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Power Rankings: Week Ten

2012-01-14T15:40:00.000-08:00

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Dr. No	7	2	0	0.778	22	5.3	-7.5	111.9483	G1
2	James Bond	7	2	0	0.778	35	6.1	-4.0	111.2772	G1
3	Mr. Big	6	2	0	0.750	19	4.0	-2.5	108.2956	G1
4	May Day	6	3	0	0.667	19	4.7	-3.0	107.0047	G1
5	Baron Samedi	5	3	0	0.625	5	3.6	-4.3	104.2969	G1
6	Mei-Lei	5	3	0	0.625	6	2.6	-2.3	104.1296	G1
7	Oddjob	4	4	0	0.500	15	6.0	-2.2	103.5254	G1
8	Jack Strap	4	4	0	0.500	20	7.0	-2.0	102.7682	G1
9	Jaws	5	4	0	0.556	-6	2.6	-4.8	100.2252	G1
10	Fatima Blush	4	4	0	0.500	-1	4.5	-4.8	99.6099	G1
11	Pussy Galore	4	5	0	0.444	-5	5.5	-5.4	97.2093	G1
12	Tee Hee	3	5	0	0.375	-19	4.3	-6.4	93.7688	G1
13	Goldfinger	2	6	0	0.250	-21	6.5	-5.7	89.7447	G1
14	Blofeld	2	6	0	0.250	-33	4.5	-7.0	89.3600	G1
15	Le Chiffre	2	7	0	0.222	-20	5.5	-4.4	88.9635	G1
16	Nick Nack	1	7	0	0.125	-36	3.0	-5.6	86.1840	G1

GAME	NAME	WIN %	PWR	NAME	WIN %	PWR	PREDICTION
1/17/12	May Day	0.667	107.0047	Mei-Lei	0.625	104.1296	May Day wins
1/17/12	Tee Hee	0.375	93.7688	Fatima Blush	0.500	99.6099	Fatima Blush wins
1/17/12	Dr. No	0.778	111.9483	Jack Strap	0.500	102.7682	Dr. No wins
1/17/12	Blofeld	0.250	89.3600	Jaws	0.556	100.2252	Jaws wins
1/19/12	Goldfinger	0.250	89.7447	Le Chiffre	0.222	88.9635	Goldfinger wins
1/19/12	Mr. Big	0.750	108.2956	Nick Nack	0.125	86.1840	Mr. Big wins
1/19/12	Pussy Galore	0.444	97.2093	Baron Samedi	0.625	104.2969	Baron Samedi wins
1/19/12	James Bond	0.778	111.2772	Oddjob	0.500	103.5254	James Bond wins

Standings: Week Ten

2012-01-14T15:20:00.000-08:00

I may be small but I never forget!
—Nick Nack, from The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)

He may be small, but Nick Nack is devious and deadly. This week, however, Bond was able to overpower Scaramanga's henchman and secure the win. Not only that, 007 takes his place atop the standings once again!

And with the victory, we can update the..."

For the Children Count: 95

Power Rankings: Week 9

2012-01-09T22:15:00.000-08:00

Hey, we're all caught up with the standings again! (You're welcome, Slovan!) That means we also have game predictions, so keep on reading to find out who's favored in this week's matchups...

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Mr. Big	6	1	0	0.857	22	4.0	-2.0	113.1526	G1
2	Dr. No	6	2	0	0.750	11	4.3	-7.5	110.4117	G1
3	James Bond	6	2	0	0.750	27	5.8	-4.0	110.0343	G1
4	Oddjob	4	3	0	0.571	17	6.0	-2.3	106.4221	G1
5	May Day	5	3	0	0.625	17	5.2	-3.0	105.8174	G1
6	Jack Strap	4	3	0	0.571	22	7.0	-2.0	105.7248	G1
7	Baron Samedi	4	3	0	0.571	3	4.0	-4.3	102.4995	G1
8	Mei-Lei	4	3	0	0.571	4	2.8	-2.3	102.4614	G1
9	Fatima Blush	4	3	0	0.571	1	4.5	-5.7	101.8709	G1
10	Jaws	4	4	0	0.500	-9	2.5	-4.8	97.4276	G1
11	Pussy Galore	3	5	0	0.375	-8	6.3	-5.4	94.3992	G1
12	Goldfinger	2	5	0	0.286	-10	6.5	-4.6	91.2840	G1
13	Blofeld	2	5	0	0.286	-26	4.5	-7.0	90.8386	G1
14	Le Chiffre	2	6	0	0.250	-17	5.5	-4.7	90.0327	G1
15	Tee Hee	2	5	0	0.286	-26	3.0	-6.4	89.9095	G1
16	Nick Nack	1	6	0	0.143	-28	3.0	-5.2	87.0431	G1

