{"id":1249,"date":"2009-05-19T22:20:20","date_gmt":"2009-05-20T03:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=1249"},"modified":"2009-05-19T22:20:20","modified_gmt":"2009-05-20T03:20:20","slug":"week-7-news-and-notes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-7-news-and-notes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 7 News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>All Right, All Right, All Right!<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grandmasterb3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1260  aligncenter\" title=\"Grandmaster B\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grandmasterb3.jpg\" alt=\"Grandmaster B\" width=\"450\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grandmasterb3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/grandmasterb3-300x256.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Party At The Moon Tower!<\/strong><br \/>\nTo cap\u00a0off a great day of hockey, a hastily arranged party was held at the BTSH Moon Tower.\u00a0 Although the party was originally scheduled to take\u00a0place at Eric &#8220;El Guapo&#8221; DiPierri&#8217;s parents&#8217; apartment, as they were out of town for the weekend, the event had to be moved\u00a0when they arrived home early.\u00a0 As a result, numerous BTSHers swarmed to the secluded location in the forest to enjoy good times and free beer.\u00a0 The highlight of the party was clearly\u00a0league philanderer Brian &#8220;Grandmaster B&#8221; Barrett, who could be seen canoodling with many of the younger\u00a0females in attendance.\u00a0 As he left the party, one lucky young lady received an invitation from him to see Aerosmith in a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>However, the party was not all fun and games, as a donnybrook broke out towards the end of the evening.\u00a0 To prove his manhood, Alex &#8220;Coop&#8221; Eben Meyer picked a fight with the toughest person in attendance, Heidi &#8220;The Maple Leaf Muscle&#8221; Karst.\u00a0 Although Coop surprised The Muscle with the first punch in\u00a0hopes the fight would be broken up quickly, he\u00a0was pummeled when no one came to his rescue.<\/p>\n<p>The Dark Rainbows were not seen at the party, but they later claimed to have been &#8220;at a different moon tower&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>These Rookies Are Dead Meat<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter a brief grace period to get acclimated, the BTSH rookies were &#8220;formally&#8221; welcomed to the league on Sunday with the traditional hazing by some of\u00a0BTSH&#8217;s senior members.\u00a0Lady veterans Monica Russo, Rachel &#8220;A-Korn&#8221; Greene, and Michelle Doucet ordered the new women of the league to lie on the Tompkins pavement and then\u00a0bombarded the newbies with condiments, flour, and eggs. The new ladies were made to wear dog collars and suck on pacifiers and then forced\u00a0to propose marriage to some of the veteran men of the league. In one awkward moment, Mighty Squirrels rookie Lauren Greene asked for Craig &#8220;Ug&#8221; LaCombe&#8217;s hand at the prodding of her cousin. The final component of the hazing came when the new ladies of the league were piled into Gary Kowalski&#8217;s pickup truck and driven through a car wash.<\/p>\n<p>BTSH&#8217;s first year men also received their fair share of hazing on Sunday. As per the annual tradition, several of the league&#8217;s veterans carved wooden paddles to spank the rookie males.\u00a0\u00a0Leading the charge were known bullies <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/antpaddle1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Ant &#8220;Father Time&#8221; Ventolieri<\/a>, &#8220;The Alpha Male&#8221; Ken Poulin, and Nestor &#8220;Marmaduke&#8221; Nonato. For years, these three have been the driving force behind some of the worst rookie beatings the league has ever seen. Fearing the worst for her new player,\u00a0Rehabs captain Meredith &#8220;Danberg&#8221; Ficarelli asked Ventolieri to take it easy on rookie Sean &#8220;$howJu&#8221; McClain. Of course, this was all the motivation Ventolieri needed to paddle\u00a0him even harder. However, McClain got the last laugh, as he conspired with teammates Hector &#8220;$howT!m3&#8221; Melendez and Alex &#8220;Villano VI&#8221; Zabala to dump a bucket of white paint on an unsuspecing Ventolieri.\u00a0 The rest of the league seemed unconcerned.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Commit To Stay Fit<\/strong><br \/>\nWith the Denim Demons off to a fast start this season, captain Adam &#8220;Legend Killer&#8221; Rubens is determined\u00a0to ensure that his team remains focused throughout the season. In preparation for the\u00a0upcoming Memorial Day weekend, Rubens has created an agreement for all members of the Demons to sign. It reads, &#8220;I voluntarily agree to not indulge in any alcohol, drugs or engage in any other illegal activity that may in any way jeopardize the years of hard work we as a team have committed to our goal of a championship season in &#8217;09.