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Playoffs Week 1- Game Previews
Friday, September 27th, 2013
With all the lime tossing and retirements going on around here, it’s easy to forget that some team will be battling for their playoff lives this weekend. But for the few, the proud, the “Crazy Eights”, Sunday begins the start of the second season. Some will be dreaming of unlikely championship runs. Others will simply be trying not to vomit by the side of the court (I’m looking at you Claire Weingarten).
Like any smart coach, we’re resting our starters this week.
Monica Russo will be focusing on her match against Gut Rot. She’s been working the phones all week and has guaranteed that six (and possibly even seven!) Filthy Gorgeous players will show up. Meanwhile, Rich and Eli are trying to mend a friendship that’s been torn apart by mocking comments about Derek’s compression shorts and accusations of Glanzer offering Adelle a bounty for certain Mathematics’ players heads. So you can see our intrepid reporters will have their hands full during their journalistic bye week.
Meanwhile, we’ve got a few games to comment on.
#20 Tompkins Square Riots at #13 Rehabs
2:30, Tompkins Square West
It was firewagon hockey when these teams met the last time. The Habs managed to post a season high seven goals but the Riots managed to put a few past the black and red defence as well. Expect both teams to play it a lot tighter with the stakes so much higher.
On paper, these teams match up nicely. Rehabs have a player named Alex who’s pretty good. So do the Riots. The Riots have an experienced goalie named Dave. The Rehabs have an experienced goalie named Showtime (although he never seems to play in net). Bryan Welch tends to go a little bit crazy in games. Laura MacNeil goes a little bit crazy in games. It should all balance out right?
Afraid not, TSR. The playoffs are all about experience. And if nothing else, that’s something that the Black Brawlers have going for them. We wouldn’t be surprised if this one goes to OT. At the end of the day, expect the Riots to join the long list of BTSHers who chant “Rehabs suck!”
#17 Filthy Gorgeous at #16 Gut Rot
2:30, Tompkins Square East
The storyline for this game might be that there is no storyline. As far as we know these two teams like each other just fine. Yes, a couple of former Filthys play for Gut Rot now. And yes, Monica may once have politely asked a soon to be ill Peaches to hastily depart the cab they were sharing. But that’s the extent of the bad blood between these franchises. In fact, both teams lost their starting goalie mid-season so there’s been some off-court bonding about their shared dilemma.
So with an amazingly civil game anticipated, who has the edge? Again, it’s not an easy call since these two teams so rarely play each other. But there is a reason Filthy plays in the Bratta division and Gut Rot plays in the Glanzer grouping. Even with the 2013 version of Gut Rot being a vastly improved side we have to give the edge to the Dirty Prettys.
Besides, everyone knows that Filthy loses to the Hookers in the playoffs. It’s a BTSH tradition.
#19 Cobra Kai at #14 What the Puck
4:30 pm, Tompkins Square West
Will this be Romeo’s last game? Not if Zimm and the rest of the WTPers have anything to say about it. We watched a bit of last week’s WTP game and it brought a tear to our eye. All your old favorites were there. Daryl. Woodsie. Michelle Doucette. Heck, for a moment we thought we’d see Bratta pulling on the orange and blue again (in fact, that’s a great idea. Adriano should play half a game for each of his old teams. Don’t worry about Mega Touch, Mussels. They’ll be fine.) It reminded us that the secret to What the Puck’s success has always been team chemistry. With the exception of LBs. you won’t find a team in the league that’s more comfortable playing with each other. It’s why they’ve made so many finals and semi-finals appearances over the years.
And it’s a big challenge for the dojo. Watching a Cobra Kai game these days is like viewing an episode of GENERAL HOSPITAL after not watching since the glory days of Robert Scorpio and Frisco Jones. Sure you may be able to spot a few familiar faces (Will Kuhns and Gregg Allman are the Luke and Laura of BTSH). But for the most part you’ll just be confused. If Cobra Kai’s players can’t overcome their relative unfamiliarity with each other, WTP will continue their tradition of being the only orange and blue New York sports team that plays meaningful games during the first week of October.
#18 Poutine Machine at #15 Mega Touch
4:30 pm, Tompkins Square West
The best news for Poutine Machine may be that Alex Eben Meyer won’t be able to ref this game. Stripes and Poutine sniper Ashish “Shakti” Nagpal have been feuding for two years now, so expect a lot of chirping in this one as well. Poutine may have won the regular season meeting between these two squads but that was against a depleted Mega squad. Expect BTSH power couple Julie and Adriano to join with the aforementioned Meyer, Eric “Mr. Intensity” Devlin and the littlest goalie to form the core of an “Any Given Sunday” squad that no team should take lightly.
