{"id":10796,"date":"2015-06-17T23:26:19","date_gmt":"2015-06-18T03:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=10796"},"modified":"2015-06-17T23:26:19","modified_gmt":"2015-06-18T03:26:19","slug":"week-8-previews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-8-previews\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 Previews"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you wondering who\u2019s game of the week this week? I hope so, but the thing is\u2014you already missed it! It was the Mets game this past Monday, which went to the 11th inning and stopped Toronto\u2019s 11-game win streak. <\/p>\n

Game of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n

If only Rich could coach the Elves as good as he can the Blue Jays, maybe they\u2019ll win versus the Pounds<\/p>\n

LBS v. Happy Little Elves<\/strong>
Now, if you have read anything, talked to anybody in the league, even if you\u2019ve shown up just once, or even happened to walk by Tompkins and not even known there was a street hockey league that played every Sunday, you would still know one thing\u2014the Elves are completely defeated this season. You would actually know two things: 1) the Elves are completely defeated; and, 2) it\u2019s going to stay that way until maybe July 19th when they play some team, which will hopefully get rained out, much to the league\u2019s chagrin of keeping this losing streak alive!
That said, and I know the above may be a bit understated\u2014my apologies\u2014but the Lbs. beat the Demons 4-0 last week, so it appears they will cruise the courts of success this week as well, but not before Tommy C. gets ejected for exposing himself for absolutely no reason in the second half.
Pounds 6 \u2013 Elves 1<\/p>\n

Poutine v. Hookers<\/strong>
Poutine has had it rough so far this season and has had trouble securing any win. Unfortunately for the French Canadian Fries, another loss may be on its way as they face a team that has more BTSH championship game appearances than Elves losses this season
Will Jerome, Jo-Ann, Claire, and Mia be able to mount a victory against Sarah, Sam, Noelle, and all the people I do not know on the Hookers?! Probably not, but it\u2019ll be a hell of an upset if they do\u2014the upset of the season!
Hooker 6-1<\/p>\n

Demons v. Kills<\/strong>
It was Sunday, April 19th and fog surrounded Tompkins. It was dark, too, and oddly mysterious, for rats scurried in the bushes and homeless people drifted here and there like bathroom zombies. Some said it was only 3:00, but no one really knew for sure. <\/p>\n

\"Tompkins<\/a>

Tompkins Square Park Sunday, April 19th<\/p><\/div>For nobody really remembers that fateful day\u2014the reported day the Demons beat the Fresh Kills\u2014some even claim it never happened.\u00a0 Who was there? \u00a0How did it happen? \u00a0Was there foul play involved?<\/p>\n

\"This<\/a>

This is cooler looking fog, which I should have originally used and renamed as \u201cThe Demon fog that took over Tompkins on April 19th\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

Did people live in this fog?\u00a0 Am I loosely jacking the intro from the movies The Fog or The Mist?\u00a0 I cannot say for sure, but one thing is for sure: while this isn\u2019t the Game of the Week, it sure is the Grudge Match of the Week!\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who actually was there on April 19th<\/sup> for the Demons?\u00a0 Who was there for the Fresh Kills? \u00a0And, who is going to be there this Sunday?!\u00a0 That\u2019ll answer who will win, so here\u2019s the breakdown: If Lee and Paul are there for the Demons and Gabe or Pat Moore are not, I\u2019m going Demons 3-2 OT.\u00a0 If Paul, Kamen, or Rubens is not there and Gabe or that blond hair guy is there, I\u2019m going Fresh Kills 4-2, empty net goal.\u00a0 If Coach is there and Popack and Scheld are there, hopefully more Demon girls show so they don\u2019t have to play the whole game, but if they do and Ariel doesn\u2019t show, Demons 3-2. If Rubens shows up 4 \u00bd minutes late, I\u2019m thinking Demons will win 2-1, provided Barch isn\u2019t in net.\u00a0 If Barch is in net, but Coach doesn\u2019t play with his jersey on, I\u2019m going FK 4-2, no empty net goal.\u00a0 If Barch is in net, but Coach does play with his jersey on, I\u2019m going FK 4-2 again, but there is an empty net goal at the end.\u00a0 If Sokos spins around twice, then touches his toes every time before he shoots, and Coach isn\u2019t wearing his jersey, FK 5-1.<\/p>\n

Karate Kids v. WTP<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can\u2019t believe the site says Cobra Kai is 3-3 right now.\u00a0 Are they really 4-3 or 3-4 right now?! Jeez, this is a dangerous team\u2014and they\u2019re going to be more dangerous in the playoffs.\u00a0 WTP on the other hand is good again\u2014and they\u2019re on a mega win streak.\u00a0 This would have been the game of the week, if the Mets weren\u2019t so good.\u00a0 Actually, tomorrow is the game of the week\u2014talk about a pitcher duel! Sorry guys, but you just got demoted to the 3rd<\/sup> most important NYC-based game this week. <\/p>\n

\"Colon<\/a>
I\u2019m not sure which way this game will go.\u00a0 Both of these teams are defense oriented, but the Mets lack the bats.\u00a0 Will Dickey\u2019s knuckleball work well in Toronto\u2019s dome?\u00a0 Why on earth would you trade for a knuckleball pitcher when you play in a dome\u2014there\u2019s no wind or external forces that will make his bread and butter pitch even trickier.\u00a0 At least the Mets made one good trade.\u00a0 Mets 4 \u2013 Blue Jays 2. <\/p>\n

