Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Winkle's Wrinkles: The Strategies of Kickball



After a stint in minor league baseball straight out of high school, author Corey Winkle returned to college to play kickball at South-Southwest Missouri Technical Institute of Technology. He was a first-round draft pick at the age of 28, but failed to adjust to the speed of the pro game. Winkle retired after three years and founded the kickball school at the famed IMG Academies in Florida. He has since worked with such prolific kickballers as Lydia Rapp, Jeff Golden and Luis Barrios, helping them hone their skills and become perennial all-stars.

Today’s topic: DEFENSE. It’s almost a bad word these days. Back in the 80s, if some fool tried to advance to third base on a single, you better believe such hall-of-fame shortstops as Will “The Clothesliner” Davis or Becca “The Wrecka” Leonard would have clocked them out cold. Unfortunately, league rules have evolved over time to favor player safety. But there’s still a place for defense in today’s game.

Let’s start outside and work our way in. That’s what she said?

It’s hard to find two teams that use the exact same outfield alignment, but the first rule is not to let the ball get over your head. Another that’s what she said? Boy, if it was 2006 and that joke was still funny, I’d be on a real roll here. Anyway. If you think you’re playing too far back, you’re probably not. You can scoot in on people you know can’t boot it very far, but against bigger guys or ex-soccer weenies, BACK! UP! Most home runs can be prevented if you don’t let them sail past you. When you get the ball in the outfield, either run or throw it in as quickly as possible. There’s no lollygagging in kickball. If runners are moving, get the ball to the appropriate base. If they’re not, get it to the pitcher.

While we’re at it, let’s repeat that little statement a couple times:

Get the ball to the pitcher!

Get the ball to the pitcher!

Get the ball to the pitcher!

If there was Rule No. 1 for kickball, that would be it. As soon as the pitcher has the ball, runners can no longer advance. If you’re unsure what to do, throw the ball to the pitcher. If you have a noodle arm and have no hope of gunning out that jackass sliding into home, throw the ball to the pitcher. If you wake up in the middle of the night and have to pee, throw the damn ball to the damn pitcher. Got it? Good.

On to the infield. Every position is key, but the especially important ones are third base, first base and catcher. When suspecting a bunt, the third baseman should play as far up as allowed – right on the imaginary line running from third base to the pitcher’s mound. Rush forward as soon as the ball is kicked and field the bunt. This is also why an attentive, athletic catcher is key. Good catchers will run up right behind every kicker and be ready to pick up bunts. The first baseman, of course, should be able to catch anything thrown in their direction. Except STDs. That’s gross.

Those are the basics. For more advanced, position-specific techniques, look into IMG Academy’s winter offseason programs, such as “Throwing the Ball Like a Man,” “You Look Like A Princess When You Catch, Here’s How Not To” and “Aggressive Beer Drinking 401.”

Next week’s topic: BASE RUNNING!

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Don't leave behind your friends this Fall, do it up WAKA style!

Just because the weather gets cooler, doesn't mean the fun slows down! The World Adult Kickball Association is bringing you two great ways to stay in touch with your friends this fall for the Best Parties. Best Games. Best Friends. Don't miss out!


The Fall Season of CO Mountain kickball is already rolling down south on the amazing Brent Mayne Fields at Centennial Park.  We're lighting it up on these fields with games starting at 6:45 PM and partying at Mike's Tavern on South Broadway.















Coming Soon! Denver Bar Games at Hayter's and CO - Starts Oct 10th

www.kickball.com/codenverbargames

Thursday, August 16, 2012

CO Mile High Power Rankings (Final)

As most of you figured out, these power rankings are a sham. A big joke. I mean come on, Coming From Behind was even ranked No. 1 for like two weeks. Ha! I hope some of you who have even a hint of a sarcasm-meter got a laugh or two out of it. That's part of what makes WAKA great; sure, it's more competitve than most kickball leagues, but we also know how to leave that fire on the field and have a great time together off of it.

However, in honor of the level of competition exhibited in CO Mile High this year and the extent to which most of you care (even if you won't admit it), I think it's only fair to present, just this once, a real Power Rankings.

