{"id":7518,"date":"2013-06-07T20:44:58","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T00:44:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.btsh.org\/bruise\/?p=7518"},"modified":"2013-06-07T20:44:58","modified_gmt":"2013-06-08T00:44:58","slug":"week-8-game-previews-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.miyagimedia.com\/bruise\/week-8-game-previews-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 – Game Previews – Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Poutine Machine at Filthy Gorgeous,<\/strong>
1:00 pm, Tompkins Square East
by Abby “Sucking Up to Management” Meisterman<\/em>
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Every Mother\u2019s Day I call my step-mother, as well as my birth Mom, to make sure she feels the love, too. So I want to throw out some love to step-fathers\u00a0this Sunday. Sure, a few of us old-timers remember the days when this league was run by S.B., but probably more of us remember the days of Bob W. or Adriano. These days, however, it\u2019s run by young\u2019un Tim Brown, who is like the\u00a0young, fresh fellow<\/a>\u00a0our mom took up with. He\u2019s fun, he likes a lot of the same kind of music we do, and it\u2019s clear he loves our Mom. He\u2019s clearly an authority figure, but he\u2019s a little tentative when it comes to actually disciplining us; he certainly would never tell us to turn our music down! I suspect it\u2019s the same when he\u2019s between the pipes for Poutine Machine: he\u2019s always watching, very supportive, and leaves the actual reprimanding to the real-Dad, Patrick Larsen.

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I feel like there are more mothers — figuratively and literally — on Filthy Gorgeous than there are fathers. Matt Novick is definitely a father, this is certain. But Sunny? JJ? Joe? Jeremiah? Another J name? I haven\u2019t the foggiest idea. They wisely keep out of the eye of the media, these guys. The title of \u201cTeam Dad\u201d defaults to to Novick in this case. However, I\u2019d like to think that in some ways captain Monica Russo is really both mother and father to this team. She definitely gave birth to this team in some sort of immaculate conception so… Filthy Gorgeous is in need of a win (1-1-4 is pretty surprising for them), as is Poutine Machine (1-0-5), but I feel like the dirty ones want it more.<\/p>\n

Gouging Anklebiters at Happy Little Elves,<\/strong>
2:00 pm, Tompkins Square East
by Bill “What’s Going On Here?” Tucker and Patrick “I Screwed Up and Told You to Write About Last Week’s Game So I’m Breaking Your Biters-LBS. Preview in to Two Parts” Larsen<\/em>
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Bill –<\/strong> Expectant co-captains Amy and Phil Donohue aside, the Biters aren\u2019t quite the familial type.\u00a0 Instead, they are the fathers of fun.\u00a0 So much so, select members of the Blue and Gold formed D.A.D.D. (Dudes\/Dudettes Against Drunken Douchebaggery) over the three week break.\u00a0 Founded on the premise of good times without ego, the group works to educate BTSH bar-goers on the art of tipping back a High Life and getting over yourself.\u00a0 If you have friends who wear too much Ed Hardy, listen to Nickelback and say things like, \u201cCool Story, Bro\u201d, advise them to seek treatment immediately.\u00a0 It\u2019s not too late.\u00a0 If not, expect Caroline to chase them around Ace Bar brandishing a broken broom handle ala Jeff Garlin in Daddy Day Camp<\/a>.\u00a0 You\u2019ve been forewarned.<\/p>\n

Patrick –\u00a0<\/strong>I want to go for the easy pick here and give the title of HLE team Dad to Gil Valdez. Why? Not because his son actually plays on the Elves. No it’s because decades of watching the Simpsons have taught me that “Old Gil really needs this.” Unfortunately for Gil, those years of experience have taught me that there’s only clear choice for the title. This clip of Rich Glanzer at work<\/a>\u00a0shows that there really is only one father figure \u00a0for the team in green. Stay golden, Angry Dad!<\/p>\n

Game Prediction – Let’s go out on a limb and say the Elves win this one in a shootout.<\/p>\n

Mega Touch at Gremlins,<\/strong>
3:00 pm, Tompkins Square West<\/strong><\/p>\n

When we started this game of “Who’s Your Daddy?”, we didn’t expect this round to be so tough. Of course, Julie Katz is Mega’s team mom, doling out candy and kind words to her colorful cast of hockey monkeys. If there was daycare for street hockey players, she would probably run it. So that makes Adriano the team dad right? We wish we could say yes, but “Andiamo” has always given off more of a big brother vibe. Maybe it’s because our dads didn’t say, “F**k it, I don’t really care. I’m out of here in a few weeks anyway” a lot. or if they did say it, they didn’t come back every week afterwards.<\/p>\n

