CO Mile High Week 5 Recaps

YOU’RE KILLING ME BALLS!

Tensions were high as the YKMB/Pink Street Hustlers took the field against the Undefeated and Golden-less Truffle Shuffle. The balls came out swinging in the first inning, scoring 4 runs.

And were swiftly returned 4 runs by the truffles. The crowd of at least 7, but in no event more than 15, looked on as the Balls dug from deepest recesses of their Bud Light case for kicking inspiration. They held the truffles to no more runs and tacked on 3 more to the scoreboard (aka peeps mark's legal pad). And the gods look upon the Balls and their WIN, and its was good. As for their rumble against pretty boy Floyd, all that mattered was that the beer finally arrived.

PRETTY BOY FLOYD

6-0 Still UNDEFEATED... INCHUGGINGWHICHISTHEMOSTIMPORTANTTHINGABOUTKICKBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In other news, we lost both games. 

It has been noted we have either the most incredible pop fly catches or the worst possible pop fly drops... It is through this task that our fate will be decided! 

Until next week!!!

TRUFFLE SHUFFLE

The Boys in Blue resembled an ER trauma ward during Week 5, with three of their eight handsome gentlemen sitting out with an injury. Tory hurt his ankle while tickle-fighting a local high school girls’ soccer team, Golden dislocated his shoulder saving a baby from a burning building and Rob suffered from internal bleeding as a result of overdosing on estrogen pills. You’re Killing Me Balls took advantage and delivered a solid whipping. It could have been much worse without the stellar defensive play of Kelly “Black Hole” Reese, who caught an estimated 87 line drives and made 9 outs at 2B in one inning alone. With Golden and Rob remaining on IR for at least another week and Tory listed as Questionable, the long-anticipated showdown with The Peep Show will be a challenge.

COMING FROM BEHIND

CFB played against pretty boy Floyd. Damn good game! What a week in standings shakeups!! Wow! However we play kickball for the fun of it, with friends and new faces. And to geeeeetttttt drunk. That's the unnecessary sexiness.

THE PEEP SHOW

 

DISCO NINJAS

FLIPADELPHIA!

THUNDER EXPRESS

GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL 
BALLZAGNA

 

Hot Shotz of the Week - Josue Mendoze & Nicole Unrein

Name: Josue Mendoza

Team: Ballzagna!!

Playing since: First year; definitely coming back next year!!

Favorite WAKA memory:

Getting sent flying over a runner as he ran towards home while I jumped up for the ball in an attempt to tag him out. The landing looked more painful than it was as I flipped over him and landed straight on my butt, but I am willing to sacrifice the body all for the sake of a good play. And at the end of the day, no hard feelings between me and him. It's all in fun.

Drink of choice:

My daily, delicious protein shake, after a tiring workout at the gym. It seriously is a huge highlight of my day. But then again, anyone that knows me, knows that anytime I feed my body is a cause for celebration.

If you were to be featured on a Magazine, which one would it be and what would be the headline?

Jet Magazine, Headline: Thats right I put this guy on the cover! Go ahead!! Fire me! I dont care!! -The Editor (Not what I would've hoped for, but at least I made the cover of a magazine.)

Name: Nicole Unrein

Team: Truffle Shuffle

Playing since: 2011

Favorite WAKA memory:

Waka cruise to Mexico-but all the things that happened on the boat, stays on the boat!

Drink of Choice:

Kickball kool-aids  (blueberry vodka & pomegranate juice) or fireball

You're the lead in the movie only once in your life; what's the title and plot synopsis?

"If I Ruled the World" & it would be me changing things to the way I like them- can you say "A" type personality?

CO Mile High - Week 4 Recaps

FLIPADELPHIA!

Pretty boy Floyd game was cool, player of the game award is split between John Young at pitcher and Mackie Marquez, for a fantastic catch at short stop.

Peep Show MVP award goes to the entire team of Peep Show, who apparently did not register in time to form a MLS team, so played kickball instead. Definitely a cool team, who stopped trying for strategy after the first inning when they were up 183 to -5.

