Week 4 is in the books, and this marks the sort-of-kind-of halfway point in the season. And what does that mean? Mid-season party time. As you may have read on Facebook or the post below, the theme will be Pajama Party, so dust of your onesies and rabbit slippers and show up for some awesome drink specials and fun.
Predictions for this Sunday
1. Even with the new box fan, the back room at Martin Mack's will be hotter and smellier than the factory that made the shoes you wear to kickball
2. Sleazy and Morningwood will play another best-out-of-30 flip-cup game while waiting for the other teams to show up
3. Someone will dress like they are sponsored by Adidas
4. Your historian will get drunk playing flip-cup. Really drunk. Cooter Brown drunk.
Now onto the recaps. Thanks for sending these in captains, it makes all of this hard work feel justified...
Stepdads
The Stepdads decided it was a good day for Turtle Soup and then they had some. The Turtles put up an inspired fight, led by their pitcher who may or may not hate everyone. We didn't let that phase us though. With good, strategic ball kicking and great defense from the whole team, we only let two runs score. Mostly though, our heads were already focusing on the Russians the following Sunday. The blood feud that rivals the Hatfields and McCoys will take center stage as the Stepdads, once again, put the beatdown on some drunk, commie Russians that still think they're at recess. The Russians will tremble when the Stepdads come out onto the field and live up to our abusive, alcoholic name. WE WILL BURY THEM!!
Morningwood
Well it was a beautiful day out there this past Sunday and it was time for another round of the longest running grudge match in Vertigo. Once again Morningwood was set to take on its arch nemesis Sleazy Bandeezy. Things started out tight with some solid defense on both sides of the ball. Eventually though Morningwood was able to put across 4 runs in the third which along with solid pitching from this week's MVP Kenny was more than enough to earn the victory. We are itching to get back out there keep the win streak growing with a match against the new Kicktators
White Russians at Recess
SF Ninjas played a good game. Pretty un-happy about losing, but we had some really great catches from Alex M. and Elizabeth B. and myself (it had spin on it!!) -- it was a beautiful day for kickball, and we had fun drinking champagne and 40s later that day at Dolores. We'll be ready in the tournament Ninjas, just you wait. Stepdads, don't think we've lost our touch--we're still coming after you! WOOT!
Where My Pitches At?
Well the Pitches are new to the league, and the first time they met each other/played kickball they tied the lowly Turtles. After that joke of a game, the Pitches forgot they were in the league. They summarily tied again the next week. The following week, after figuring out the exact right amount of booze to drink before the game, the Pitches took down Big Blue 4-3, in a game that shouldn't have been that close. Really liking that score, they decided to let [whoever we played last week] think they had a chance, and won 4-3 again. So just to recap: the Pitches, who know nothing about this sport and were maligned at the first game as "wanna be frat boys", who would rather slap their own mothers than see a guy bunt, who straight requested the pink shirts, are now undefeated and threatening the washed up, faded hierarchy that seems to be gripping this league. Viva la revolucion. Viva la pink.
Sleazy
Sleazybandeazy was ready for a little Morningwood action and we came ready to rock. We played an awesome game that was tied 0-0 until the 4th inning where Morningwood had scored 4 runs due to a couple errors on our part, but we didn't let that bring us down as we got ready for the real reason we all come - flip cup. As usual Sleazy owned the table showing Morningwood that just because one of their players has a killer kick, they really aren't that great.
We look forward to some revenge in playoffs.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Pajama Party
Get ready for CA Vertigo's Pajama Jam midseason party!!
Bust out your onsie, footsie, or whatever babydoll you sleep in and get ready to rock! The only rule: You have to legit be able to sleep in whatever you wear, so please no handcuffs, feather boas, or leather whips ;)
DETAILS:
Saturday, May 8th 8pm
Ireland's 32 on Geary
WRISTBANDS:
CA VERTIGO people are free!
Friends are $5 ... proceeds go to our end of season party and our charity!!
