On Sharks, Dolphns & Hammers

“Well, that was fun”, said the old man blog author, seriously, while quietly lamenting the soreness of his hamstrings and glutes, thereby acknowledging the unyielding passage of time and slow onward march towards death, “I should have stretched”.

Then he re-read his opening sentence and, with a lengthy sigh punctuated with a belch, acknowledged it was terrible, but refused to delete or re-write it because he only has about 20 minutes of lunch break to write these things and can’t be bothered to revisit every poorly worded passage that seems to suggest in the third person that the author is capable of communicating four things simultaneously.

Where was I? Oh right, the game. Well done, Hammers. First thing’s first – we LOOKED AWESOME in our sweet sweet (sweet) new duds:

While we lost, it’s true, we lost by a mere two despite giving the Dolphins a four point head-start. Close, fun games with results like these will keep us sitting pretty in the appropriate tier of the league – which is VERY important because the potential for both blowouts and encounters with horse-legged, anal-retentive rule Nazis is directly proportional to league standing. Be forewarned. It’s also worth noting that as of this morning, we are tops in the league in spirit rating, with a spirit score of… Gold Star! I don’t know what any of this means, but hopefully it results in free beer (as it did when Picaroon’s was a major league sponsor – TRUE STORY).

Highlights: I enjoyed watching our nine-fingered Coach Dan swat away many a wayward pass; James “Green” Green repeatedly leaving his coverage in the grass clippings; a rotating team of fearless handlers (Jenn! Becky!) stepping up as required; wild circus catches from Tim/Jay and “Sharky” Chris; and solid passing, cutting and spirit from all y’all. I’m certain potential new (tall!) recruit Allie (Ally?) was suitably impressed also (she took a jersey, suggesting commitment). I also really enjoyed the looks of confusion on both teams’ faces as we called out nicknames mid-play. Sharky!

The Lion’s Head Creepy Karaoke Rehearsal Player Of The Game would have to go to Mr. Green for his multiple scores, in but his second Ultimate game ever – his quick success almost makes a mockery of the sport.

Have a good weekend, folks. Don’t blow away.

AA