GAME	NAME	WIN %	PWR	NAME	WIN %	PWR	PREDICTION
1/10/12	Tee Hee	0.286	89.9095	Blofeld	0.286	90.8386	Blofeld wins
1/10/12	Oddjob	0.571	106.4221	Baron Samedi	0.571	102.4995	Oddjob wins
1/10/12	Mr. Big	0.857	113.1526	Jaws	0.500	97.4276	Mr. Big wins
1/10/12	Goldfinger	0.286	91.2840	Dr. No	0.750	110.4117	Dr. No wins
1/12/12	Nick Nack	0.143	87.0431	James Bond	0.750	110.0343	James Bond wins
1/12/12	Le Chiffre	0.250	90.0327	Pussy Galore	0.375	94.3992	Pussy Galore wins
1/12/12	Fatima Blush	0.571	101.8709	May Day	0.625	105.8174	May Day wins
1/12/12	Mei-Lei	0.571	102.4614	Jack Strap	0.571	105.7248	Jack Strap wins

Standings: Week 9

2012-01-09T22:00:00.000-08:00

There are two ways to disable an croc, you know ... One way is to take a pencil and stick it in the pressure area above its eye ... Oh, the other way is twice as simple. You just stick your hand in its mouth and pull its teeth out! Heh, heh!
—Tee Hee Johnson, from Live and Let Die (1973)

Well, it's safe to say that Tee Hee has seen better days. Co-cap Adam Farren certainly has, especially considering he was cleated by accident and received a big gash on his shin that resulted in folks being able to see a tendon.

Gross, huh? Just ask Roch. Thankfully, three stitches and he was good as new!

Of course, perhaps this is a good time for a friendly reminder that all of you bad guy and henchmen teams are actually trying to score as many points as possible on 007. Lots and lots of points. Yep. That's why we call it the...

For the Children Count: 88

Power Rankings: Week 8

2012-01-08T23:45:00.000-08:00

Mr. Big climbs to the top of the Power Rankings this week as well.

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Mr. Big	5	1	0	0.833	19	4.2	-2.0	111.3224	G1
2	May Day	5	2	0	0.714	20	5.2	-3.0	109.8424	G1
3	Dr. No	5	2	0	0.714	8	4.6	-7.5	108.4395	G1
4	James Bond	5	2	0	0.714	15	4.6	-4.0	108.3630	G1
5	Fatima Blush	4	2	0	0.667	4	4.5	-7.0	106.0924	G1
6	Oddjob	3	3	0	0.500	13	6.7	-2.3	103.8478	G1
7	Jack Strap	3	3	0	0.500	16	7.3	-2.0	103.3809	G1
8	Baron Samedi	3	3	0	0.500	1	4.7	-4.3	100.5591	G1
9	Jaws	4	3	0	0.571	-5	2.5	-5.0	100.4210	G1
10	Mei-Lei	3	3	0	0.500	1	2.7	-2.3	99.4911	G1
11	Goldfinger	2	4	0	0.333	-7	6.5	-5.0	93.2861	G1
12	Blofeld	2	4	0	0.333	-24	4.5	-8.2	91.6826	G1
13	Tee Hee	2	4	0	0.333	-14	3.0	-5.0	91.6336	G1
14	Le Chiffre	2	5	0	0.286	-13	5.5	-4.8	91.5683	G1
15	Pussy Galore	2	5	0	0.286	-12	7.5	-5.4	90.5469	G1
16	Nick Nack	1	5	0	0.167	-22	3.0	-5.0	88.3439	G1

Standings: Week 8

2012-01-08T22:40:00.000-08:00

It's just as well Bond didn't play it's game against Mei-Lei this week since she doesn't really have a very exciting quote to put here anyway.
—The Commish (2011)

This week of games makes me happy. Not only was December 27 my birthday, but Mr. Big took it to Pussy Galore—also known as just another day in my dating life!