If you are lame and don't dress up, the doorman can charge you $5 so dress up! :)
Flip cup tables will be open downstairs from 8-9:30
We have a band around 9ish/10ish
We have the upstairs VIP lounge for dancing and hanging out (no flip cup or PBR upstairs)
DRINK SPECIALS:
$3 pints of Pyramid
$12 pitchers of Bud Light
$4 Harlem shots
$4 Vodka Sprite/soda/tonic
Top shelf tequila shot TBA
View Invite on Facebook
Friday, April 23, 2010
Week 3
No, I didn't make a mistake here. Week 2 games didn't happen due to the torrential rain, those games will either be made up by doubling up on a Sunday or possibly getting a permit for another Sunday.
Anyway, the awesome weather this Sunday made up for the shitty weather last week. This weekend the weather experts are calling for another great day, but what do they know. Make sure to bring that sunscreen people.
Predictions for this Sunday
1. A waitress at Martin Mack's will walk around with a plate of nachos asking every male if he is "Kevin"
2. Sleazy will bring wigs and stuffed sport bras in case no girls show up again
3. A new breed of turtle will be discovered that takes things a little too seriously, Terrapene Pitchus
4. The Kicktators might get their shirts
5. The SF Parks Department babysitter will see how awesome we are and ask when fall registration opens up
Now onto the recaps...or what was sent in. Captains, get on this! Your players come up to be after the game and ask, "Oh gracious historian, why did you not post my captain's witty and clever recap? I assume it highlighted my contributions to the team, on the field and at the bar." I didn't post it because your captain isn't witty or clever...and clearly doesn't care about you.
Stepdads
This week the Stepdads took on the bad ship Sleazy. Unfortunately, the captain of sleaze managed to scare all the girls off by the third game of the season and none showed up leading to a forfeit. We would have liked to have played Sleazy in a real game, but we locked it down in the scrimmage anyway. Good job to Johnny in center field who caught at least 56,468,743,687 fly balls. Jen made some good plays at second and the rest of the team played well also. The rust is finally starting to come off and we are becoming the Stepdads that everyone feared as a small child. While we lost at flip-cup, I'm ok with it. We have decided to take a break this season and play only select exhibition flip-cup games.
As a forecast for this weekend's game, look for the Stepdads to make some fresh turtle soup. And, if we're lucky, Ron will actually hang out with us and come to the bar. I wouldn't hold your breath though.
Sleazy
We had a Sunday Sausage Party this week, and due to that we had to forfeit the game. Who knows what kept the girls at home...maybe it was the excitement over the Sex and the City 2 trailer. Anyway, we borrowed some Pitches and played, putting another coat of color on our farmer tans in the glorious sun.
While we were humbled on the field, Sleazy came through and once again decimated our opponents at the flip-cup table, undefeated after challenging 4 teams. That rose both our spirits and blood-alcohol-content.
Anyway, the awesome weather this Sunday made up for the shitty weather last week. This weekend the weather experts are calling for another great day, but what do they know. Make sure to bring that sunscreen people.
Predictions for this Sunday
1. A waitress at Martin Mack's will walk around with a plate of nachos asking every male if he is "Kevin"
2. Sleazy will bring wigs and stuffed sport bras in case no girls show up again
3. A new breed of turtle will be discovered that takes things a little too seriously, Terrapene Pitchus
4. The Kicktators might get their shirts
5. The SF Parks Department babysitter will see how awesome we are and ask when fall registration opens up
Now onto the recaps...or what was sent in. Captains, get on this! Your players come up to be after the game and ask, "Oh gracious historian, why did you not post my captain's witty and clever recap? I assume it highlighted my contributions to the team, on the field and at the bar." I didn't post it because your captain isn't witty or clever...and clearly doesn't care about you.
Stepdads
This week the Stepdads took on the bad ship Sleazy. Unfortunately, the captain of sleaze managed to scare all the girls off by the third game of the season and none showed up leading to a forfeit. We would have liked to have played Sleazy in a real game, but we locked it down in the scrimmage anyway. Good job to Johnny in center field who caught at least 56,468,743,687 fly balls. Jen made some good plays at second and the rest of the team played well also. The rust is finally starting to come off and we are becoming the Stepdads that everyone feared as a small child. While we lost at flip-cup, I'm ok with it. We have decided to take a break this season and play only select exhibition flip-cup games.
