GHOST MAN ON THIRD
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION
"The Inuit have 50 words for snow. They have one word for kickball: KICKBALL"
THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE COMMONWEALTH DIVISION
"The Inuit have 50 words for snow. They have one word for kickball: KICKBALL"
WEEK SIX: " I woke up alarmed. I didn't know where I was at first, just that I woke up in your arms, and almost immediately I felt sorry."
Table of Contents:
II – PLAYOFFS
III – Game 1 Recap
IV – Game 2 Recap
V – Standings & Schedule
VI – Announcements
VII - Cuddle and Run
PART I -"I want all that stupid old sh*t like letters and sodas. Letters and sodas."
The history of determining winners is long and storied. Now I would normally pontificate upon this, to great lengths, however the internet connection at my hotel outside of Seattle, is being fixed and so I'm at a Starbucks (how cliched) hammering away at my lap top, frankly while hammered. The woman to t
So I'm going to brief, and not Castro-speaking-four-hours-at-
PART II – " I can feel it in my bones. I'm gonna spend another year alone."
PLAYOFFS: Playoffs, weather permitting, will be in two rounds. The semi-final round will be on July 31st. It will feature the #1 seed vs. the #4 seed, and the #2 seed vs. the #3 seed.
The finals will be on August 7th.
Seeding and schedule will be announced in next weeks GMOT, so stay tuned.
PART III – " Cause I didn't think this would happen again, no matter what i could do or say."
Game One Recap: ADPI – 1 vs. Animal is My Homeboy 9
The pundits may ponder, but the proof is in the pudding.
The question: Can the juggernaut that is Animal is My Homeboy can be stopped? The latest addition to the answer: Not yet.
Josh Bob and Betsy Birns contributed to this report.
PART IV: "You got up out of bed. You said you had a lot of work to do. But I heard the rest in my head, and almost immediately I felt sorry."
Game 2 Recap: BRB – 2 vs. Ballbusters - 1
In perhaps the tightest contest of the season, BRB eeked out a squeaker that left Ball Busters speechless.
So we turn to Holly for this week's recap of their week seven tilt. With our very serious pitcher
Holly Monaco contributed to this report
PART V: "And I can feel it in my bones. I'm gonna spend my whole life alone."
Standings after Week 7
1.) Animal is My Homeboy (7-0-0) 14pts, run diff +20
2.) BRB (4-3-0) 6pts, run diff + 1
3.) ADPI (2-4-0) 4pts, run diff -9
4.) Ball Busters (1-4-0) 2pts, run diff - 16
Schedule for Week 8, July 24
6:30 - Animal is My Homeboy vs. BRB
(ref -ADPI, equip Jim)
7:15 - Ball Busters vs. ADPI.
(ref - BRB, equip - Jim)
PART VI: " Just that I didn't think this would happen again. With or without my best intentions."
Announcements, Announcements, Announcements
CHARITY: The official charity for the MA Commonwealth League is the Cure Alzheimer's Fund. Please check out their website: http://www.curealzfund.org/ League-wide fund-raising information will becoming soon to help fight this terrible disease.
WEBSITE: Check out the League site at
https://www.kickball.com/
Check out the photo albums from league members!
To add your photos email Steve Sweetser at ssweetser@gmail.com
GHOST: As always a copy of this newsletter can be found at the GMOT Blog, along with a ton of other useful information. Also the comments are active, so if you want to trash talk, feel free.
https://www.kickball.com/
BOCA BAR: Those hot steamy nights of summer are upon us. The BOCA BAR, the official bar of the MA Commonwealth league is the perfect way to fight the muggies, celebrate a kickball victory or mute the sting of defeat. Join us every week, at 11 Pine Street, Waltham. Team shot specials, great appetizers, 15% off fantastic food influenced by Costa Rica, and free wings with a Bud Light pitcher.
PART VII: "It's f*ck and run, f*ck and run. Even when I was seventeen. F*ck and run. F*ck and run. Even when I was twelve."
So yeah. There you go. Playoffs. Woo! Week Eight. Woo! Me being brief. Woo!
Thank you Seattle. Good night, David has left the building!
- David, Team ADPI