WAKA Peninsula Announces yet Another Elite All Star Team

So you’ve seen the 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd All Peninsula Teams. You’ve read the recaps of what happened on the field, what should have happened on the field and you’ve witnessed the bickering and debate over a season that went down in the record books for many different reasons. You've registered for next season (and if you haven’t… after reading this, you may want to bribe Brent to let you in).  But the real question you should be asking yourself, the real reason why you know you want to come back for more in Fall 2011 – is because of the vetrans you’ll be meeting, reconnecting with, catching tips from…. not on the field but yes folks, at the BAR.

First After Midnight Photo - Who would make it to All Star Infamy??

And who are these veterans of the flip cup table, the corn hole tournaments, the five WAKA bombs too many???  Why they are your Spring 2011 All Star Social Team! And they’re about to give you some competition. So before you start saving those singles for $3 pounders and whatever gems Luckie’s can come up with this time around – you might want to read up on the party animals who are about to destroy you.

The Travis Sisters, 5 O'Clockers - We always knew that one Travis girl was bad enough, but two was almost too much for us to handle.  Britney and Courtney are always distinguishable thanks to their abundance of black tees and the stock they personally hold in Soffe Shorts. And it was mostly their antics that kept the Clockers on track for the Bar Buzz title. 

Travis and Waldrop... doing what they do.

Josh Waldrop, 5 O'Clockers - The Travis Twins weren't alone in their quest for the Bar Buzz... Josh was a key player in this pursuit as well. Mixing and Mingling like a pro (especially with the ladies). He's definitely one of the bigger social butterflies in this all star team, and is appropriately dubbed our resident "Ladies Man".

Gault

Brad Gault, Foul Balls (formerly of Saved by the Balls) - The Slow and Steady. Brad's performance this season can be described in one word: Consistent. He was always there for the midnight photo and actually, he was just always there. (Seriously go look through the photos of the season... the man is ALWAYS there.) SBB had their own tribulations trying to make a team effort to get to the bar, but it was Gault who kept the Team in the rankings. He should be commended for his dedication and would be the number one choice for any drinking roster that was looking for their token dependable player. 

Dan Moore, Jagernauts - He puts the Easy in Score. And let's be honest, any social team can benefit from this sort of strategic game play. However, like Gault, it's also Moore's dedication to attendance, resiliency and dependability that brings him to the top of the roster. He and Team Gitkos almost always carpooled-it to the bar (giving them all additional points for responsibility) and so you could often find him serving in a sidekick capacity. Only problem is - in THIS adventure it's the sidekick that causes the trouble.

Moore, Warner and Weatherhead keeping the dance floor busy

Kecia Warner and Angie Weatherhead, Rumpsringa - (not gonna lie, I JUST learned their last names because usually it's just "Kecia and Angie") These lovely ladies consistently bring the party to the dance floor. And no party is complete with a little booty shaking. 

Taylor Wilson, Chicken Tetrazzini - Part of the self proclaimed "Last Call Crew" (LCC for short), Taylor prided himself on his ability to stay late (until Last Call, duh.). The problem with this assessment is that no one really knows how often the LCC actually lived up to its acronym. AND Wilson's showing throughout the season was spotty at best. However, we do give him credit for his creativity and every team needs someone to keep them on their toes... right?

Wilson and his self proclaimed "LCC"

Emily Cook, Chubby Gangsters - Emily's got the heart that good team players are made of. Not only does she make the social team her priority but she has fun while doing it. She shows us how easy it really is to be a part of the best social group on the Peninsula. 

Hoffman and Cook up to their usual shenanigans

Andrea Hoffman, Chicken Tetrazzini - Like Cook, Hoffman puts the fun in our (often) dysfunctional  social team. In the beginning of the year, this duo went to epic proportions to bring their teams to the top.  However, it wasn't enough that time around.  And so..while Cook eventually sunk into the good girl/fun girl role, Hoffman continued to come up with schemes that would bring her birds in pink to the top of the rankings. Eventually Hoffman's persistence paid off and CT was able to claim the belt as their own. She leads our roster in instigation (topped only by Wellbrock and Yohn listed below) and if your Throbbing Thursday starts with the aftertaste of cheap WAKA Bombs, you can bet next week's first pounder that Hoffman was a larger part of that. 

Kuhr up to his usual tricks

Peter Kuhr, Battlestar Ballsacktica - Also known as the biggest exaggerator on the Peninsula, Peter more often than not made up stories... stories regarding his performance, his team's performance, other teams' lack of performance... all in an effort to get BB higher in the rankings. Sometimes it worked. And sometimes it was just good for a laugh. But what we didn't know is that, in the end, Peter didn't really need to make up any stories at all - he came up with some good material all on his own. He gets rated as one of our mischief makers and resident jokester  - a key component to any good night of partying. 

Brian Yohn, Matt Wellbrock, Patrick Hanlon, and Burgess Brooks, Rumpsringa  - The Hype Men. Every good party needs the guys who are gonna help blow it out of the water. And these fellas helped us all know the true meaning of the phrase "Ain't know party, like a Rumspringa party" by the end of the season, they were the driving force behind creating the most epic season of kickball this Peninsula, nay HAMPTON ROADS AND THE ENTIRE EAST COAST, have ever seen. 