TRUFFLE SHUFFLE

Our hats go off to the Disco Ninjas, who gave us our closest game yet. The road gets tougher from here with a few straight weeks against veteran teams, and we'll have to shuffle our way past them without Golden and possibly Rob. Everyone laugh at them for getting injured in a charity kickball tournament. As always, the Week 4 MVP award goes to The Warhawk.

BALLZAGNA
Everyone had an off day kickin', but at least EVERYONE showed up for flippin'!

GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL
Out of the sewers and into the hearts of may ballers out there, the TEENAGE MUNTANT NINJA TURTLE kickballers came to the field with a little extra HARDSHELL to battle the GOTZ TACOS aka Your Killing Me Balls!  With so many familiar faces on the opposing team it was tough to play such great defense and capped the win with a strike out in the bottom of the 6th inning provided by Dana "Ballnadao" Donato.  TOUGHEST HARDSHELL award goes to Mike "Stop Looking at my Package" Tsang who had the hardest collision of the season running to 1st base.  Thankfully and surprisingly no injuries incurred.  Even better not a single error was made by the entire team.

If doesn't know what TMNT stands for.....it's GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL!!!!

THE PEEP SHOW
The Peeps had two strong victories on their double header night. The first game Started off strong and didn't end. The peeps left the bunting on the beach and went for a full blown kickoff! The second game started off much the same if not a little more shakey given liquid intake and a few jello shots. A beer in hand rule was enacted and enforced by the captain late in the game which resulted in the Peeps giving up 10 runs. Overall the Peeps had a great night!

PRETTY BOY FLOYD

Chugging Coin Toss 4-0 Still UNDEFEATED!!!

In our epic battle against Flipidelphia, PBF was not victorious... We were all tied up at the bottom of the 5th but went an extra inning and came out down, 6-9. But we shall rise to fight again another day! We did have an amazing finger pop fly catch by the lovely Rhiannon and an awe inspiring home run by the studly Bill! We were also graced by the presence of the incomparable Power Puff Girls on Wedndesay's game, although Buttercup did have a tragic fall trying to tag up on second, their ferocious anime power struck fear into the hearts of our foes!

THUNDER EXPRESS

YOU'RE KILLING ME BALLS!

DISCO NINJAS

COMING FROM BEHIND 

CO Mile High Week 3 Recaps

The Peep Show
The Peeps came out a little shaky in the first inning allowing the first two runners on but coming back strong with three straight outs to strand the runners. After that it was smooth sailing. Fast base running, long kicks, and amazing placement allowed the Peeps to score 5 in the first inning. From there it was textbook playing. No ESPN top 10 plays this week, just by the book defense and offense that allowed the Peeps to roll to a 10-2 victory. The one scar on the night was a homerun given up by some less than perfect pitching by the teams captain, asian mark, followed later by two walks given rise to Peep on Peep Chirping abuse that was quickly quieted by mass amounts of alcohol consumption. Overall an epic Peep Week. Chirp Chirp!

Ballzagna

The disappointing team loss this week, doesn’t stop Ballzagna from loving the kickball game and the WAKA league.

As Captains, Andrew and I were impressed with the fact that the majority of our team were able to show up and play flip cup before the 8 o'clock kickball game on Wednesday. Unfortunately, this was unlike most of the other teams, and we had no opponents… Our assumption was that this league took flip cup seriously, guess not!

When it came to the actual kickball game, our team looks better and better each week. This week we have a real sense of unity, and each player has begun to stand out as they learn their position. Due to injuries and a couple absent people this week we only had 2 subs. Jamie (who received a leg injury in week #2 and was not able to play this week) showed up to cheer on the team and play base couch, this just one example of how seriously Ballzagna takes kickball.

When it came to defense very few long kicks were not caught by our outfield. Ryan, Allison, and Paige all stood out with a couple amazing catches, but Josue looked like a Titan amongst men, as he caught ever ball that came within 30 feet of him. Josue was definitely week #3 MVP and saved our offense, he had a couple huge kicks that allowed us to get multiple players home :) I have no doubt that with some practice, our team will be a serious contender in the playoffs!

All in all, we have a dedicated kickball team! Everyone wants to do what they can to win and have fun : ) None of us can wait for next week's game!!

Truffle Shuffle 
It's almost not even fair for the other teams because we have The Warhawk, Nicolette Jones. This might not be accurate, but I'm pretty sure she scored at least 11 of our runs single-handedly and then found a cure for SARS. All in a night's work for The Warhawk. Additional props go out to Forrest Mears for filling in at captain while Spanny was getting treated for hemorrhoids. 

Flipadelphia!
Thunder Express
GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL
You're Killing Me Balls!
Disco Ninjas
Pretty Boy Floyd
Coming From Behind  

No recaps provided..... :(

 

CO Mile High Power Rankings - Week 2

1. Thunder Express (0-2)

The new team arrived with a BOOM! Let’s be honest, they only started 0-2 to give the rest of the league false hope. They have this one girl in left field who must have caught at least 97 line drives. That’s an unofficial statistic, but still. It was impressive. The rest of the league is on notice.

2. The Peep Show (1-1)

This veteran team is always in the mix, but it’s hard to put them higher than No. 2 given their playoff history. And who beats a team 30-2? Not very nice!

3. Pretty Boy Floyd (1-1)

Pretty Boy Floyd is right! Have you seen some of the muscle on this team? Oh-la-la. Single ladies, you might want to scope out the boys in the “Ardent Coral” shirts. They’re not too bad on the field, either, pulling out a win in Week 2 to even their record at .500. PBF is sure to continue improving as the season wears on.

4. Ballzagna (1-1)

I just spent too much time trying to think of something witty regarding their name and lost my appetite. The images floating around my head right now are appalling. Thank the WAKA Gods for Eye Bleach.

5. Flipadelphia! (1-1)

After a riveting start, the Red Raiders lost a significant portion of their roster to expansion team Thunder Express and fell to 1-1 in Week 2. No matter. Their total domination at the bar continues, and if CFB doesn’t watch out, the Crown of Hardest Partiers might have a new owner by midseason. Speaking of CFB…

6. Coming From Behind 8: Giving them the business - Unnecessary Secksiness (1-2)

A 1-2 start isn’t too shabby if you consider most of their players are blacked out by the end of the second inning. CFB, however, has been a disappointment at the bar this season. Usually the life of the party, the Orange Pandas have seemed to prefer eating chicken wings and talking politics to raging.

7. Disco Ninjas (0-2)

You never really know what a ninja is up to, especially ones that knows the Electric Bugaloo. Don’t be surprised if this Irish Green team sneaks up on a few unsuspecting victims despite an 0-2 start.

8. You’re Killing Me Balls (1-1)

A merger of the PINK TACOS and STU GOTZ is a scary thing, and team captain Kristen “Werewolf” KW is a proven winner. Fans have to be worried about Jen "Hot Wheelz" Montgomery losing a step, however, as she celebrated her 28th birthday on Tuesday.

9. Truffle Shuffle (3-0)

It remains to be seen if this team can win without emotional leader Nicolette “Warhawk” Jones. “She’s our glue. She holds us together,” said co-captain Forrest “Creeper” Mears. “If she ever misses a game, we’ll be in total disarray. It would be like the Broncos without Peyton Manning.” As long as Jones continues to show up, there’s little reason to think Truffle Shuffle can't make some noise in the playoffs.

10. GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL (2-0)

It’s a good thing their shirt color is lime green, or you’d hardly notice this team on the field.

Hot Shotz / Meet Your Coordinators - Week Two

Name: Jeff "J3" Cornetet

Team: GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL (Wed) & Legendary (Fri)
Playing since: Fall 2010 (in the Tucson AZ Blister league. These will be my 19th and 20th seasons playing on WAKA teams.)
Favorite Waka kickball memory:
When my teams face off against The Peep(s) Show at the bar for flip cup!
Drink of choice [on the field]:
Bag of Franzia White Zinfandel.
Which Ninja Turtle would you be and why?
Raphael - He seems like a Virgo like me! I am generally skeptical and challenge even the most trivial of thoughts from people who are practically experts about what they are talking about. I am a wise guy all in good fun, but I can get agitated after a while when I get down on myself. Regardless, no one will see me get upset on Wednesdays, it's time to party it up in a camo onesie!





