Bentleague X
Nov 2nd, Saturday
8:00 The
Killers Kiss My Ace Deux
Line 1 Ed Dauterive Russell
Anderson 6-1,6-1 Kiss
My Ace Deux
Brad Humphreys Tony Priola
Bread Sticks for Bradley and it wasn’t
even that close. Swami was expecting this
one to be a little more competitive. Bottom
line is that KMA duo had too much fire power and the Killer duo was not up to
the challenge. Observers counted at least three whiffs from
the Mouth of the Mandeville (MoM), one from the Donkey, and one no look from the
Saint of St. Bernard that made the MoM look silly. Nice to hear a little quiet for a change until
his team pulled out the last match securing the bonus point and share of 1st
place. But, since out match finished so
quickly…it was nice for a little bit of peace and quiet and humility from Captain
Killer.
Line 2 Donald Allen Mark
Schneider 6-3,6-4 The
Killers
Keith Laterrade Sid
Hauptmann
The Donald evidently came to play. Paired with Smiley Laterrade shuts down KMA’s
4th and 13th round selections! (Definitely( A part of the high value low
expectations discussions at that sixth-round draft slot. Didn’t hurt Killer’s tandem that one of the
KMA players had a bum elbow, but you must give credit where credit is due. Still have a feeling our paths will cross (Donald)
and circling Dec 5th on my calendar for the show down of show downs.
Line 3 Shane McCarthy Michael Schwartz 6-3,6-1 The Killers
Chris Kobrock Robby
Economides
Swami knows a Two and a three should
beat a three and a six but 3 and 1. C’mon…its
just Shane and Kobrock for goodness sakes.
Getting tired of everyone being afraid of Shane and his surprisingly quick
hands at the net. Would think that open
net 75% of the time would be a decent equalizer. Good win for the killers. You would think KMA’s guys had to eat chocolate
roaches because the fear factor was off the charts even before the match. KMA Captain has notated this for future
reference.
Line 4 Jay Blossman Josh
Clark 3-6,6-3,10-8 The
Killers
Max Agnew Jeff
Thompson
Where’s minus two Dunbar? Thought I was in a where’s waldo story
line. Eff Waldo…. That’s all I have to say on that one. Thanks for filling in Josh, but this one was
supposed to be the two lefties for KMA. Would
have liked our chances if minus 2 would have just read one of the three emails
or two text messages sent out. Captain must
take the blame (I guess) for not getting confirmation but damn this one hurts. At least we didn’t forfeit. Appreciate MoM letting me adjust on the fly…not
sure Pink hat and suit wearing Shallow Hal would have allowed the late sub. Would have made line 5 more relevant and that
all important bonus point had KMA taken this line. Good playing by Fabio Max and the always
crafty Float Boat Captain. Couple of
sitters at the net away from KMA, pulling out the W with their super sub.
Line 5 Todd Delcambre Burt Dalton 6-2,6-1 Kiss
My Ace Deux
Cameron Zipp Doug
Autin
Welcome to the Win column Doug. 3-time Bentleague Champion rounding into
form. Got to watch this one up close because
my match wasn’t that competitive. Burt putting
himself in MVP discussions with fourth win in five attempts. Looked like some good tennis from the KMA duo
which is nice to see heading into the home stretch. Seen some struggles from the Purple People
Eater which was odd coming off the Tops’l trip.
KMA duo did a good job staying away from Cam Cam at the net. Making him hit rally balls seemed to be the
key to success. That and Kenny’s surplus
wine from Tops’l. Captain KMA almost
played it perfectly if minus two would have just read those three emails and
two text messages. Let it go Captain…let
it go!
Total Points 5 3
9:30 Smash
Brothers Angry Squirrels
Line 1 Mark Fair Jay
Butcher 6-2, 7-5 Smash
Brothers
Mike Mesa Kevin
Phayer
Three and Oh for Mesa in the Captain’s
Round propels him to within six. Let the
gloating begin. Close third, but match
never really in doubt. Wait…weren’t y’all
serving for the 2nd set? Did
they have any broken rackets? Looks like
AS Let that one get away. Squirrel regrettably
without number one Noah who was with Nick at Mixed Nationals and boy was he
missed. Would have loved to see Noah and
the Squirrel line up across Captain Cubano.
The one not so lucky was Robby, who was hoping Shane was with them in
Arizona. Damn…would have loved to see
this one go to that third set…
Line 2 Mike Lane Greg
Gordon 3-6,7-5,10-3 Angry
Squirrels
Ronny Regouffre Eric Daigle
The Magic Mike I watched on Saturday
was not the Magic Mike that I played against earlier in Round 3. Too bad for Ronny as he is on the cusp of
challenging Gordo’s infamous 0-8 futility.