Our suggestion? The Machine needs to employ the seldom used “E.T. Strategy”. Leaving a trail of Reese’s Pieces from the court to the Ace Bar should effectively distract Julie long enough for Poutine to score the one goal they’ve been averaging per game and secure a berth in the next round.
Mega Touch, phone home!
Week 19 Game Previews – Part 2
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Again???
2:30 pm, Tompkins Square West
by Monica “the Hookers, again?” Russo
Highlights of this season…let’s see: we’ve had a few new people added to our team this year (huge special shout out to Jessie and Sharif), and if we could get a semi-regular roster of people to show up, we’d be unstoppable. Like, people would seriously not be able to stop us.
Editor’s Note: Thanks to Monica for being the only reporter who actually wrote about the theme we suggested this week
Fresh Kills at Sky Fighters,
4:00 pm, Tompkins Square East
So the question of the week is will Dave Sokol rest his starters? Gabe and Alex were out for blood in their game against Filthy Gorgeous last week. So much so that goalie Aaron could smell the Hai Karate deodorant that is still mysteriously sold in the duo’s native Quebec. The question is why? Are there secret performance bonuses we don’t know about? For the Fighters, their middle of the pack ranking means there’s not much to play for here either (no one is going to remember the second team that beat Fresh kills). Expect this to look more like an exhibition game than a frenzied rivalry.
Butchers at Poutine Machine
4;00 pm, Tompkins Square West
On the other hand, there’s a fair bit at stake in this one. Poutine are fighting for positioning in the play in round and the Butcher wouldn’t mind moving up in another notch in the standings. Poutine looked solid in a 2-1 shootout loss to La Famiglia last week and it looks like their suffocating defence of 2012 is making a comeback. But they score less than Rich Glanzer on Ladies Night. The Butchers didn’t have any problem finding the back of the net during their 5-1 trouncing of the Rehabs. But they were aided by the fact that the Rehabs were even more short benched than they were. If they show up with 7 players again, things could be rough for them. But if they can manage a decent roster showing, expect this to be a tight game.
Rehabs at Tompkins Square Riots
5:00 pm, Tompkins Square East
Depending on how things go, these two teams could see each other again next week. So let’s get some nice animosity going. We’re looking for Laura McNeil to pull a Claude Lemieux and take out the Showtime. The Brian Welch and Amy Jones can start throwing chairs at each other. Let’s see the Riots live up to their name and the Rehabs rally the burnt out survivors of Tompkins Square Park. It’s the last game of the season. Someone has to do something to get the BTSH punters invested!
Editor’s Note: We lost a few intrepid reporters this season but there is still hope that journalism isn’t dead. After a lengthy absence, we’re excited to welcome back an old colleague. Maybe he’ll explain that whole lime toss thing …
Gouging Anklebiters at Lbs
5:00 pm, Tompkins Square West
My esteemed “the ORG”,
Because I’ve been so busy unearthing 19th-century newspaper articles for my ethnography of Lime Toss, I haven’t had time to write the preview you requested for the Pounds vs. Anklebiters match. But here’s a preview of the preview. There will be lots of phrases like “Karsten’s audacious cherrypicking” and “the Judge Crater-like disappearance of Ken” for the Pounds, and regarding their opposition, things like “the enigmatic firepower of Joe Pollalulachuk” (I’ll look up the spelling if I have time) and the “‘Biters’ Wagnerian _sturm und drang_ personified in that flaxen valkyrie Courtney ‘Coco’ Butler.” I actually took those phrases from older articles and just changed the names. I doubt anyone will notice. Sports journalism is usually written with a thesaurus and a book of Mad Libs… That’s clearly how Eli does it, anyway! (I won’t put that kind of snark in my preview though.)
I’ll also feature a “Where Are They Now?” segment on Anklebiter alumnus Eric Dipierri (see recent photo, attached)
and throw in a cornucopia of droll bon mots to fill up space. I’ve already picked two random numbers between 0 and 10 for the score, and flipped a coin to assign the winner. The result was Anklebiters 9, Pounds 4. That sounds plausible I guess, although I must admit I don’t have much experience with skeet hockey.