Thank you for the great season everyone. I hope to see many of these teams return in 2013, assuming the Mayans weren't right and we're all boned.
  1. Dice. (10-1) – Dice. came in to CO Mile High with a reputation. Few said it out loud, but many considered it a foregone conclusion that they'd win the league and coast to Vegas. While they didn't disappoint during the regular season, Dice. did get all it could handle from Stu Gotz in the championship game. The savvy players stuck to their guns despite a late deficit and clawed out a 5-4 victory in the final inning. If they get a bid, they'll likely be Colorado's strongest representative in Vegas to date. Good luck, Dice.
  1. STU GOTZ (7-3-1) – Since forming the core of its current roster in Summer 2011, Stu Gotz has played in two championships and one semifinal in the most competitive kickball league in Denver. Unbelievably, they've lost all three by one run in the final inning. Every. Single. Time. The Gotz Mob does perhaps the best job in CO Mile High balancing fun with competitiveness, and that's what WAKA is all about. With its now-experienced players starting to play more frequently and in tournaments, it's only a matter of time before the Lovable Losers snag that elusive crown.
  1. American Riff Raff (7-2) -- Having already secured a bid to Vegas with its Spring 2012 title, the Riff Raff players still gave this summer their all despite the tough Friday night schedule. Yes, Justin, everyone knows you guys came back from 7-0 to beat Stu Gotz with eight players. We get it. I can't wait to hear more about it at the end-of-season party. Good luck to y'all in Vegas, too!
  1. Coming From Behind (7-3) – Watching this team come together as friends off the field and improve on the field since forming just this spring has been a pleasure to watch. Some other players got upset about CFB enforcing forfeits, but hey, those are the rules. Don't write them off because of it; this is a good team. They'll be challenging for a championship in 2013 -- forfeits or no -- assuming they stay sober enough to at least remember some of their innings.
  1. Your Mom (4-4-1) – The record does not reflect the talent. Perhaps WAKA's most established team, Your Mom faced a series of circumstances this season (mostly related to summer Fridays being difficult) that left them short-handed many weeks. They also lost to Riff Raff twice in tight games and tied with Stu Gotz after dominating most of the game. If they return for yet another WAKA season, Your Mom will be far above .500.
  1. Pitches Be Crazy (3-6) -- Strategy is all that's keeping this team from winning more games. The roster is one of the most athletic in the league, but if they want to advance in the playoffs they'll have to accept the need for bunting. If they're happy to just have fun and kick away, more power to them. The Pitches are awesome and a valuable addition to CO Mile High. 
  1. Drinkers With A Kicking Problem (4-6) – Every season, there's a team of newbies that comes together and catches the attention of the vets. DWAK's improvement from week-to-week was tangible, thanks in no small part to a strong captain. By the end of the season they gave CFB all the No. 2 seed wanted, losing only 2-3. If they return, DWAK could see a meteoric rise in future seasons.
  1. Drunken Monkeys (3-7) – The Monkeys are one of WAKA's most enjoyable teams to play, a reputation they've rightfully earned over the past few seasons. If they wanted to compete they could, but they seem content to have a great time and boost the friendly, fun spirit of the entire league. I speak for us all when I say I just wish they'd come to the bar more often.
  1. Shenanigans (2-7) -- Shenanigans was a mix of players from previous WAKA seasons, many of whom seemed more interested in having fun together as friends than taking kickball too seriously. That's a fantastic perspective to have. Some teams play kickball to win, some teams play kickball to take a break from real life, party with their friends and make new ones. Both are equally valid reasons.
  1. Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers (1-8) – I honestly didn't get to know many players on this team, which was an assortment of folks put together through Yelp! As many teams of random people in their first WAKA seasons are wont to do, they didn't fare well against the teams of established friends who better knew each other and the rules. That's no reason not to come back. Most teams improve drastically in their second or third seasons. I hope y'all show up in force to the end-of-season party since we didn't see you often at Hayter's!

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

CO Mile High Power Rankings (FINAL FOUR)

The weekly power rankings are determined by a poll of 15 Denver-area sports journalists. Commentary is provided by Kip Sayless, former Catalina Wine Mixers beat writer and author of Seven Reasons Logic Can Be Defeated By Yelling.

Championship Week.

Perhaps the most competitive season in CO Mile High history will come to an end Friday night. Will a new champion be crowned, or will American Riff Raff defend its Spring 2012 title? The time for talk is over. The team best at palming abnormally sized balls will win. Any team with blue balls will lose. LET'S GET IT ON.

