VA Peninsula Fall Preview - Pop Pop

Color: Orange
Captain: Alex Noctor 
Spring 13 Record: 6-3-1
Seasons Played: 2
All-Time Record: 6-3-1
Wentworth Trophies: 0

Free Agent Signings:
Emily Ross Cook (From 5 O'Clockers) - Emily doesn't want to wear orange.  But she will.  And she will win doing it.
Nathaniel Johnson (From Kick-Ass) - All he does is win championships. And beard groom.
David Griffin (From Who's Driving Home?) - After a walk-off win in the Dog Bowl, he's taking a break pre-season to rest his knee.
Andy Doye (From Dirty Mike and the Boys) - merging his Fozzie photoshopping with Amber Kirby's fancy kickballing photoshopping. 

New Additions:
Matt Garrett - A wily veteran that captained The Donkey Punchers in another Peninsula league -- he's a Caaaandy Girl... (see what I did there?)
Evelyn Garcia - Has been heavily recruited as Kierra's better half for more than a year, but she's finally ready to make her debut

Season Outlook:
Pop Pop came a few outs short of making the Finals in an instant classic vs. the 5 O'Clockers in the Spring. On paper, they have the talent to make a very strong run for the Wentworth trophy again in the Fall. With 2nd teamer Nathaniel Johnson's Fleet Foxes beard in the fold, it brings the number of Spring All-Peninsula players on Pop Pop to 9, the highest in the league. A projected starting infield of Noctor (C), Hass (P), AJ (1B), Dom (CHG), Kirby (SS) and Doolittle (3B) would leave anyone plop plopping their pants.

With Jenn and Hunter Tull returning from maternity/paternity leave to an already strong squad that is at least two deep at every position, another long run in the playoffs is expected. Coming together as a team may be a concern with all of the newcomers, but 4 of the 6 have played with Pop Pop in another league, so it shouldn't take too long to gel.

Questions on the path to the Wentworth:
- Can Emily Ross Cook and Jenn Tull overcome wearing orange?
- Are there enough innings to keep 20 players happy?
- Can the team stay healthy with multiple leagues and Circuit tourneys on the schedule?
- Will Kat, the team mascot, be able to lead the Pop Pop cheer by the end of the Fall?
- Will Community get canceled, making even less people understand what the hell Pop Pop is?
- Will Matt Garrett and Lindsay Strickland bloody each other's faces on the field?
- Will Pat Smith develop his own version of the knuckle puck like the dude from SNL did in Mighty Ducks 2?  
- Can J. Kidd keep up the momentum from last year's playoff run?  Pretty sure he should have been tested for KEBs (that's kickball enhancing beverages).

Pop Pop's Full Roster

Alexander Noctor
Kevin Bell
Danielle Buchanan
Emily Cook
Amanda Doolittle
Andrew Doye
Hassan Dubose
Evelyn Garcia
Matt Garrett
David Griffin
Alex Jackson
Nathaniel Johnson
Jason Kidd
Brad Kirby
Pat Smith
Dominique Smith

Lindsay Strickland

Jenn Tull
Hunter Tull
Kierra Turner