By the way, in case I wind up on the lecture circuit, is Pounds the same team as LBS? It’s kind of confusing. Shouldn’t LBS be pronounced “Elbs”? Well, either way, I should finish a draft of the preview by mid-January.
Sincerely,
Dr. Byron Clavicle, PhD, OBE, XTC, and PSAT-NMSQT
Week 19 Game Previews – Part 1
Thursday, September 19th, 2013
Mathematics at Happy Little Elves
Tompkins Square East, 2:30 pm
Preview #1
by Rich “Birthday Boy” Glanzer
When Derk and Elly scheduled Elves/Math this May, it was my bday
weekend. So since my bday got rained out, this is my official birthday
of 2013, which means every member of Math should buy me drinks.
But the problem is, they wont want to buy me drinks after the
dismantling we are about to put on them. You see, the NEDI > NORRI.
To prove how much better I am than each Norris, I challenge all of
them (except Nathan, Sam, Zach and Pappa Norris) to an arm wrestling
match after!
As for the rest of Jenna Math…sources tell me Cherie, Brad, and Amy
are so terrified of playing the Elves they contacted Larry Zimmer to
see if they could join WTP. Unfortunately, Larry said they would have
to go to the Rehabs first, and since the Rehabs suck (trademark Sven)
the trio decided to stick it out.
Bottom line is we are going to beat you at hockey, we are going to
outdrink you afterwards, and if there is a bar room brawl between us,
I’ll take Adela and Budnick over Langer and Becky (I throw a football
like a girl) Norris.
And oh yeah the Mets > Indians.
Preview #2
by Eli “Norris” Kazin
Mega Touch at Gut Rot
Tompkins Square East, 12:30 pm
Who’d have thunk that a Mega-Gut Rot game in the last week of the season would have serious playoff implications? Don’t look now but if the Rotters win this one, there’s a very good chance that they will avoid the play in round for the first time in recent memory. And most of MegaTouch would be happy to just give them the win. Thank God this team has Eric Devlin as a co-captain. Mr. Intensity won’t just let his teammates phone it in. You hear that Tommy Cho, you’re going to have to get your first round bye the old-fashioned way. You’re going to have to earn it.
Gremlins at Dark Rainbows,
Tompkins Square West 12:30 pm
While Eli and Glanzer throw taunts at each other, we can’t get a ruling on whether this is a Fairy Tale Cup game or not.
Even if it isn’t this promises to be a spirited match. The Mogwais have rediscovered their scoring touch in recent weeks and the Rainbows have begun to resemble the Rainbows of old. But don’t expect firewagon hockey here folks. Ariel and Jamie are vying for the BTSH equivalent of the Vezina (I think it’s called the Spags) so expect them to put on a show.
What the Puck at Denim Demons
Tompkins Square East, 1:30 pm
A classic BTSH rivalry enters it’s latest chapter. And thanks to Eli’s writeup we now know that there’s something at stake here. The Demons have been one of the top performers in the league this year and we don’t see their buzzsaw offense letting up any time soon. But is this the time of year when WTP actually starts playing like the team that went deep in to the playoffs the last several years. Maybe. If Larry breaks out the long sleeved Mets t-shirt, you know that his troops will take it as a sign to turn on the heat 9and also start playing hockey again).
Cobra Kai at La Famiglia
Tompkins Square West, 1:30 pm
Poutine Machine managed to hold the lethal combo of Denis and Shafiq scoreless last week (although they still found a way to lose the game. They’re obviously taking this French thing way too seriously). Will Cobra Kai be able to duplicate that feat? Who knows? Mainly because who knows who is on Cobra Kai any more. Seriously, they’re making the Columbus Blue Jackets look like marquee players. Playoff rosters are due to Tim this week. Maybe then we’ll be able to figure out who that girl is who always seems to score for them.
Week 16 – Game Previews – Part 2
Friday, August 9th, 2013
FROM THE COMMISH: This Sunday will be Bill Tucker’s last Sunday/Farewell party at ACE. We will haveBTSH DJS all day/night, pizza, Petra and Trivia will have a Jaeger launch with raffles and sports related trivia that night. So call in sick on Monday and see Billy off proper to Texas. He’s been such a huge help this season.
Poutine Machine at Fresh Kills,
1:00 pm, Tompkins Square West
by Eli “Law of Syllogism” Kazin
Corlears Hookers at La Famiglia,
2:00 pm, Tompkins Square West
Aaaron Sorkin has a line that “Decisions are made by those who show up.” The BTSH equivalent might be “Games are won by those who show up.” And that probably explains why the Hookers are on a two-game losing streak. A full Hookers squad is one of the hardest outs in the league. But even Danilo and Gavin can’t win games all by themselves.