And while I'm dreaming, I'd like a pony.

But let us not forget to notice that Mr. Big has once again taken over the number one spot in the standings, ending May Day's somewhat short-lived one week run!

Unfortunately, because there was no Bond game, the FTC Count didn't change at all. Somewhere, the children are weeping softly.

For the Children Count: 85

Power Rankings: Week 7

2012-01-08T22:15:00.000-08:00

May Day stays atop the Power Rankings with a big win over Bond. Meanwhile, poor Goldfinger is doing what gold tends to do when dropped in water: Sink to the bottom.

No matter, though! They are still a damn good team not to be underestimated, and as a wise person once said, "It's all about the tourney!"

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	May Day	5	1	0	0.833	22	5.2	-4.0	114.5840	G1
2	Mr. Big	5	1	0	0.833	19	4.2	-2.0	111.3329	G1
3	James Bond	5	2	0	0.714	15	4.6	-4.0	108.0975	G1
4	Dr. No	4	2	0	0.667	5	5.0	-7.5	106.3699	G1
5	Fatima Blush	4	2	0	0.667	4	4.5	-7.0	105.9647	G1
6	Oddjob	3	3	0	0.500	13	6.7	-2.3	104.0017	G1
7	Baron Samedi	3	3	0	0.500	1	4.7	-4.3	100.1511	G1
8	Jack Strap	2	3	0	0.400	7	6.5	-2.0	99.7830	G1
9	Mei-Lei	3	3	0	0.500	1	2.7	-2.3	99.5559	G1
10	Jaws	3	3	0	0.500	-7	2.7	-5.0	97.5619	G1
11	Tee Hee	2	3	0	0.400	-9	3.0	-5.0	94.2728	G1
12	Le Chiffre	2	4	0	0.333	-4	5.5	-3.8	93.7912	G1
13	Pussy Galore	2	4	0	0.333	-9	7.5	-6.0	92.2102	G1
14	Blofeld	2	4	0	0.333	-24	4.5	-8.2	91.6211	G1
15	Nick Nack	1	5	0	0.167	-22	3.0	-5.0	88.4224	G1
16	Goldfinger	1	4	0	0.200	-12	8.0	-5.0	88.0798	G1

Standings: Week 7

2012-01-08T22:06:00.000-08:00

Max Zorin: You slept well?
James Bond: A little restless but I got off eventually.
—From A View to a Kill (1985), after Bond sleeps with May Day

Another defeat for Bond—this time at the hands of a very large and intimidating woman with a mohawk. With the win, May Day also vaults to the top of the standings!

What happened? Perhaps 007 let his guard down after a night of frightening sex I don't even want to begin to contemplate. Perhaps it was that third martini? Who knows?

One thing's for sure: May Day has done it's job REALLY WELL, scoring 17 points! You know what that means...

For the Children Count: 85

Power Rankings: Week 6

2012-01-08T21:50:00.000-08:00

Look! More Power Rankings! Who woulda thunk May Day would be at the top of these? Nice work! We shall see how long that lasts...

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	May Day	4	1	0	0.800	20	6.0	-4.0	113.7859	G1
2	James Bond	5	1	0	0.833	17	4.6	-6.0	112.3171	G1
3	Mr. Big	5	1	0	0.833	19	4.2	-2.0	111.4005	G1
4	Dr. No	4	2	0	0.667	5	5.0	-7.5	106.3612	G1
5	Fatima Blush	4	2	0	0.667	4	4.5	-7.0	105.8929	G1
6	Oddjob	3	3	0	0.500	13	6.7	-2.3	104.0135	G1
7	Baron Samedi	3	3	0	0.500	1	4.7	-4.3	99.9733	G1
8	Mei-Lei	3	3	0	0.500	1	2.7	-2.3	99.6406	G1
9	Jack Strap	2	3	0	0.400	7	6.5	-2.0	99.5738	G1
10	Le Chiffre	2	3	0	0.400	-1	5.5	-4.0	96.3768	G1
11	Tee Hee	2	3	0	0.400	-9	3.0	-5.0	94.2765	G1
12	Jaws	2	3	0	0.400	-10	2.5	-5.0	93.2754	G1
13	Pussy Galore	2	4	0	0.333	-9	7.5	-6.0	92.2348	G1
14	Nick Nack	1	4	0	0.200	-20	3.0	-5.8	88.9151	G1
15	Goldfinger	1	4	0	0.200	-12	8.0	-5.0	88.0836	G1
16	Blofeld	1	4	0	0.200	-26	7.0	-8.2	87.5912	G1

