GAME 14

So hopefully I'm remembering this all right and please correct me if I've made any mistakes. I should remember it all though, as I had a long,long time to follow the action in all the other games. But if I had to pick a park at which to get brutalized ridiculously early, the one across the street from the Columbine Steakhouse would probably be the best. That there's some good eatin'.

OK, on to the best of the best, to the best of my knowledge. Josh won his 2nd week in a row and leaps up into a 2nd place tie with John, who won his game last night, and Kevin who got a PWK. Tashina also PWK'd some poor bastard who probably had it coming. Also winning games were Ricky and Jake (both for the 2nd week in a row) and Eric, who was kind enough to demonstrate the many uses of the Electro-Weasel Flesh Ripper pictured below (Zappa for president, dead or alive). Josh called Rocky Mountain Lake Park, but there didn't seem to be any consencus as to where in the park it'll be. Someone mentioned new landscaping with hills and such, so maybe there, wherever that may be. Here's where the top 5'll be when it gets there. Here's some Zappa. See y'all next Tuesday, unless you wanna come to our show on Thursday, in which case I'll see you then, but let me know first so I can give you tix. Fuckin' Fuck Yeah! Game On!

7 weeks to go.

Game 13

I think this is the earliest I've ever had the poster and the results ready. Neat. Anyhow, Josh was the big winner for the night, and in addition to all the cool schwag, also gets to go see the sneak preview of Step Brothers and gets a poster autographed by John C. Reilly. Also winning their games were Kevin and Carly, who are both moving up the board fast, and Ricky and Jake, who really should be moving more. Kevin Frisbie got a wicket kill in his first, and probably only, game of the season. Perhaps Doug gave it to him as a thank you for the cool shirts. Next week is at Barnum, and I'll see y'all there.

Game 11

Once again, this is ridiculously late for a winners recap, but just in time for the next game. The big winner last week was AJ, who called Zuni Park and won sneak preview tickets to Step Brothers. Other game winners for the day were Josh, Nate, Carly and Boyd. There were also wicket kills by Steph and Doug. Here's where to read the top 5. This weeks winner gets tickets to Pineapple Express. See y'all tomorrow.

Game 10 and Tournament

So I'm a bit late in getting this out, but it's been a long week of drinking and setting shit on fire. The important first thing is that there's a tournament on Sunday at Carly and Kevin's place. 1:00ish, and I don't remember the address. The next game is at Sunken Gardens, per Doug's call as he was the big winner on Tuesday. Also winning games were Kevin, Shane and Boyd, with wicket kills by Tashina and Deme. Hope y'all had a happy 4th and I'll see you tomorrow.

Game 9

So the big winner on Tuesday was John (5pts-2nd pl). Game winners were Deme (6pts-1st), Boyd (4pts-3rd), Viv (3pts), and Dak (3pts). Jess (2pts) and Red (2pts) both got wicket kills. Jess'll have up the top 5 when I can figure out how to fax her the PBR box that the notes are taken on. John called City of Cuernevaca Park. See you there.

Game 7

The action could not have been more evenly spread across the board this week. Poops was the overall winner and him and Tim (game winner) both move into the ever-growing 1st place clusterfuck with 4 points each. Margaret, Mary and Marco all got their first points of the season and move out of the NPP ranks, which are getting pretty damn small pretty damn early this year. Lastly, Viv gets her 2nd point and moves into the 3rd place bracket. Poops has called Globeville Landing. Here's the top 5 for the week. Here's a poster that I didn't resize properly,

Game 6

More action all across the board on Tuesday. The game winners were Sonia, Kevin, John, Steph and Poops, with Kevin coming out on top in the poison battle. Deme and Carly both got wicket kills. Kevin calls Sloan's Lake, and this is important people, so pay attention, NOT THE NORMAL PART OF SLOAN'S. We're gonna play at the Torpedo on the SW side of the park. That's the entrance closest to 17th and Sheridan. Here are the standings, and here's the top 5. And if you're not rafting or going to whatever festival it is people are going to, then here's directions to the Simpkins' 1st annual anniversary pig roast. Try to carpool and bring food or alcohol that isn't good pork or shitty beer.

Game 5

So here's how Berkeley went down. Tim was the big winner, and Game winners were Boyd, Julie, Dave, and Deme. Nate may or may not have gotten a point due to a gap in the rules. Here's the Top 5. Here are the standings. Here's a map to Apel-Bacher Park, where next week's game will be. Here's a copy of Lady by Styx. Sorry To Maura and Jess that I couldn't get a Styx album cover, but their covers really suck. See you next week, if not before.

Game 4

So I apologize for the lateness of all this. It's been a long week which I've spent a good deal of laid up with a combination of laryngitis and tonsillitis. So the big winner last week was Eric O, who with his 2 new points now moves into a tie for 1st place with yours truly at 3 apiece. Everyone else to get points moved up outta NPP status. Deme led the charge with a game win and a wicket kill to move into the 2nd place bracket, Genevieve got a wicket kill, and Poops and Viv both won their games. Eric has called Berkeley Lake.

Jess' Top 5 blog now has a permanent home here, so check that out.

Other NSCC related shit, Birthday for Sonia and Eric at the BCH this Saturday, and there's gonna be trivias and beers and clarinet recitals. Also, Laura and I are having a pig roast on Saturday, June 7th for our 1st year anniversary, and NSCC folk are all invited. 5:00 p.m., there'll be croquet and volleyball and cannon fodder and roast pig. Bring food or alcohol. Hit me up for more info at the game if you're not gonna be rafting or touring or doing one of the other myriad things going on that day.

So here's a half-assed poster for the game. Sorry I fucked your idea up Bergonz.

Game 3

You gotta love a park that's hidden halfway up a highway on-ramp. Good turnout and beerticipation from everyone on a cold evening. Dave was the big winner, and games were also won by the Brothers Boyd, Shane, and Tim. Josh got a wicket kill. Next game is at Lowell Ponds. I'm a jack-ass and lost a lot of the shit that was up on the website from last season, so if you get a chance or if you care at all, let me know what your theme song was, ball color, number etc.
Also, Jess' top 5 blog is up in a place where everyone can check it out, but it's being difficult and moving around a lot, so check it out here, here and here. Hopefully we'll have that worked out soon. See y'all next week.

Game 2

Big winner last night was John. He called Gates-Crescent Park so that all the people stuck in finals week might be able to make it. Also winning their games were Dave S, Shane, Kevin and Doug. Jess and Eric got Wicket kills. Check out Jess' blog for the game highlights. Game on!

Schedule stuff

Alright. Here's a separate section to discuss schedule as opposed to posters. Bergonz brought up the rules party too, suggesting having that mid-preseason, then starting in May. So far the votes I've got back are 2-2 for preseason vs. no preseason. Discuss

Classic album covers

It was suggested several times, and I like the idea, of doing classic album covers as this years game poster theme. If you have suggestions for classic records that could somehow be photoshopped into croquetityness, please post them here. Here's an example. Game On!




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NSCC '08 Season

So that last forum site sucked. We'll try this one for a while. Post away people.