Bar Buzz Fall 2011: The Final Week

Look at all those colors! That's what the BB is made of

Well folks. It's the moment you've all been waiting for....the official awarding of the last official Bar Buzz Belt of the season. (Don't worry, there will be an All Star Team and also don't worry your input may or may not be sought after. howdya like that ambiguity???).  Our favorite GG (that's Gossip Girl to you) wasn't actually able to make it to the bar this week and so I'm putting together these stats based on what I assume happened while I was gone (with the exception of our top 5, those come from reliable sources) based on how I know you all like to perform. If you don't like it, I don't care... maybe you should have thought about that earlier in the season.

#16 Kick Ass - Manny and Jesse should know better. (And in fact, when the two of them aren't there, the rest of the team seems to be nonexistent.) But regardless, for the rest of those that "Kick Ass" we'll have to excuse their social behavior this season. Afterall, they are used to an inferior form of social gathering from an infeiror form of kickball. Next season, we won't be so easy on them. Especially if they are claiming such an epic, kick ass name.

Who needs the Kool Aid Man when you've got...
The JUICE!

#15 Lick It Before You Kick It - Personally, I am disappointed with the way in which the purple jerseys have (not) been displayed this fall. George K and his lady, Lorraine Adkins have had their moments with some key players in Eggplant, however, we have to give a shout out to Juice #1 and Juice #2 (Just in case you're not keeping up - that's the Welch Family: Thomas and Erin). Even with an infant at home, these two have managed to make it to midnight two weeks in a row. SO for the rest of you who are single and/or without children, what's your excuse?

#14 Shake N Bake - If Brent Wentworth wanted a stronger social team, he probably should have stuck with the VIPs. However, the BDB's are on the roster... so with their powers combined they have managed to!!!! .... show up. Although, you have to give teams credit who manage to come to the bar weekly, even though they make little to no impression at all. Much like the chicken recipe that is their namesake... they are the fillers that make our bar scene seem even more full!


#13  Jiminy Kick It - Of our bottom six this week, the Kick-Its are the only ones to appear who have actually won a Bar Buzz Championship. And although they are inconsistent, much like their namesake (sorry kids, I'm bringing back the Disney reference for another shot), you can't help but to just smile when you think of JKI. Such a heart warming team... You feel good when you're around them and you believe in the more simple things in kickball. Like... laughing at your ridiculous week on the field and cheering on every last teammate - regardless of how they perform on the field. Much like the Wonderful World of Disney, the Kick Its are the Wonderful World of WAKA and regardless of their ranking, I have a feeling they'll feel good about that statement alone.

#11 Vicious & Delicious and Just for Kicks - The Bar Buzz Haters will just LOVE this ranking. Sorry folks, but from what I can tell the only people in play this week were the usual suspects (minus some key VD players). I won't deny that these shades of orange have really kept the bar hopping this season. And I'm sure we'll see some of their familiar face reappear in later postings. But still... haters be hatin'. Let's see you bring it at EOS!

#10 Battlestar Ballsacktica - Nicole Plesha really kept this team afloat this season (with the occasional help from last season's all star player, Peter Kuhr). They were too busy trying to win games to hang out at the bar. But the good news is... they are no longer our league's top Supper Club. We're just not sure what they are anymore.

Buster: "And to win the Bar Buzz you must..."

#9 Chubby Gangsters - The Chubbies move up in our rankings for their last ditch effort to make it to the top (that and I feel bad that Keith Morehart is just now figuring out the purpose of the Belt. Some of you may say "tough on 'em" (btw does anyone actually SAY that???) but I tend to have more of a bleeding heart.) But really, the Gangsters have been stepping up their game in these last few weeks and if moving them to the Top Ten is what they need to feel alive, then I'm glad we here at the Bar Buzz can oblige.