Standings: Week 6

2012-01-08T21:46:00.000-08:00

This isn't a personal vendetta, 007. It's an assignment, like any other. And if you can't treat it as such, coldly and objectively, 008 can replace you.
—M, from Goldfinger (1964)

Well, I needn't have worried: Bond was able to avoid a beating and squeaked by Jack Strap. Big props to Goldfinger's henchman and member of the Spangled Mob (who also makes an appearance in Diamonds Are Forever for coming THIS close to defeating 007—and scoring 14 points while doing so!

For the Children Count: 68

Power Rankings: Week 5

2011-12-15T00:05:00.000-08:00

More power rankings! Once I get completely caught up, we'll have upcoming game predictions as well.

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	May Day	3	1	0	0.750	12	5.3	-4.0	111.6996	G1
2	James Bond	4	1	0	0.800	15	5.2	-6.0	111.4486	G1
3	Mr. Big	4	1	0	0.800	14	4.0	-2.0	109.8385	G1
4	Dr. No	3	2	0	0.600	3	6.0	-7.5	104.4282	G1
5	Jack Strap	2	2	0	0.500	9	6.5	-2.0	103.4193	G1
6	Fatima Blush	3	2	0	0.600	-4	3.3	-7.0	102.5706	G1
7	Mei-Lei	3	2	0	0.600	3	2.7	-2.5	102.5437	G1
8	Le Chiffre	2	2	0	0.500	7	5.5	-2.0	101.1066	G1
9	Oddjob	2	3	0	0.400	4	5.5	-2.3	100.2450	G1
10	Tee Hee	2	2	0	0.500	-6	3.0	-6.0	98.0633	G1
11	Jaws	2	2	0	0.500	-4	2.5	-4.5	96.9884	G1
12	Baron Samedi	2	3	0	0.400	-5	4.0	-4.3	95.9084	G1
13	Pussy Galore	2	3	0	0.400	0	7.5	-5.0	94.8084	G1
14	Goldfinger	1	3	0	0.250	-7	8.0	-5.0	89.9684	G1
15	Blofeld	1	3	0	0.250	-18	7.0	-8.3	89.5060	G1
16	Nick Nack	0	4	0	0.000	-23	?	-5.8	82.0235	G1

Standings: Week 5

2011-12-15T00:00:00.000-08:00

Man has climbed Mount Everest, gone to the bottom of the ocean. He's fired rockets at the Moon, split the atom, achieved miracles in every field of human endeavor... except crime!
—Auric Goldfinger, from Goldfinger (1964)

Another week, another win for 007. Will Dr. No be the only villain to knock our hero down? Is there a bad guy or gal out there who can actually finish Bond without monologuing?

Don't give me that look. You're all guilty of it. You start with that prepared speech about how feeble he is compared to you, how inevitable his defeat is, how the world will soon be yours, yadda yadda yadda. Quit your yammering and get down to evil.