But there is a bright spot for the team from the wrong side of the FDR.
New uniforms.
Gone are the purple and gold disco outfits, replaced by a more subdued and classy logo that reminds some folks of the Lbs. Coincidence? we think not. perhaps the new look will be enough to lure Jason Eitel out of semi-retirement and put the Hooks back on the winning streak.
Meanwhile the Tuques have developed a “Family style” offense, with everyone sharing in the scoring buffet (of course, as metaphorical papa, Denis still gets the biggest helping). With the Hookers defense and goaltending taking the biggest hit in the summer swoon, don’t be surprised if the Italian jobs make it three losses in a row for the BTSH bridesmaids.
Gremlins at Skyfighters,
3:00 pm, Tompkins Square West
Both these teams looked strong in the early part of the season and both have struggled of late. But that’s what makes great BTSH matchups. This one is all about the Skyfighters offense versus the Gremlins surprisingly strong defense and stellar goaltending. With guns like Martin, Robert and the Hopper in their lineup, don’t expect the Fighters to post up the single goal that they’ve managed in several of their recent games. On the other hand, Jamie B is still one of the top candidates for goalie of the year and the Grems have been known to put a few biscuits in the basket themselves.
We’re predicting OT for this one and quite possibly a shootout. Give the edge to Sky Fighters snipers if it comes to that.
Gouging Anklebiters at Cobra Kai,
4:30 pm, Tompkins Square West
Since Bill spent 500 words talking about BTSH, he has handed the reins of this Anklebiters / Cobra Kai preview to Dr. Hunter S. Tompkins. We apologize in advance.
The last game before the summer swan song is always a biggie. Who will forgo the brunch to show up the court? Who will skip the match in favor of mimosas, eggs benedict and charcuterie? These factors will weigh heavily in this contest’s outcome. On one foot, Cobra Kai has had a rotating cast of characters in and out of the lineup all season. Perennial hot head Pete Lang? Out. Becky “The Pugilist” Pear? Nowhere to be found. In their place is a rag tag group of free agents, castaways and some guy named Jeff Borger. Once he has a season under his belt, I’ll bestow a nickname on him. But don’t count out the Dojo. The newbies have energy to spare and the combination of Greg “The Anvil” Altman and Will “The Wonder” Kuhns are capable of making any defensive combination look like last week’s Swiss cheese. Old, moldy and ripe for the breaking.
On the other foot, the Biters always run deep and possess a milk curd makeup somewhere between sharp gouda and Spanish manchego. In a word, they’re pretty tough. So tough, they sport a sparkling 9-2-3-1 record going into the final August week. Over the season, Bill has mentioned each player on the squad at least fifteen times, so here’s my X Factor. Coco. Her shining, smiling presence bellies a raging hockey tiger just waiting to be uncaged. And considering my track record with jungle cats and cheese plates (call back to an old preview…one person will get it), I hesitate to tempt the fates. Playing with fire, the Dojo will do their best but ultimately fall to the Foot Nibblers 4-1.
As for Bill and Jamie, what can I say? They’re folks of a kindred spirit. Mad ramblers sucking down life one bottle at a time. Their journey isn’t an unfortunate occurrence. It’s what’s supposed to happen. Over the years, I’ve breathed in many ether soaked rags with these two lovers of the night and one thing is for certain. Bill can’t hold his ether worth a damn. But dammit he tried. So, the next time I find myself knee deep in some sort of protoplasmic ooze surrounded by wild, carnivorous pelicans, I’ll smile and wish they were there to snap me out of my hallucination. Either that or join in the fun.
Denim Demons at Filthy Gorgeous,
5:30 pm, Tompkins Square West
With Adam Rubens trying to steal the Gorgeous appellation from the Filthys (see our earlier post) this one is sure to be hard fought. But as with most of the 5:30 games, the big question is … will anyone be around to watch it? This week the answer is definitely not as most of the die hard court hangers out will forego their distaste for darkness and head to the ACE for Bill’s leaving party. If Jeff Kamen and James Periera each score 6 goals in the metaphorical forest and no one is around to see it, do they still count? That’s a question for former Filthy and current philosophy player Jon “Redpants” Rick or the aforementioned ACE crowd. We already know what Zack Tinkelman and Matt Novick would say …
The last word this week belongs to the man himself. Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Bill Tucker …
Sorry friends, I just can’t do it. I absolutely refuse to say goodbye.
