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********************[ PC Game For Sale ]******************  Waxworks by Horrorsoft/Accolade (5.25")		   $30  By the same folks who brought you Elvira I & II.  I played Elvira I & II, and think that Horrorsoft has finally made a very playable game with Waxworks.  The look and feel is roughly the same as in the Elvira games, though the real time fighting is a little easier to survive.  The first two games, especially Elvira II: Jaws of Cerberus made it very tough to stay alive and hit-point restoring was very difficult.  This  is not to say that Waxworks is a walk in the park, but it is quite fair, in that there is always some weapon to be found that is quite effective, or hint given as to the proper fighting strategy.  In one of the four wax works to be explored, there is  no fighting at all (well almost none), though all four contain moderately challanging puzzles.  The really interesting thing about this game is that it is really  broken up into four seperate RPGs, one for each of the four exhibits you must enter.  In starting each one, your character is transported with no objects to use, and experience level 1.  One exhibits traps you inside a multi-level ancient Egyptian pyramid which you must  escape by fighting, mapping and puzzle solving.  Another exhibit traps you in a mine that has been taken over by creeping plant vines and pods, while the local humans have been transformed into plant zombies.  This is a single level maze that requires you to rescue some humans, kill the head plant alien, and figuere out how to kill the very tuff plant zombies that are always showing up.  This is perhaps the most horrifying exhibit.  Another exhibit puts you into Jack The Ripper England where you appear by the corpse of a fresh Ripper victim, and of course the police think you are responsible.  You must avoid police and angry mobs to unravel the mystery of The Ripper and  meet him face to face - but first get a disquise.  The last exhibit pus you in a graveyard where most of the challenge is in learning to  stop the almost indestructible zombies.    Over all the VGA graphics and music are very effective in setting a  creepy tone for the game, as was the case for the Elvira games, though gameplay is much improved and makes for a much more enjoyable game. I heartily recommend it for RPG and Horror fans.     *********************************************************  - All prices include shipping. - All games are in excellent condition unless otherwise stated. - US buyers only please. - All games will be shipped inside a box with packing, insured,   priority USPS. - All games include all original materials including box, manual,   disks, and registration unless otherwise noted.  The first responder offering asking price is guarenteed to get the game.  Those just asking questions get no priority until they offer to buy the game.  Lower offers may be considered assuming no other offers at asking price are made.  **********************************************************
I have the following games for sale/trade. Make an offer.  Hu-Cards: R-Type Sidearms Alien Crush Neutopia Tricky Kick Ninja Spirit Somer Assault  CD: Lords of the Rising Sun Sherlock Holmes    --  brian oplinger@ra.crd.ge.com
I would like to sell the following sci-fi books at Best Offer. If you are interested, please email an offer and be sure to include shipping and handling. I prefer not to ship COD but if you purchase $25 or more, I will consider.    Han Solo and the Lost Legacy Han Solo's Revenge Han Solo at Stars End Splinter in the Minds Eye The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars  Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: Wrath of Kahn The Official Star Trek Trivia Book Star Trek Reader Vol I Star Trek Reader Vol II      These are the book form of the       Star Trek Reader Vol III           Original TV Series  Star Trek Reader Vol IV     Dune Dune Messiah Children of Dune God Emperor of Dune  Altered States Alien Close Encounters of the Third Kind DragonSlayer  The Mists of Avalon The Compleat Book of Sowrds The Lost Swords  2001: A Space Odyssey 2010: Odyssey II 2061: Odyssey III  Barlowes Complete Guide to ExtraTresstials  Again, best offer and don't be shy.  Thanks
Gotta pay my WELL bill - eating is of mere passing interest in comparison.  KAWAI K-4 Synthesizer for $400 IF YOU ACT NOW - cash only pleeze, take delivery in Berkeley. CALL (510) 287-5737 and leave name and number for me to call back and arrange this MARVELOUS FEAST. OFFER EXPIRES SOON (how soon? Soon - believe it.) ACT NOW.
Dbase IV, ver 1.5, 3.5 disks.  Manuals still shrinkwrapped, and all  registration materials present.  Asking $125.