For the Children Count: 54

Power Rankings: Week 4

2011-12-14T23:40:00.000-08:00

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Dr. No	3	1	0	0.750	11	6.0	-7.0	111.8000	G1
2	Jack Strap	2	1	0	0.667	11	6.5	-2.0	110.1065	G1
3	James Bond	3	1	0	0.750	9	5.0	-6.0	108.6959	G1
4	May Day	2	1	0	0.667	4	4.0	-4.0	107.1724	G1
5	Mei-Lei	3	1	0	0.750	5	2.7	-3.0	106.9545	G1
6	Mr. Big	3	1	0	0.750	7	3.0	-2.0	105.9267	G1
7	Jaws	2	1	0	0.667	0	2.5	-5.0	103.3261	G1
8	Pussy Galore	2	2	0	0.500	7	7.5	-4.0	99.2312	G1
9	Fatima Blush	2	2	0	0.500	-8	3.0	-7.0	97.8960	G1
10	Oddjob	1	3	0	0.250	-1	6.0	-2.3	95.3589	G1
11	Le Chiffre	1	2	0	0.333	-2	2.0	-2.0	94.5599	G1
12	Blofeld	1	2	0	0.333	-9	7.0	-8.0	93.4293	G1
13	Goldfinger	1	2	0	0.333	-1	8.0	-4.5	93.2032	G1
14	Tee Hee	1	2	0	0.333	-8	4.0	-6.0	92.7165	G1
15	Baron Samedi	1	3	0	0.250	-7	6.0	-4.3	91.3641	G1
16	Nick Nack	0	3	0	0.000	-18	?	-6.0	82.4672	G1

Standings: Week 4

2011-12-14T23:29:00.000-08:00

Oh, how reckless of me. I made you all wet.
—Fatima Blush, from Never Say Never Again (1983)

I've been getting heckled for being behind so I'll keep it short and sweet. Bond, you're a cheeky bastard.

For the Children Count: 45

Power Rankings: Week 3

2011-12-14T23:11:00.001-08:00

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Mr. Big	2	0	0	1.000	8	4.0	?	118.8986	G2
2	James Bond	2	0	0	1.000	9	4.5	?	118.8731	G3
3	Jaws	2	0	0	1.000	5	2.5	?	117.8436	G1
4	Mei-Lei	2	0	0	1.000	6	3.0	?	116.3678	G2
5	Jack Strap	1	1	0	0.500	2	4.0	-2.0	102.9782	G1
6	Goldfinger	1	1	0	0.500	5	8.0	-3.0	100.5205	G1
7	Tee Hee	1	1	0	0.500	-2	4.0	-6.0	99.6711	G2
8	Blofeld	1	1	0	0.500	0	7.0	-7.0	99.6163	G3
9	May Day	1	1	0	0.500	0	4.0	-4.0	98.4639	G1
10	Dr. No	1	1	0	0.500	0	7.0	-7.0	98.3681	G3
11	Pussy Galore	1	1	0	0.500	8	12.0	-4.0	98.3442	G2
12	Fatima Blush	1	1	0	0.500	-6	2.0	-8.0	96.7458	G1
13	Le Chiffre	0	2	0	0.000	-4	?	-2.0	86.0662	G2
14	Oddjob	0	2	0	0.000	-6	?	-3.0	83.4942	G1
15	Baron Samedi	0	2	0	0.000	-9	?	-4.5	83.1481	G3
16	Nick Nack	0	2	0	0.000	-16	?	-8.0	80.6899	G2

Standings: Week 3

2011-11-27T16:00:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately I misjudged you, you are just a stupid police man ... whose luck has run out.
—Dr. No, from Dr. No (1962)

Our protagonist suffers his first setback of the season, fittingly in a sense to the diabolical Dr. No! Despite Bond's character making his first appearance in Ian Fleming's book Casino Royale, Dr. No was the first of the movies to be released.

For those of you who didn't know, Dr. No was a member of SPECTRE—the Special Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion. As he describes it, "the four great cornerstones of power headed by the greatest brains in the world."

But we know the truth: They are criminal brains of evil with their minds set on world domination! (And scoring tons of points for BADA Youth Leagues, but never mind that now.) Take them down, Bond! TAKE THEM DOWN! (Though not before letting them score a bunch before crushing them.)

For the Children Count: 36

Power Rankings: Week 2

2011-11-27T15:15:00.000-08:00

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Mr. Big	2	0	0	1.000	8	4.0	?	118.8986	G2
2	James Bond	2	0	0	1.000	9	4.5	?	118.8731	G3
3	Jaws	2	0	0	1.000	5	2.5	?	117.8436	G1
4	Mei-Lei	2	0	0	1.000	6	3.0	?	116.3678	G2
5	Jack Strap	1	1	0	0.500	2	4.0	-2.0	102.9782	G1
6	Goldfinger	1	1	0	0.500	5	8.0	-3.0	100.5205	G1
7	Tee Hee	1	1	0	0.500	-2	4.0	-6.0	99.6711	G2
8	Blofeld	1	1	0	0.500	0	7.0	-7.0	99.6163	G3
9	May Day	1	1	0	0.500	0	4.0	-4.0	98.4639	G1
10	Dr. No	1	1	0	0.500	0	7.0	-7.0	98.3681	G3
11	Pussy Galore	1	1	0	0.500	8	12.0	-4.0	98.3442	G2
12	Fatima Blush	1	1	0	0.500	-6	2.0	-8.0	96.7458	G1
13	Le Chiffre	0	2	0	0.000	-4	?	-2.0	86.0662	G2
14	Oddjob	0	2	0	0.000	-6	?	-3.0	83.4942	G1
15	Baron Samedi	0	2	0	0.000	-9	?	-4.5	83.1481	G3
16	Nick Nack	0	2	0	0.000	-16	?	-8.0	80.6899	G2

Standings: Week 2

2011-11-26T19:00:00.000-08:00

Such a pity. All that time and energy wasted, simply to provide you with one mock, heroic moment.
—Ernst Stavro Blofeld, from You Only Live Twice (1967)

Ah, yes. A "mock, heroic moment," perhaps, but there was a day when the leader of SPECTRE would have made Bond suffer more of a dreadful agony than a mere 8 points. With all due respect, evil genius, that cat has made you soft.

For the Children Count: 21

Power Rankings: Week 1

2011-11-26T16:00:00.000-08:00

RANK	NAME	W	L	T	WIN %	PTS	AVE W	AVE L	POWER	GRP
1	Pussy Galore	1	0	0	1.000	12	12.0	?	119.7510	G3
2	Goldfinger	1	0	0	1.000	8	8.0	?	119.5914	G6
3	Blofeld	1	0	0	1.000	7	7.0	?	119.5135	G9
4	Mr. Big	1	0	0	1.000	6	6.0	?	119.3991	G5
5	Jack Strap	1	0	0	1.000	4	4.0	?	118.8706	G2
6	Mei-Lei	1	0	0	1.000	2	2.0	?	113.9338	G7
7	James Bond	1	0	0	1.000	2	2.0	?	113.9338	G8
8	Jaws	1	0	0	1.000	2	2.0	?	113.9338	G1
9	Oddjob	0	1	0	0.000	-2	?	-2.0	86.0662	G1
10	Le Chiffre	0	1	0	0.000	-2	?	-2.0	86.0662	G7
11	Baron Samedi	0	1	0	0.000	-2	?	-2.0	86.0662	G8
12	May Day	0	1	0	0.000	-4	?	-4.0	81.1294	G2
13	Tee Hee	0	1	0	0.000	-6	?	-6.0	80.6009	G5
14	Dr. No	0	1	0	0.000	-7	?	-7.0	80.4865	G9
15	Fatima Blush	0	1	0	0.000	-8	?	-8.0	80.4086	G6
16	Nick Nack	0	1	0	0.000	-12	?	-12.0	80.2490	G3

Standings: Week 1

2011-11-26T15:30:00.000-08:00

When you were young and your heart was an open book, you used to say "Live and let live." But if this ever-changing world in which we live in makes you give in and cry - say "Live and let die."
—Paul McCartney & Wings, from "Live and Let Die" (1973)

We kick the season off with 007 matching up against Baron Samedi. A close game, but the mysterious man of voodoo is defeated. But he never dies....

For the Children Count: 13.

A day of thanks

2011-11-24T15:00:00.000-08:00

M here. Happy Thanksgiving!

As I look back over my long MI6 career, I find so many things to be thankful for: Q, Moneypenny, and yes, I suppose James, that lovable bastard—despite the fact that he's never bothered to return my dagger shoe, Aston Martin DB5, wetsuit with rubber duck on top piece, homing pill, mini-rocket cigarette, self-destruct button, pen gun, laser beam cutting tool Rolex, Minox B 8x11 Camera, or that sweet gondola hovercraft I sent him in Venice.