So how we decide this vital question. If we went by seniority Alex Eben Meyer would have to be the early favorite for team dad. But “Stripes” also gives off that favorite uncle vibe. We just can’t see him grounding anybody or scaring off a potential boyfriend. On the other hand, Eric Devlin fits that role perfectly. Who can’t see “Biz Dev” yelling at kids to stay out of his yard or telling scrapping siblings to knock it off? It may have been a few weeks since we played but we’re pretty sure that actually happened in Week 6. So congrats, Eric. You’ve earned your pater families status.<\/p>\n

Y’know, it actually wasn’t that long ago that we would be hard pressed to find any examples of team dads in this league. In those swinging singles days, only Violet aka “the Rainbows’ baby” represented BTSH family values. The rest of the league? Definitely more REAL WORLD than MODERN FAMILY. The Grems are a throwback to those days, with no obvious father figure. Heck, Ryan is such a laid back Captain that he has to keep reminding the refs that he’s actually wearing the “C”. So how do we pick a dad for the Notorious Gs? Guess we’ll have to go with the guy most likely to embarrass the younger female players on the team when they’re talking to their friends. We’re looking at you Iannis! Probably shouldn’t have talked about how you discovered “sexting” quite so often.<\/p>\n

Game prediction: Stern Dad beats Eugene Levy type Dad 3-2 (SO)<\/p>\n

Skyfighters at Dark Rainbows,<\/strong>
4:30 pm, Tompkins Square East<\/strong><\/p>\n

No discussion here. In the Fighters family structure, Martin Cejka is obviously the man at the top of the family tree. That’s not taking anything away from favorite son Dan Hopper, or colorful uncles James Stein and Robert Kucera. Trust us, if Martin ever quits those three would be perfect for a BTSH version of FULL HOUSE. The only issue we would have is both Kucera and Stein thinking they were playing the John Stamos part. But Cejka is the tough, immigrant Dad who works hard so his kids (and teammates) can have a better life. Respect, MC.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, with the Rainbows, it’s a question of who isn’t the team dad? Sure Sean has the kids but Josh has that beard and paternal air of authority. John Rudd rocks the gentle caregiver role and John Nielsen is the reliable rock that every father wants to be. As we said, there are no shortage of qualified candidates. So we’ve got to look beyond their role on the team and see how they interact with the league in general. Who, over the years, has consistently acted like a Dad at the beach with a bunch of unruly four year olds? Who combines that dad like mix of exasperation, amusement and mild intoxication on a Sunday? Who can we count on to never really know what his children\/fellow players are up to? Jim Dandenault, you’re our pick for Dark Rainbows father figure.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Game Prediction: a 3-2 shootout win for Martin & Sons.<\/p>\n

Denim Demons at LBS,<\/strong>
4:30 pm, Tompkins Square West
by Bill “I Get It Now” Tucker and Patrick “Sorry About That” Larsen
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Bill –<\/strong> When I think of fathers, the guy you looked up to as a youngin\u2019 springs to mind.\u00a0 The adult you always wanted to be.\u00a0 In that regard, Lbs is the Big Daddy<\/a> of BTSH.\u00a0 Through hard work and the occasional hostile takeover, The Corporation has become the BTSH franchise many strive to emulate.\u00a0 Combining a calm demeanor with explosive power, Lbs is the fatherly equivalent of Mr. Rogers on a bender.\u00a0 Sure, he looks all sweet in his cardigan but get a few in him and POW.\u00a0 Right in the kisser.\u00a0 It also doesn\u2019t hurt that Ken Poulin<\/a> produces adorable children.\u00a0 Seriously.\u00a0 Like pinch their cheeks and make baby noises cute.<\/p>\n

Patrick –<\/strong>\u00a0The Demons are kind of like a family business. Adam and Zack are the older brothers who’ve taken over the shop and modernized everything. But the heart and soul of the company is still the Old Man, the guy who taught them how to tape their first street hockey stick, shotgun a PBR and complain about my calls when I ref Demons’ games. \u00a0We’re talking about you Coach. Someday soon your boys are going to make you proud and finally land that big contract (or BTSH championship) and then you’ll quietly retire. But no matter what happens you’ll always be the Demons dad.<\/p>\n

Game Prediction: Age and Treachery can still beat Youth and Talent. Let’s give this one to the Corp. 2-1 in OT.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: A special congratulations to my Brother-in-Law Brian Curci and his lovely wife, Sara. Brian became a Dad for the first time last night and I’m sure Jax Curci (aka New York Islanders 2033 #1 Draft Pick) will be making an appearance on the BTSH sidelines sometime in the next couple of years. Happy Father’s Day to Brian and all the Dads in the league!<\/em><\/p>\n

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