Hey 'Bugalugs'!
Isn't this weather a 'beaut'? Well unfortunately tomorrow will be our last Dodgeball game of the season. It looks like it won't pick up again till the fall. Don't get your 'knickers' in a tizzy. I'm sure we can come up with something to 'rattle your dags'! How about roof top happy hours or drinks on the patio!?!? However if you plan to 'skull' your favorite beverage, you'll have to look forward to the 'long-drop'!! Some of these places can get messy. Anyway... don't be a 'wet blanket' and let's have fun Tuesday!
- Captain Larry and iCaptain Dave spent some time last week learning some Kiwi lingo from Kim and Ursula. "I should have passed on the conversation about sheep castration!".
- Rachel skipped out last week. Apparently she was singing! "Up from the basement to my best friend's farm, Where we'll work so hard, we can do no harm... We'll till the land and duck our debts, Underneath soft sun, chewing Nicorette.... This will be a better year.... This will be a better year." [Here is the catchy tune...] Is there karaoke this week Rachel?
- If you like to gamble, bet on Barlow taking out our opponents best people. Don't spend your money on the 181 million dollar lottery!
- Laura plays in her second game tomorrow. I think she is really bummed about missing last week. It's okay Laura, bring us the "W" this week!
- There were a lot of girls playing on the opposing teams last week. We caught Shaun getting their numbers before the game. As a result, I think he took it easy on them. Shaun, wait till AFTER the game!!
Where: Henrietta Szold (PS 134) - East Broadway (near Grand Street)
When: 6:30pm
Directions: Take F to East Broadway Station (Exit subway at East Broadway entrance/exit)
Walk East - You will pass Jefferson, Clinton, Montgomery and a playground on your right. Entrance is right before intersection of E. Broadway and Grand
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=ps+134+Henrietta+Szold&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=36.726391,93.164063&ie=UTF8&ll=40.715468,-73.986129&spn=0.004294,0.011373&z=17&iwloc=A
Drinks after the game at Bar 169! It's right near the subway entrance.
The game is early this week, so please plan accordingly. Let me know if you think you'll have issues.
Thanks,
Larry
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Untoucha-Balls - Tuesday @ 9:30pm! Upper EastSide
Hey Everyone! Awesome game last week! I hope you had a great time! Our game this week is Tuesday.
- iCaptain Dave Griffin is back. Have you ever seen someone sing while tagging our opponent on the other side of the court? Watch! He actually takes requests.
- I believed it and then I saw it. Wow! Laura's got skillz. Why did you miss the earlier games?
- Riva may have to play back to back this week. We may have enough though. Warm up the bar for us Riva!
- Cynthia is riding a camel in Egypt! We can't bust her chops about that. I like Dodgeball, but not THAT much.
- I wasn't kidding when I said diversity is in our DNA. The Kiwi's Kim and Ursula return. Although I thought they first said they were Aussie! Are people confused "down under"? I thought Kiwi's don't like to be called Aussie and vice versa. I'll have to find out this week.
- Our Canadian peeps Shaun and Itai were afraid to come close to the 'border', we told them we don't check passports here. Don't be afraid!
- It's always a pleasure to have Rachel join us. I know she's busy so she may need some coaxing..... pitchers of Guinness Rachel, "Pitchers"!! And this is the bar that has PBJ! "*whistle*, *whistle... and we don't care about the young folks, talkin' bout the young style, and we don't care about the old folks, talkin' 'bout the old style too, and we don't care about their own faults, talkin' 'bout our own style, all we care 'bout is talking, talking only me and you"
- Team MVP Barlow came through and guaranteed our only victory last week by nailing the last player on the court on the very last game!
When: Tuesday @ 9:30pm
Where: Robert Louis Stevenson (PS 183) - E 67th Street between York and 1st on the south side of street.
Directions: Take the 6 to E68th Street Station. The school is located 419 East 67th St (btw York and 1st Ave). You do not need to enter the school to get to the gym. Walk through play yard on 67th street!
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=Robert+Louis+Stevenson+PS+183&ie=UTF8&ll=40.765754,-73.95685&spn=0.009003,0.022745&z=16&iwloc=A
Drinks at O'Flanagans (1st b/w 65th and 66th) after the game!
Let me know if you can't make it!!
- iCaptain Dave Griffin is back. Have you ever seen someone sing while tagging our opponent on the other side of the court? Watch! He actually takes requests.
- I believed it and then I saw it. Wow! Laura's got skillz. Why did you miss the earlier games?
- Riva may have to play back to back this week. We may have enough though. Warm up the bar for us Riva!