Three Bedrooms, One Updated Bath  Professionally Lanscaped Front Yard w/ Sprinklers  Utilities in Attached One Car Garage  Recently Painted Inside  Convenient Commute Location  Schools: Whisman Elementary, Crittenden Jr. High, Mountain View High  $209,900
cd's for sale:  1. jon bon jovi - new jersey      $8.00 2. boomerang    - soundtrack      $8.00 3. the police   - every breath you take  $8.00   */ $1.00 s/h
In article <kingoz.735285670@camelot>, kingoz@camelot.bradley.edu (Orin Roth) writes: >  >    CUB fever is hitting me again. I'm beginning to think they have a  >    chance this year. (what the heck am i thinking?) >    Sorry. Just a moment of incompetence. >    I'll be ok. Really.  >    Orin. >    Bradley U. >  > -- > I'm really a jester in disguise!                                    I hear ya!  Then again, we must remember that we are indeed Cub fans, and that the Cubs will eventually blow it.  After all, the Cubs are the easiest team in the National League to root for.  No Pressure.  You know they will lose eventually.  Oh well, I suppose we must have faith.  After all, they do look pretty good, and they don't even have Sandberg back yet.    CUBS IN '93!!!!!
In article <sfoiXme00WB2QbulsK@andrew.cmu.edu> Robert Ward <rw23+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes: > >A friend in England is looking for a Red Sox mailing list. If you know >of such a list, could you please send me mail with some info? Thank you. > bosox-request@world.std.com to mail to the list: bosox@world.std.com
How can anyone pick the worst Yankee pitcher.  In the past 12 years there have been so many.  Does the name Steve "You mean I should try and throw the ball to the catcher" Trout?
scott@asd.com (Scott Barman) writes:  >Forget it.  Word has it three divisions with a wild card is just about >a done deal.  It has to be decided soon since negotiations with the >networks also have to begin soon.  Preliminary negotiations started already, I believe.  Though the word is that they are going slooooooooooooooooooooooowly.
In article <1993Apr21.032427.22464@leland.Stanford.EDU>, punjabi@leland.Stanford.EDU (sanjeev punjabi) writes: > >As the heading indicates, it is impossible for me to fathom why Barry is not >batting 4th for the Giants behind Will Clark.  Barry is such an awesome and >consistent hitter -- definitely the best in the National League.  IMHO, to  >have Williams, a streaky hitter (and not really a clutch hitter) batting >4th ahead of Bonds is simply an injustice to the Giants and fans of the >Giants.  2 simple reasons:  (1)   Batting Williams ahead of Bonds will create a Left(Clark),        Right(Williams), Left(Bonds) situation in the middle of the       batting order.  This makes it tougher for opposing manager       to change pitchers.  (2)   Having Bonds batting behind Williams means that Matt will get       more good pitches to hit.  This is important since he struggles       so much with breaking balls.  Opposing pitchers don't want to       walk Williams to get to Bonds.
bwalker@bnr.ca (Barry Walker) writes:  >In article <1993Apr19.032930.19811@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca>, maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes: >|> In <1993Apr19.024222.11181@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs902043@ariel.yorku.ca (SHAWN LUDDINGTON) writes: >|>  >|> >Hey Valentine, I don't see Boston with any world series rings on their >|> >fingers.  Damn, Morris now has three and probably the Hall of Fame in his  >|> >future.  Therefore, I would have to say Toronto easily made the best  >|> >signing.  And don't tell me Boston will win this year.  They won't  >|> >even be in the top 4 in the division, more like 6th. >|>  >In spite of what all the STAT heads say, Jack Morris played a large role in >the Jays winning the World Series last year. I don't care if his era was 4.? >he played a leadership role and did win 21 games. His ERA may have been high, >but he did pitch many outstanding ball games.  And he pitched many not-so-outstanding ballgames, too.  Jack essentially pitched a lot of .500 ball last year.  This certainly isn't irrelevant, and iif you replace Morris with replacement level quality the Blue Jays might not win.  Re leadership, I don't see it.  If the leadership effect is there for a starting pitcher, you would expect to see its primary effect on the pitching staff.  You would expect to see the rest of the staff improve. Instead, the rest of the staff declined.  You can make a reasonable argument for Winfield providing leadership; the offense picked up considerably from its effectiveness the previous year. I'm not saying I buy that, but at least that argument makes internal sense.  Greg    >Barry Walker >BNR  >Ottawa >Canada
maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes: >It sure does.  And it all depends on the definition that you use for "better". >Yours is based on what could have been and mine is based on what really >happened.  Well, actually, most of ours is based on what really happened and yours is based on some fantasy of how it happened. But that's OK, I understand you have a hockey background. Stats like "plus/minus" make RBI look good.  >>Is it Viola's fault that Boston had no offense?  Is it *because* of Morris that >>the Blue Jays had such a strong offense?  Don't tell me that Morris has this >>magical ability to cause the offensive players to score more runs. >This is the perfect example of your problem.  You are isolating Viola's >contribution from the rest of the team's efforts.  You can only do >this if you can say for sure what the team would have done without  >Viola.  Only then can you compare.  But you cannot know how the team >would have done without Viola.  Your analysis is fallacious.  OK, how about a straigh answer, then. Here's a very simele question to which I'm sure a fair number of us are very interesed in the answer to. Please answer yes or no, Roger:  Can a pitcher cause the offensive players on his team to score more runs? AL only, please.  For anyone else following along, it is a well-known and demonstrable fact that a team's win-loss record is closely related to the number of runs the team scores and the number the team allows. It's not a definite, hard-and-fast function, but there is definitely a correlation. In fact, as a rule of thumb, if teams A and B both score X runs and team A allows Y runs, for every 10 runs fewer than Y that team B allows, it will win another game. So, for instance, if we look at the 1991 Toronto Blue Jays, we find that they scored 780 runs and allowed 682, of which Morris allowed 114. All other things being equal, if Frank Viola, with his 3.44 ERA had replaced Jack Morris for the 240.2 innings Morris threw (plausible, since Viola threw 238 for Boston), the "Red Jays" would have allowed about 15 fewer runs, or enough for 1-2 more wins. Now, that doesn't take into account that Viola pitched half his innings in Fenway, which is a harder park to pitch in (particularly for a lefthander) than Skydome. So, um, Roger. Unless you really do believe that a pitcher can somehow affect the number of runs his team scores, could you enlighten us to the fallacy in this analysis? Clearly, it would be foolhardy to claim that Viola would necessarily have put up a 3.44 if he had been on the Jay last year, but that is not the claim. We look at what the actual performances were and evaluate Viola's as better than Morris' in the sense that "had Morris performed as Viola did, his team would have been better off."  >It takes an open mind to really truly understand what is happening out >here in the real world guys.  This is true, but not so open that your brain falls out.   Mike Jones | AIX High-End Development | mjones@donald.aix.kingston.ibm.com
In article <1993Apr20.160532.20860@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca> maynard@ramsey.cs.laurentian.ca (Roger Maynard) writes: >>(BTW, by my definitions, >>the "best" player is the one who does the most things to help his team >>win. I will allow that this could vary depending on who else is on the >>team, by having aptitudes one team needs more than others.) > >Well then given your definition of "best" is it not conceivable that >Alfredo Griffin could bring something to a team that that team needs >to win while Larkin might not have that something the team needs?  No.  I do not find this conceivable.  I also cannot conceive of the possibility that there is any hypothetical team which Morris would help more than Clemens.  >Would Griffin then be better than Larkin?  Given your premise, yes.  But you are alone in your ability to conceive of that premise.
wall@cc.swarthmore.edu (Matthew Wall) writes:  >I don't actually have the answer to this one.  >Bosio, after walking the first two batters, retired 27-straight for a >"back-end" perfect game.  Well, there were 27 outs in a row with no hits or walks in between, but really, he only retired 26 batters in a row.  The first out of the game was the front end of a double play.  Still counts as a back-end perfect game in my book, though.   Congrats to Chris Bosio.  Too bad the Brewers couldn't hold on to him.
In article <1993Apr6.203330.4974@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu> jclark@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (J. Michael Clark) writes: >Otis Nixion lined a single to left with two outs breaking up the no hitter. >Cubs win 1-0 on a 1 hitter by Jose Guzman.  That's might be what it takes to beat the Braves this year.
In article <1r2mek$hlq@menudo.uh.edu> st1ge@Elroy.UH.EDU writes: >In article <1993Apr21.032427.22464@leland.Stanford.EDU>, punjabi@leland.Stanford.EDU (sanjeev punjabi) writes: >> >>As the heading indicates, it is impossible for me to fathom why Barry is not >>batting 4th for the Giants behind Will Clark.  Barry is such an awesome and >>consistent hitter -- definitely the best in the National League.  IMHO, to  >>have Williams, a streaky hitter (and not really a clutch hitter) batting >>4th ahead of Bonds is simply an injustice to the Giants and fans of the >>Giants. > >2 simple reasons: > >(1)   Batting Williams ahead of Bonds will create a Left(Clark),  >      Right(Williams), Left(Bonds) situation in the middle of the >      batting order.  This makes it tougher for opposing manager >      to change pitchers. > >(2)   Having Bonds batting behind Williams means that Matt will get >      more good pitches to hit.  This is important since he struggles >      so much with breaking balls.  Opposing pitchers don't want to >      walk Williams to get to Bonds.
