Match Recap
10/2/2021
Lumber Jocks vs One Bourbon
Brad / Chris Billy / Robby 2-6,6-2,1-0
Betleague loves three setters. And Racket throwing. Brad may have lost the match, but he is
leading in the clubhouse for longest racket throw. Unless Jay Butcher’s forearm heals Brad may
get title number five in racket throwing vs. the coveted Bentleague title. Swami not exactly sure why Brad kept cutting
off balls from Mr. topspin and hitting them into the net, but…, in the end that
led to their downfall and helped Swami’s team close the gap on LJ’s. Nice playing by Free Willy and nice to see
Robby back in the win column after a tough loss on Thursday.
Ferrer
/ Schneider Bentley /
Mesa 1-6,7-5,1-0
Talk about stealing a victory out of the jaws of
defeat. Down 9-5 in another 3rd
set nail biter team One Bourbon forgot how they got the lead in the first
place. This one had onlookers scratching
their heads (especially Captain Paulie).
Someone please ask El Cubano why he kept testing Sly, especially in the
tie breaker. Big win for Mr. Hustle and
Sly Schneider. Shake and Bake observers not
happy with this upset. Old knees Harvey
should have called a time out to talk to his partner. Basically, an 8-point swing for LJ’s that may
prove pivotal in final standings. Someone should have called for a 10-minute
injury time out to stop the come from behind madness.
Bo / Travis Kenny / Dave 6-2,6-2
The Baron and Gazely are hitting their stride as we close
out round 2. Swami witnessed “Keep it
away from Bo” game plan executed to perfection. Battle of the accents won by
the Smirking Gaelic gives first loss to B VII’s number one draft pick. May want to check on Mr. Ed’s rehab... if Bo
knows what’s best other wise game plan will be shared.
Ananth / Dave P Ed / Hunt 6-0,6-1
Ouch. MIA Hunt back on the courts finds favorable match up
paired with Dr. Death against Nice Guy Dave and Bentleague’s Main Indian. Tall order playing against this line team Ananth
so please sign up again soon. We enjoy
seeing you out there if know your captain keeps sacrificing your line.
Jeff
/ Schwartz Rocky /
Cameron 6-2,6-2
Another tough match up.
I thought the scoring system was supposed to force captains to play em’
straight. This loss easier to swallow
for Rock vs. his Thursday night loss but he still didn’t look like a happy
camper. Although they did get one more
game than the LJ pair mentioned above on court 7. Young Cameron and Rocky take it on the chin
and Hefty Lefty and Sergeant Schwartz enjoy an easy one. Sneaky
grins observed from the ugly shirt wearing lefty and Mike as they walked back
to the main group from the clay after padding the stats with an easy W. Cat…meet canary.
10 – 6 One Bourbon (but it could/should have been 14-2…
Skipper lucky to get 6)
Shake and Bake
vs. Harper Valley PTA
Tony
/ Kevin Ronny /
Hal 4-6,6-1,1-0
Did someone say Golden Tie Breaker. 10-Oh.
10 - Nil. Not one point. YES. YES. YES. YES. Really could/should have been 6-0, 10-0! Shake and Bake put the hammer down in the 2nd
set and didn’t let up. Mindset was “put
your foot on their neck and keep it there”.
After a close first set, normalcy restored as Tony-5-point and the
Shyster handle business at line 1 AGAIN.
Speaking of, if the matches are all best of three and all take approximately
1.5 or 2 hours to complete why should some be worth more in the final standings
than others. Ronny, you should have
stayed with us on Friday instead of going home and to bed early. Couple of long games and points in that first
set really paid dividends later and the Harper Valley squad looked tired
late. May need to arrange a side match against
the Mouth of Mandeville and Kobrock to get those 5 points back.
Gordo
/ Josh Tyler /
Burgess 6-3,6-4
This Dine and Dash Captain keeps penciling in his own name. Like his gumption but results have Swami questioning
motive. And with the third round coming,
he’ll be for the next three too. And…what
about this Josh guy making folks forget about Mandeville Jawn. Playing six days a week is paying off Josh,
keep it up. Nice win for Shake and Back
to gain 4 on front runners. Gordo Gecko and
Jerrico Josh a tandem to watch moving forward.
LA tech Steve and Double D kept it close but four points for the good
guys in the end. Good win at Line 1 and
2 for Shake and Bake. I foresee more Old-Fashioned
drink’ s in their future. Speaking of….
Buddy
/ Fair Jon /
Russell 6-3,2-6,1-0
I knew this twosome had it in them. Hello!
Impressive win for Shake and Back pseudo line 1 against formidable
pairing of Juan and Russ. Real confidence
builder moving forward for the happy hour threesome. Also, nice to win some of these tie breakers
for a change. Impressive audience
brought forth by skinny legs Anderson. Swami was impressed with the costumes. As a side note, may be time to add a leg day
to that workout routine.
Ray / Donald Brent / Addis 3-6,6-2,1-0
5.0 Addi and Saba-Tuth do it again. Swami says this is a team to be reckoned with
and we reach the mid-way point. Swami
witnessed too much athleticism on one side and too many birthdays on the other. Swami happy to see them get a set but confidence
needs to improve for points to come on the crucial points.
Peter / Zipp Shane / Nick 6-1,6-3
Paper meets reality as Shane and Nick take it in
straights. Hey Commish…, what happens if
a team doesn’t play every four times? Sooner
or later, we’ll have to see some of these other players on the court for HVPTA. Tired of seeing Juan, Russell, Addi, Shane
and Brent every match! I’ll sure we’ll
cross that bridge soon with the published rules of round 3. Swami has a feeling depth will prevail and
pre-season predictions will be realized.
12-4 Shake and Bake (take top three lines for some much-needed
points)
Great
Saturday morning with 5 third set tie break matches! So far 60 lines
played and 29 tie breakers!
Two
rounds complete and it's tightened up a bit in the standings!
Third
round starts Thursday here's the rules for it:
Round 3.) Five doubles lines. Line 1 must be Captain
and a player drafted in Rounds 8-17. Line 2 player drafted in rounds 3-8
with player drafted rounds 9-17.
Standings:
|
Lumber Jocks |
57 |
|
Harper Valley PTA |
49 |
|
Shake and Bake |
46 |
|
One Bourbon |
38 |
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