{"id":2868,"date":"2010-05-18T22:47:40","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=2868"},"modified":"2010-05-18T22:47:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-19T02:47:40","slug":"week-5-news-and-notes-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-5-news-and-notes-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 5 News and Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Shafiq Needs To Iron His Shirt<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/shafiq.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2876  aligncenter\" title=\"Shafiq\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/shafiq.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/shafiq.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/shafiq-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/shafiq-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In an attempt to boost overall revenue for the league, new league manager Adriano &#8220;Muscles Marinara&#8221; Bratta has instituted an aggressive sales plan for BTSH merchandise.\u00a0\u00a0Reports for the first few weeks of the season are now in, and there are already several interesting trends.\u00a0 Here is a closer look at the top-sellers in both the apparel and non-apparel categories:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Apparel<br \/>\n<\/strong>Jerseys make up the bulk of all apparel sales, accounting for 80% of gross merchandise revenues.\u00a0 La Famiglia has dominated this category with five of the top 10 selling jerseys, including the #1 seller, that of Shafiq &#8220;Off Black&#8221; Perry.\u00a0 Also making the list for\u00a0the former Tuques\u00a0are the jerseys of The Peter Wilson at #4, Alfred Liu at #6, Andrea Grande-Capone at #7, and league sweetie Bill Monahan at #10.\u00a0 The remaining\u00a0top sellers come from\u00a0Mega Touch&#8217;s Joe Lops at #2, Corlears Hooker Jason Eitel at #3,\u00a0Happy Little Elf Jenna Cruff at #5, fan favorite\u00a0Rebecca Antar Novick\u00a0(Filthy Gorgeous)\u00a0at #8, and league goon Georgine &#8220;Mulva&#8221; Paulin (Butchers)\u00a0at #9.\u00a0 It should be noted, however, that Eitel&#8217;s position on this list\u00a0is largely\u00a0due to a bulk order from\u00a0a &#8220;Mrs. Eitel&#8221; of West Springfield, MA.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Retro jersey sales also make up a sizeable percentage of income for BTSH.\u00a0 The top sellers\u00a0in this category\u00a0include the following models:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Peter &#8220;Ski&#8221; Oblamski &#8220;Captain&#8217;s Edition&#8221;,\u00a02006 Henry Motion<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Hollywood&#8221; Jeff Lesser&#8217;s powder blue tank top,\u00a02008 Fresh Kills<\/li>\n<li>Sharif &#8220;The Chocolate Buzzsaw&#8221; Corinaldi&#8217;s &#8220;+\/- Autograph Edition&#8221;,\u00a02007 Mathematics<\/li>\n<li>Ant &#8220;Father Time&#8221; Ventolieri &#8220;Championship Edition&#8221;, 2005 Pork Fried Rice<\/li>\n<li>Gina Hackett, 2003\u00a0Warriors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Non-Apparel<\/strong><br \/>\nThe league has only just started to sell non-clothing items, with the Dark Rainbows taking the lead in this category.\u00a0 Their series of die-cast model automobiles has been well received by the buying public.\u00a0 The complete set features the following:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Libby Hartle-Tyrrell&#8217;s Pink Cadillac<\/li>\n<li>John Meyer&#8217;s Harley-Davidson Motorcycle<\/li>\n<li>P.T. Walkley&#8217;s P.T.\u00a0Cruiser<\/li>\n<li>Sean Reynolds&#8217; Honda Civic<\/li>\n<li>John Nielsen&#8217;s Ford F-150 Pick-up truck<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>Adriano Flexes His Muscle<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/newfoot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2873  aligncenter\" title=\"New Foot?\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/newfoot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/newfoot.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/newfoot-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<em>There&#8217;s a new &#8220;Foot&#8221; in town.<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Know Your Neighbor<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/danny.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2872  aligncenter\" title=\"Danny\" src=\"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/danny.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/danny.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/danny-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name:<\/strong> Danny Polinsky<br \/>\n<strong>Team:<\/strong> Denim Demons<br \/>\n<strong>Suggested Nickname:<\/strong> The Tarheel<br \/>\n<strong>Rejected Nicknames:<\/strong>\u00a0Daniel-San, The Legend Reviver, Bulldog, Sky (pronounced Ski)<br \/>\n<strong>Origin:<\/strong> Greensboro, NC<br \/>\n<strong>College:<\/strong> University of Georgia<br \/>\n<strong>Early Aspirations:<\/strong> To be the next Alexei Lalas<br \/>\n<strong>Current Aspirations:<\/strong> To be mentioned on the BTSH website as frequently as possible<br \/>\n<strong>First\u00a0Job:<\/strong> It was at Drug Emporium, and it was very traumatic.<br \/>\n<strong>Current Job:<\/strong> Running the Mets website for Major League Baseball<br \/>\n<strong>Hero:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/R.J._Reynolds\" target=\"_blank\">R.J. Reynolds<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Reason to Love Him:<\/strong> His life is a disturbingly close mirror of Ted Mosby of <em>How I Met Your Mother<\/em>.\u00a0 And, who doesn&#8217;t love Ted Mosby?<br \/>\n<strong>Reason to Hate Him:<\/strong>\u00a0By default, this makes Adam &#8220;Legend Killer&#8221; Rubens and Abby Meisterman his Marshall and Lily.\u00a0 Thus, you&#8217;ll never be able to watch that show the same way ever again.<br \/>\n<strong>Fast Fact:<\/strong>\u00a0Danny hosts a &#8220;Ladies&#8217; Night&#8221;, where he, Abby and Lena Moy-Borgen (among other female friends) drink wine and watch <em>Gossip Girl<\/em> and <em>True Blood<\/em>.<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite Things:<\/strong>\u00a0Baking, the Counting Crows,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emeraldpointe.com\/pages\/ride_tunnel.html\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Von Dark&#8217;s Tunnel of Terror<\/a>\u00a0at Wet &#8216;n Wild Emerald Pointe, hedges<br \/>\n<strong>Favorite <em>Gossip Girl<\/em> Guest Star:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5BxzCBaqB8Y&amp;feature=related\" target=\"_blank\">Harmon Walsh<br \/>\n<\/a><strong>Least Favorite Things:\u00a0<\/strong>The Georgia Institute of Technology, Rehabs, unleavened bread, hand balls<br \/>\n<strong>Best Known For:<\/strong>\u00a0Losing a lot of weight through the Denim Demons&#8217; mandatory rookie boot camp<br \/>\n<strong>Hockey Comparison:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/nhl\/players\/profile?playerId=2239\" target=\"_blank\">Patrick O&#8217;Sullivan<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Non-Hockey Comparison:<\/strong>\u00a0Jared from Subway<br \/>\n<strong>Down the Road: <\/strong>Danny goes to Red Lobster for some Cheddar Bay Biscuits.\u00a0 However, he is side-tracked by an offer for unlimited refills on\u00a0Diet Coke, which he takes as a personal challenge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shafiq Needs To Iron His Shirt \u00a0 In an attempt to boost overall revenue for the league, new league manager Adriano &#8220;Muscles Marinara&#8221; Bratta has instituted an aggressive sales plan for BTSH merchandise.\u00a0\u00a0Reports for the first few weeks of the season are now in, and there are already several interesting trends.\u00a0 Here is a closer [&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":[132,19,141,113,42],"class_list":["post-2868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-league-notes","tag-2010-season","tag-denim-demons","tag-la-famiglia","tag-muscles-marinara","tag-news-and-notes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868"}],"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=2868"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2879,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2868\/revisions\/2879"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}