Posts Tagged ‘2014 Season’
Week 5 Preview Part 1
Thursday, May 1st, 2014This has been an exhausting week for me. Derk and Elly are watching the Rangers Game 7, so now I’m forced to write this preview a day earlier than I wanted to. But I’d rather not get into a public spat about how much I’ve been carrying them this whole season.
Sometimes I do so much, and they do so little…I feel like an old Papua woman.
(BTW, my obligatory Becky Norris mention is this Papua woman can beat Becky in arm-wrestling)
So now that we got this drama out of the way its time for our Game of the Week! Before the season, a Mega-Poutine matchup did not seem like it would garner a ton of GOTW action, but last week, both teams pulled off impressive upsets and deserve The Authority’s attention.
Week 4’s Three Stars ***
Wednesday, April 30th, 2014This was a real busy week for BTSH, as we not only had a full-slate of games, but we also had the Rose Charities Tournament. We will have the full story next week on the tournament, but for now, enjoy the three (actually four) people who did better than you this week.
To these four, you deserve all the glory. To the approximately 396 other BTSHers, you all should feel shame.
Third Star: ***
Nick Barretta, Rehabs.
Barretta had another impressive week at BTSH. He scored an impressive goal at the charity tournament and impressively volunteered to ref for free. Then on Sunday, he impressed us all when he came in early to ref the 1 and 2 p.m. games.
Unfortunately for DiPierri Jr., the Rehabs lost a heartbreaker to Poutine, so Nick will have to settle for the very unimpressive third star. Thank you for all your volunteering Nick, but maybe try to be good at hockey too.
Week 4 Box Scores
Monday, April 28th, 2014Mega Win!
Alex is more concerned about the Flyers for the time being. Eric just doesn’t like to smile.
Butchers 4, Dark Rainbows 1
Butchers: Jeff Laniando 2 (4), Matt D. (1), Arnold Sanchez (2)
Dark Rainbows: Sean Reynolds (1)
Goalie Win: Tim Burke (2)
Filthy Gorgeous 6, LBS, Inc. 2
Filthy Gorgeous: James Pereira 3 (4), Suvin Malik 2 (3), Sunny Mehra (3)
LBS, Inc.: Tommy Capatosta (1), “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin (2)
Goalie Win: Hector “$h0wT!m3” Melendez (via Rehabs)
Corlears Hookers 2, Mathematics 1
Corlears Hookers: Danilo Biagioni 2 (4)
Mathematics: Justin Perras (1)
Goalie Win: Dustin Olson (2)
Denim Demons 2, Happy Little Elves 1
Denim Demons: Bob DiProspero (1), “The Apex Predator” Adam Rubens (1)
Happy Little Elves: Alok Ghai (free agent-sign him up!)
Goalie Win: Aaron “Coach” Pagdon (1)
Gouging Anklebiters 6, Tompkins Square Riots 1
Gouging Anklebiters: Jenna Cruff 2 (via La Famiglia), Charles DeFranco (2), Phil Donohue (1), Sarah Moore (1), Peter Prohaska (2)
Tompkins Square Riots: Max (1)
Goalie Win: Craig LaCombe (2)
Poutine Machine 3, Rehabs 2 (OT)
Poutine Machine: Chelsea Hicks (1), Kevin Loftus (1), Jerome “Hornswoggle” Ramos (1)
Rehabs: Black Rob (3), Ramy Odeh (4)
Goalie Win: Matt Leonard (2)
Mega Touch 5, Gut Rot 2
Mega Touch: Adriano Bratta 2 (3), Joe Lops 2 (2), Braden Caldwell (1)
Gut Rot: Gilligan1 (1), Gilligan2 (1)
Goalie Win: Michael Tuckman (1)
Cobra Kai 2, Gremlins 0
Cobra Kai: Sebastian Asaro (1), Liam Martens (3)
Shutout: Peter Lang (1)
Fresh Kills 7, Sky Fighters 0
Fresh Kills: Gabe Chenard 3 (5), Alex Rouleau 2 (3), Ariel Imas (1), Dave Sokolyansky (2)
Shutout: Jamie Batuwantudawe (via Gremlins)
Game Notes: Sad Jamie figures out the best way to get his first BTSH win this season…play for Fresh Kills
La Famiglia 5, What The Puck 4
La Famiglia: Denis Miceletto 2 (6), The Peter Wilson 2 (4), Shafiq Perry (1)
What The Puck: Gary Gowdie (1), Paul Picinich (1), Garrett Poston (1), #CoreyWinters (1)
Goalie Win: Tim Kayiatos (3)
Week 4 Preview: Part II
Thursday, April 24th, 2014GOTW: Happy Little Elves at Denim Demons
Our second Game of the Week features one of the league’s nastiest rivalries. Even though the Elves and the Demons are no longer in the same division, this should still be a spirited affair. Last week, the Elves took a big step towards retaining the no longer prestigious (but still imaginary) Fairy Tale Cup with a win against the Gremlins, while the Demons suffered a tough loss to LBS, Inc.
