Last weeks recap
The Closers- 1 Balls to the Wall – 8
Closers barely made the min to play, too bad I thought this would be a good game
Kickleback - 2 FreeBallers – 16
A blow out as predicted here, game lasted 20 mins. Freeballers should be embarassed about doing this
Blue Mooners- 18 Inglorious Ballstards – 3
The mooners are the ballstards daddy!!! Not even sure if that was the score
Balls of Fury- 5 Uniballs – 6
Uni’s are making a strong stride half way through the season, as they always do.
1st United- 8 Schweddy Balls – 3
Was a decent game here, despite the score. A few mental errors here or there and it’s a ball game
Balls Deep- 3 Wrecking Balls - 1
Game was nil up until the 4th, balls deep started to pull away. Wreckers started a rally but fell short
Captains Corner
Inglorious Ballstards via co-capt.
Wait…who did we play? That was how memorable week 3’s game is going to be for the Inglorious Ballstards. That’s right; My memory of the play by play is a little foggy (and maybe because it all ended so fast or maybe it was the two pitchers I drank to numb the pain) but what I do remember is that all 48 of our players showed up, they damn looked good, and played damn hard. Our cheer was tight, our spirits high and we sure have a bone to pick, err, ball to kick next week. Don’t think we won’t up our “social” game by meeting 4 days this week instead of 3 – because we will. Don’t think we wont invade Anna Liffy’s with our maroon shirts looking like a bunch of dysfunctional Minute Men – because we will. It may be documented as our second loss, but you had better not count us out now. Our nearly-rookie team was just getting our balls wet (and muddy) and we’re looking forward giving Kickelback a swift kick in the grass. We'll give team MVP to Kelly for being so great at catcher when he was in there, and because we lost so bad (and because I know he can take it) the "dope" of the week goes to Steve aka IceMan for single handly being responsible for 7 runs against.
UniBalls
The Uniballs celebrated the return of their long lost captin by eeking out a win against Balls of Fury. We had a tremendous turnout of 19 players, including Rob and his purple socks. MVP is split- Rob and Sperling made the game with solid fielding and a homerun. And if you thought we were good on the field, we were even better off the field. Despite rumors that the Uniballs don't like to play flipcup, we had a 6 on 6 matchup with Balls of Fury (who I am dubbing our brother team- thanks to abby's relation). We killed those cups, winning 5-2, with many a one-flip moves. Big kudos to Sara T who helped out aanother team, playing two cups followed by a stellar performance on the table with her own team.
Balls Deep
We had a very solid all-around performance this past weekend. We took on the trash-talking Wrecking Balls and knocked them down by a score of 3-1. We had a few standout performances; Brock Williams with a double play to get us out of a tough inning, Gio ripped a triple that scored 2, and Lauren Bode had a key catch to end the game.
On another note last week's victims, "Blue Mooners" are still complaining about their loss (collapse) vs. Balls Deep. They are pretty much the Tea Party of WAKA...persistently trying to protest our win like it was healthcare reform. This might have something to do with the bet that was made before the game. Let’s just say we have cheerleaders for our upcoming games. The game is in the books already, however we are considering giving the Blue Moaners a friendly match-up if they will stop their crying.
Schweddy Balls
This past Sunday, we, the collective Schweddys, gathered early and warmed
up with pitches, kicks, and catches; we did this with a sense of conviction. You see, we read. We read the blogs; It appears that none gave the Schweddys even a glimmer of hope against the1st UCK's. But we accomplished what none of their previous competitors wereable to do: we scored THREE runs against them! That's right, three, go ahead,count 'em. Not one, not two, but three! This would not have been so easy if it were not for the solid play of this week's MVP, our best friend Doug. With 2 rki's and a couple key catches, he was truly outstanding in his field! But fear not all you other teams, we did not shame you completely. In keeping with tradition, we, too, welcomed them to New Haven by dealing them a hard fought victory. And then we ambled to Anna's to nurse our fractured egos and look forward to the coming week, as we will once again try to take over the world!
1UCK
1st United came into this game the heavy favorites, and while they did come away with the victory, it wasn't a perfect 50-40 Unified MMA rules decision that some would have predicted. Schweddy found the right spots and were able to capitalize with an early lead at the end of the first inning. 1UCK really didn't start to pull away until we turned the line up over to ensure the win. MMA scoring the game ended as a unanamous 49-45 win for the Azalea team. MVP and Rookie of the game goes to Travis "I wish our shirts were brighter" Gayle for his heads up base running.