As a forecast for this weekend's game, look for the Stepdads to make some fresh turtle soup. And, if we're lucky, Ron will actually hang out with us and come to the bar. I wouldn't hold your breath though.
Sleazy
We had a Sunday Sausage Party this week, and due to that we had to forfeit the game. Who knows what kept the girls at home...maybe it was the excitement over the Sex and the City 2 trailer. Anyway, we borrowed some Pitches and played, putting another coat of color on our farmer tans in the glorious sun.
While we were humbled on the field, Sleazy came through and once again decimated our opponents at the flip-cup table, undefeated after challenging 4 teams. That rose both our spirits and blood-alcohol-content.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
Sloshball!
Game recap - Team A beat Team B. By a large amount of points. We weren't keeping track really.
This Sunday about 60 off-duty Vertigoers and friends descended upon the field with beers in hand and the official kickball shirts at home. It was a gorgeous day, the sun intensifying the buzzes everyone showed up with...aren't we lucky to live in a city with multiple establishments serving bottomless mimosas?
We played until the beer ran out, then sat around while volunteers grabbed more. The children at the playground were sufficiently corrupted. I imagine they will be sneaking alcohol into their gym class today and talking high shit to their opponents. Parents shed a tear, remembering the past when they could blow off a day to drink and hang out in a field, before Timmy and his play-dates came along.
Sloshball rules were strictly enforced. No bunting, beer in hand at all times. Yours truly wiped out and had to shotgun a beer at second. I didn't care, the alcohol numbed the pain on my freshly bruised knee. We aren't as resilient as we used to be.
Mallory's dog was on the field quite a bit, but she got a pass due to the lack of opposable thumbs.
After about four hours on the field, with the sun starting to cast longer shadows, we headed to the bar for some flip-cup. As with the game, everyone was a winner. We left into the sunset trying to find taxis willing to risk taking us home.
After sleeping for 15 hours, I awoke to realize how much easier Mondays would be if we played on Saturday. Oh well. See you all next Sunday.
This Sunday about 60 off-duty Vertigoers and friends descended upon the field with beers in hand and the official kickball shirts at home. It was a gorgeous day, the sun intensifying the buzzes everyone showed up with...aren't we lucky to live in a city with multiple establishments serving bottomless mimosas?
We played until the beer ran out, then sat around while volunteers grabbed more. The children at the playground were sufficiently corrupted. I imagine they will be sneaking alcohol into their gym class today and talking high shit to their opponents. Parents shed a tear, remembering the past when they could blow off a day to drink and hang out in a field, before Timmy and his play-dates came along.
Sloshball rules were strictly enforced. No bunting, beer in hand at all times. Yours truly wiped out and had to shotgun a beer at second. I didn't care, the alcohol numbed the pain on my freshly bruised knee. We aren't as resilient as we used to be.
Mallory's dog was on the field quite a bit, but she got a pass due to the lack of opposable thumbs.
After about four hours on the field, with the sun starting to cast longer shadows, we headed to the bar for some flip-cup. As with the game, everyone was a winner. We left into the sunset trying to find taxis willing to risk taking us home.
After sleeping for 15 hours, I awoke to realize how much easier Mondays would be if we played on Saturday. Oh well. See you all next Sunday.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Week 1
Week 1 is over, and if there is anything to be said for this season it's that we know how to drink every last drop of cheap beer at a sponsor bar. While we had to revert back to buckets of (heavily discounted) bottles, I see this as a sign that more people are coming to the bar after the game. Awesome! It's a great way to get to know your teammates, rivals, and get a speech from your doctor regarding your drinking problem.
This upcoming weekend is a bye week due to the non-denominational spring season celebration, but there should be a sloshball game on Saturday. It's like our usual kickball experience, except unofficial, mixed-up teams, no bunting, and 100% more on-field beer involved. Ask your captain to fill you in on the details.
And now, onto the recaps...