Week 1 of the playoffs was rife with upsets. Season-long powerhouse Ball Lawbers took a shocking first-round exit, while four of the five last-place teams somehow found a way to stumble drunkenly into Week 2.

  1. American Riff Raff (7-2) -- After limping out of the gates early this season, the defending champs have seemingly regained their mojo. Only five things can stop them now: STU GOTZ, Coming From Behind, Dice., a tornado ripping through their trailer park or the sudden outlawing of Budweiser.
  1. STU GOTZ (6-2-1) – The Gotz Mob spent most of Playoffs Week 1 first-pumping to Carly Rae Jepsen. The focus now turns to ensuring 4 girls and 4 guys show up Friday, which will no doubt be a challenge with Coming From Behind's players already preparing the flaming 151 shots.
  1. Coming From Behind (7-2) – When DWAK managed to field a full and legal team last week, the sigh of despair unleashed by the entire Reach Around roster could be heard as far away as Amarillo. After squeaking out a win in CFB's first actual game action since the spring league, team captain Luis Barrios was quick to remind his players, "It's OK guys, we're still only two forfeits away from a title."
  1. Your Mom (4-4-1) – Losing to arch-rival American Riff Raff two weeks in a row had to be painful. Not quite as painful, however, as the Audi I saw on I-25 the other day with a license plate reading YOURMOM. Fess up. Which one of you was it? AJ? Brooke? This only leads to more questions. Does the whole team have these? Are plates with YOURMOM1 and YOURMOM2 floating around out there? I'm so confused.
  1. Drinkers With A Kicking Problem (4-6) – Snuck by a team that was short a pitcher, catcher, first-baseman, second-baseman, shortstop, third-baseman, left fielder, left-center fielder, short fielder, right-center fielder, right fielder and a coach in the first round and put up a heck of a fight against Coming From Behind in the second round. In all seriousness (for once), we at the GMOT hope DWAK continues to field a team in coming seasons. Y'all are a ton of fun and not far off from competing with the best.
  1. Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers (1-8) – David defeated Goliath. There's no other way to put it.
  1. Dice. (8-1) – Dice. commands and deserves respect, which is why ranking the team No. 7 is funny. I hope the joke is now transparent enough. Sorry for misleading you all these weeks, national kickball pundits!
  1. Pitches Be Crazy (3-6) -- The Pitches will continue to get better in coming seasons as long as they get some meds that "balance them out."
  1. Drunken Monkeys (3-7) – Lost to Dice. 18-0, but this always-fun team assuredly had a blast on the sideline. That's what kickball is all about.
  1. Shenanigans (2-7) -- "Friday nights during the summer are inconvenient," said the Shenanigans team captain and almost everyone else in the league after Shenanigans' forfeit. "We're fixing that for future seasons," the Kicktator responded.

Thursday, August 2, 2012

WAKA CO Mile High Power Rankings (Playoffs Week 1)

The weekly power rankings are determined by a poll of 15 Denver-area sports journalists. Commentary is provided by Kip Sayless, former Catalina Wine Mixers beat writer and author of Seven Reasons Logic Can Be Defeated By Yelling.

  1. Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers (1-7) – This team is really getting hot at the right time. It's unwise to throw the word "unbeatable" around lightly, but the Lawbers might as well start telling WAKA their ring sizes.
  1. Drinkers With A Kicking Problem (3-5) – DWAK might have been poised to make a run in this tournament, but a first-round matchup with the Lawbers was a crushing draw.
  1. Drunken Monkeys (2-6) – The Monkeys are kind of like Miss Congeniality. They're pretty damn good looking and everyone likes them, but do they have the makings of a true champion?
  1. Shenanigans (2-6) -- This team has talent, but chemistry is lacking due to...wait, there's a burnt orange team? Do they know where Hayter's is?
  1. Pitches Be Crazy (3-5) -- The Pitches are athletic enough to give any team a run for their money, but they just can't handle pitches with spin on them. "They be crazy," said the team captain.
  1. Coming From Behind (6-2) – An anonymous source told the LoDo Times this week that The Reach Around is already scheming ways to get STU GOTZ drunk before a possible semifinal matchup in hopes the Gotz Mob will pass out and have to forfeit.
  1. Your Mom (4-3-1) – The perennial powerhouse limps into the playoffs after an 0-2-1 finish, including a loss and a tie against archrivals Riff Raff and Stu Gotz. But they're hungry to return to Vegas. Literally. They're really craving In and Out Burger.
  1. STU GOTZ (5-2-1) – Started 5-0. Finished 5-2-1. The Gotz Mob could face an early exit and a long offseason creepin' at The Shore if they don't re-establish their focus.
  1. American Riff Raff (6-2) -- An early round playoff victory would help this team build momentum heading into next season, but most experts think Riff Raff is still two or three years away from returning to form.
  1. Dice. (7-1) – Team catcher Justin Andrew Anderson told reporters this week that Dice. would beat the 1992 Dream Team, which made Michael Jordan laugh so hard his collar got bacon neck.