A one-two syllable punch, the word screams the total and complete end of things. A final nail in the emotional coffin. When someone says goodbye, it means for good. All time. The Sandlot’s FOR-EV-ERR. Despite a permanent move to the Lone Star State, I know leaving a league I care deeply about can’t be the last hurrah. There’s always room for one more shot of pinot grigio.
But even I can’t deny it. This Sunday is going to be my last BTSH game for quite some time. Possibly ever.
When I look back on what this league has given me, it’s staggering. When I moved here over three years ago, I had nobody. Just an apartment full of movies, IKEA cutlery still wrapped in plastic and a red bag of goalie gear. After a street hockey Google search and a blind e-mail to Adriano asking if anyone needed a keeper, getting a team was random luck. Four hours of free agent scrimmaging, an application where I drew a drunken stick figure and a compliment of Ellery’s beard was all it took to get me on Gut Rot.
Three years later, 80% of my social circle is BTSH related. Great times, dear friends and an amazing sense of community has been the reward for showing up on Sundays to play a game I love. BTSH isn’t just a beer league. It’s a family of like minded people, good folk who enjoy nothing more than clashing sticks during the day and clinking bottles at night. A natural gathering ground for people who don’t mind showing up to Ace sweaty and gross from humid day of hockey. My kind of down to earth maniacs.
But next week, I’m gone. Jamie and I are packing up a sixteen foot Budget truck and trekking 1700 miles away to a new life. The reasons are many (if you want the detailed version, click here) but the trek is bittersweet. Every non-BTSH person I know has said, “I’m sure there’s street hockey in Austin. There has to be.” If there is, who cares. It’ll be nothing like the league I’m leaving behind.
Luckily, the trip has been more than worth it. Since joining BTSH, I’ve made lifelong friends, had fantastic good times and packed my brain full of manic, woozy memories. To those I’m leaving behind, remember what separates this league from the others out there. It’s about sitting on the court with a sixer of PBR, laughing with your team after an 8-0 drubbing. It’s about the many BTSH couples, relationships and marriages. It’s about turning Sunday night into Monday morning as the rest of the world wishes they were capable of having our brand of carefree fun.
Remember, friends. This isn’t a goodbye. Jamie and I will return to tip back a High Life and share a laugh with this great group of ball chasing cohorts. And when we come back, make sure you keep the league the same way I found it three years ago. Keep that door open. Maybe some other NYC newbie is out there looking for a hockey playing family and a place to call home.
Week 15 – Game Previews
Friday, August 2nd, 2013
Editor’s note: Wow, BTSH. You’re more effective than J-Date and E-Harmony combined. This week Derek Tagliarano and Michelle Doucette finally tie the knot and Ashish Nagpal and Carly Czuba from Poutine Machine also take the plunge. While we wish the happy couples well, it’s devastated the ranks of Mathematics, What the Puck and Poutine Machine this weekend. It’s also put our reporting staff down another member as Eli was “too busy” to write anything this week. We’re sure Rich Glanzer has a few words to say about that …
LBS vs Corlears Hookers,
5:30 PM, Tompkins Square East
by Rich “You want me at your wedding. You need me at your wedding …” Glanzer
The Hookers vs. the Lbs. is a rematch from last years semi-finals, when the Lbs. shocked the world (ok, just me) and beat the Hookers. Though I’m mad at the Hookers for losing to FK, I expect them to bounce back and win 2-1. But I don’t have time for breaking down a game…I have to talk about Derek and Michelle’s upcoming wedding that I’m invited to!
Michelle: Yes….yes, a thousand times yes!
Denim Demons at Happy Little Elves,
1:00 PM, Tompkins Square East
It’s a marriage of red and green, Christmas colors, elves in Jorts, nothing but goodwill here right? Wrong. The Demons still hold a grudge for being excluded from the fairytale cup for all these years. And without the Tinkelman-Glanzer bromance keeping things chill expect drama here. This is one match that’s not going to end harmoniously. Demons 5- Elves 3 and Adam gets custody of Ben Chadwick.
