Thursday, August 11, 2011

The 'Not-so-good-at Bocce/Pathetic' group.....



Well, here they are! Drum roll please......bum-bum-bum-bum.....The King and Queen of Pathetic at Bocce! A hearty applause for this couple, Robyn and Marty, who lost all their seeding round games. And not by a little bit either! Ha! They lost one of their games 0-9. Holy mackeral, they were bad. Their goal differential was something like -19. Oh heavens. Well, they excelled at being really bad. Kudos to you Robyn and Marty!





OK, but here's the funniest thing. After studying the boards and seeing that Marty and Robyn were the worst team ever, and needing a third game, the Graffers.....you know, the ones who'd already cleared their mantle for the trophy, that Terry, who'd bought a new shirt for the Championship photos (nice shirt, Terry), the Graffers (on left) begged Marty and Robyn to play them. But then, hahahahaha! LOST to the worst team of the whole tournament. Not by a little either....by a lot....1-9. So much for that spot on the mantle.


Here, they are, pictured with Fran and Denny, who yes, were last year's champs, and yes, who made it into the Championship round by the skin of their teeth.....8th seed. And then proceeded to fall off the cliff. They lost 0-9.....Oh My Gosh! From the stars to the stables as the old Italian saying and insult goes.






These two teams representing the younger crowd both went down in flames! It must be noted that the two Annas placed second in the tournament a few years ago....2nd!, not too shabby. But alas, hmmmm.......guys, what do you have to say about this.....



This could be the cause of it all as far as Anna C. and Tyler were concerned. I've never seen such a lame throw! I'd call it more of a "thunk" release than a throw. This is the form you don't want to take. This is the throw you don't want to perfect. Doesn't work at all.




Here's Gary and Grace (center of photo)....another pathetic team. But we can cut them some slack; it was their first year, they'd never played before etc., etc., etc. Yeah, yeah, those excuses will work for this year, but next year you'll have to work on some different ones.






Yes, Nancy and Tim fell into that shaky area of winning two games, but then falling apart. Too much pressure. When they lost their 3rd game 0-9, well, it was sayonara trophy. I have to say, I think these two sweeties are so cute, they win the "cute couple" award this year.




Well, Bruce, with a wife who got her Bocce chops by learning to play with coconuts, I'd have to say, you don't EVER stand a chance.....unless Rosetta practices up with those cabbages.





Ah the Kumer group, Will, Lorie and Joe plus Nick, oh yes. All that stair-stepping, Lorie.....I guess you need to find more stairs. Will thought he was gonna take it. HA! Oh yes, Bocce is a funny sport. You can train all year long, but a weird bounce, an inconvenient divot.....it's a hard field out there. Next year, guys.....




We think the problem with the Diem "B" Team is all the bubble blowing. I mean, really, how can you focus and concentrate while chewing bubble gum, much less blowing bubbles. The funny thing here, this is another team that won their first two games (not by much) and then lost their third game (by about the same).....causing their goal differential to be....... O my gosh! O man, Cody! What a talented bubble blower! You blew a bubble in the shape of your goal differential.....O! Amazing talent! Whoa! Marcy, for a sporty gal, we're all wondering if you're EVER gonna make it into the final round.....



Hahaha! Oh yeah! This team, George and Kathy, finally won "a" game this year.....after a pathetic season last year. That game gave them hope. That win felt so good, they thought they were on to a win streak. But the streak was short lived. Maybe next year they'll take a couple more. Kathy and George remind me of the Cubbies....haha!....a team that perpetually stays in the cellar but lives with the hope that one day, they'll rise into glory. Could happen, ya never know.






















Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Bocce 2011!


The Winners, The Champions of the Bocce Trophy of Glory, the Winners of all the marbles and the Whole Shebang are: The "A" Team, Ariel and Alyssa! Well done! Such focus, such determination.





Runners up, Close-but-no-cigar, the Diem Dream Team got to the Championship Game with dash and distraction. Brittany's wonderful flash of a lovely smile distracted all competitors. Tim was just determined not to be in the "pathetic" catagory for another year. Good job, Dream Team!






Frankie posting his score. O ho ho, right there, at "ball" level, that cute bulldog, Bert, is poking his muzzle.....full of teeth and slobber....right through the fence....congratulating Frank on his great score and ball tossing. Yiyiyi....yikes!




Mary, the Boot, and Sebastian, give the Lucky Boots their full credit. Sebastian, our French competitor, must think we're all nuts. I mean really.....Those lucky boots got Mary and Sebastian into the Finals, but they only went so far. It's odd, you'd think boots would work best in rainy conditions....






Rosetta and her Mona Lisa smile won the "Best Excuse for Pathetic Play" award by telling the story of learning to play Bocce with coconuts. Hahaha! Heck yeah! That'sa REALLY good excuse. Rosetta, practice with cabbages this year, and maybe eventually, you be able to move into the upper eschelons of Bocce play.



More on bocce to come......