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

WAKA CO Mile High Power Rankings (Week 8)

The weekly power rankings are determined by a poll of 15 Denver-area sports journalists. Commentary is provided by Kip Sayless, former Catalina Wine Mixers beat writer and author of Seven Reasons Logic Can Be Defeated By Yelling.

  1. Coming From Behind (5-2) – Will attempt to forfeit their way through the playoffs as the likely No. 2 seed.
  1. Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers (1-6) – I am a prophet. I called this team's first win, and now the only question is, can they propel that momentum into a playoff run and a championship? My bold prediction: No. No they cannot.
  1. Pitches Be Crazy (2-5) -- This shade of blue is my favorite color, that's why they keep moving up in the rankings. Stop asking.
  1. All American Riff Raff (5-2) -- Eagles QB Vince Young infamously declared this the "Dream Team" during the preseason, and for one week at least, he was right.
  1. Shenanigans (2-5) -- It's surprising that they allowed six runs to Coming From Behind, since The Reach Around usually only scores five by forcing other teams to forfeit. Other teams take note: the key to beating Coming From Behind is holding them to four runs or less. And showing up.
  1. Drunken Monkeys (2-5) – A 14-4 victory! Really, what more can you expect from a team that's known for an animal that plays with its own poop.
  1. Dice. (6-1) – Dice. halts its weekly freefall through the power rankings by staying in place this week, mainly because the team photographer does a pretty OK job.
  1. Drinkers With A Kicking Problem (2-5) – Everyone has a chance in the playoffs, right? ...right?
  1. Your Mom (4-2-1) – A wedding is more important than a regular season kickball game? Clearly, this team needs to find some heart before the playoffs.
  1. STU GOTZ (5-1-1) – When you lose to a team with eight players you were at one point beating 8-0, you don't deserve to be ranked ahead of anyone.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

WAKA Denver Week 6






Week 6 CO Recess Recaps


Mile High Riptide:
Even with the weather hotter than a Pink Taco, Riptide suited up ready to save some balls (FYI:superhero material is not breathable). Armed with capes and tassels, we flew past the competition...no really, I swear we flew...right, Fancy pants? Patrick "Save A Kickball, Ride A Cowboy" Dahnert, managed to kick several homers while wearing a cowboy hat, then sat several innings on IR, then almost burst Captain's ear drum, then complained about Captain not playing him, then kicked more homers, and then...?

Meanwhile back at the ranch (in this case bar): Co-captain Andrew "Everybody Clap Your Hands" Mueesen made a valiant solo effort versus "The Bitches" on the flip cup table (don't worry Curry, when I say bitches I am including you), but "The Bitches" took the survivor win -- Patrick, can you remind us of the record again?  Adam "tap tap tap it in" Putnik...well, I'd just like to thank you for your brilliance, that's all.

The Pink Tacos:
PINK TACOS vs. LNLU
Each week the Pink Tacos get better and better and yet seem to have less and less TACOS show up.  Funny how that works.  Not everyone is ready to don the PINK and look extra sexy in a trucker hat, but those that pass the initiation live to tell tales of dominance on the field, slappin the mighty bag, and falling on their ass in a Nacho Libre costume.  The life of a PINK TACO ain't for everyone!  We also had some of the sexiest costumes and gave Captain. Fancy Pants a run for her money!  The true battle was back at Scruffy's where WAKA hasn't seen such domination on the Flip Cup table since the Boston T-Bag party of 1999.  WE CAME.  WE FLIPPED.  WE WANT A REMATCH WITH RIPTIDE!!!

IF YOU AIN'T PINK, YOU STINK!!!