The Fairy Tale Cup may be imaginary, but the Barnacle Bowl is real.
Who is this mysterious Boris? He’s got three goals on the season and has been one of the biggest reasons for the Elves’ 2-0 start (Rob Walsh and his four goals have too, but we’re not focusing on him). Is he American? Russian? Maybe a Bulgarian brute? One thing is for sure, though. Whenever Sarah T. , and only Sarah T., tells Boris to do something, he does. She can be seen during games pacing the sidelines, yelling out instructions such as, “Boris, cover point!”, “Boris, forecheck!”, or “Boris, score goal!”
Keys for the Denim Demons:
Where’s Coach? Has anyone seen Coach? The Demons’ goaltender has been very reliable with his attendance in the past, so his absence is definitely concerning. There are unconfirmed and unsubstantiated “sightings” of Coach from the past few weeks, once at an East Village Chipotle in early April, and once at a Western Pennsylvania Eat’n Park over the weekend. We might need to get Leslie Nielsen involved to find Coach. What’s that? He’s dead?! Uh oh! Unfortunately, the mystery of Coach could take all summer to solve.
This man was our last hope for finding Coach.
The Elves have been firing on all cylinders to start the season, and the aforementioned Boris and newcomer John Brügger have given their roster a little more depth than in years past. If Coach is still not present and accounted for, things could get rough for the Demons. They might have to use the ultimate unknown factor: a free agent goalie. Or, you know, Coach could magically re-appear. Either way, I think the Elves get the win, 3-2.
Rich’s Pick: What do Boris, Walsh and Sarah T. have in common? All probably won’t play this Sunday. Right now we have one girl so I’m not loving our chances. I think I’ll go conservative and just go with Elves 13, Demons 0.
Derek’s Pick: If Rich is telling the truth (which he always does), and Boris, Walsh, and Sarah T. are all AWOL, I have to go with the Demons, 4-2.
Week 3 Preview (Part 1)
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014Game of the Week
Anshu is 7 steps ahead of Cherie. This doesn’t bode well for Math.
So the Game of the Week is the game with the two undefeated teams. We all knew the Hookers would be undefeated since they didn’t play Fresh Kills yet, but this is the first time Math’s been 2-0 in their history. (Unless they’ve done it before…how the hell should I know?!?) (Emeritus Note: It happened in 2013. You know, last year! Ladies and gentlemen, let’s hear it for our esteemed Editor-In-Chief, Rich Glanzer!)
Keys for Hookers:
After touring all 10 Provenchers of Canada, Jason Eitel is set to make his season debut.
Here he takes a picture with me and a special ed adult.
Well we know “HE” is back for the Rehabs but what about Jason Eitel? Did he retire from the league after being named Championship MVP? The answer is no, because we don’t name a Championship MVP…though that’s a pretty good idea. Truthfully, the Hookers are so stacked that if they are missing 2-3 guys it really doesn’t matter. For the Hookers to win they should play a patient game and not let Math feed off of their emotion. Math is going to want this game more than the Hookers, so the champs should just settle the game down and make this game about skill.
