-Rodney Dangerfield, Caddyshack, Censored Version
Ok, Y'all - The Time is Now. Get your cheerleaders and betting slips ready, 'cause here comes the playoffs. We have played for this moment since April. Everyone should know the fundamentals by now, such as when to run and where to throw. Nobody should be in the dark about the infield fly rule, one-base-on-an-overthrow, and no fucking bunting. I will have three umps per game, and I will umpire every game I'm not playing in. I know I got Kevin Harley, Jens and Hans to strongly enforce the rules, and I will be getting umps' attire this week.
Quick note: on the issue of one base on an overthrow, should a fielder choose to kick the ball, the one base rule does not apply. A fielder can risk it by kicking, but must feel the consequences if the ball goes well astray. This issue came up last Sunday.
To every team captain, please give me a 21 person roster by Sunday. I will ask that for any player to eligible for the finals, he/she must have played in at least one round of the playoffs prior. I will make exceptions to familiar faces, such as Nipple's ass. I know he's going away for a fortnight or so, but should Los Pirates Mechanicos make the finals, of course he could play in it (but put him in your playoff roster, Franz). That's right, keep it to 21 playerz.
How will the playoffs evolve? The tournament will be double elimination style. That means, once a team loses twice, they're out. The first round will be straight seed matchups, such as, 1 versus 6, 2 versus 5, etc. For the second round, I will try to both adhere to seed purity while matching up different teams.
What's tricky is that, as we're allowing entree for anyone, I don't know yet how many teams are in the post-season. The Dob Kings told me at Lola's party they will be there. If they are, then they're the 5 seed. The Hasids, my Brother's camp team, and some random guy's team all claim they will have teams for Sunday (look out, my bro runs that camp and he's been practicing them almost every day). The quicker someone relays their roster to us, the higher their seed.
forward to seeing her dress up like Yentyl.
Every round up to the finals is best of three. Play your foe, watch someone else, play your foe again. We may have to set up the card table. The format for the finals is best of 5, probably spreading over two Sundays. I love the idea of two teams sweatin' it for a week.
The 15th, 22nd, and 29th are all playoff days. Labor Day is OFF. That's right, OFF. I'll say it one more time: THERE IS NO KICKBALL LABOR DAY WEEKEND. I am looking to get a couple of more weeks' time for the finals and for a final fun day. I am contacting the Baltimore league about an All-Star game in Philly, the DC league never got back to me. More on that later. Plus, I'm looking into having bands and djing for the final rounds. I know, good luck with that Commish. But if they let us get some amplification, all the eliminated teams can rock it out while trash talking the remaining winners.