The Codfather’s Kickballers: 
Codfather's kickballers faced the chirping peeps in a defensive battle.  With strong pitching and fielding on both sides, the game drew on, with the kickballers eventually facing their first shutout of the season…

Sit on My Base: 
Geez we played high mile! We setup up  a long con game, where we were gonna let them think we were losing big time by letting the score a ton of runs on us and get them tired....but they called mercy rule.....what the heck is mercy rule? I want a hammer time rule, too legit to quit!

At flip cup. We had a much better record then the week before!!! Booooo yaaaaaaa! nuff said yo


Teams that were too busy playing flip cup and/or curing cancer to write into the GMOT: 
The Peeps Show
The Most Interesting Balls in the World
Late Night Layups





CO Mile High Week 6 Recaps 

Stu Gotz
This one-year-old rivalry always lives up to the hype.  Over a span of four games, including the summer 2011 championship and the spring 2012 semifinals, Your Mom has outscored STU GOTZ by only two runs…total…both walkoff game-winners during their last at-bats. The only regular season matchup prior to Friday’s game was a tie. This time, Your Mom jumped out to a huge 5-1 lead heading into the bottom of the sixth and final inning. Golden got the rally started and eventually came home, but with two outs and a score of 5-2 the game was all but over. Then Ryan “The Sexiest Hero This Side Of The Platte” Barno stepped to the plate. With two runners on, he booted a home run to right center that tied the game. STU GOTZ, already loud and obnoxious, exploded in celebration. Sadly the game ended with the next kicker and no extra innings were allowed, resulting in another $%^&ing tie. See you in the playoffs, Your Mom. P.S. We’re still in First Place. Suckers.

Coming From Behind Part 2: The Reach Around
The Orange Crush AKA Coming From Behind 2 The Reach Around! rolled into Cuernevaca Park like a boss bumping Beastie Boys and full of Tequila and beer from a pre game pep rally courtesy of our gracious host Dave "The Champ". Our awesomeness was recognized by some of the members from Stu Gotz as they joined us in our pre game victory party. Keith "S.O.M.D" Stone showed up and provided some valuable offense and of course by being sooooo smooth we had some lookers on the side line cheering us on.  Defense was solid only allowing 1 run and the unsafe mixture of 4 loko, Tequila, Whiskey, and brewskies proved we were drunker then the drunken monkeys on the way to a double digit victory!!!

The raging continued late into the evening with the orangy dancing the night away.

Cap's note: Ohhh Yeah!

Drinkers With a Kicking Problem
DWAK sadly didn’t have good luck when rolling the Dice in this last game. Our opponents the purple
team or known as Dice was able to take us down one by one in each inning. We were finally able to get 2
Ducks home in the 3rd inning, but we came up short with Dice’s unstoppable offense. That’s all from this
duck and maybe with our double header we will pull out another win.

Shenanigans
A well fought battle between Ball Lawbers and Shenanigans in the late game. Most of the game was tied at 1 with tons of defense. Shenanigans pulled away and held of a bases loaded/no out 5th inning. In the end, the Ball Lawbers didn't lob enough balls to stop all the crazy shenanigans (side note, team chugger is still undefeated through 2 seasons)


Teams that were too busy playing with their capes and saving baby seals to write into the GMOT
Your Mom
Dice.
Pitches Be Crazy
American Riff Raff
Drunken Monkeys
Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

CO Recess Flip Cup Power Rankings (Week 6)

The Sport of Kings. America's Game. The Game Where You Only Remember The First Hour. There are many pseudonyms for Flip Cup -- but if you call it Boats, go back to where you came from because that's simply not acceptable. The men and women who play this game are the definition of champions, and everyone knows CO Recess does it better than all the rest.

1. Mile High Riptide (119-80-4) - The Tide are dominant on the flip cup table and on the kickball field, often known to celebrate with some sort of annoying clapping cheer that makes ears bleed.

2. Sit On My Base (110-89-3) - This determined squad uses intimidation to get into the heads of its opponents, though it reportedly steals ringers from other teams.

3. The Peeps Show (109-90-3) - If you're passed out face-first in your shepherd's pie and don't know who won the latest match, just listen for the inevitable CHIRP CHIRP.

4. Pink Tacos (100-95-1) - These tasty treats seem to be everyone's favorite team to play, probably because they're so damn good-looking.

5. Late Night Lay Ups (95-99-5) - Rapidly becoming respectable. Other teams might even start challenging them before they're desperate at 1:35 a.m.