Usually one or two teams changes their logo or a minor uniform change per season, but the past few seasons have been incredible. 	Any thoughts on the new (old) Reds uniforms.  I remember seeing a Pete Rose rookie card, and unless I miss my guess he was wearing the exact same duds.   	The Mets (HOW ABOUT DOC'S PERFORMANCE TODAY?!!!!!) have reinserted the Mets patch on the shoulder, and changed the Mets insgnia on the front of the jersey.  To my knowledge it is the first time that has been changed since 1962, and it reminds me a little of the Dodger logo.   	Many teams have opted for a return to a previous style of uniform, or at least uniforms that look more traditional. (Phillies, Reds, Expos, White Sox, Padres, etc.) and the once bright colors have been altered to gray.  The trend has also seen the newer baseball fields resembling the parks of the early years, as opposed to the cookie-cutter saucer stadiums construcrted throughout the sixties. 	With salaries now reaching unbelievable highs, no one in the comissioner's office, and inter-league play on the horizon, it's nice to see that baseball at least looks like it was meant to be.
In article <1993Apr15.123803.4618@webo.dg.com> lyford@dagny.webo.dg.com (Lyford Beverage) writes: >In article <1993Apr13.202037.9485@cs.cornell.edu>, tedward@cs.cornell.edu (Edward [Ted] Fischer) writes: >|> In article <rudyC5Fr3q.1CL@netcom.com> rudy@netcom.com (Rudy Wade) writes: >|> >In article <C5FMxD.2pM@cs.dal.ca> niguma@ug.cs.dal.ca (Gord Niguma) writes: >|> >>. He probably didn't even have as good a season as >|> >>Alomar last year. >|> >   [snip] >|> Uh, yes.  Baerga has a lot of flash, but Alomar was the better hitter >|> last year. >|>  [stats deleted - we've all seen them by now] >This is fascinating.  You say that Alomar was the better hitter last  >year, and immediately follow that up with numbers showing that Baerga >had a better year.  The only category that I see which shows an advantage >for Alomar is OBP.  I nominate this last bit for "Anti-Stathead Quote of the Week".  Alomar only has a 50 point advantage in the most important offensive category, while Baerga, who studied in the Joe Carter School of Out-Burning, has more impressive mediot stats, largely due to opportunities rather than quality.  The lines are fairly close in value, but edge to Alomar.  Now Baerga ain't chopped liver, but Alomar is still the man to beat among AL second basemen...  --Craig
In article <93108.164642RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu>, RVESTERM@vma.cc.nd.edu writes: |> In article <1993Apr17.020347.9554@mgweed!mgwhiz.att.com>, |> prg@mgweed!mgwhiz.att.com (Phil Gunsul) says: ... |> ps: hey kids, take all those pictures of dead presidents out of your |> parents' wallets and mail them to: |>  |>                bob vesterman |>  And send him a shift key too...
I'm a season ticket holder and have a pair of S.F. Giants tickets available for every game except opening day. They're located in lower reserved, section 3,  row 2. They're two rows (about 5 feet) behind the MVP lower box seats that go for $17.25/apiece. I'm selling my tickets for $25/pair. Here's the  schedule for the next 8 weeks. E-mail me if you're interested.  Note - All times are Pacific Daylight Savings time   Apr 28    New York      7:35pm Apr 29    New York      1:05pm Apr 30    Montreal      7:35pm  May 1     Montreal      1:05pm May 2     Montreal      1:05pm May 4     Philadelphia  7:35pm May 5     Philadelphia  1:05pm May 7     Los Angeles   7:35pm May 8     Los Angeles   1:05pm May 9     Los Angeles   1:05pm May 17    Houston       1:05pm May 18    Houston       1:05pm May 19    Houston       1:05pm May 20    Cincinnati    1:05pm May 21    Cincinnati    7:35pm May 22    Cincinnati    1:05pm May 23    Cincinnati    1:05pm  June 3    Pittsburgh    7:35pm June 4    Pittsburgh    7:35pm June 5    Pittsburgh    1:05pm June 6    Pittsburgh    1:35pm June 8    St. Louis     1:05pm June 9    St. Louis     1:05pm June 11   Chicago       7:35pm June 12   Chicago       1:05pm June 13   Chicago       1:05pm June 21   San Diego     7:35pm June 22   San Diego     7:35pm June 23   San Diego     1:05pm June 24   Colorado      1:05pm June 25   Colorado      7:35pm June 26   Colorado      1:05pm June 27   Colorado      1:05pm
