Game 18, top 5, tournament and more

So I'm gonna roll everything into one gigantic email here. We'll start off with the top 5, which I'll be doing for Jess this week since she had to miss the game yesterday. Let's call it...

Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town

Despite an email exchange in which remembering to bring a pen was mentioned a dozen times, I forgot to bring a pen. So everything here is what we jotted down into Deme's iPhone, which I'm going to nominate as hero of the week. Those things are frickin' cool.

Top 5

- Eric's wrap around in which his ball stayed put but his mallet went through the wicket and got stuck.
- The poison battle starting at 8:30
- Dave jumping booty ass naked into the swimming pool with no water
- Cancer wicket

- The street light working

Tip 'O the week: picking up wickets doesn't mean just throwing them at the bag.

Douche bag of the week: Mike for offering a dollar to anyone who could hit Trece with their ball.
Also, I don't think he ever payed up for his 1$ offers to "dong" the pole.

So I know this is a pretty feeble Top 5, and I apologize. Next time maybe I'll remember a pen.

Onward and upward-

Game winners and such
I was the big winner of the night, outshooting or outlasting John, Josh, Carly and Tim. Carly and John both also got wicket kills. I'm calling Mosquito park for Tuesday, but before that, Josh and Phil are gonna host a tournament this Sunday at their new place. The address is 7733 w 95th dr. Hopefully that map is right, because google maps is acting real squirrely about it. If you get lost, call somebody.We'll tap the keg around noon, and start up the game around 1:00. Probably $5 as usual.

Standings

So I was also asked to send out the standings since we're heading into the home stretch here, with only three games left.

John - 11 points
Deme - 10 points
Josh - 10 points
Dave - 8 points
Kevin - 7 points
Boyd - 7 points
Eric - 6 points
Doug - 6 points
Carly - 6 points
Tim - 6 points
Poops - 5 points
Dak - 3 points
Viv - 3 points
Shane - 3 points
AJ - 3 points
Ricky - 3 points
Red - 3 points
Jess - 2 points
Nate - 2 points
Steph - 2 points
Jake - 2 points
Tashina - 2 points
Savannah-2 points
Melanie - 2 points
Mike - 2 points
Gen - 1 point
Poops - 1 point
Sonia - 1 point
Julie - 1 point
Margaret - 1 point
Marco - 1 point
Mary - 1 point
Kevin F - 1 point
Amber - 1 point

That's all that I can remember for now, so see y'all on Sunday or Tuesday or whenever.

Game 17

So I think this is my record for lateness, I'll blame it on a severe case of Olympic fever with a side of Obamania. Actually, I started taking classes again and it's kicking my ass. But that's neither here nor there, what is here is game 17, which after much drama, is exactly where it's supposed to be at Ruby Hill.
Last weeks game was won by Melanie, who has returned with a vengeance. Also winning games were Red (in top 5 style), Mike G (better late than never), Amber (First point in her rookie season), and Doug (also got himself a wicket kill and a place in the top 10). So here's the top 5, and here's a link to this weeks album, and here's my mantra for the week
See y'all tonight at the top-o-the town.

Game 16

Good job shutting down the top of the board last night everyone. Savannah got her first point by winning her game, then quickly followed it up with her second point when she won the poison battle. Also getting a first point for the season was 2005 champion Mike G, who silenced the critics who had been calling him croquet's Favre, a washed up ex-champion who was too far past his prime to win anymore. Also winning their games were Nick, Tim and Carly, who are all holding down the middle of the pack. Next week we play Wash Park, but not at the croquet green. Just kidding, unless the dude from the Denver Croquet Club sits and babysits the court again. Here's the top 5. Here's where the court's at. Here's a croquet/poster bridge. See you at the game.

Re: Game 15 correction

bunch a fuckin amateurs

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 10:04 AM, dave simpkins <nscroquet@gmail.com> wrote:

Damn it! Thanks for calling me on it so quick Deme. That's why you're winning I guess. Reflexes like a fucking cat.

THE GAME IS NOT AT WASH PARK. IT IS AT CITY PARK! Sorry I had to yell. Here's a revised poster.

Game 15 correction

Damn it! Thanks for calling me on it so quick Deme. That's why you're winning I guess. Reflexes like a fucking cat.

THE GAME IS NOT AT WASH PARK. IT IS AT CITY PARK! Sorry I had to yell. Here's a revised poster.

Re: Game 15

Uh, that's "City Park" Dave.  I know everyone wants to play there real bad, but c'mon. 

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 9:37 AM, dave simpkins <nscroquet@gmail.com> wrote:

So it was a BCH kinda night on Tuesday. Plus Deme. John was the big winner, and his almost all of his current and former housemates were game winners, Josh (who also got a wicket kill), Eric, and Boyd. Where you at Sonia? Like I said before, Deme also got in the mix with a game win, holding off the BCH assault on his lead, and Ricky picked up another point with a wicket kill. Next week is Wash Park (but closer to the playground than the tennis courts), and hopefully the early start of classes don't fuck people up too bad. Here's something from another croquet discussion that's been going on. Here's the top 5 for "da week". Here's something we should try. See y'all Tuesday.

Game 15

So it was a BCH kinda night on Tuesday. Plus Deme. John was the big winner, and his almost all of his current and former housemates were game winners, Josh (who also got a wicket kill), Eric, and Boyd. Where you at Sonia? Like I said before, Deme also got in the mix with a game win, holding off the BCH assault on his lead, and Ricky picked up another point with a wicket kill. Next week is Wash Park (but closer to the playground than the tennis courts), and hopefully the early start of classes don't fuck people up too bad. Here's something from another croquet discussion that's been going on. Here's the top 5 for "da week". Here's something we should try. See y'all Tuesday.