6. Codfather's Kickballers (90-105-2) - When they field a full team, they can be dangerous.

7. The Most Interesting Balls (85-110-1) - They have only one direction to go, and there's only one way to get there: drink more beer.

CO Mile High Power Rankings (Week 7)

The weekly power rankings are determined by a poll of 15 Denver-area sports journalists. Commentary is provided by Kip Sayless, former Catalina Wine Mixers beat writer and author of Seven Reasons Logic Can Be Defeated By Yelling.

  1. Coming From Behind (4-2) – In a stunning move, the two-loss Reach Around was chosen unanimously as the new No. 1 team. An investigative reporter for The Denver Post speculates this is because many area sports journalists were wined and dined at USA Dave's pregame party and sold their votes, but she's just jealous she didn't get the Facebook invite.
  1. STU GOTZ (5-0-1) – The Cardiac Gotz may be short players this week, with half the team still hospitalized recovering from heart attacks following what ESPN8 talking heads are calling The Most Exciting Tie In History.
  1. Your Mom (4-1-1) – We learned three things about Your Mom last week: she still doesn't lose to Stu Gotz, it's awkward when she eats kielbasa and it's harder to beat her than you think. Congrats to Amy and Brant!
  1. Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers (0-6) – Apparently voters believe because the Lawbers scored a run, the offense is now set to take off. This week might be the opportunity, as the team Your Mom will field will probably consist of a blow-up doll, a homeless guy recruited from the train tracks, one of those inflatable wacky-armed things from car dealerships and The Kicktator wearing a blonde wig.
  1. Pitches Be Crazy (2-3) – PBC could learn a lot from the sage words of former basketball great Doug Collins: “Any time Detroit scores more than 100 points and holds the other team below 100 points, they almost always win.”
  1. Drinkers With A Kicking Problem (1-4) – Voters are forgiving this team for its narrow loss to Dice., stating off-the-record, "Well, we were rooting for them."
  1. Dice. (5-1) – It's hard to get excited about a team that's only averaging 13 runs a game. The offense has to start clicking before the playoffs, or Dice.'s legion of 618 Facebook fans may be falling asleep in the bleachers.
  1. Shenanigans (2-4) – A win against the fourth-ranked Lawbers is a step in the right direction.
  1. Drunken Monkeys (1-4) – You can't really blame the Monkeys for being distracted during most of last week's game against The Reach Around. The matchup also resulted in Cuernavaca Field's attendance record getting shattered. Apparently 20- and 30-something males are still very interested in ninja turtles.
  1. American Riff Raff (4-2) – The White Trash Thrashers somehow managed to sweep a double-header. A sure sign the world is ending in December.
GAMBLER’S GUIDE TO WEEK 7
STU GOTZ (Even) vs. American Riff Raff
Coming From Behind (2:1 favorites to win costume contest) vs. Shenanigans
Pitches Be Crazy (-1.5) vs. DWAK
DWAK (-1) vs. Drunken Monkeys
Pitches Be Crazy (-2.5) vs. Dice.
Ball Lawbers (-5) vs. Your Mom

Monday, July 16, 2012

CO Mile High Week 4

 


Week 4 Game Recap

Stu Gotz
A newly fine-tuned lineup was executed to perfection in the first inning, resulting in a comfortable lead. As usual, STU GOTZ took the foot off the gas and played to have fun, but the refs were eager to get to the bar and called the mercy rule only a few minutes into the game without even consulting Shenanigans to see if they wanted to play on. Booooo.

Your Mom

















Dice.
Dice. versus Shenanigans: A pitching combination of Brett Stanilka and Justin Andrew Anderson and mistake-free defense behind them proved to be too much for Shenanigans as Dice. pitched a shut-out in game one of their Friday night doubleheader. Playing with only 7 men and 4 women, everyone did their part in this teamwork-driven victory... especially the 4 of our 8 women that made it to Cuernavaca this week. 'Like' us at facebook.com/DiceKickball

Dice. versus Your Mom: Amped to play last year’s Founders Cup participants from Denver and previously undefeated Your Mom, Dice. got after them early with three runs in the top of the first inning and adding more runs throughout the next five innings. Meanwhile, defense was on point for the Kyle Boyd captained Dice. team as they recorded another shut-out in this one. Beside their forfeit in Week 3 for being short women, Dice. has only allowed 1 run total in their four other games. Follow us on Twitter at @DiceKickball

Coming From Behind Part 2: The Reach Around
We didn’t pre-game quite as much this week because we were spending way too much time on our costumes. Which looked amazing. I don’t know if you all noticed...but we looked really really really extra good. Not quite as good as Captain America...but we took lots of pictures so we could compare later.