In <C5HpG6.4LM@andy.bgsu.edu> klopfens@andy.bgsu.edu (Bruce Klopfenstein) writes:  >kime@mongoose.torolab.ibm.com (Edward Kim) writes: [...] >>  >> I would tend to call the offensive contributions even, but Alomar wins hands >> down in defensive capabilities.  I'm not just talking about the number of  >> errors; nobody (including Lind!) has the range and athleticism at second base. >> I can't recall in the recent past anyone turning the double play better >> than Alomar.    >Well, why don't you look up those stats?  Baerga may not be the best defensive >second baseman in the league, but he's damn good.  Check the stats for DPs >last year and see for yourself.  According to the Defensive Average stats posted by Sherri, Baerga had the highest percentage of DPs turned in the league, while Alomar had the worst. However, Alomar had a higher Defensive Average.  So who would be better?  Using Alomar's opportunities (469 groundballs, 73 possible double plays) Alomar had 332 groundouts and turned 18 DPs. Baerga would have had (with same DA & DP%) 328 groundouts and 35 DPs.  Using Baerga's opportunites (545 groundballs, 99 possible double plays). Alomar would have had (with the same DA & DP%) 386 groundouts and 25 DPs. Baerga had 381 groundouts and 47 DPs.  Baerga looks better, though it's possible his DP% would be lower with a  different SS.  Will Baerga consistently turn twice as many double plays, however?  Alomar has established a high level of defense, Baerga has not.  I would bet on Alomar to be better next year, but last year Baerga was just as good overall. --  Dale J. Stephenson |*| (steph@cs.uiuc.edu) |*| Grad Student At Large
In article <12786@news.duke.edu> fierkelab@bchm.biochem.duke.edu (Eric Roush)   writes: > In article <1psbg8INNgjj@master.cs.rose-hulman.edu> > rickert@NeXTwork.Rose-Hulman.Edu (John H. Rickert) writes: > >In article <jfr2.733938351@Ra.MsState.Edu> jfr2@Ra.MsState.Edu (Jackie F.   > >Russell) writes: > >> psg+@pitt.edu (Paul S Galvanek) writes: > >> >National League West > >> >	Cincinnati      ---- > >> >	Houston          5.0 > >> >	Atlanta          8.0 > >> ARGH! Here is where you are obviously dead wrong. Not since the Yankees  > >> of the 20's and 30's has a team been so nicely setup as this years(and  > >> years to come) Braves. I don't think that the All-Star team will be able   > >This may be an appropriate comparison. > >The 1929-31 Yankees finshed 2nd, 3rd and 2nd finshing  > >18, 16 and 13-1/2 games out of first.  > >In 1933,'34 and '35 they also finished second ( though they were only > >7, 7 and 3 games out). > >Even great teams can lose - That's why they play the season. > >(on the other hand... I'm still picking the Braves to go all the way)  > Um, surely you didn't intend to compare the '93 Reds with the > 29 Philidelphia A's.  The Yankees were finishing 2nd to > a team that was as good as the 26-28 Yankees, while the > Yankees had aged some from their peak years.  Ruth and Gehrig > couldn't play every position simultaneously. >  > IMO, given the various ages of the Braves and Reds this season, > that the Braves will be closer to their peak, while the Reds > have slightly passed their peak. >  > Also, if you're going to compare Braves and Yankees, a more appropriate > comparison to the '93 Braves might be the '23 Yankees.   > After falling short two years in a row in exciting World Series, >  both teams won/will win the Series this year, despite the > heroics of some old fart on the other team.  > (Casey Stengel/ Dave Winfield???)  Perhaps so. I was only responding to the "Yankees of the 20's and 30's"  part of the comment. If those teams were a 'sure thing' and lost,  then it's probably not so unreasonable for someone to pick another  team (not that I did).
In article <C5F6rJ.7BJ@NCoast.ORG>, actuary@NCoast.ORG (Steven M. Goldman) writes: >> >>So who will start this year's All Star game for the AL? >  > Probably Alomar.  >  > Not to put him down; he's a great player. But it helps to have  > all the recognition he's had, plus to play in a city which is > likely to pour in the votes...  I like Alomar.  But I'd like to differ with your opinion about "a city which is likely to pour in the votes...".  I attended many games last year during the balloting.  I know that a great number of the attendees DID NOT fill out their ballots, but left them, beer soaked and torn on the floor of the stands.  Toronto gets no more and no less votes than any other city for the All Star game.  Unfortunately, this is not a one time thing.  I've attended games during the last four seasons, and it has happened every time.  The apathetic attitude to All Star ballots really offends me.