Playoff Opening Round Predictions
October 3rd, 2014#20 Tompkins Square Riots at #13 Poutine Machine
Fear not, Laura, it’s just crab.
Derek: The Riots’ offense was the worst in BTSH, producing just 23 goals this season (for comparison, this is tied with Fresh Kills’ Gabe Chenard). Although Poutine has had to use backup goalie Rob Nitschke over the past few weeks, he’s played well in all-star Matt Leonard’s absence. There’s a small chance of an upset here if TSR’s Dave Gil de Rubio can create some playoff magic between the pipes, but I still see the Machine edging it out in a 3-1 victory.
Rich: Dave steps up in the playoffs, but this will be too tall a task I fear, and Poutine gets a 3-2 victory. (And I kinda do fear that bc that means we play Poutine next)
Eli: Poutine’s offense isn’t much better than the Riots, and Matt Leonard has played in like three games since June, so the potential for a Riots upset exists. But Poutine squeaks it out, 2-1, in overtime.
#18 Mega Touch at #15 Gremlins
Rod shows off his Terror Squad impression.
Derek: Do you think Devlin will fly in from Hollywood for this? Neither do I. I assume Adriano will be floating around to ignite Mega’s offense a little, but even then, Happy Jamie has had enough practice this season to put in a solid game for the Gremlins. They move to the next round with a solid 4-2 win.
Rich: You assume wrong, as usual Derk. Adzo is missing the game. Hi Adriano! I know you will read this. Gremmies 3-0, and I get six months of gchatting from Julie telling me how they almost won.
Eli: My sources have informed me that Mega Touch is so shorthanded for Sunday that Jamie will be playing out for them. I’m still taking the Gremlins, 3-1.
September 28 Box Scores
September 29th, 2014Your $h0wT!m3 Division Champions!
We’ll ignore the fact that they lost.
Filthy Gorgeous 5, Dark Rainbows 1
Filthy Gorgeous: Sunny Mehra 4 (11), J.J. Anderson (3)
Dark Rainbows: Rem Garavito (3)
Goalie Win: $h0wT!m3 (4)
Butchers 1, Mathematics 0
Butchers: Mike Teytelbaum (1)
Shutout: Tim Burke (8)
Mega Touch 4, Tompkins square Riots 2
Mega Touch: Braden Caldwell (2), Julie Katz (5), Joe Lops (4), Nick (via free agency)
Tompkins Square Riots: Suz (3), Peck Yang (1)
Goalie Win: Mike Tuckman (4)
Sky Fighters 4, Cobra Kai 2
Sky Fighters: Luke Wang 2 (7), Caroline (1), Greg Infanti (3)
Cobra Kai: Peter Gallina (11), J.J. Murphy (2)
Goalie Win: James Stein (7)
Poutine Machine 4, Gremlins 3 (OT)
Poutine Machine: Steve Berkowitz (4), Marcus Bonnee (1),
Gremlins: Bryan Kress 2 (2), Derek Pieper (1)
Goalie Win: Rob Nitschke (3)
Fresh Kills 4, Denim Demons 2
Fresh Kills: Gabe Chenard 2 (23), Ariel Imas (12), Patrick Moore (3)
Denim Demons: Jeff Kamen (16), Sara Klein (2)
Goalie Win: Kevin Au (1, or via Sky Fighters, depending whom you ask)
Corlears Hookers 3, LBS, Inc. 2
Corlears Hookers: C.J. Anderson 2 (10), Sarah Newnam (2)
LBS, Inc.: Tommy Capatosta (11), Luke Sellick (8)
Goalie Win: Dustin Olson (9)
What The Puck 7, Happy Little Elves 6
What The Puck: #coreywinters 3 (5), Justin Michaliga 2 (7), Emily Moore (1), Hanif Perry (3)
Happy Little Elves: Gil Valdes 2 (18), Melissa Budnick (1), Ben Chadwick (1), Shaun deLacy (1), Rob Walsh (6)
Goalie Win: Jordan (3)
Rehabs 4, Gut Rot 2
Rehabs: Rob B. (9), Sean McClain (2), Eric Ruben (7), Bryan Welch (3)
Gut Rot: Jeff Hendricks (2), Mike Finnegan (2)
Goalie Win: Scott Heese (5)
Gouging Anklebiters 1, La Famiglia 0
Gouging Anklebiters: Alex Derhohannesian (11)
Shutout: Craig LaCombe (11)
20 Questions With Roxanne Gaudiel
September 25th, 2014
Elite.
Following in the success of former BTSH.org features such as Know Your Neighbor, the ever popular PlayHer Spotlight, and “20 Questions With Mike Dudelovitch,” we present to you…another 20 Questions. This week, we profile Mathematics all-star, Roxanne Gaudiel.
Week 19 Storylines
September 25th, 2014We exited last Sunday just as we entered it, with one playoff seed set and 19 others up for grabs. With one week left, the playoff picture is still quite murky, although some things are beginning to clear up. Of course, chaos can still reign. There could be a five-way tie for the #2 seed. Or potentially three four-way ties for various seeds. But here are some of the key items to be aware of as we approach what should be a crazy six hours on Sunday…
Trying to figure out all of the playoff seed possibilities has us feeling like this right now. Hopefully things get clearer as Sunday progresses.
Poutine Machine pulled into a tie with the Gremlins for fourth in the Glanzer Division with a 1-0 win on Sunday, setting this up as a winner-take-all battle to avoid relegation to the Greene Division next season. Of course, the loser of this game could go on a playoff run and win the championship, which would ironically send the winner of this game to the Greene Division. Both teams have already secured a place in the Opening Round playoff games on October 5, but sadly, an elusive third matchup in as many weeks seems unlikely.
Three Stars for 9/21
September 23rd, 2014As we get to the end of the regular season and matches start to take on heavy playoff implications, the games get more important. As a result, we can conclude that every star awarded outside of this week – and the the weeks following – was effectively meaningless. I know we say it every week, but now that we’re in crunch time, THESE three four people are the ones who actually matter. Please disregard everything else you’ve ever read on this blog up until this point.
Everyone else who took some self-worth from previous star awards, please email derek@btsh.org to return any unwarranted self-esteem boosts accrued up to this point.
The biggest gripe we get is that we write about the Elves too much. Now that these actually start to matter, this photo will be the last you see of them in this column. The faster you scroll down, the sooner it will be over.
Cobra Kai was kind enough to lend Katie to the Rehabs for their key divisional matchup against Mathematics. She returned the favor of getting to play almost the entire game with hardly any subs by scoring her first career BTSH goal. Katie: please join the Rehabs. You can have Hector’s spot. KAT!€ has a nice ring to it. (Before you ask, there are no tampering rules in BTSH, so take that Greg.)
The Biters got a key win this week against Filthy Gorgeous, winning in dramatic fashion by tying the game in the last minute of regulation and then scoring in overtime. Caroline and Sarah both contributed key goals in a game when the Biters were short-staffed and behind the eight ball. In crunch time, they both delivered, so they get the second star together.
It’s finally Aaron Friedman’s place. Big #26 had the game winning goal, a wicked snipe to the top shelf, in the Rainbows’ 1-0 win over Mega Touch. At a time when the Rainbows desperately need to find their scoring touch, his individual effort might be the spark plug that gets them going right as they head into the playoffs. And since this week’s stars are the most meaningful to date, that means that Aaron is currently the King of BTSH. Eminem alludes to this development in his song “Monster” with the lyrics “it’s payback, Aaron Friedman / Falling way back in the draft, turn nothing into something, still can / Make that.” Congrats, buddy. You deserve it.
