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.