Angry Umpires Corner: The Fall of the MACHINE

Monday, July 19, 2010

The Fall of the MACHINE

After the first two of weeks of play two things have become crystal clear, there are only three to four teams that have a legitimate shot at winning the whole thing and the other is the fact that the Monkeys are DONE! I have to admit that I was their #1 fan and couldn't wait to jump on the band wagon, but there is no way in hell they will come close to recapturing the magic that they played with for most of last season. How in the world do the defending champions manage to tie the likes of the El Paso Hash House Harriers. That's like losing your wedding album in a bar bet. It just shouldn't happen! The Harriers are a decent team, but when your coming off a championship you have to blow the doors off a team like that. The most embarrassing thing is that they needed to score a run in the last inning just to manage their lowly tie. PATHETIC!! I know they are missing a key member from last seasons version and that Reed is playing with some bad sticks and that is exactly why they won't come close to sniffing any hardware this season. At full strength the Monkeys might sport the best one two punch in the league, but with their weak females dragging them down there is no way they can keep up with the power house teams in the league. Version 2.0 has a glaring weakness and that is their female supporting cast. When they were at full strength they overcame this deficit with superb speed coming from Reed, David and the little Mexican guy that plays center field.(sorry guy, I don't know your name) But with their females unable to pick up the slack, I would be extremely surprised if they found them selves in the playoffs! After reaching the top of SCK they only have one place to go and that's down!! I guess the bigger they are the harder they fall and in my opinion no team was bigger or better than the Drunken Monkeys, formerly known as the Machine, were last season!! STRIKE 3 IM OUT

7 comments:

Anonymous said...: No excuses, we, the drunken monkeyz went into the game way too cocky, under prepared, no practice, new players and new positions. I guarantee we will be there at the end though!; July 19, 2010 at 8:53 PM
KDNB said...: OOOOH YEAH AND DONT FORGET US.. WE MAY SEEM LIKE WE ARE NOTHING BUT WE GOT THE STUFF... IM LOOKING FORWARD FOR OUR GAME AGAINST THE SHOCKERS ITS GOING TO BE A GOOD ONE; July 19, 2010 at 10:00 PM
Kickball's #1 fan said...: Weak! I can walk into a game against the Hash House Harriers wasted hurt blind folded with one hand tied behind my back and the other hand glued to a beer and still pull out a W. Lol You must have recruited the leftover LTAers from last season, because that's what guys looked like.; July 19, 2010 at 10:01 PM
EPH3 said...: Seems to be a lot of COCK(y) players in this league..im good with that..but it wasn't a fluke either. You guys are focused on D-monks denial issues and not on US playing well - They simply played a better team that night - We caught their balls, wiped them out on first...caught their long kicks (yes I can catch in a kilt)ran (cuz that's what we do) and kept them from scoring. Look at the 1st game..the other team had, what? 100 players? to our 8 and we only lost by 2...and they PRACTICE. FYI - half our team plays baseball, some of us have kicked BALLS and others are sprinters..NOW If we can only get ALL our players to play at one time - watch out because sometimes having a COCK(e) player doesn't guarantee a win LOL; July 20, 2010 at 9:35 AM
Rick said...: I say good job to u guys! Way to take it to them! Now let's see how well u hang with the warriors n shockers then we'll know if it is cause they're missing Dave and reed is battered up or if u all are for real. I hope u all are for real! Good luck!; July 20, 2010 at 11:24 AM
Mr. 187 said...: Im sorry EPH3 I have to agree with Kickball's #1, they should have punished you all good! You couldn't even beat a wounded Monkey's team!? And ties are for losers. Sure you might be full of studs and full of potential, but until you truly take down one of the big dogs none of that matters.; July 20, 2010 at 11:27 AM
EPH3 said...: Yeah Ump you are correct - BUT do we at least get Kudos for our sexy kilts? Besides the only thing that is happening here is we're definitely getting the bug for creating a better team come next season...until then, I agree with you...until we match up to some of you experienced teams, it doesn't matter HOWEVER - lesson learned - don't underestimate newbies or sober players *smile*; July 20, 2010 at 11:44 AM

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TOP 5

1. Warriors Expierence-Call me a believer! This team is solid everywhere and super clutch. Taking down the Monkeyz the way the did was very impressive. They wont run you into the ground, but their relentless pressure will break the most seasoned vets.

2. Confused Kixx-Damn, you kill everyone you play, but you get 1 bye week and you drop a spot??? Heck yea, has any one been keeping tabs on my new number 1? Enough said.

3. Shockers-Public enemy number 1 moves up a spot this week, even though all they managed to do was beat up on a cupcake. With a bye week on the horizon, I have a feeling that they might drop a spot or two.

4. New Kicks on the Block-Damn this team is good! NOT! But they did manage to move up a spot. That's the first time a team hasn't been punished for being off. I still think they're overrated, but who else can I put here.....LTA wasn't up to the challenge!

5. LTA-I can't believe they lost to the Badasses! I thought for sure that they were ready to step into the spot light. I guess not...and with their big game against the Kixx looming, looks like the only thing this team has to look forward to is a 2 game losing streak!

TEAMS THAT FELL OUT:

One More Shot-All the hipe that surrounded 1 More Shot is officially dead! Their loss to Tu Sabes proves one thing...that I know horse shit about kickball!

Drunken Monkeys-The Monkeyz have fallen on tough times and they're in danger of missing the playoffs. Their epic game was great to watch, but a loss is loss and they are in desperate need of a W. Will they recover in time to defend their crown??

Balls & Dolls-Like true vets they land on their feet after that emberassing loss last week. They're not flashy but they get shit done. Thanks to their week division they are sitting pretty as the playoffs aproach.

Tu Sabes-This team will just not die! Just when I'm ready to pronounce them dead they find a way to keep their heads above water. Beating 1 More Shot helps their cause to make the playoffs, my only question is...will they make the tournament only to be one and done??