Normally, when I write this Bullshit, I am going through a kickball hangover. Now, I am just flat-out fried.

First, I will update the website. It only looks screwy on Macs, and so it will get fixed. Really, though, it's priority none, and the website has served its purpose for this season. What is Paramount is everyone knowing the deal for the new schedule. It's not as easy and Pavlovian as every Sunday night from 6-10, but hey, we'll always have field time, albeit trucated to 2 hours on the grass for 2 hours, just for one month. But we have a new venue: the blacktop across from the Turkey's Nest, on the corner of Bedford and 12th. We'll play on the blacktop for 2 hours, starting at 4, then at 6 we go back to the regular field. AGAIN, the blacktop deal is only for one month, then we get 4 full hours back at the regular main field.

Everyone, be careful on the blacktop. There is no sliding. Anyone thinking about risking it, don't bother: if you slide on the blacktop, you're out. Wear protective knee and elbow pads. Furthermore, it's embarrassing seeing so many injuries: so fucking stretch before and after the game. I've seen more injuries in one Kickball season than in 5 for Ultimate Frisbee, and those cats run constantly.

To All the Teams: start thinking about the playoffs. During the post-season, we will honor the National Anthem. Jens and I will hold tryouts. But, perhaps everyone can conceive of some some good pre-game ceremonies. Write a team song, do a dance, or at least a sporty shimmy. Prance around the field with your team flag. Make bets. Fuck around in a prodcutive way.

Lastly, 4th of July was a blast, (the best fucking rooftop summer party ever!) and thanks to all our Orphan hosts. Almost every team represented: god those are the moments I'm happy we started all this shit. A Public Sorry to Tom for bellyflopping over the bar, and thanks for not kicking my ass. The Mark has been a Cornerstone for Kickball and I could wax on as if Dostoevsky fucked Ralph Macchio about how much I love and appreciate all the good times over on Manhattan and Green.
- posted by Kevin @ 2:56 PM

 
I wanted to get this down while I remember it all:

ASPHALT KICKBALL
I've been hearing complaints about the neccesity of playing some of our games on hardtop with the oncoming time-switching and all. While this obviously come with its own set of limitations (like no sliding), I think we need to look at this in a different way: first, let's not forget that in school we'd play kickball on the macaddam. As adult sports go I think a good comparison is tennis: sometimes you play on clay, sometimes on grass (anyone who knows me knows that I like doing things on grass).

1. Stretch before you play on hardtop. We aren't 16 anymore (most of us, physically at least). SEE NURSE BETSY.
2. Wear running shoes/sneakers that supply some support and springy bounce.
3. Long pants?

BROOKLYN KICKBALL ASTHETICS
1. I hereby call on the Orphans to help make a better website for Brooklyn Kickball. The site is now too ghetto for what has become such a splendid league, it looks like my mom made it with an old version of pagemaker. Nothing too fancy or time-consuming, lets just make it *nice.* I'll meet y'all whenever/wherever.

2. On the same note, its time we get our pictures together. Website photos first, trading cards next. Someone who knows something about something, get/bring a digital camera. Holla!

3. Orangesleeves, its great to be ragtag, its sooo rougue-ish of us, I know. But lets get it together just a teeny bit. Sweet Pete, the Dob Kings have better uniforms than us. The pirates manage to have a uniform look without wearing identical uniforms. Granted, they probably borrowed a few pieces from their little sister's goth outfits, but lets face it, they showed up on day one looking ready to play ball, or at least hoisten the mains'l or whatever.

JULY 5 KICKBALL AGAINST BUSH
It looks like the jeep's broke down, but I am still going to try to get a car and give people rides from GP/WB. But if not, we should still split cabs, use P.T., whatever it takes. We should do this, despite hangovers, its important for a lot of reasons.

Thanks for reading
SweetPea
- posted by Sweetpea @ 12:56 PM