Gouging Anklebiters at Butchers
1:00 PM, Tompkins Square West
It’s a meeting of minds and spirits, two like minded teams coming together as one. But it’s also a time to consider the different paths life takes you on. The Anklebiters are one of the most hitched up teams in the league. When they’re not marrying each other they’re marrying players from other teams (I’m looking at you Sascha & Guvs). Meanwhile, the Butchers are swinging singles. Sure some of them are in serious relationships. But most of them are players, something that hurts them on the court in early games like this. look for the somewhat settled down Biters to beat a significantly more hungover Butchers squad 3-1.
Mega Touch at Dark Rainbows
2:00 PM, Tompkins Square East
See the writeup above and substitute “Dark Rainbows for “Anklebiters” and “Mega Touch” for “Butchers”.
Gut Rot at Fresh Kills
2:00 PM, Tompkins Square West
Gut Rot’s experience with marriage is largely confined to the shotgun kind. But they’ve got bigger things on their mind. Tommy swore he wouldn’t get married until Dave Sokol and crew knew the bitter sting of defeat. But now he’s worried about ending up as an 80 year old contestant on the Bachelor. So he’s pulling out all the stops for this one. He claims to have a secret strategy involving something borrowed and something blue. Is this the reason why Mike and Heather have been seen eating at Henrik Lundquist’s restaurant every night this week? We’d suggest a different strategy. Just let all the Russians on Fresh Kills know that they’re secretly married to Anna Kournikova. It could work! But if it doesn’t look for another FK blowout.
Sky Fighters at La Famiglia
3:00 PM, Tompkins Square East
The Fam are big on the holy state of matrimony. But in more of an organizational sense. Just ask Shafiq Perry. When the Perinator tried to defect to the Kills after a particularly persuasive Kevin Foster recruiting session, he found a pack of ribeyes in his bed. Mistaking them for another gesture from the Kills, he was saddened to find out that they’d been placed there by Dr. Alfred Liu (who was unclear on the whole “horse head in the bed” thing). Over a delicious BBQ dinner, Capo del Capo Denis Miceleto informed him that he was “married to the mob” and that divorce was not an option. And Perry remains a member of La Famiglia to this day.
The lesson for the Skyfighters? Find Denis a nice lady, encourage them to have kids and postpone this game to the day of his daughter’s wedding. Then when he tells you that he can’t refuse you a favor on that day, ask him to throw the game. It’s a long term strategy but a guaranteed “W”.
Cobra Kai at Rehabs
3:00 PM, Tompkins Square West
Rehabs tend not to get married as they’re supposed to avoid any major life changes while they’re on the team (work the steps, folks). But Cobra Kai? With close to 30 players on their active roister it’s only a matter of tim before someone hooks up. In the meantime, both teams are dealing with the addition of a significant amount of new players. So they should really treat this more like a mixer than the a ball hockey game. We suggest that every time two opposing players go in to the corner for a ball, they stop and tell each other a little bit about themselves. Who knows? Maybe some magic will happen.
Oh, and Rehabs 2- Cobra Kai 1.
Filthy Gorgeous at Tompkins Square Riots
4:30 PM, Tompkins Square East
Both these teams are so good looking, we expect this to be the most watched match of the day. While fans are busy scrawling “Mrs. James Periera” or “Mr. Laura MacNeil” on their trapper keepers, the players will stick to business (although we wouldn’t rule out some Olympic Village type shenanigans later). TSR have the talent to surprise a lot of teams but FG looked very focused in their OT win against Math last week. Expect them to continue to roll and win 5-3 against a scrappy Riots team.
What the Puck at Poutine Machine
4:30 PM, Tompkins Square West
This game was supposed to be played between the ceremony and reception of the Nagpal-Czuba and Tagliarano-Doucette weddings. But neither wedding party could agree on a neutral location and no one was willing to take Larry Zimmer’s suggestion to move both weddings to Citifield. So expect this game to look more like replacement football. Word has it that Patrick will be recruiting during Bob W’s kids street hockey session earlier in the day while WTP may decide it’s another good beach day. Either way, expect to see a lot of unfamiliar faces.
Gremlins at Mathematics the Norri
5:30 PM, Tompkins Square West
Anyone who’s watched GAME OF THRONES knows that weddings are the perfect time for political machinations. And with Derek and Eli a thousand miles away (and loyal retainer Andy Pratt already exiled to the West Coast), the time of the Norri is nigh. Expect Zack and Sam to make sure all their team members swear a blood oath to Mama Norris before starting this week’s game. And expect several more floppy haired additions to the Math roster. It’s only the first step for a family who obviously have designs on taking over the entire league. Is it true that there’s a Jeb Norris eyeing a run at the commissioner’s office in 2016?