Wentworth Checking Up on HIS Party

Brent Wentworth, Shake and Bake (formerly of Emperor's Club) - Brent can't get charged with bias for being on this team, in fact, it might be the only team he'll ever make... BUT not without superior performance in this arena. Let's just call it what it is, Brent is the Party Planner. And you can't have the party without the mastermind to make sure it all goes down. Brent's like the guy in high school that threw all the parties you wanted to go to - but wasn't sure you'd get the invite. He's Sam Malone on Cheers who makes sure everyone knows your name. He ensures everyone has the means to have a good time, and then does so. Come on people, they don't call him The Commish for nothing.

Jen Nardi and Nathaniel Johnson, Foul Balls - The Funny Couple. The Foulies surely had their ups and downs this season but they managed to keep in line with some of the top teams throughout the season. Their partnership is credited with an unfathomable amount of creativity. We all know that Jen is Nathaniel's muse for the hilarity and wit found in his weekly blog posts and Nathaniel is Nardi's backbone... she gets to play around with Zach Galifianakis while he holds down bar. Their combo of humor and sociability (as well as ridiculousness) certainly helps to round out our team this season.

Gill, Nardi and Johnson hanging with Zach

Mimi Gill, Rumspringa (formerly of Foul Balls) - Every team needs a fan club, and Mimi is the head of ours. Whenever there is something going down, Mimi is right there to observe it, record it, and remind us all of it the next week. She adds the enthusiasm and heart that gives our team its spirit.

Hassell Creeping while Effird serves as a distraction

Amanda Hassell, New Kickheads on the Block and Courtney Effird, 5 O'Clockers (formerly of New Kickheads on the Block)  - Perhaps it's unfair that these two are often linked together. But really, what's unfair is the unreal number of shenanigans that these two come up with! Seriously, how is one blog supposed to keep up?!?!? But no party is complete without shenanigans and wherever these two are, you are bound to find some.


Bryan Freed, Just for Kicks and Chris "Bundy" LeBlanc, Vicious and Delicious -  (although who am I kidding?? The only reason I know Bundy's real name is Chris is because Facebook tells me so) The Wise Ones. When we think of individuals with sage advice, it's these two. And while their respective teams weren't quite able to clinch the belt, everyone knows that you can't have a kickball social team without tall tales of the kickball golden years, how to best fill your roster, and why the calls made on the field earlier in the day were or were not "correct".

The Infamous BDB's

Jeffery Scott and AJ Derr, Shake and Bake (formerly of Chubby Gangsters) - Lovingly referred to as the BDB's (Baseball Diamond Boys for those of you who have trouble keeping up), these two have been apart of the "All Social Team" throughout the season. Not only do they represent their team well but they also represent our league in all aspects of this competitive sport (and just to clarify...I'm talking about the art of partying not kickball). They keep us on our toes and remind us that great social skills does not come without hard work, dedication and a mean corn hole throwing hand.

Never a dull moment with Hero Gitkos around

Kevin Gitkos, Jagernauts - Thing #1 of the ultimate Powerhouse Couple. Kevin is a man of many skills. And really, what party is complete without bar stool lifting, costuming, flipping the bird at least 3 times, demonstrating amazing feats of strength, filling your vehicle to the rim with pizza, beer, people and booze, etc. etc. etc. He is in fact the heavy weapons of our team. He sets his sights on the goal and uses what ever means necessary to accomplish the task at hand AND he is the Hero that little boys dream of becoming... if you don't believe me just ask the Hype Men...

Gitkos with some Old Fashion Mixin' and Minglin'

Ashlee Gitkos, Jagernauts - Ashlee is certainly the better half of this Team Gitkos Powerhouse. And it was her photography skills that truly made the Bar Buzz (without her it would have just been my incoherent, often lack-luster, poor attempt at witty words on a page). But really it's not even her skill with the camera that brings Ashlee to the very top of our roster. We're willing to bet that if you ask almost anyone who Ashlee is, they'll tell you "she's the girl who's always talking to everyone." In fact, she's the player on this team that gives the bar it's "Buzz"... starting conversations, initiating drinking games (By the way, I'm not sure I can ever, ever play Thunderstruck again), making sure that pivotal moments are documented should they need to be recalled later (Although I can NOT IMAGINE WHY we'd ever need to be able to recall something after a crazy WAKA Wednesday night. Certianly we've all got our "wits" about us enough to remember???). It's Ashlee that we all remember and it's Ashlee who keeps us in line. She's our social Captain folks... directing and inspiring our All Star Social Team with the help of her hubby co-captain.


So there you have it folks... an All Star Team if every there was one.  These players exude greatness. Do you have what it takes to overcome them? By this time next week  - it just seven short days - we'll all be enduring a Throbbing Thursday of epic proportions. Just how epic will yours be?


Until Next Time - Bottoms Up!
xoxo Gossip Girl

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Editors Note: We here at the Bar Buzz and WAKA Peninsula remind you to party responsibly. We do not necessarily condone party greatness but we do reserve the right to talk about it and remind you incessantly of all the good times you may never remember.