Welcome back, GAME TIME.

Hello and welcome back to the blog fans, teammates, members of the media, and our biggest fan base: people who got suckered into opening this page only to close it before this sentence is over. It’s been a while since the last post and there are a few reasons for that. First, MATT and I have hit the recruiting trail hard and put together what is shaping up to be an athletic bunch, but more importantly, an all-star flip cup team – be excited. Second, we’ve had no less than 3 blog fans clamoring for a new post and you have no idea how much of an ego boost that is, so we decided to keep the suspense up. Finally, we’ve been working some angles behind the scenes to bring everything possible to the members of It’s not me, it’s you – but more on that later.

Opening day is upon us folks. Tonight at 6:15 we will convene at 16th and Constitution to get our team shirts (navy blue) and then hit the field. MATT and I have a solid game plan worked out which we will be going over with you guys before game time – it’s pretty much a combination of the best of Bill Parcels, John Madden, and the non-cheating stuff of Bill Belichick (ps my computer does not recognize that as spelled correctly, that put a smile on my face) with a hint of awesome drizzled on top… and that would be John Madden the Super Bowl winning coach, not the half-crazy, scared of airplanes, only states the obvious John Madden most of you were thinking.

One issue that needs to be addressed (refers to the angles I mentioned earlier) is a good one. It’s not me, it’s you is the largest team in the Conference and possibly even the league. This is great. It shows the hard work MATT and I put in, and it also means we were able to find more 3-tool kickballers than we originally thought (reference a previous post about the 3-tool kickballer). As such, our roster is approaching the league-limit and we may have to designate some players for assignment to our AAA affiliate – the other 3 teams in our conference. While this may seem like we don’t want you, I can assure you it is nothing of the sort. In the spirit of sportsmanship MATT and I decided it was best to do this and actually be able to play meaningful games instead of having forfeits all the time. Think of it as an opportunity to show off your kickball skill to the rest of the league, show them what we are all about and represent us well – I have no doubts all of you can and will.

As the largest team in the league there are a lot of questions flying our way. No one over at ESPN thinks a team of this size can function as one cohesive unit and everyone is predicting a flop. This will not occur. In kickball, team chemistry is a huge factor in success – both on the field and at the bar – and we are well aware of this and the bond between all of us will be stronger than the bond between hydrogen and oxygen (I’m an engineer; I don’t actually know anything about real chemistry). To achieve “water status” we will have team events throughout the season. They could be hanging out in MATT’s backyard practicing our flip cup, playing some beer pong in my (penthouse) apt, late-night cow tipping, square dancing in the middle of a random club, or shooting small children with a paintball gun from the back of a pickup…either way, we are going to have some good times this season and will hopefully hoist the kickball trophy AND the golden keg.

I look forward to seeing everyone tonight for the opening week; hopefully everyone will be able to get to the field safely through the huge crowds of fans that will surely be out there – and don’t be fooled, they may look like regular people leaving work or tourists, but trust me, they are all rabid fans, so be careful.


Here’s to an epic season,
T Rock.