Redfoo, Sky Blu, and Lil Jon must have been at the bar afterwards. Cause pretty much all I can remember is shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots.
Balls to the Wall
In week 3 the scene was set for an epic battle between the two titans of the Ivy Division cellar. Entering play with a combined 8 runs scored, one of these teams was destined to break out. Without their starting pitcher, who was placed on the DL earlier in the day with a hangover, Balls to the Wall looked to be on their way to an embarrassing 0-3 start in their inaugural WAKA campaign. However, BTTW looked to the bullpen and found team Ro Sham Bo champion and righty-specialist Shabbott and his BASEketball inspired overhand pitch to lead the troops into battle. It was a wrap from there as BTTW put their game together and brought 6 runs across the plate after 2 in the 1st for an easy 8-1* victory. Despite the big win, the game will be forever marred with an asterisk because The Closers were given a fourth out in the third inning (which they used to manufacture a run) as the umpire declared too many men on the field claiming she counted 3 times. However, we have chalked this victory as a shutout. High off the win on the field BTTW looked to continue their dominance on the flip cup table. The Closers came out strong and built themselves a 4-2 lead. Unphased, BTTW made a few calculated substitutions and used some psychological tactics to get in the heads of the other team as they managed to stay out of the loss column in the bar with a stunning 5-4 victory. With team morale at an all-time high, we'll continue our winning ways for the rest of the season. See you all in VEGAS!
Wrecking Balls (bonus)
It Ain't Easy Being Green!
Tom here from the Wrecking Balls aka “The Guy with the Green Shoes”; We've had an excellent start to the season winning two tough games against two tough teams, but going into this week we knew that we would face our toughest test, our nemesis Balls Deep.
The first few innings were very defensive with both teams getting out of jams with fantastic defense. But in one clutch hit broke open the game for Balls Deep and we simply couldn't come back. All praise goes to Balls Deep as they took the game to us and were the better team in kickball, trash talking, and flipcup; A team to sure look out for in the playoffs. But don't you worry your pretty little heads, as we will for sure be back after going to the practice field this week. Well here's to kicking balls and flipping cups. The Guy with the Green Shoes, over and out!!!
Blue Mooners (bonus)
I speak for my team when I say, “Mr. President, do you need a hug?” After the brutal spanking Inglorious Ballstards took on Sunday, I would imagine they ALL needed a hug. The game was full of some awesome plays by the Mooners…Billy’s homerun, Rachel’s double catch, Kelly’s crawl to first base, Ben and Hannah’s “I got it!” fail…these were just a few of the many reasons Blue Mooners came out on top this past Sunday…and will continue to throughout the rest of the season. On a side note, I would also like to mention that Inglorious Ballstards ALSO failed at dominating in flip-cup. While this game was a lot closer, Blue Mooners still managed to come out on top…despite our MVP’s lack of ability to flip a cup…don’t worry, we are having practice on Friday.
Kickelback (bonus)
"I don’t think that Kickelback was the only team to notice a certain theme this past Sunday. I’m not sure if this is “normal” for a CT Ivy game, but as a first-year team we were definitely not expecting it. I am of course referring to the massive number of 80s television actors roaming the field, yelling obscenities, and just generally being distractive. Example: It was the second inning, and team co-captain Rory Condon was waiting for the pitch. Out of nowhere Meshach Taylor from Designing Women starts calling him a bitch! What is Meshach Taylor from Designing Women even doing in New Haven? And why single out Rory to call a bitch? Also, we saw him high-fiving members of the Free Ballers and selling them performance enhancing drugs. When the Free Ballers were up, Meshach had nothing but words of encouragement. Not long after, it was Who’s The Boss’s Danny Pintauro heckling us. Yea Danny, we know we’re not the best, but some of your insults were really cutting. Some of us actually have family members who have suffered horrific injuries during yachting accidents and it’s just not the kind of thing you can joke around about. Enjoy your “Mercy Rule” win Free Ballers, but if we play you again and I see Soleil Moon Fry on the field we’re going to have words."