Also there was this awesome kickball game against DWAK...they rock. They almost came from behind on us!!! They learn so fast...this bunch of newbies to WAKA are up and coming. Keep your eyes Damn You Brad Kicking it Right Over My Head Street and some legit bunters. Don’t let their name distract you, They, in fact, have absolutely no problem kicking.

Oh, then we dominated Stu Gotz on the flip cup table. They’re our favorite cheerleaders...would you all please wear skirts next week??? We love you guys.

Pitches Be Crazy















American Riff Raff















Drunken Monkeys















Drinkers With a Kicking Problem
DWAK was one yank away from coming from behind against the Reach Around. Coming From Behind
caught an early lead in the first two innings, squeezing in eight big ones. DWAK was determined to kick
some balls and fought back in the 3rd inning when they were finally able to bring three ducks home with
a money shot from Brad Street. Unfortunately, DWAK came up short as time expired before they could
complete a comeback for the ages.

Shenanigans
A well fought battle between Ball Lawbers and Shenanigans in the late game. Most of the game was tied at 1 with tons of defense. Shenanigans pulled away and held of a bases loaded/no out 5th inning. In the end, the Ball Lawbers didn't lob enough balls to stop all the crazy shenanigans (side note, team chugger is still undefeated through 2 seasons)


Bob Loblaws Ball Lawbers


Wednesday, July 11, 2012

CO Recess Week 4






Week 4 Game Recap

Mile High Riptide: It was Joe "Jorts Are Sexy And I know It " Robertson's birthday so we started the festivities by taking home a W (no thanks to the base running of a certain player who decided to avoid touching the bases...hint: Graham Cracker)...The celebration started with taking lots of shots...and drinks...Buck Hunter...more drinks...and more drinks...ok, I think you get the point. Joe's birthday wish was for Gin Mill's bartender to leave her fiance for him...don't give up buddy, I think you're making progress!  Oh, and don't worry Son "Sizzle My Nizzle Fo Shizzle" Ngyuen, no one saw the ball you dropped that led Peep Show to score their 1 and only run...


The Peeps Show:
1st Inning:  Slow start for the Peeps in the field, but we like to keep them guessing…Two runs by Riptide, almost three, but we argued our way out of it. At bat: Ouch. No runs.
2nd Inning: Experienced some rough waves. Riptide killed it at bat while the Peeps fumbled around on the field. Need some communication skills work! At bat: Ouch.
3rd Inning: The Peeps fielded a little better. Riptides had some great kicks. We realized we needed to have a rally session, refilled our cups, and did our “chirp chirp” cheer to get the mood back up! At bat: Ouch.
4th Inning: Beer-filled bellies ready to go! Unfortunately, it didn’t help. Still got spanked by Riptides. Oh well, at least we’re riding the buzzed waves. At bat: Ouch.
5th Inning: This is subtitled: “Asians in the Outfield” as Mark Miranda requested and I willfully agreed. Solid catches by the Peeps, but at this point we all realized there was no room for a comeback… At bat: Ouch.
6th Inning: The Peeps don’t get shut out! Chase wams it to the outfield and makes his way home to an enthusiastic,, high-fiving, chirping peep squad! Game over, high fives exchanged, cheers shouted, and flip cup challenges and threats made. To the bar!

The Codfather’s Kickballers: Game #1: Codfather's kickballers had a better turnout this week and with a good warm-up session felt ready to take on the Tacos…however the heat of the day brought about a spell of fielding issues and it wasn't long before the game was out of reach…Codfather's Kickballers lose…who knows by how much…

Game #2: Redemption. Purple goes down in a hard-fought, high-scoring rally by the Kickballers to overcome an 8 run lead to reclaim the sweet taste of victory!

The Pink Tacos: We showed the Codfather what a Fish Taco tastes like with extra hot sawce! 17-2, nuff said.

Late Night Layups:
















Sit on My Base: We gave them hell! In the end the green team just able to edge us out. Happy birthday Sara with a H!
Hi Courtney with the green eyes!

The Most Interesting Balls in the World: