Guy Talk w/ Chopperz-the NON Salon

Admittedly, the 0-2 start is a bit ominous, and 17th place out of 20 teams is not what we are aiming for, but look at breakdown of the last two games.

18 players for Mullet Hunters w/ 13 Rookies

We were beat 11-0 by the current #1 team in the division and that was after giving up 7 runs in the first inning of kickball we had ever played.  So we were beat 4-0 for the remainder of the game.  Not great, but we had baserunners in every inning and we still haven’t figured out that “bunt” thing.
We lost 6-3 to another team that is currently undefeated and beat another team by 7 runs a week earlier.
All in all, the veterans (Molly, Manvalanche, Erica, Varick, and Janina) have been great in giving us rookie pointers and how-tos.  Once we figure out the rules and line ups and how to base coach, we should undefeated or at least pretty competitive.
This weeks game is back at Hollyrood (FYI, that isn’t a misspelling) at 6:30 PM against the I’d Kick That

See you all there.

Amici,

Marco…
Chopperz- NON Salon
Founder and All Around Good Guy
www.chophair.com
Portland’s #1 Ranked Barbershop
(see here, here, here, or here for details).

The 11 Mullet Hunter rookies knew they were going to be in for an awkward night when Manvalance and Legs (his girlfriend Erica named because she covers incredible amounts of ground in the outfield) walked up and asked if we wanted to warm up.  The dumbfounded look on everyone else’s collective face was “How do you warm up for kickball?”

After some batting practice we felt confident that we could launch the ball pretty well.  The first kink in our our confidence showed when we were introduced to the Crotch Chops and the man known as “the best pitcher in the league”.  Details need not be spent.  It is suffice to know that the Mullet Hunters were given baptism by fire and smoked 11-0.

However, next week is a new week and next game is a new slate.  We are now more experienced and better prepared (this time we have a cooler with a case of PBR).  Metro and I have been hitting the gym and doing exercises for leg strength.  We have seen Rocky I – VI and are ready.

Alright team, we are at Overlook Park in Portland,OR field 3 at 6:30

http://www.mapquest.com/mq/6-Pd*68OLg5yO*5aMc

Bring your game face.  We are up against Sofa King Crazy.  Also, welcome two team members into the fold:  Alex and Janina.
Amici,

Marco Sison…
Chopperz- NON Salon
Founder and All Around Good Guy
www.chophair.com

Post Contents:

Captain’s Meeting Thoughts
Ref volunteers needed
Schedule
Rules
T-shirts
Final Thoughts

Captain’s Meeting Thoughts:

Metro Tony and I went the first captains meeting last night.  3 things I noticed: 1 good, 1 great, and 1 bad.
Good- the captains meeting had well over 100 people and the crowd was having fun teasing each other and there was great friendly hassarment among teams that have played each other before.  The participants in this league are going to be really fun to play with.
Great- The league officials started ordering pitchers the moment they arrived, even before the meeting started.  Again these folks are going to be really fun to hang out with.
Bad- I had a couple captains tell me how great their first practice was and how good their rookies were.  I fielded a couple of requests to scrimmage with them before the season starts.  Practice??? Scrimmage???  We may be a little behind the curve against the more competitive teams.   

Refs Needed

Each team needs to provide refs.  I needs some volunteers to help.  You would ref a game immediately before or after our game at the same field, so it isn’t that big a deal.  Maybe 1 hour of your time.  Email if you could do me a solid.

Schedule

http://www.recesstimesports.com/pdf/rtsl_kb_schedule_wed_burnside_div.pdf

Our schedule is up and posted.  We are on the Wednesday Night Burnside Division.  The playoffs are Aug 15th and 16th.  The end of the season party will be on the 16th.

Rules

http://recesstimesports.com/pdf/kickball_rules.pdf

The rules are actually pretty elaborate.  I found out about stuff like encroachment, overthrows, and like that I never knew about.  You should spend 15 minutes reading them while sober to make sure that you are up to speed.  There is a rule stating that there must be a minimum of 4 girls on the field.  We currently have 4 lucky ladies on the roster, meaning if any of the ladies have to miss a game we are SOL.  So I am sending a shout out to the team to see if we can get 1 or 2 more girls to fill out the squad.  Check your friends, gal pals, girlfriends, wives, and SOs to see if they wanna play.

My favorite rule is 5.2.2 Jackass Card

The umpire may eject the player for the remainder of the game, ask him/her to leave the game for a “break”, or simply publicly humilate him/her by reminding the player that this is “just kickball”

T-Shirts

Only people who registered before May received t-shirts this time around.  That would be Clif, Jason, and Kevin.  The rest of us will be shirtless until the 3rd week of the season.

Final Thoughts

I’m looking forward to having a fun time.  Win or lose we are going to have a blast.  Once we figure out the drink policy, we’ll start lining up the apre, post, and whatever frenchie word means during activities.  Those who aren’t familar with Chopperz- NON Salon, welcome to Mullet Hunters and know that we get beer wholesale.

Our first game is 6 PM Wednesday 6/11 at Hollywood Field.  http://www.mapquest.com/mq/9-qP0za0xgA_ec

Given it’s our first game, I’ll be the brown skinned guy with a Mohawk walking around with a bewildered and confused look on his face.