Name: Jeff "Golden" Golden
Team: Truffle Shuffle (Wed) and Stu Gotz (Fri)
Playing Since: Spring 2010 in the MA Minutemen League
Favorite Waka kickball memory:
When I was pitching and I beamed #katigangles as hard as I could on her way to 1st base #nomercy
Drink of choice:
Modus Hoperandi by Ska Brewing
You create a turtle-flavored jelly bean, describe the taste:
I climbed all the 14ers so it tastes like victory #nobigdeal

Name: Phillip Joseph Jones
Team: CFB (Coming From Behind)
Playing Since: Summer 2011
Favorite Waka kickball Memory:
Adult situations that cannot be mentioned
Drink of Choice:
Unsweetened Ice Tea no straw lots of ice
You get a turtle for the day, where do you take him?
I would take the turtle to go get pizza and dress up as Raphael

Hot Shots of the Week - Dana Donato & Mary Kate Wilson

Name: Dana Donato 
Team of Choice: Grounds For Dismissal 
Player Since: Spring 2011 
Favorite Waka Kickball memory:
There was this one time we all went to the bar......That's the last thing I remember but I woke up naked and with beads around my neck so I'm sure it was a great time 
Drink of Choice:
Smirnoff Ice 
If you had a snail that could magically grant wishes, what would you name it? 
Steve, I would name my snail Steve

Name: Mary Kate (MK) Wilson
Team: Ballzagna 
Playing since: Wednesday 
Favorite kickball memory: 
Our first win at our first game! 
Drink of Choice: 
New Belgium Ranger IPA 
For the impending zombie apocalypse, what will be your weapon of choice and why?
I would circle a bunch treadmills facing my house running at high speed...they would be on those things forever!

CO Mile High Power Rankings - Week 1

1. Coming From Behind

Being coherent for more than an hour to play two games, losing miserably and then managing to come from behind to take the win against You're Killing Me Balls? Well played, CFB, well played. This gave you a 1,000 pts for the win this week, but that's including a 500 pt deduction for the flippy cup debacle against Pretty Boy Floyd who showed you up. We'll be expecting better drinking skills later in the season.

2. Disco Ninjas

Sneak attack from the daring new warriors; cleaning house at the flippy tables makes them the team to beat on and off the field. Careful though, they're stealthy.

3. GROUNDS FOR DISMISSAL

Coming out in the first week to drop the hammer so hard, Judge Joe Brown crapped his pants. New team with vets and stranger danger... we're excited to see how this team comes together over the next few weeks. Oh, and they're good at Flippy.

4.The Peep Show
Mark finally pitched like a champ for the majority of the game, but serious props go to whoever that girl was that caught everything... keep her. They also managed to scrape together a team for flippy, so extra 900 pts.

5. Pretty Boy Floyd

Due to positive attitudes and a stellar showing at the flippy tables for a win against Flipadelphia, they get bonus points. Cap'n Hayden was quoted as saying "Can you tell blue skies from pain, can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail? Yeah? Well, we'll win next time!" I think she was drunk.

6. Truffle Shuffle

Sure, you won against CFB 12-4, but just think about that for a minute. Step up your defense and maybe play a little flip-cup. I'm disappointed in you.

7.   Flipadelphia!

200 pts for liking flip-cup so much.

8. You're Killing Me Balls!

That color may really bring out those beautiful eyes, but not a single showing at Flippy? That's more disheartening than the loss to CFB, who obviously blinded you with their Unnecessary Secksiness. GET FOCUSED... You need a stronger game face to pull ahead this season!

9. Ballzagna

Lasagna lovers, sexual innuendo? Who knows?