Westcoast Kickball League

 The year end party is at the McLeod Residence 2209 2nd Ave (between Blanchard and Bell, right across from the Crocodile Cafe), Seattle, WA 98121. 

 Starts at 7:30 pm and the awards will be about 8:30pm.  It’s a full bar and you have to pay for your own drinks.  Please get the word out to your teams.

    I just wanted to write a quick blurb on Championship Day, Saturday August 4th at BF Day field.  Everyone should be looking at this day as a FUN time!  Yes, we will be playing for the 2007 Kickball summer crown, but MOST importantly you will be partying all day with your fellow kickballers for the last time this summer.  Please do not let the competitiveness in all of us over rule the fact that we are there to have a good time first and foremost.  We have had an excellent season this year and I would really like to end it on a good day.

 Here is the schedule:

• 1:00pm Jackass vs AveRats
• 2:00pm Pirates vs WNDRFL
• 3:00pm Darkside vs winner of Jackass vs AveRats
• 4:00pm The HappyBirthdays vs winner of Pirates vs WNDRFL
• 5:00pm Festival of Losers! Tha Tang vs Varsity
• 6:00pm Championship Game!

Wow, week three was great!  We had four great games, and quite a good time during and after the games. 

Wednesday, June 13^th 

Pirates 7, Space Tractor 3

 I have to admit even though it’s early in the season I thought Space Tractor and the Happy Birthdays were the two best teams.  Space Tractor had an amazing playoff run last year and I thought they would carry that into this year with there terrific trifecta of Matt, Mike, & Andy.  I am not counting them out at all, but they did run into the veteran squad this week, the Pirates.  When big Matt is on at pitcher, and Kelly (wo)manning first base, they are really hard to beat.  It was a tight game until the space farmers ran afoul of that age old kickball cliché, the one bad inning.  The Pirates scored five runs in the third, and that was pretty much the game.  It was still hella fun to watch though, from Nikki’s birthday brunch of champagne and strawberries before the game, and Space tractors re-telling of their origins, with a scurvy twist.  The keytar blaring away, and cheers all around for the action, it was a great time. 

Darkside 6, the Happy Birthdays 4

The game started out in favor of the Happy Birthdays, who will henceforth be referenced as HB.  They executed a killer taunt and took field advantage, signs of a good team.  This didn’t faze the Darkside though as they answered the taunt in their own way; almost continuously scoring points every inning.  The HB were held to only a few runs by a killer pitcher and great fielding.  Also with a demoralizing 2 run homer in the top of the 3rd things weren’t looking good for HB and hopes were high for the Darkside.  HB finally wised up to them in the bottom of the 5th, down by 5.  They answered the power kicking of the Darkside by landing their own 2 run homer.  Momentum was building when they scored another run.  However, it was not enough to steal the lead from the Darkside because as the day becomes darker, the better Darkside plays.  In the end the Darkside was able to hold tight to their lead and win the battle.  Overall it was a great game played against two great teams.  And the mini-muffins provided by the luscious Heidi, captain of the Darkside, was a satisfying finish to both teams.  Well maybe more still for the victorious Darkside. Thanks to Isaiah for that write up.  See what happens when enough Darksiders show-up?  It was an impressive win over a good new team.   

Thursday, June 14^th 

Jackass 4, Ball Deep 1

 Seems like Jackass has a different line-up every week, but they are doing one thing the same, and that’s kicking the crap outta some balls.  This team has some good players and Patrick is doing a great job at making the line-ups work.  Ball Deep used all there tricks, but just couldn’t seem to score against the Jackass defense.  They still have the most intimidating sound system in all of kickball though and, I am sure Lindsay will whip his team back into contention. 

Tha Tang 9, Varsity 5

 This wonderful game started with a great twist, Tha Tang won the taunt.  Honestly I have been in the league since the beginning and I don’t really know who in the heck Tha Tang are?  Despite that they really bring the kickball spirit when they show up.  They are fun, mellow, a little drunk, and come to kick balls!  Varsity had a taunt but it suffered from their lack of knowledge as to just what Tha Tang refers too, and they mocked the movie Pootie Tang? which was not really a must see block-buster and most had no idea what was going on.  Tha Tang’s new mascot is an awesome 5 foot tall, tang colored exercise ball, which they strap to the top of a Subaru to transport.  You know your going to see dance team with any Varsity game, and that right there is worth coming down to the field.  Tha Tang beat up on opponent’s defense a bit, but with a focus I have yet to see from the Varsity, they kept it tight and rallied in the fifth to make the game respectable.  It was one of those games that really brought the spirit of what the league founder Todd Arkley wanted.  It was a competitive game with lots of creativity, great sportsmanship from both teams, and just a whale of a good time had by everyone.  It was nothing but smiles the whole time, and that should pretty much sums up why we are out there playing kickball.   

Week Four has Wed Jun 20, 2007 at BF DAY in Fremont

Thu Jun 21, 2007 at North Acres located at 101 NE 130^th Street, Seattle.  Just take I-5 north to 130^th NE (I think exit 174) and take a left on 130^th NE, head back over I-5, and the field is just one block over.

I am sorry about the North Acres, but Seattle Parks and Rec bumped us from our normal field at the last minute and rescheduled us there.  The good news is that after North Acres, the rest of our games are at BF Day in Freemont J