Bar Buzz Week 8

"See the sunlight - we ain't stopping. Keep on Dancing 'til the world ends."


After a weekend full of relaxing, partying and kicking off the "unofficial" start of summer (in addition to thanking and remembering the great men and women who have served our country)...it's only appropriate that we all take a moment to reflect on the party at Luckie's that was last Wednesday. Although we were few in numbers, we were way big in impact. So to those of you who were out repping - WAY TO GO! And for those of you who weren't - sorry about your bad luck because Luckie's was on point this week. 


#12 The Emperor's Club: Author's note: on weeks when it's likely we'll have less teams present at the bar (i.e. Rain-outs), teams will almost always get ranked so long as they have one or two people at the bar (and let's be honest, I don't always see EVERYONE so don't get all cranky.) Lucky for the VIPs they'll likely always get a mention because the only person who's at the bar more than Gossip Girl is the Commish. BUT this week, since actions speak louder than words, I'll let the following speak for my thoughts on our ever elusive Emperor's Club... (btw this has been tagged for offensive language)

(And now you know how The Commish feels about the whole scenario as well.)

#11 Battlestar Ballsacktica: It was a rough week for the Ballsacks. For a team has gone to great lengths (especially as of late) to ensure that they stay in the top of the rankings, this week was slim pickin's. Fortunately they had a sleeper amongst them in Jonathan Pilz's super fan wifey, Dana who was a key stand in for the Not So Super Troopers. She kept BB in the game but really only because she's a blast to hang out with and has some mean dance moves. 

SBB's Brad Gault: Lone Man Standing

#10 Saved by the Balls: For a team that rarely puts forth the numbers of larger teams, the Balls are still hanging with the best of us. I've said it before and I'll say it again: Whatever you do, don't count them out. 


#9 Chubby Gangsters: Oh our faithful BDBs (need a refresher on what this means?) whatever would the Gangsters do without you? Even though Jeffrey Scott couldn't make it to the game (he still has to run those Pilots events you know) he still managed to make it to the bar to support his team and make sure AJ Derr wasn't alone. If only others add the same level of dedication! 


#8 Moose Knuckles:The Knuckles have been anything but consistent this season however, they did put up a mean defense in a 4 on 12 flip cup game with the Jagernauts. It could only be a matter of time before we see them taking over the dance floor once again.


#7 Rumspringa: The 'Springas are still managing to hang on in the rankings, but can they muster the capability to take it all the way to the top? It remains to be seen what they'll do now that their former alliance has moved forward without them. Will they just be "Rum" (without the Jager) or will their cry return..... RUMSPRINGAAAAAAAA!

#6 Just For Kicks: JFK just keeps on kickin'.  Now if only they could bring it to the bar like they bring it to the field! 


#5 Foul Balls: A late game made for an iffy showing for the Foulies. They were also one man down without Zach G. in tow. But irregardlessly, they still made it to the top five. Now, some of you might be thinking "Top 5? Big Deal there wasn't hardly anyone there last week" but if you take a longer look you'll notice that our Bar Buzz Top 5 contains a powerhouse of teams. Three of which have already held the title once. 

New Kickhead Garrett Davis tells us a NKOTB secret:
they're going for TWO.

#4 New Kickheads on the Block: NKOTB has been overly consistent in their participation numbers, mingling, and late night staying power. I predict that its only a matter of time before they are back on the top (if not, Amanda Hassell will just steal the belt for herself again). 


#3 5 O'Clockers: Never before have I seen a team so subtly proud to wear the highly coveted and internationally acclaimed (yes, those folks in Canada WANT this thing) Golden Belt. The Clockers mostly kept to themselves this week (the exception being the occasional NKOTB/Clockers dance intermingling). So much so that at times you had to wonder if this was the same team that won the Bar Buzz just last week. Although they managed to hold strong, inquiring minds want to know if they'll still hang near the top of the rankings now that they've acquired the belt at least once. 

#2 Vicious and Delicious: What a showing for VD this week and for those of you who thought their break through into the Top 5, much-less the Top 3 couldn't be done... time to think again. Perhaps is was the brotherhood of the cinder gray and white t-shirts that they shared with this week's champs. Or maybe it's just that VD is just that good. 


#1 Jagernauts: Better than your favorite Saturday Morning cartoon... The Jagernauts (HOOOOO!) charged into the bar this week and quite simply... never stopped (unlike your favorite Saturday morning cartoons which sadly are long gone).  Maybe it was the throw back jerseys. Maybe it was that they finally didn't have an 8:30 game. Maybe it was Justin Littell's sweet flip cup skills. Whatever it was the 'Nauts caught the fever and just kept going that is until they didn't...(see below). 

Kevin Gitkos takes a WAKA Wed Time Out

When contacted for comment, Kevin "Glitter" Gitkos only mumbled a mix of phrases including "Glitter" "Jagernauts" "F@&# YEAH!" over and over again. But thankfully Team Mom, Kathleen Krohn was slighting more articulate, "Finally, we were back to our former selves, the Jagers we saw circa September 2010: playing flip cup, mingling, staying late, busting a move to Cascada. I couldn't be more proud and I just can't wait to do it all again next week!"

The Jagernauts: Bar Buzz Week 8 CHAMPS!