So, so close to a Hollywood ending - but as I prefer indie flicks anyway, I'd have totally paid $9.50 to watch us in a theatre last night.
When we were down 6-0 in a matter of minutes, I felt shame. But when we rallied to tie it late in the second half, I felt something else entirely. (Turned on? No, that's not it. Well, maybe I was a little bit turned on. "Proud" is probably the more accurate word, though.)
Falling a touch short score-wise was minimized by the overall bitchin'-ness of the night. Receiving two cooler bags of booze even before the game started was a great start. Even more encouraging was the fact we outscored and outplayed our athletic opponents after switching to the zone. (Note to self - play more zone defence.) And despite the scoresheet suggesting we lost, discovering the Armview as a post-game drinking venue for games taking us to the roundabout and beyond felt like a big ol' win. In my pants.
Propeller Hefewiezen Player of the Game goes to Heather for providing us the inspiration to dig a little deeper. Heather played through pain, knowing she was bowing out of the HURL scene effective immediately. Congrats on the new gig out west, Heather, and all our best. I've already proposed that HURL re-name Ravenscraig Field the HeatherDome in your honour. I'll let you know how that turns out.
Mad props to everyone for running hard on a hot night and contributing to the most fun game I've had this year.
I love you all.
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Top 10 Things I Learned Last Night at my Favourite Ultimate Game to Date:
1- Spirit Points = Free Booze...boo yah!
2- Water Polo players go fast...even on land.
3 - Hammers in the zone are tough to beat.
4 - If I pee in the bushes, I get a reward.
5 - Dan likes girly beer that tastes like melons.
6 - Tim watches the worst movies ever - um Poultry what now?
7 - Matt has been "marked" as a RENO by the bums who "run" his neighbourhood so he is moving to Crazytown (otherwise known as Gottingen).
8 - There are demolition derbys involving minivans and soccer moms that take place in Truro!
9 - GWAR is coming to Halifax and anyone not going is a damn fool...
10 - Heather will be hardcore missed - especially her ability to deliver the perfect body check.
Derek "Sacofnails" Land said, in an email:
I'm having technical difficulties in commenting on the blogger, but felt moved to place my vote for Aaron for his mercilous and relentless attack of the frisbee on defence. Good show.
"Indeed, good show to all. I regret the extent to which my self-loathing may have detracted from anyone's enjoyment of what was a very enjoyable game, and the extent to which my numourous failed attempts to hit the open player in the end zone may have kept us away from a hard-fought win, and having failed to bestow any parting words upon Heather. Still loathing a bit.
That said, I almost can't wait to show Discs of Fury the squad we've become.
xo."
Shucks.
Huzzah!
Everyone played great last night (even Derek, despite his vocal self-flagellation); everyone touched the disc; heck - everyone CAUGHT the disc. And once we got wise to the Airwolf plan of attack (which, it should be noted, is remarkably similar to the usual BoH plan of attack, i.e. going deep every play) and set up a zone D, we were clearly the stronger of the two teams. At least in my head.
And again, as with last week, our reluctance to lay down and take it like a certain Toronto-based hockey team has lead to the opposing team turning on themselves. I find this deeply satisfying, even if it does speak to the other team's rather unflattering opinion of our skillz.
Finally: post-game beers on the grass in an otherwise empty field - sexellent.
PS: GWAR tix go on sale today.
PPS: I'm with MK, that was a fantastic body check, Heather.
-AA
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