- Cynthia is riding a camel in Egypt! We can't bust her chops about that. I like Dodgeball, but not THAT much.
- I wasn't kidding when I said diversity is in our DNA. The Kiwi's Kim and Ursula return. Although I thought they first said they were Aussie! Are people confused "down under"? I thought Kiwi's don't like to be called Aussie and vice versa. I'll have to find out this week.
- Our Canadian peeps Shaun and Itai were afraid to come close to the 'border', we told them we don't check passports here. Don't be afraid!
- It's always a pleasure to have Rachel join us. I know she's busy so she may need some coaxing..... pitchers of Guinness Rachel, "Pitchers"!! And this is the bar that has PBJ! "*whistle*, *whistle... and we don't care about the young folks, talkin' bout the young style, and we don't care about the old folks, talkin' 'bout the old style too, and we don't care about their own faults, talkin' 'bout our own style, all we care 'bout is talking, talking only me and you"
- Team MVP Barlow came through and guaranteed our only victory last week by nailing the last player on the court on the very last game!
When: Tuesday @ 9:30pm
Where: Robert Louis Stevenson (PS 183) - E 67th Street between York and 1st on the south side of street.
Directions: Take the 6 to E68th Street Station. The school is located 419 East 67th St (btw York and 1st Ave). You do not need to enter the school to get to the gym. Walk through play yard on 67th street!
Map:
http://maps.google.com/maps?
Drinks at O'Flanagans (1st b/w 65th and 66th) after the game!
Let me know if you can't make it!!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Irish Rogue - 356 W 44th St
Although the location is 'Times Square-ISH', the Irish Rogue has really become our Monday night staple when a sporting event is on TV. We were almost always here during football season! Located on 44th, just east of 9th Ave, this place is frequented by people who work in the theaters and people who live in the area. My buddy Nate introduced me to this place.
He just lives down the street and mentioned they have Monday night specials. How can you pass up a $3 plate of chicken wings!?!? We sure didn't! On one monday night, they ran out of wings! Hahahaaa! Anyway, what kept us coming back was the fact that there was room to move around, always a place to sit, really cool wait and bar staff, table toppers, and really good wings!!It's hard to describe how the place is laid out. You'll have to check out their website. There are a lot of TVs so you won't have any issues missing a play. There is a space for a band and there is also a booth for the DJ.
The wait staff is great. Shane is usually the bartender on Monday nights with Tina, Neeve, or Nicole taking care of the floor. Although we've been there when they had some other waitress taking care of us. In any case, we knew we were taken care of. When we first started going there, they would give us a free round of shots. We thought we were special, but we knew some bars did that to hopefully get us to come back. We didn't need the shots.
If your ever in New York City and just happen to be in Hell's Kitchen, head over to the Rogue! You can be a tourist and feel welcomed. The regulars are not pompous so you may meet someone new!
http://www.theirishrogue.com/
Monday, April 13, 2009
Untoucha-Balls - Wednesday @ 8:30pm! Upper WestSide
I'm psyched! After a week of rest, we will finally have the chance to be fully "staffed" for this weeks Dodgeball game!
- iCaptain Griffin could be back in action after throwing out his back several weeks ago. He has a prior engagement, but should be able to make it out after his duties are done.
- Laura makes her Dodgeball debut and will be showing us how they really throw down in Florida!
- Riva likes to cheat on her team. If they don't mind, we don't either!! "disaronno on the rocks" anyone?
- Cynthia continues to avoid it. We ALL can't understand why? Quit teasing us Cynthia!
- Our Canadian peeps Shaun and Itai will finally get to be on the court at the same time!
- Barb will challenge us to shots at 'The Parlour' as she stands TALL at the bar!
- Our most experienced Dodgeball player, Rachel 'Boom Boom' Foster, has played with the rubber balls. Nobody intimidates her!
- Team MVP Barlow, will lead us to victory with his well rested arm and jedi like dodging abilities.
When: Wednesday @ 8:30pm
Where: Sara Anderson (PS 9) - 100 West 84th Street (corner of Columbus)
Directions: Take B or C to 86th Street Station (CPW) or 1 to 86th Street Station (Broadway) then walk a few blocks.
Drink at 'The Parlour' after the game!
Anyway.. let me know if you can't make it!!
-Larry
- iCaptain Griffin could be back in action after throwing out his back several weeks ago. He has a prior engagement, but should be able to make it out after his duties are done.
- Laura makes her Dodgeball debut and will be showing us how they really throw down in Florida!
- Riva likes to cheat on her team. If they don't mind, we don't either!! "disaronno on the rocks" anyone?
