Wildpuckers beat the ClusterPucks!

Last night was a blast! The Crowe Wildpuckers were victorious over the Cozy Corner ClusterPucks (say that five times fast!). There were crazy comebacks, awesome combo shots and many, many drinks were drunk!

I took a whole bunch of pictures since I didn't have to worry about being a captain.

So, our next game is at Hunter's Pub against Hunter's Rocks. I don't think I need to say this again but I'm going to anyway. I DO NOT want to lose! I'm thinking of printing out some clovers so I can iron-on a little Irish luck on my sleeve. If there is anyone out there who knows of any good voodoo spells, send a comment my way. I need all the help I can get.

Go BarFlies!

Record:

0-2

Next Opponent: Hunter's Rocks

Lucky Number 13

We had a whopping 13 people show up for our Easter blind draw yesterday. I think that's the most we've had since we started back up after football season. When we have an uneven number, we do what is called a "buy back". In yesterday's case, the odd man out drew a 7 and didn't know who his partner was until after the first round of games were over. Then any person who had lost their game has the option to put their name in the hat (well draw another card) to play again. The person who draws the highest card pays another $5 and gets another chance to play.

Thanks to my mother-in-law Pat's delicious beans, my partner Ken and I won the blind draw! She told me that if I ate those beans, I would win the tournament. My husband, Kevin, who also ate the magic beans took second place with his partner! What a happy Easter!

So our team has a bye this week (which means we don't play) but Kevin's team, the Crowe Wildpuckers play at home. So I'll be at the bar, rooting for my hubby and the rest of the Wildpuckers. Go Wildpuckers!

Happy Easter

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Well it's Easter Sunday and we are about to head to the bar to see if anyone will show up for our Sunday blind draw. Hopefully someone besides us will. We did have a few people ask if there was going to be one so we'll keep our fingers crossed.

Down but not Out

7 games! We went the whole 7 games again and again came up short. This is getting old. Really old, really fast!

As figured, I arrived to our match about 30 minutes late, where I was informed that a rule had already been "called" on Cozy Corner I. I don't know exactly what happened but it had something to do with the pucks being cleared before the frame was over. When this happens, the team responsible for clearing the table loses a point and the frame is shot again.

*Tip* If you are ever playing shuffleboard, count the pucks to make sure all 8 have been thrown before you clear the table.

We seemed to be playing pretty well last night. Of course there were some misguided shots and the occasional curse word, but all in all I thought we were going to pull this one out. After the fifth game we were up three games to two and that's when I thought we had it. We just needed one more win. But that last win was just out of reach for the BarFlies and me.

Maybe our lack of wins has to do with strategy. Strategy, in my opinion, is what I lack the most. I'm not the best player but I wouldn't say I'm the worst either. Don't get me wrong, I know how to play, but the intricacies of certain shots and situations elude me. When to knock off, lag, cover or deliberately throw one short is what I struggle with. But I'm learning.

I've said it before and I will continue saying it. I feel a lot of responsibility to guide our team to victory each week and as of yet, have not been able to see it through. I feel terrible that I can't come up with the winning combination. But I'm not giving up. 0-2 is rough but it could be worse, right? The bright side is we CAN'T lose next week!

Quote of the night: "Shoot it to the right. Or just do whatever you want." -Tony

Record:

0-2

Next Opponent - BYE

Go BarFlies!