nd Division
III Armee Korps
Austrian Army