Stepdads
The Stepdads showed up ready to rock and roll and demonstrate our master karate kicking on some Ninjas. The Ninjas proved to be very talented, although without the cover of darkness, they were eventually brought to their knees. Kudos to Clara, who, as usual, locked it down in right field. And the return of Jesse, after going on a quest to find his balls last season, to his position behind the plate was most welcome. The Stepdads need to get some kinks ironed out but we’ll get there. We’ll show up in two weeks ready to beat on some “Kicktainters.”
Sleazy Bandeezy
Sleazy showed up ready for action as usual. But then the game got started at it turns out Where My Pitches At? had 99 Problems and our pitching was one, since several of their players swung and missed. Sleazy took the early lead scoring 3 runs in the first inning. Things went bad for us in the 3rd inning, when we discovered the "Pitches" are secretly professional dodge ball players as they dodged several of our attempts to hit them with the ball. This resulted in them scoring some points to tie up the game. Luckily for us Erica on our team is also a professional dodge ball player and dodged a throw from 2 feet away and managed to make it to 1st base. We ended up tying the game 4 to 4. At the bar though, Sleazy asserted their drinking dominance over the Pitches, crushing them with our flip-cup skills.
White Russians
Big Blue? Maybe more like Big Blue Balls Disappointment after thinking they could take on some White Russians. They thought they could take the lead at the top the 5th, but they struck out faster than a 48 year old bachelor with a lazy eye and bucked teeth. I'm only barely certain if that metaphor works, but it sounds weird/good. Thanks for the win--next time, when y'all actually want to play, let us know. White Russians UNDEFEATED!
Morningwood
Well…..that wasn't the best performance Morningwood has ever put on. In fact, I think we may have still been hung over from running the flip-cup tables the week before. Hat's off to the Turtle's pitcher though who kept things just about unkickable and earned a shutout. We will get our revenge in 2 weeks against the White Russians!
SF Ninjas
Sorry I (Erin) am the stand in blog writer for this week since our regular decided to hurt herself on a solo ninja raid and could not make it out this past week. She has received a stern lecture about her priorities and will be joining us for the rest of the games. (You know who you are!)
Unfortunately, we did not keep our beginner's luck from our preseason game into week 1. We played the Stepdads, led by Hanley, one of the most seasoned teams in our Vertigo Kickball league. They are definitely in touch with their inner-elementary-school-selves! This week's theme for the Ninjas was facial hair, either grow your own or buy some. Although this may have intimidated some of the Stepdads, it certainly caught the interest of the Park Rangers and some concerned parents about the high amount of "unaccompanied" adults with creepy mustaches by the playground. This week was the first week that we were able to meet a majority of our Nomads, including Andrew who showed up just in time to kick. What timing that guy has!!! Our game was exciting with a defense led by Marta and her amazing catching skills on first base, and Enrique and his first TRUE strike out of the year. (Not fouling out...striking out!) But we could not have done it on our own! Pretty Dan, in true prettyboy form, did not break a sweat walking to first base (Thanks Hanley!), but eventually made it home, giving the Ninjas our first run of the official season. We ended up losing a tough battle 2 to 1...but enough about Kickball...on to our real sport...drinking.
Let me just say that I might have to instate a new Ninja rule as team captain...you must show up to kickball to participate in flipcup. I only say this because Jen, Ryan, Hector, and Spaghetti Straps (I will explain later) were not able to make our game due to some random marathon in Oakland (I thought they only dodge bullets in Oakland) blocking every freeway entrance to The City. They were able to make it just in time for flipcup...I see where their priorities are and I like it! We were able to dominate the table with our Asian endcaps. After all, we're an Asian invasion with 5 1/2 Caucasians! We beat Sleazy Bandeezy twice and Morningwood once. However, I must call out a few members of my team. Stephen, you were not nearly as bad as everyone said. You have redeemed yourself for now, but don't suck later. Ryan, you were the most inconsistent at flipcup after you were talked up. Practice! And speaking of practice, thank you Enrique for doing some.
Looking forward to the next time, when we’ll be coming from the shore ready to beat Sleazy Bandeezy and dominate the flipcup table…again
We Like Turtles
We don't understand why you like turtles so much because you don't send in recaps.