Karma v. Sky Fighters<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karma has been the team to beat this year\u2014granted they played the Elves twice, so it\u2019s a bit of an inflated title\u2014but this will be a good game.\u00a0 Sky Fighters on the other hand haven\u2019t been showing up.\u00a0 Where were Roman and Hopper last week?\u00a0 I actually know where Roman was, but where was Hopper?!\u00a0 Damnit, I need answers!!!<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Chadwick is on a 3 game scoring streak, but has yet to score one goal, get one assist, hurt his back, and have Rich yell at him at least 10 times in a game to get a Chadtrick\u2014if Rich is reffing or on the sidelines, maybe this Sunday is his day!\u00a0 If Ryann is there, that\u2019ll make defending Karma quite difficult, too.\u00a0 If Geldner is there, Karma 4-2.\u00a0 If she\u2019s not, Cherie keeps her scoring title and this game is going into OT!<\/p>\n

Gut Rot v. Ankle Gougers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gut Rot is kind of like the Islanders.\u00a0 They are the best team in the league, but just happen to lose more games than win, which make people think they are just okay and therefore \u201cupset\u201d the good teams.\u00a0 Those are not upsets, that\u2019s them playing normal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Biters are a team that can shoot from the arc, but will they be able to beat Ramirez?\u00a0 Well, after they shoot, they better mark up Sarah Moore because she\u2019s they\u2019re go to backdoor rebound slammer!\u00a0 We\u2019ll see what happens: Gut Rot is coming off of an average performance and the Biters are well-conditioned from last week\u2019s game against Filthier.\u00a0 I don\u2019t have a prediction\u2014it\u2019s going to be a good game!<\/p>\n

Butchers v. Rehabs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The whole BTSH universe is asking: how will the Rehabs respond to their loss last week?\u00a0 Will they get another winning streak back in action or will they lay dead for a few games?!\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Butchers also took an L last week, but to division rivals (and perfectly predicted game, I might add).\u00a0 This game is a big one for the $h0wT!m3 Division, as it\u2019ll tie the Rehabs with WTP or push the Rehabs farther down into the homestretch!<\/p>\n

Keys for the Butchers to win: Rachel has to stop going on vacation; Jeff has to light the lamp; defense needs to keep them wide and out of the center on their fast breaks; the Butchers have got to stop giving away their players to Math<\/p>\n

Keys for the Rehabs: Brush off the loss to FK and keep playing with your fast break speed; mark up Jeff<\/p>\n

Rainbows v. Grems<\/strong><\/p>\n

It turns out that the BTSH Universe is talking about a lot of things these days, and one of them is the new powerhouse team of the Kazin Conference, the Gremlins!\u00a0 Just like Instant Karma, they won our hearts because they represent the BTSH Dream.\u00a0 Fun people, clean hockey, and beers after the game.\u00a0 But, last season they got sick of that and, as Ryan told me during the playoffs last year, \u201cwe\u2019re going to beat the living shit out of every single team next year; we will literally kill them, then piss on their eyes, then give them to a savage new team to reincarnate\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

HOLY SHIT!!!\u00a0 While just recalling what Ryan talked about, that new team is none other than Instant Karma!<\/p>\n

Wow, I am not sure what is actually going on between these two teams and why they\u2019re so good\u2014I don\u2019t want to know\u2014but if I did, damnit, they already made a movie on this\u2026 why are none of my stream of conscience writing topics original?!?!<\/p>\n

Grems water themselves and Karma stays out past midnight
<\/a><\/p>\n

And to think we thought both these teams were so cute and cuddly\u2026.<\/p>\n

The Rainbows on the other hand are coming off a nice shootout victory over the Riots from an Aaron Friedman double deke, allowing the Rainbows to grab their second win.\u00a0 Will they shut down the Grems undefeated streak and start going on one of their own?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sorry, but not in this prediction: Grems 3 \u2013 Rainbows 1<\/p>\n

Tompkins Square Riots Play Street Hockey<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Riots will play a team this Sunday.\u00a0 It will be close, as it\u2019s a healthy Kazin Conference, Greene Division rivalry.\u00a0 I think the one team will do well, but their name doesn’t come to me at this time. \u00a0Such team has had a tough time scoring, though they\u2019ve got some nice almost-mega-nipple-touching shirts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Riots hit the post 3-4 times last week during regulation time in their 2-1 shootout loss.\u00a0 Nobody says hockey is a game of inches, but if they would have last week, the Riots would have won by a wide margin on those post shots.\u00a0 This game will be decided by a goal\u2014whichever team has a faster and quicker breakouts will take this game!<\/p>\n

Math v. Filthier<\/strong><\/p>\n

Well, I hope nobody from Math is reading this, and if you are\u2014please stop reading here.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Now then, Filthier is stacked: they\u2019ve got offense, they\u2019ve got defense, they\u2019ve got a goalie who loves to go down\u2014Tim, how many times do I have to tell you to stop doing that in public?!<\/p>\n

Math: Cherie and Michelle are MIA, so are both my brothers, I think Langer is backpacking somewhere, and everyone else is going to be tired from being in the sun on Saturday all day at the Mermaid Parade.\u00a0 Filthier, hit me up if you\u2019d like to join us at the Parade; it\u2019ll balance the game this Sunday.<\/p>\n

Damn, well hopefully this one goes into OT and James (Stewart) puts one in early because that’s all we can rely on at this point!<\/p>\n

Keys for Filthier to win: triple team anybody and wait for us to pass it to him\/her for an easy interception<\/p>\n

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