Sunday, April 15, 2007

Week 6: ONE outta Two

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The forecast leading up to Saturday was stormy weather. Regardless of the weather, hung over this game was a cloud – would it be a dark or would it be a fluffy, white one?

There was a playoff scene happening at Lake Fairfax as players/teams streamed onto the green open space & just wandered. Why is it that the field you're playing on is always the farthest from where you parked @ Lake Fairfax? From the first pull, Sludge's zoney ways that we know & adore returned. SoliD really Stepped It Up. It was an impressive shutDown of any up field throws, courtesy of the cup.

With a controlled pace to the game, Sludge excelled with turnover creations, then transitioning into catch-&-pass O. Sludge nicely spread the CSinners from sideline-to-sideline with rotating short cuts for gain and always moving the disc forward.

However, it was quiet; maybe too quiet. Remember when you used Online Bill Pay for the first time? Ya know, everything appears to work real easy; maybe too easily? So, all transactions are deliberate, and checked (& announced after every single score). True, you might make an oopsie, you just don't want it an extra zero faux pas.

Well, there was no stopping it...the eff epp-bomb detonated & was heard loud and clear by everyone of all ages on the sidelines. The game continued on with an R-rating due to inflammatory language. Finally, the ordeal was punctuated by Gayle's game-ending catch. Game Over, 15-8.

Lessons Learned from this Game:
1-Don't get stall counted when you're on your own goal line.
2-Don't get stall counted at the start of the 2nd half.
3-Don't combine 1 & 2.

After the more important game was done [& won], Sludge moved to the next field to play Cold Fusion. CF's MO: zone-based D, quick-to-the-disc O. BTW, their oldest player JUST turned twenty-seven (27)...born in 1980!

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First half: ???...Hmmm, totally blanking on the details. Oh, did you know David brought doughnuts on Saturday?

Sludge's O labored right away and the struggles at the goal line were indicative of the game. In the second half, Sludge finally found some holes & scored 5 total points. All I'm saying is the Iraqi Border Patrol could learn something from CF's goal line stance.

One-out-of-2 ain't bad especially when the 1 is the more desirable outcome.

Thank you to all Sludge fans for their support!!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Great recap and good win vs CS. Sorry we missed the game but sounds like everyone played great.

Anonymous said...

SICK Notes during the games:
1. Rob - for his 3 athletic full layouts. Again, I'm blanking on how many he caught.
2. MJ - bcs she had the flu & was still running around!