Big Blue
Recaps are an excellent way to explain what is big and blue
Where My Pitches At
People have been cracking wise about your mothers. Defend yourselves in a recap.
This upcoming weekend is a bye week due to the non-denominational spring season celebration, but there should be a sloshball game on Saturday. It's like our usual kickball experience, except unofficial, mixed-up teams, no bunting, and 100% more on-field beer involved. Ask your captain to fill you in on the details.
And now, onto the recaps...
Stepdads
The Stepdads showed up ready to rock and roll and demonstrate our master karate kicking on some Ninjas. The Ninjas proved to be very talented, although without the cover of darkness, they were eventually brought to their knees. Kudos to Clara, who, as usual, locked it down in right field. And the return of Jesse, after going on a quest to find his balls last season, to his position behind the plate was most welcome. The Stepdads need to get some kinks ironed out but we’ll get there. We’ll show up in two weeks ready to beat on some “Kicktainters.”
Sleazy Bandeezy
Sleazy showed up ready for action as usual. But then the game got started at it turns out Where My Pitches At? had 99 Problems and our pitching was one, since several of their players swung and missed. Sleazy took the early lead scoring 3 runs in the first inning. Things went bad for us in the 3rd inning, when we discovered the "Pitches" are secretly professional dodge ball players as they dodged several of our attempts to hit them with the ball. This resulted in them scoring some points to tie up the game. Luckily for us Erica on our team is also a professional dodge ball player and dodged a throw from 2 feet away and managed to make it to 1st base. We ended up tying the game 4 to 4. At the bar though, Sleazy asserted their drinking dominance over the Pitches, crushing them with our flip-cup skills.
White Russians
Big Blue? Maybe more like Big Blue Balls Disappointment after thinking they could take on some White Russians. They thought they could take the lead at the top the 5th, but they struck out faster than a 48 year old bachelor with a lazy eye and bucked teeth. I'm only barely certain if that metaphor works, but it sounds weird/good. Thanks for the win--next time, when y'all actually want to play, let us know. White Russians UNDEFEATED!
Morningwood
Well…..that wasn't the best performance Morningwood has ever put on. In fact, I think we may have still been hung over from running the flip-cup tables the week before. Hat's off to the Turtle's pitcher though who kept things just about unkickable and earned a shutout. We will get our revenge in 2 weeks against the White Russians!
SF Ninjas
Sorry I (Erin) am the stand in blog writer for this week since our regular decided to hurt herself on a solo ninja raid and could not make it out this past week. She has received a stern lecture about her priorities and will be joining us for the rest of the games. (You know who you are!)
Unfortunately, we did not keep our beginner's luck from our preseason game into week 1. We played the Stepdads, led by Hanley, one of the most seasoned teams in our Vertigo Kickball league. They are definitely in touch with their inner-elementary-school-
Let me just say that I might have to instate a new Ninja rule as team captain...you must show up to kickball to participate in flipcup. I only say this because Jen, Ryan, Hector, and Spaghetti Straps (I will explain later) were not able to make our game due to some random marathon in Oakland (I thought they only dodge bullets in Oakland) blocking every freeway entrance to The City. They were able to make it just in time for flipcup...I see where their priorities are and I like it! We were able to dominate the table with our Asian endcaps. After all, we're an Asian invasion with 5 1/2 Caucasians! We beat Sleazy Bandeezy twice and Morningwood once. However, I must call out a few members of my team. Stephen, you were not nearly as bad as everyone said. You have redeemed yourself for now, but don't suck later. Ryan, you were the most inconsistent at flipcup after you were talked up. Practice! And speaking of practice, thank you Enrique for doing some.
Looking forward to the next time, when we’ll be coming from the shore ready to beat Sleazy Bandeezy and dominate the flipcup table…again
We Like Turtles
We don't understand why you like turtles so much because you don't send in recaps.
Big Blue
Recaps are an excellent way to explain what is big and blue
Where My Pitches At
People have been cracking wise about your mothers. Defend yourselves in a recap.