Say it isn’t so Goof. This guy
needs a win bad. Hopefully, that won’t
start on Thursday. Got it to the third
but it looks like Eric the Red and Gecko Gordon ran away in the tie
breaker. Ps. Is anyone else freaked out by Magic Mike’s AI
Headshot on his social media posts.
Reminds me of Max Headroom. If
you don’t know what I’m talking about - google it. Mike Lane is Max Headroom if you ask the
Swami. I need to find out when this guy
is presenting in court. IYKYK. Gordon, quietly in MVP discussions so Ronny,
there is still hope.
Line 3 Blake Powers Eddie
Burdette 6-3,6-4 Smash
Brothers
Mark Ferrer Jeff St.
Romain
The chief hasn’t lost many matches this
year so kudos to the Self-proclaimed best 7th round selection and Squeaky
B. Hot and Cold St. Ro can’t match consistency
from Smash Brothers pairing. Blake must
be rounding into form, but that under handed serve isn’t going to cut it in a
closer match. Looking at this on paper, 3
and 4 victory not surprising to the Swami.
Lack of depth a factor on Angry Squirrels with two rounds remaining.
Especially on Saturday’s.
Line 4 Billy Spiess Danny
Butler 7-6,6-4 Smash
Brothers
Addison Melancon Garret Phillippi
Welcome back G! Glad to see you back on the court. And please burn any pictures you have of that
growth that came out of your back. Also,
please give Old Knees Harvey, your doctor’s contact information. He may need an estimate. Swami would have thought this one would have
been easier for Free Willy and the Cajun Coonass, but Addi is just getting his
sea legs back. Another one we are happy
to see playing again. Impressive tennis
from “Don’t call me David” Butler. Not
recalling too many L’s on this guy’s resume.
Really distinguishing himself from his brother. Just wish we could tell them apart. (Definitely) Playing a role in SB’s charge to
get in title contention.
Line 5 Steve Toups Kenny
Boudreaux 6-3,3-6,11-9 Angry Squirrels
Ryan Fornier Tom
Chamberlain
Squirrels (Boudreaux and Chamberlain)
came to battle. Feature match didn’t
disappoint and was very entertaining for those that stuck around. 11-9 in the TSTB proved that every line
should matter. They do but they are just
not worth the same as for as points earned.
From what I saw, Toups had a hard time handling Tommy Cuts hard
slicers. But the shot of the day had to
be Kenny’s overhead left hander from the fence late in the TSTB. Definitely… a difference maker. Saved the Angry Squirrels from dropping even
further behind in the overall standings.
Way to pull out the victory. Wondering
if Toups will remember this one during next year’s prayer of invocation. B X’s Leaders needed it too to keep SB at bay. Things are tightening up as we close out
round 3 in style. Thanks for an
entertaining match fella s.
Total Points 5 3
And…after three we have a tie at the
top. 41 a piece for KMA and the
Killers. SB only six back and Angry
Squirrels 8 back. Key for the Captains will
be trying to maintain point totals while getting everyone their allotted matches
in. There are penalties for failing to
get everyone their matches in, so captains…do your part. Speaking of availability…read
the effing lineup card. Not going to
play the what if game, but if you take away the two points LA Tech Steve took
from us, and the two minus-2-Dunbar cost us, we could be sitting prettier
heading into round 4. Count to 10 Prince….1,
2, 3….10. Alright.I have officially let
it go. Time to run our attentions to
Round 4. 1-8 singles and five doubles
lines. Plenty of points to be had. Already getting vibes that Tricky Nicky is afraid
of Russ! Begging for KMA to save him for
Rd 4 match 2. And what about a rematch between
Russ and Ed. Or a rematch between Young
Gabe and the Prince of the Parish. Does
he really want that embarrassing loss his suffered 4 years ago repeated. I think not.
May talk a good game via email, but Son of Ed really don’t want that
one. As Apollo said at the end of Rocky II….
Don’t want no rematch. Still liking KMA’s
position. As I said earlier, just want
to being winning at the completion of each round and low and behold, look who’s
still on top. Congrats to the Killer’s
for making it close. You all know what
the real score should be. Won’t be engraving
the trophy just yet…but, KMA still in GREAT shape to take home the title. On to Round 4.
Totals:
Kiss My Ace Deux 41
Smash Brothers 35
Angry Squirrels 33
The Killers 41
Shaping up for a GREAT Finish!
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