{"id":10686,"date":"2015-05-14T13:42:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T17:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=10686"},"modified":"2015-05-14T13:42:47","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T17:42:47","slug":"week-5-previews-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-5-previews-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 Previews &#8212; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What The Puck at Gut Rot<br \/>A perfect matchup to start the day at Tompkins Square. Two teams comprised of future BTSH Hall of Famers. Oops, sorry, I thought I was just writing about the Math v Elves game. <\/p>\n<p>WTP &amp; Gut Rot sounds like the perfect alcoholic brunch order, which is exactly where both these teams will be coming from prior to the game. Given that WTP players are bigger on average, due to their size, they\u2019ll be less drunk and therefore have the advantage. <br \/>WTP 3-1<\/p>\n<p>Rehabs at Denim Demons<br \/>There\u2019s no bigger, underrated matchup in BTSH history than the long-awaited Rehabs v Demons battle of the court. Technically, there cannot be a more underrated matchup because, by definition, there must be a rating of some sort to be \u201cunderrated\u201d. \u00a0So, I guess more technically, this is BTSH&#8217;s first-ever recorded unrated game!!!<br \/>The first half will be a good one\u2014back and forth ending in a 2-1 Demon lead\u2014Goals by Lee Reiners and Kamen for the Demons, Jeff for the Habs. The gates of hell will open up the second half, leading to several Demon goals and one, late in the game goal, by Black Rob<br \/>Demons 5-2<\/p>\n<p>Filthier at Instant Karma <br \/>Both Filthier and Karma are turning into powerhouse teams. The reason why I say \u201cturning into\u201d is because 1) Filthier should be the best team in the league\u2014and they haven\u2019t been showing up like it lately, and 2) Karma was just supposed to be a fun team to drink with, and now I\u2019m scared Math may lose to them\u2026 <br \/>Anyways, I hope they both lose\u2014and I\u2019ll make it happen with nonstop ejections\u2026<br \/>My prediction: neither team wins<\/p>\n<p>Happy Little Elves at Mathematics<br \/>It\u2019s Rich\u2019s birthday game and the only gift Math is giving is: we won\u2019t mercy rule you, Rich. It\u2019s been a long season so far for the Fully Defeated Deeply Depressed Self-Loathing &amp; Grumpy Soon-To-Lash-Out Elves. Rich, figured you\u2019d want to write this section, but Math 7-3. Rich gets a birthday goal, but it gets taken back for a high-stick. Math 7, Elves 2.<\/p>\n<p>Gremlins at Tompkins Square Riots<br \/>If it wasn\u2019t for the Fully Defeated Deeply Depressed Self-Loathing &amp; Grumpy Soon-To-Lash-Out Elves v. Math game this week, this would surely be the game of the week. Two equal teams with some of the most fun folks in the league. I\u2019m guessing some fast-paced breakouts through the neutral zone followed by some big goals, as both teams seesaw back and forth. Jamie is going to have a terrible game in net, but the Grems will still pull through in the last 3 minutes.<br \/>Gremlins 4, Riots 3<\/p>\n<p>Butchers at Poutine Machine<br \/>They say in BTSH that any team can beat any other team on a given week. What \u201cthey\u201d usually leaves out is that someone needs to add, \u201cany team can beat any other team on a given week [depending on who shows up]\u201d. <br \/>The problem with this is that the \u201csomeone\u201d always forgets to specify is, \u201cany team can beat any other team on a given week depending on who shows up [especially if it\u2019s Jeff Laniado on Butchers or Gabe on the Kills].\u201d <br \/>Despite Poutine having a pretty solid defense and modest offensive power, it\u2019s going to be hard to mark Jeff and subsequently leave Arnold and Arthur in the clear.<br \/>Butchers 4-1<\/p>\n<p>Fresh Kills at Cobra Kai<br \/>Cobrai Kai is a stealthy team to play against. They\u2019ve got one capri-wearing SOB who drops goals left and right, some other dude with a hat I\u2019ve met once and is really good, but you wish you could just stick-check and run away with the ball, and a captain who hasn\u2019t been seen all season. Who are these guys, where did they come from, why are they so good?!<br \/>History, on the other hand, tells Fresh Kills story. Actually, the history books of Fresh Kills is just a leaflet featuring two characters. The first character\u2019s story is the Story of Job, which Sokos just crossed out \u201cJob\u201d and wrote \u201cRich\u2019s BTSH Season in 2015\u201d, followed by the moral of the story, \u201cHe will suffer\u2014Don\u2019t be Rich.\u201d<br \/>The second is the Story of Gabriel, which, unfortunately was all crossed out too, with Sokos making replacements of \u201cIf Sokos gives a man a stick, he will probably play on the Elves. If Sokos teaches a man how to use a stick, he will play on the Fresh Kills and win!!!\u201d<br \/>This game will go into overtime, but FK will pull through if P. Moore and Gabriel are there. <br \/>FK 3-2 OT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What The Puck at Gut RotA perfect matchup to start the day at Tompkins Square. 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