- Cynthia continues to avoid it. We ALL can't understand why? Quit teasing us Cynthia!
- Our Canadian peeps Shaun and Itai will finally get to be on the court at the same time!
- Barb will challenge us to shots at 'The Parlour' as she stands TALL at the bar!
- Our most experienced Dodgeball player, Rachel 'Boom Boom' Foster, has played with the rubber balls. Nobody intimidates her!
- Team MVP Barlow, will lead us to victory with his well rested arm and jedi like dodging abilities.
When: Wednesday @ 8:30pm
Where: Sara Anderson (PS 9) - 100 West 84th Street (corner of Columbus)
Directions: Take B or C to 86th Street Station (CPW) or 1 to 86th Street Station (Broadway) then walk a few blocks.
Drink at 'The Parlour' after the game!
Anyway.. let me know if you can't make it!!
-Larry
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Black Mambas - Two Time Division Champions
Hey Fellas, Just wanted to congratulate you guys for another terrific season! As we all know, we this could have been our 3rd in a row. Sh#t happens, so I'm okay with it. I do want to thank Greg, Mo, Kirk and Steve for traveling up from Philly and DC to play!! That's commitment! I hope the Championship makes it all worth while!! Thank you guys! I gotta give props to Rod for coming back up to play in the finals!! I hope it was a pleasant April Fools joke for those who were 'surprised'! Hahahaa! With the exception of Mo, I know it wasn't our best shooting game. We did mix it up and got points inside and outside. Seriously...I'm not sure if there's a team out there who can stop a front court of Smitty, Rod, and Duncan!! We've had it for the past 3 seasons (summer, fall, winter) and should have had 3 titles to show for it! Duncan was killer from the stripe! Not sure why they kept choosing to foul one of our best free throw shooters! We played good defense, but it wasn't our best. Next season we really need to work on not "reaching in" and bailing the other team out on drives to the basket. We also need to get in shape to make our trap even more deadly! I think we all were watching the game prior to our game Wednesday. You saw the best from the other divisions. I know some of us thought it would be a great learning experience to play some of those teams! Well you know what... since we won our division, we have been invited to play in the "Quads". The Quads is their version of the Final Four. These are games that are all played in one night. The winner will be the best team of ALL the divisions in nyurban!! It's scheduled for April 23rd. Our game is at 6:30pm. If we win, we play again that same night at 9pm. I was also told that all the division trophies will be handed out at the Quads. I guess its the incentive to get people to come out and play. This game is in addition to the spring season games. So we may have two games that week. Mark your calendars. I don't expect everyone to make it, but let me know if your interested in playing in the Quads. I do want to field a team and not cancel. Let me know! Here are videos from the finals. Its not the entire game but its a good 7 or 8 minutes of segments. They are in sequential order.
1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
3) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
5) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
6) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
7) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
8) http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Spring season starts next week! Our first game is Tuesday April 7th. The cost is $119 per person! If you've committed to the Spring please get me the money as soon as possible. I have to pick up the league shirts and pay our dues.
Black Mambas - Spring Season Game One
Tuesday April 7th @ 8:10pm
Park West High School - 525 West 50th St. Between 10th & 11th Avenues. Gym is on the 5th floor.
If you didn't know, we will be getting some Nike throw back jerseys! They are scarlet (red) and white. The name on the jersey will be 'Apaches'. It's my high school team. They have already been ordered through Nike. We will still use the Mambas Jerseys and on occasion wear the throwbacks. Here are the numbers I got for us. There will only be 12 Jerseys and I tried to keep the numbers and sizes the same as your Black Mamba.
Number Size
50 XXL
4 XXL
5 XXL
43 XL
11 XL
23 XL
2 XL
7 L
22 L
31 L
20 L
24 L
I own all the tops (home and away). My time in NYC will eventually come to an end and I plan on taking the throw back jerseys with me. I will pass on the extra Mamba jerseys to the next mamba captain so the team can carry on. However, if you want to buy your top, you can get them individually on your own. We will have to go to a local shop to get the number and team name on it. Since these are yours, you can even put your name on the back if you want.
Jersey Top (optional)
Scarlet/White
Product: 77771657
Price: $43.99
http://www.eastbay.com/
I do ask that you buy the shorts! These are way better than the Mamba shorts.
Ohio State Game Short (required)
Scarlet/White
Product #: 77772657
Price: $39.99
Link: http://www.eastbay.com/
We won't wear the throw backs until we all have the shorts!!! So get them now before they run out of a size!! Once again, thanks for a terrific season!
-Larry
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