The first pitch of the Fall 2015 season has yet to be thrown, but many of you have renewed the sweet feeling of gathering at Tapps. There were lots of faces familiar to me and almost as many that I did not recognize out there for the meet and greet. I hope that everyone got the opportunity to meet someone new and had a great time.
With a last minute decision I put the belt (and an
unnecessarily extra writing assignment for myself) on the table and thus, right
off the bat I had incited my first controversy as the Foul Balls promptly and
powerfully produced protestations (that's for you Fagel) at the suggestion that
the belt was being put up for grabs. You
had the prestige of parading it around at the Spring end of season party. You
had it all Summer long and what did you do with it? Oh yeah, you lost it! Did you take it anywhere? Where are all the pictures of all the fun
things you are doing with it that you feel you NEED one more week with it? I understand that having the possibility of
losing something suddenly thrust upon you can be frustrating and I was
certainly prepared to make things easy on you this first week, you know, if you
actually put any effort into it. Maybe,
just maybe, you could have brought the belt with you to the meet and greet and
showed us how much you wanted to keep it.
Keep in mind the belt is just a thing.
As one sage former Foul Ball captain once asked me, "If you're just
doing it for the belt, then is it really any fun?" I'm not averse to a
team holding on to the belt multiple weeks if it is merited, but I hope to
spread the love around and I just couldn't wait another week.
Controversies aside, lets talk about the meet and
greet. As I walk in the door, the party
is in full swing. Loud jubilant voices
are pouring out the door and as my eyes adjust to the light I am overwhelmed to
see a large gathering of beautiful young ladies ruminatively observing the
crowd from the edge. It turns out that
every girl from Breaking Brad (Freedom league) had shown up. They would have made a good contender for the
belt, but even with my overwhelming bias I probably can't give the belt to a
team that is not even in this league, but I had to brag a little. Let me highlight a few people that were there
and play on Wednesdays.
One of my favorite personalities in this league is Paola
Babrow. If you haven't met this
incredibly friendly KILF then you are missing out. When you think you are ready, don't be shy,
she is the one running around the bar with the selfie stick and everyone is
always invited to jump in. Her many
pictures were of great help to me to remember all the people that were there.
Speaking of KILF's, Chris Storar was out truly feeling the
WAKA love as the league quickly mobilized to take care of the immediate needs
of his surprise daughter Isla Raven.
I've seen many people in this league have a need that was quickly aided
by the great people that surround us every Wednesday. Your generosity amazes me.
On the outer recesses of the bar I found TJ Guarry and a
huge number of Fireballs, the team, not the shot. This was the find I was really exuberant
about. The Fireballs are still a fairly
new team trying to find their place in the league both on the field and on the
social scene. They aren't well known for
spending too much time at the bar so it was a great pleasure for me to see them
there. I hope they continue to make it
out with us.
A few of you made sure to let me know that you were there on
the Facebook page, but I didn't get any votes for other teams. One thing that I
asked for and did get is a team that took me up on the expansion of the playing
field. The Alcobalics took us out for a
virtual lunch with their team after Sunday practice. I haven't met Amelia Maccubbin yet (although
I've met many of her husbands), but her social media presence has me
buzzing. I have a good feeling about
this team and I'm starting them off with a head start and naming them as the
season's first Bar Buzz Belt recipients.
Congratulations, now go make a name for yourselves.
Since this week is the first week, my challenge to you is to
get to know the new players on your team and post a short intro to the rest of
the teams. Also, don't forget to give me
your opinion on which team other than your own should take home the coveted
golden belt. Remember though, that it is
the fun times you have in pursuit of the belt and not the belt itself that is
the real prize.
See ya on the fields,
Brad
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