#8 Burning Bridges - These elusive social butterflies have been pretty consistent and even more impressive when they "dare" to venture out of their VIP social lounge. But in an effort to maintain their top seed, they've remained mysterious and "at arm's length" in the bar scene. Perhaps they are afraid of what weakness they'll reveal at the bar to bring them down on the field.... and so, we here at the Bar Buzz Panel are eager to see what the EOS brings for Burning in the hopes they'll finally let it alllllll hang out.

NORM!!!

#7 Chicken Tetrazinni - Much like Norm from Cheers, our beloved social scene just doesn't seem the same without CT. Without the idea that: Here. Everyone knows your name. Their pink jerseys bring us comfort and let us know that everything is right in the world. And even though they've blown us off a time or two (Just so we're clear - Sandbar has not been our sponsor for three seasons), they keep coming back and rocking our world... just like a bad ex girlfriend.

#6 Foul Balls - We've got nothing but love for the Foulies. Although the rain out weeks slowed them down a bit, they've never let nothing (yeah!!! double negatives!) take them away from the spirit of the game: to make the best of all of it all of the time. We admire their consistent enthusiasm and passion for that big red ball - but most of all - for our league.

"Whacha Wanna Do? Shhh Nothin"

#5 Five O'Clockers - You just can't deny the persistence of the Clockers. Notorious for their hard partying (and also now that I think about it... their screaming on the field), you love to hate the Clockers but you also hate that you love them. They are the so-called "villains" of our league (come on, someone has to be!) and so while they are rising to the top on the field, some people would really hate to see them rise at the bar. But this ain't no after school special folks and things aren't always tied up in a pretty little bow. So who knows? Maybe, just maybe, they'll take #1 in more than one arena this year.

#3 Jagernauts and Free Ballin - Apparently (according to our sources) these two tied for second. But the After Midnight Photo tells another story which is why I believe they were tied for 3rd and were placed as such. Irregardlessly (yeah I made that up just like I make up some rankings... what of it???), these two teams have actually been neck in neck all season. The FB's came up swinging (With their legs, not their arms. On the dance floor, not in some back alley) this season and they've been a pretty fun team to "hang" with (Ha! Get it??). Because of their new entrance to the league, Free Ballin' had a lighter schedule. So for every won they recorded, it was likely that Jager recorded a loss. That is, until the end of the season, when the roles were reversed. Now in the tourney, the two meet on the field for the first time. But since this is the Bar Buzz (and since who really cares about what happens during the actual game??) the real question is who will show up at the EOS and will one of these teams win the overall belt for the season?

The "once" strong RumJager Alliance.
It may be stronger than you think...

#2 Rumspringa - Sometimes I believe people underestimate Rumspringa. And then I realize the key social players they used to be and understand where all the naysayers are coming from... afterall, sometimes they reappear and surprise us but overall, it's been a rough social season for the Springa's. I do believe they let their on field performance affect their bar appeal (Rule #1 for the Bar Buzz!!! What happen on the field STAYS on the field. Because really... in the bar... who gives a s&*t what happens on the field). But as the end of the season approached I believe the Springas saw a glimpse of the social scene they once owned. As a result (and with the help of Karaoke and a boost from their utility social butterfly, Brian Yohn) they came out strong during these last two weeks. They were the Springas of old and they went down swinging.... or perhaps they came out with a final push to take them to the top? Stay tuned.

Um Hey Man. Can you step off?
We've got Bar Buzz Champs right here!

#1 New Kickheads on the Block - It's been a long season for the New Kickheads but they have certainly been (wait for it....) Hanging Tough (I'm sorry! It's just too easy) waiting for their moment in the sun. Well it's never too late for a good time and after a long season of consistent partying, playing and most importantly... MINGLING! These Kids have finally taken the top.  Editors Note: Fair warning for everyone... with this news I'm sure Amanda Hassell will be in rare form. Watch your back and watch the belt!

That's it for now... see you all tomorrow for what will be another night for the record books!  And so until then... Bottom's Up!

xoxox Gossip Girl