&#8221; Although several members of the team including Zack Tinkelman, Micael Holmstr\u00f6m, and Abby Meisterman signed the pledge immediately, there\u00a0remains one noticeable holdout. When presented with the contract, &#8220;Hacksaw&#8221; Jim Dandeneau defiantly threw it back in Rubens&#8217; face, stating, &#8220;I might play ball. But I will never sign that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Special Message From Rich Glanzer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"425\" height=\"344\" data=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yqyGiIPxjxY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/yqyGiIPxjxY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>No, you can&#8217;t get those 84 seconds of your life back.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Know Your Neighbor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/danhopper.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1257  aligncenter\" title=\"Dan Hopper\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/danhopper.jpg\" alt=\"Dan Hopper\" width=\"400\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/danhopper.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/danhopper-300x277.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name: <\/strong>Dan Hopper<br \/>\n<strong>Team: <\/strong>Sky Fighters<br \/>\n<strong>Suggested Nickname: <\/strong>The Blue Blazer<br \/>\n<strong>Rejected Nicknames: <\/strong>Danny Hops, Ocho Quatro, DH, Keystone<br \/>\n<strong>Origin:<\/strong> Pittsburgh, PA<br \/>\n<strong>College: <\/strong>Pennsylvania State University<br \/>\n<strong>Early Aspirations:<\/strong> To make snarky comments about celebrities and pop culture<br \/>\n<strong>First Job: <\/strong>Cashier in Pittsburgh Pirates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/dantix.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">box office<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Current Job:<\/strong> Blogger for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bestweekever.tv\/author\/DanHopper\" target=\"_blank\">Best Week Ever<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Hero: <\/strong>Joe Paterno<br \/>\n<strong>Reason to Love Him: <\/strong>He&#8217;s captained the Sky Fighters back to respectability.<br \/>\n<strong>Reason to Hate Him: <\/strong>He occassionally double shifts Martin &#8220;Ocho Cinco&#8221; Cejka just because he can.<br \/>\n<strong>Fast Fact:<\/strong> Dan was an extra in the movie <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0114576\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sudden Death<\/a>.\u00a0 He can be seen in the background while Jean-Claude Van Damme is running through the crowded Civic Arena concourse.<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite Things: <\/strong>Steely McBeam, turtles,\u00a0the Allegheny River, Heinz ketchup<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite Fellow BTSH Pittsburgher:<\/strong> Georgine &#8220;Mulva&#8221; Paulin<br \/>\n<strong>Least Favorite Things:<\/strong> Cleveland, Philadelphia Flyers, snakes, industrial pollution<br \/>\n<strong>Best Known For: <\/strong>Having his <a href=\"http:\/\/elvishasleft.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">sports blog<\/a> linked numerous times by Yahoo Sports&#8217; Puck Daddy<br \/>\n<strong>Hockey Comparison: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/malonry01.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Malone<br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Non-Hockey Comparison:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/73_topps_yaz.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Carl Yastrzemski<\/a>, circa 1973<span style=\"COLOR: #2277dd\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong>Things the Media Will Continue to Overhype about Him:<\/strong> He is the sane and responsible captain of the Sky Fighters.<br \/>\n<strong>Down the Road: <\/strong>After years of building his minor Internet celebrity status, Dan finds himself nationally renowned, but ultimately lonely.\u00a0 With VH1 now owing him a favor, he executive produces his own reality show <em>Hopper of Love&#8211;<\/em>hosted by Dennis Hopper&#8211;to find a mate.\u00a0 Over the course of\u00a0two weeks, sixteen lovely ladies compete for his affection with one remaining in the end.\u00a0 The show goes on to become the highest rated in VH1 history and spawns two sequels and one spinoff (named <em>Lott of Love<\/em>).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Right, All Right, All Right! Party At The Moon Tower! To cap\u00a0off a great day of hockey, a hastily arranged party was held at the BTSH Moon Tower.\u00a0 Although the party was originally scheduled to take\u00a0place at Eric &#8220;El Guapo&#8221; DiPierri&#8217;s parents&#8217; apartment, as they were out of town for the weekend, the event [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[123,84,103,42,14],"class_list":["post-1249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-league-notes","tag-2009-season","tag-grandmaster-b","tag-hockey-rich","tag-news-and-notes","tag-sky-fighters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1249"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1269,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1249\/revisions\/1269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}