Bentleague Blog 12/14/2018 – The
Final Chapter
First ever tie breaker for Bentleague and it didn’t
disappoint. Forced into the Bubble
because of rain, the final five lines were played at Beau Chene. Special thanks to John
Ballard (tennis pro at Beau Chene) for allowing us to TAKE OVER the bubble
for Championship Thursday.
Questionable trust had the captains swapping line ups face
to face on Wednesday. 1 singles line and
4 doubles lines. Best of five to crown B
IV champion.
Good crowd came to support those playing but ther were
mostly there to drink Jay’s Beer, eat his sandwiches, and heckle.
Let’s jump straight to the tennis…
4:30pm singles match
Singles pitted number 1 overall pick Fair against the Sly
one Mark Schneider. Putting his
undefeated record on the line, the EGO Fair takes down Schneider in straight
sets. Morale victory keeping the first
set close with some long rallies, the Sly one succumbs to the Ego - 4 and
1. Mr. Pronoun not only got to start
drinking early, he had a captive audience behind the glass for the rest of the
afternoon regaling everyone about his undefeated season. Question…If Mark and Donald were on a desert
island together, how many times would the “I” word be uttered?
Double Shots 1 CMC 0
5:30 doubles
Cayman and Hal vs. Ray and Jeff
Excellent tennis for the spectators thwarted by an injured
Wolf Man late in the 3rd set tie breaker. Things looked ugly early for the Double Shot
pairing in losing the first set. After
some adjustments by the Doc, a hair-do change for the wolf man, and some short
arm swings by the favorites, the second set momentum switched and the sets were
one apiece. Third set started favorably
for Doc and Cannon but quickly switched to Super Ray and Jedi after a couple of
cut shots hit the tape. SeeSaw battle
continued with Cannon ramping up the pace on several forehand winners. Match of the night ended prematurely when
Cannon’s knee said No Mas. ACL be damned. Cannon, approach that rehab like your forehand
on a short return in the middle of the court and we’ll see you back on the
court before Donald Allen buys his first round of beers in B V. Get well soon my friend. Upset special averted.
Double Shots 1 CMC 1
7:00
Ferr and Jacobs vs. Blake and Freddy Olinde
There’s Waldo. Props
to the Captain for calling in the special man for the Championship. Everyone knows Ananth didn’t want any part of
a championship bout so kudos to FreddyOlinde for stepping up to the challenge. Stuck behind the glass because of a lesson
this one didn’t register too much interest from the spectators. Crowd was more interested in the young kid getting
smacked in the head during the tennis lesson and the fit girl with the nice
legs and a better back hand than D Autin.
Good thing for the hen pecked one too because after getting dumped by
the councilman he probably couldn’t handle more heckling of his serve. Not sure
of the scores but I don’t think it was too close. I did see some fine volleys from Freddy so no
more asking Where’s Freddy.
Double Shots 2 CMC 1
8:30pm
Addy and Billy vs. Mesa and Keller
Captain Billy vs. Captain Mesa. Witnessed some very athletic shots during the
match from these four. In the end the paper
favorites prevailed as expected. A
little too steady and a little too seasoned to let the young guy get the upset. Match to the Cuban Captain and the Councilman
to even up the championship chase with straight set victory.
Double Shots 2 CMC 2
Tony and Perry vs. Jason Miller and Burt
This one had deciding match written all over it when the
pairing were set. And that’s exactly how
it played out. Where to begin…? Tight battle in the first set. Up a break early…Double Shots had two chances
to serve it out and didn’t. Hats off the
CMC pairing for battling tough and playing very well. If you want to know just how good they played
ask Burt. Match is kind of a blur after
a couple of double faults to lose game 12 serving at 6-5. All witnessed a very Solid performance by the
CMC pairing that dispelled Stallion’s pre-season prognostications. All I remember is hearing Robbie C giving
advice to the Peacock. It was at that
moment that I knew we were in trouble.
Double Shots 2 - CMC 3
And the winner of Bentleague IV is CMC!
CMC…CMC… CMC…CMC…
CMC…CMC… CMC…CMC…
CMC…CMC… CMC…CMC…
CMC…CMC… CMC…CMC…
CMC…CMC… CMC…CMC…
Hearing that effing cheer in my head has me wanting a
drink. Speaking of…
Looking forward to our PAC Tennis Christmas Luncheon. 12/20 - 11am at the Lake House in honor of
the CMC B IV Champs and our fallen but not broken Hero/Warrior. We have a special thing going with PAC tennis
with a special group of guys. Love most
of you and looking forward to tennis and socializing in 2019. Thanks to all for another successful
Bentleague. Special thanks to the
captains, the Commish – Bradley, and the league namesake and Chairman Bentley.
Thinking about observations from B IV, post season awards and
predictions heading into the new season but need some help. If you want to contribute please share and I’ll
add it to the season ending blog…
Here’s a start:
Observations:
MVP has to go to the Ego with the Jedi getting
runner-up. The Jedi playing in all
matches and only getting one loss is pretty impressive. The Ego only missing one match but going
undefeated solidifies 1st overall selection.
First time number 1 pick overall doesn’t capture Bentleague title. Mark apologize to Willy.
First time Doug has lost Bentleague title. Didn’t help his cause but getting zero wins
this year.
Speaking of zero wins…has anyone else observed that the aging
chairman is getting grumpier as the losses mount and chews with his mouth open. The train to geritol status is at the station
and sir Bentley has a first class ticket.
Cheer up B, you’ll never be as old as Bruce.
Donald definitely better at tennis than his brother. But Caroline tired of answering questions
about why everyone likes John better than her husband.
League is won in mid round selections. Unless they are taken in the first three picks Andrew.
Mitch and his pink Koozies can kiss my ass. That goes for you too Punky Phayer.
The recanting of Burt’s 2018 B IV Title match by Burt about
Burt will rival the 10-18 months of Italy stories we had to hear about.
The Vic’ster won’t be getting Christmas Cards from Butcher
and Groeneveld.
George still peeved about losing to doubt in geritol batlle
royal. Don’t play him in singles Ryan…let
him stew on that loss until B V.
B III secures spot in Bentley’s will with sentimental
Birthday post. The financial advisor may
have had an ulterior motive.
Anyone else think Andrew is regretting first three
picks. At least we know what Chris is
getting for Christmas (aka. new unbreakable
tennis racket).
Hmmm…Will robbie ever take those tennis lessons he has been
talking about since draft night…?
The Peacock definitely brought some life and exuberance to B
IV. I’ll go to war with you any time my
friend. Looking forward to you strutting your stuff in B V.
Hats off to the Gentleman Jason Miller. When the jeers started after the double
faults in the Championship match I seen him try and hush the crowd to try and
avert the pending implosion. Class Act
for sure.
I am 99.9 % sure I got the call right on the side line on
Burt’s volley as the ball was OUT, but I am 100% sure I got the next call wrong
by calling it in. Game set match
CMC. But…to my dismay…the one voice I
heard arguing was Anath. He could not
even see the line from under the net. This
from a guy that has not made a good line call in years. Now that’s what Bentleague is all about. Don’t let the truth get in the way of a good
heckly job. Opinions welcome even
without merit and fact.
If you have more to add…please send…I have to go watch
soccer.
Congrats again CMC – the Crying Cuban Missile Crisis team
reigns supreme until B V
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