Commissioner’s
Corner 12/10/16 - the final chapter
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Triple H Captures B II Championship! Brad dials up potent line up for winner
take all title match vs. Eff U Hunt. Matches mostly lived up to pre match hype.
But before we delve into title matches let me give some press to the also rans
- Chupacabra and El Cubano finish
strong and give captain Ray another loss. Latin lovers shine on rubico and beat
Ray and Bruce on Schiester Bruce's preferred surface. Oh what could of been if
email snafu wouldn't have occurred and Mike wouldn't have pulled his no show
routine. Heal up Croft... We want to see you back on the court.
- Ray's pre match bravado
ridiculing Commish proves futile as there would be no three way tie as predicted
- Blake rights the ship with
Saint Nick vs Vertically challenged Kevin and the sly one Mark Schnieder
handing Kevin league leading loss title. Cries for "where's Steve"
permeate throughout as Kevin tallies the loss. Did Steve bet against Kevin so
he would not get labeled biggest loser. This may be the first time Kevin had
Big next to his name.
- Nick auditioning for spring
USTA team shines with Blake. Shoulder appears healed and rumors of impropriety
while playing PAC Santa remain unfounded. BLake secures tie for third in
tightly contested MVP race
- Gordon Gekko and Zipp take
down Skip and Chilli Eater Dave to give Ray's team their only victory of the
night. Gordo had
the forehand working and combination with the tall one proves too tough to
handle. Dave's
stories of his athleticism in High School have folks question Mandeville HS
competition. Winning National titles in Thibodeaux not the same as playing b
ball teams from New York and Philly Dave. Northshore athletics no rival to
south shore athletics IMO.
- As previously reported Eff U
Hunt and Emile take down Ferr and Brad in line 3 match on the Wednesday prior
to championship Thursday. Questions abound as line swap strategy back fires.
Did Bentley really bless this line up? Did the protege ignore the Veteran
Captain's advice? Was banking on Line 2 and puppet champion mark a good idea?
Seemed wise on the surface but there was still two matches to go and depth of
Triple H was grossly under estimated
- Make no mistake about it.
This match was won on Wednesday when poker face Brad put in the line up.
Countering line up swap that worked for Eff U Hunt earlier in the league Poker
face Brad calls bluff and splits up lethal combination of Donald and Chris. But
how would he pair up these two stalwarts of Thursday night tennis. Que Up the
Milachie Brothers of Chalmette (Arabi)!
- Line 2 featured previously
undefeated Svelte Mitch and Equally vertically challenged Mark Fair vs Donald
and the elder Priola. Plan to keep it away from Donald back fires as LJP (lil
Johnny priola) channels Catholic league competitive fire and answers everything
thrown his way. Mitch moves to 3rd in MVP race with loss. Dancing Donald
secures 2nd in MVP ballot propelling Triple H to 1-1 vs. Hunt's team with one
to go. DAncing Donald likened match to getting tipped for table dances back in
the day. LJP set the table and the ladies purses opened up.
- With one match still playing
Triple H fans felt confident seeing The B II MVP (Chris) leading Line 1. In the
end it was Killer Kobrock and the younger priola taking down Vic and Ananth.
Pre match CHS fight song set the tone early. Kobrock humming along as Dixie and
alma mata was played. Tension was evident. Chalmette vs. Mandeville, Jesuit vs.
Anyone, Hatfields vs. McCoys, conservatives vs. liberals, India vs. Pakistan,
paled by comparison to Priola vs. Vic round 11. Strategy to play priola at the
net vs. Chris's ground strokes seemed sound on paper. Tony channels his best
OBJ to Vic's Norman as the Warriors compete with underlying tension. Steady Vic
did all he could for team Hunt. Tightly contested first set goes 7-5 to Triple
H as Ananth's net play falters. Why doesn't some tell Ananth to stay back on
the baseline? As it turns out...MVP Chris helps the young Milachie Brother win
his last three matches at Line 1 to get Triple H back in title contention and
Tony back to 500. 2nd set a little anti climatic after two net chords fall in for
Triple H and a left handed lob hits the back line. There will be no broken
serves for Tony's wind buster serve on this Thursday and the Second set is won
6-2. Triple H are champions. As the salutatorian used to say in
school...another day another A. In this case it's another Bentleague...so it
must be another championship title for Tony. Can u say Back to Back baby!
- All of the pre match
questions and pre league questions were answered on this chilly and windy
Thursday evening. Pre
league draft grades prove accurate for Triple H but Overrated Stogies highly
disappoint. Brad answers questions about captain prowess by drafting best team
top to bottom. Commish 3rd round selection justified after all (Stock is rising
for B III next Fall!), cold winter awaits Steve and Kevin remembering come from
ahead loss to Doug and Donald. Mitch train derailed as predicted as EJ alum
goes down on final Thursday paired with the short Mandeville skipper. Paper
Champion Ray proves that is why you play the game as pre draft hype finally
subsides. Bentley announces he wants to be a captain next year because he is
tired of watching his name slip down the draft board and others not listening
to his advice.
- Check is in the mail Brad.
Thanks to the rest of you for your donation!
- It was fun boys...see you on
the court soon.
B II Commissioner Out! Until next time...
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