First Game Jitters

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 Well, the Crowe BarFlies started the season off with a... wait for it... loss. Damn! 


I know right! Grr! What is it with us? It seems like we always start the season with a loss. Well, now that the losing is out of our system, there is only one way for us to go.

So we played the Cozy Corner I team and lost 2-4. We definitely tried. Our games were all pretty close.

So what do we do now? Honestly, I have no clue. We just have to keep playing and hopefully the luck will catch up with us.

Our next hurdle of this young season is a tough one. We have to travel to Stafford Ice House and play last season's 3rd place winners, the Stafford Ye "Olde" Puckers.

Come on BarFlies! It's time to start a winning streak!

2nd Half starts with 7

That's right folks! We went all seven games. It was a tough fight, all the way to the last puck. But who won? You'll just have to keep reading to find out.

Our first game of the second half was against the VFW Flyers, who looked very spiffy in their new team shirts. Very cool logo Flyers!

So first up, we had some handicap changes on our team. Margaret went from a 0 to a 1, Dave from a 2 to a 1, Steve from a 1 to a 0 and Elaine went from a 1 to a 2. We also added a few shooters - Nigel "Taco", Lynn and Mark! Welcome to the BarFlies guys! See you next week! Anyways, let's get to the games!

Game 1 - Match Record 0-0

 First up for the BarFlies, Sandy and Bert, who went up against Carl and Teresa. Yes, you read that right, Sandy! I believe this is the first time she has played this season. We started with 3 handicap points and Sandy added 2 to that right off the bat. Except for two frames, Sandy scored every time she shot! The board was a little bumpy for Bert, stealing two great shots from her and helping Teresa's pucks inch further down the board. Our ladies couldn't hold on and lost a tough one 13-19.

Game 2 - Match Record 0-1

Dave and Lexie played the second game against Bob and Adolph Jr. and had to give up one handicap point. This game was a nail biter! After scoring her first point, Lexie made it 4 to 1 and then Dave and Lex went on a tear. Together in the next 3 frames, they scored 11 points and went up 12 to 4 by the 5th frame. But Adolph Jr. smacked us back to Earth when he scored 8 points in the 6th frame against Lexie. But the BarFlies held on and took this game 15-13. Woohoo!!

Game 3 - Match Record 1-1

Third up for the home team (yes us!) we played Steve and Margaret against Fred and Peggy. No handicap points for this game! Peggy and Fred got out to an early lead but Margaret stepped it up and evened the playing field. After 7 frames we were down 3-8 and in the 8th frame, both Steve and Margaret turned up the heat. They went on a scoring binge totaling 13 points to the Flyers 3 to take the game 16-11.

Game 4 - Match Record 2-1

Dave and I played the fourth game against Carl and Alma. After giving up one handicap point, neither Dave or I could get going. Dave scored in the fifth frame to make it 1 to 8. All right! No skunk for us! I didn't score until the 8th frame to make it 4 to 10 but that would be the last of the BarFly points. We lost this one 4-17. Yuck. Time to rally!

Game 5 - Match Record 2-2

And the BarFlies select (drum roll please) Lexie and Margaret! Their opponents were Dee and Adolph Jr. and after the Flyers got one handicap point Margaret and Lexie each scored a point in their first frames. But Dee and Adolph J. weren't going to go down without a fight and scored 6 points over the next 3 frames. This game went all the way to the 19th frame (the score sheets only have 20 frames). After the wax settled, the BarFlies had lost another one 8-15. Ah crap. Now what?

Game 6 - Match Record 2-3

Now what do we do? The Flyers put up Alma and Joanne and we put up myself and Steve. We had to start off in the hole at 0-4 but we wasted no time getting on the board. Steve and I quickly took the lead and by the 8th frame we had won 17-6. Game 7 here we come!

Game 7 - Match Record 3-3

Again... now what?  Lexie and Margaret get the call for the final game and go up against Peggy and Adolph Jr. No handicap points for this game. Peggy starts it off, scoring a point and Margaret follows it up with 2 points. Another 2 points for Peggy. This game could take all night! The scoring goes back and forth and forth and back. So who won it all? The BarFlies did! Margaret and Lexie won the final game 17-8! Phew!!

What a tough match! But we pulled it out! So now we've got a new winning streak on our hands. Two wins in a row! Go BarFlies! Let's keep it up!!

Record

6-3

Next Opponent - Cozy Corner I

Go BarFlies!

First Game of the Season - Did we win?

No. We did not.

It's the first game of the 2010 Spring-Summer season, and the first time for me to be a captain in a few years... and I failed!

Everything was going along fine. We won our first game by a few points and lost our second by one stinking point! It was a roller coaster from there. We won every other game. But so did they! We managed to take the VFW Flyers all the way to the seventh game where we lost only by a handful of points. Most of our games were pretty close with the exception of only a couple. All in all I'd say it was a good first match.

While sitting in front of my computer, I can't recall the specifics of the smack talking that goes on in any give game. The first game of the season has totally jogged my memory. There were lots of "Thank yous" being thrown around when the wrong color puck was bumped up or when one of our own was knocked off by us. Both team's peanut galleries were there to pipe in with tons of useful tips for "helping" the opposing team. "Voodoo" was being cast several times during our game, mostly by me. I'm working on coming up with a new voodoo spell because I only have about a 50% success rate. When I do, watch out!

"Powder" is what we used to call my Mom. Her hands would be totally white with chalk and tonight her arm kept sticking to the top of the cradle so she had to put chalk up to her elbow. It's the most chalk-covered I've ever seen her. When she would high five you a cloud of chalk dust surrounded her. By the end of the night her shirt was covered with chalk spots. But all the chalk in the world couldn't help us. The Flyers were too much for us. So we're tied for 4th place with four other teams. Hopefully now that we've gotten that loss out of our system we won't be doing that anymore.

I had forgotten how much responsibility I feel as captain when we lose. I know I didn't lose all seven games, but in a way I feel I did. If I could have just partnered people a little better, played better myself, maybe we'd be tied for 1st place with four other teams.

But I didn't. And we're not. Now, where's my pain-go-bye-bye juice?

Quote of the night: "Don't hate the player, hate the game." - Lexie

Record:

0-1

Next Opponent - Cozy Corner I

Go BarFlies!