Tuesday Night Volleyball

Tuesday Night Volleyball - Roseville Park & Rec.
Brimhall Community Gym, 1744 West County Road B
Gang Green, Captain: Craig Schlichting

Date	Time	Court	Record	Opponent	How'd we do?
Jan. 8	7:30	3	1-2	Champp's	Next week... BLACK SOCKS FOR EVERYONE! Okay, so we came out a little flat, dropping two out of three (and had a few too many tips right into the center of the net... that would be me). Course, we did have a fabulous comeback in game 2 from a mathematically impossible (well, I haven't done the figuring) score of 9-2 and did play them close the rest of the way. Once we gel, come-together, try... we'll be a force to reckon with.
Jan. 15	6:15	3	4-2	Bar Flies	"Good eye, good eye (good I?)... I mean, good serve" - Well, at least no one got punched, slapped or whack-a-moled. In a test of true team fortitude, GG (that's us) swept all three games (coming back in game 2 and 3 from large deficits (something like 4-11 and 2-13))... man, and all we really wanted was to smile, have fun and get one good hit, right? I think we've proven that the proper diet of free-range Western New Zealand pomegranate can be our guide. Course, it took us nine weeks to reach .500 last season... so we're well on our way.
Jan. 22	8:45	3	6-3	High Flyers	(from Paul) With Pat in Thailand (on a GG volleyball recruiting trip??), no one knew quite what to expect from the squad this week. Who was going to be the one to dive haphazardly all over the floor? Who was going to give Bic crap all night? Who was going to wear black socks? Well, nobody did those things and the team responded with some of the best teamwork since those two furry dudes on Sesame Street worked together to get that apple out of the tree. Up 2-0 and having the time of their lives, GG felt bad about doing this all without Pat and dedicated game 3 to their globetrotting teammate. GG proceeded to get routed in game 3.
Jan. 29	7:30	1	9-3	Cold Fury	You know it was going to be a good night when unflinching (and unsmiling) Cool Hand Clase started the game with a stuff (and not the "Smurfette down your trousers variety"). Yes, in a battle of Asian powerhouses, GG swept all three (GIRL!), playing well enough to earn both fries and a salad. Highlights included a few kick-butt saves from Iron Fist Isaacson and a couple of hits from Tom Green that fell about six feet from the net. Course, the Teletubby (or was it Care Bear?) question of the day is... do you think we would have been doing the "Virginia Fast Pitch Softball 2000" cheers if we would have been losing? By the way, did a little research this morning, and perky Katie Couric... oh yeah.
Feb. 5	7:30	3	9-6	Yale Guppies	Bump - Set - Spike... versus Bump (shank) - Set (run your ass off to get anything up) - Hit (take a chunk out of it no matter if it's 30 feet off, outside the antenna or even below the top of the net). Yup, that's our style. Paul and Leah were right... 9-3 was good, but we couldn't keep it up against Chanlder Bing and Co. (Leah, have you ever seen Friends?). Dropped the first two due to lack of warm-up, but played them tight in the third game (and stopped their incestuous laughing... if at least for a minute). And, we did this despite a 15-0 prediction from Racoon Eyes and Snow Top and Paul checking out after we grabbed a 6-0 lead. In the end, we dropped the third one as well... but played well (at least that's what one of six (me) thought) against our toughest competition of the year.
Feb. 12	7:30	3	10-8	Legends	Just blaming Paul isn't the answer to why we lost two out of three this week... well, maybe it is (that Son of a...). GG jumped out and easily took game one, but then proceeded to relax (comatose style), losing the next two in pathetic fashion (oh, hit the ball over the net - this is a strategy point I could have used much earlier). According to their walkingsteppytachometers, our opponents had already put in 9,000 steps as well prior to schooling us. At least we almost beat them in the fourth practice game when they only had five players. Well, next week this slump ends.
Feb. 19	8:45	1	10-11	Chaotic Fury	ROY G. BIV my butt! The only thing at the end of our rainbow was a big pot of poop. I know we played better than last week (it's all relative, I guess), but, to be honest, it didn't feel that great. I credit two minor revelations that occurred to me in dreamland last night. First, three plates of fried chicken is too much before a big game. Second, I'm not a really good loser. Course, we did have the play of the year in Steph's block (at the very least, a moral victory). Don't worry Crush, Monster, Hound, Thunder, Magic and Lobster... it'll be our turn soon. And, since it was so successful... next week's theme night suggestion is Hawaiian Shirts. Yes, get with the program.
Feb. 26	6:15	3	10-14	Fantastics	"Flailing around in the net like a tuna" - Yeah, we played better... but we are in a bit of a slump. Maybe next week's theme will help. It's up to Bic... but my suggestion would be volleyball clothes (shorts, t-shirts, shoes). Course, that's only if you can find a set for $5.00. A win next week... Steph promises.
Mar. 5	7:30	3	13-14	Justice League	"That'll teach you to looks so good and feel so right"... ask Bic. Well, we won all three (and broke an eight game losing streak) and seemed to be in better spirits. Paul, trying his first stint at setter, was an agile, creative, gangly force to be reckoned with. That's about it. Yeah, this recap sucks.
Mar. 12	8:45	1	14-16	Bumbs & Bruises	Let's hear it for Jen, Kevin and Eric! Not that we didn't miss our sunburned teammates, but the new blood worked wonders (playing wise, not in the win-loss). Overcoming a last-minute quarter pounder with cheese, Bic's achy, breaky cold, and a last minute pep talk ("we're going to get our asses kicked!")... GG beat the best team I've seen all year (no lie) in game one 15-11. Sure, we dropped the next two (only 11-15), but played sweet. This team should have killed us (like when that one guy hit a five-footer (again, no lie)). Thanks to the subs... one week left. .500 anyone?
Mar. 19	6:15	1	14-19	Net Assets	Good idea. Good idea. Again, we played pretty well (maybe not in game 3) and scrappy (like pineapples?) against a good team, but our inconsistency (sporadic variation versus a high, steady level of play... feel free to use the hand signals) had us dropping another three (man, where did all those cruddy teams go?... they disappeared faster than pudding pops).. Oh well... it was a good, fun season. Thanks to all, including "Moody, Astro-Pop Eye Stabber", "Both Eye Squinter (and likes Burnt Peanuts!)", "Girlie Blue Drinker", "Flat Nose Squinty Eyes", "Ear Drum Blown Out By Flat Nose's High Decibels" and "Where'd My Turtles Go?". Also nice to have a post-game guest appearance by "Never Heard of a Klondike Bar". No worries, just like the leftover cereal milk you put in the refrigerator, we'll be back for some of those v-ball victories that eluded us later. See you next season at www.runnincows.com.