I do hope you are enjoying this day with your loved ones, and not shagging some horny tart who, naturally, turns out to be a double-agent for some evil genius like that bugger Blofeld.

Regardless, thanks to all of you for signing up and playing this season! A heartfelt thanks as well to our awesome captains, who have so graciously volunteered their time to lead you all to the pub for drinks at the very least.

Cheers!

The cast

2011-11-19T03:00:00.000-08:00

Bad guys never beat Bond. Do they?

The birth of a theme

2011-11-19T01:00:00.000-08:00

The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul erosion produced by high gambling – a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension – becomes unbearable and the senses awake and revolt from it.

—Ian Fleming, from Casino Royale

With those lines, published originally in 1953, a legend was born. Bond, James Bond. Over the years there have been so many adventures, so many evil geniuses and their henchmen, so very many women.

And whaddaya know, an incredible Winter League theme too.

As many of you know, last year was the first year we decided to drop the old cotton t-shirt standby and go with some actual jerseys from our friends at Five Ultimate. The goal was to give you all something that you could wear long after the season was over—something cool. We're doing it again this year. But wait a second: Five only has 15 colors and we have 16 teams. So we asked them, can we get a 16th color? Sure, they said, no problem. And that was that.

A few days later, they emailed with a suggestion: Why not give that 16th team a special jersey? And why not make it so that, for every point scored against that team, FIve would donate a piece of clothing to a Bay Area Disc Youth League?

Genius.

Of course, that meant coming up with a theme that fit the concept of 15 against 1. There was much brainstorming. The first theme we came up with was awesome: The Warriors. It was a B-movie from the late 70s directed by Walter Hill about a gang from Coney Island fighting their way back home after being framed for the assassination of a gang leader in Manhattan. Perhaps you know this scene.

In any case, we polled a few people about it, and it became painfully obvious that no one under the age of 35—and some over—had absolutely any fucking idea what we were talking about. None. And let's face it, it's kind of hard to get fired up for a theme if you have zero concept of what it means in the first place. Back to the drawing board.

There were other possibilites here and there, but none really worth mentioning here because they just didn't move us. Then one night at dinner, Ness, Sunshine, and Al started tossing out possibilities over Mission Chinese. Ultimately, it was Al who called it: James Bond. And you know what? It was PERFECT. After all, everybody knows 007. And with a fantastic collection of bad guys and gals to choose from? Hell, it was MORE than perfect.

So now you know the back story. But more importantly, 15 teams of you know your mission for the season: Beat James Bond.

Do it for the children.

And the winners are...

2011-03-02T22:15:00.000-08:00

What an amazing weekend! Not only did the weather cooperate—yeah, it might have been a little chilly, but the sun was out and there was no snow or rain—but we had 16 teams running around, playing hard, and having fun. Sunday was even better than Saturday, with warmer temps and lots of blue skies.

We tweaked the format too, thanks to a suggestion by Adam Leventhal. We got rid of Sunday byes and had both the A and B Brackets play through.

The B Bracket started first at 9:30AM, but let's skip ahead to the A Bracket, which got underway at 1:45PM. There were many tight games that came down to universe point, including Finals. Somehow it seemed fated to come down to Rump Roast and Boston Butt—not only were the pink and purple jerseys a lovely color combo, but at least in name it was the "All Ass" Finals too!

The game itself was hotly contested as both teams went back and forth, trading points. Late in the game, Rump Roast went up 2 after getting an oh-so important break, and I have to admit I thought it was over. But the un-Massholes brought it right back and tied it up yet again. Naturally, the game was tied when the hard cap horn blew, and after an unfortunate Rump Roast turn near their own end zone, the Butt punched it in for the win ... and the title.

And remember: "They're not Massholes, they're Boston Butt!"

The B Bracket Finals came down to Ground Round and Tenderloin, a team that many thought would end up in A Bracket Finals—that is, until their illustrious co-cap Martin broke his toe in Kaimana, not to mention a few other injuries to and absences by some key players.

Even so, they were still talented enough to make it to B Finals, but just couldn't keep up with the ridiculously talented women of Ground Round. The GR men played well, too, and by the time the game was done, they managed to bring a whole new meaning to their team slogan "The Best of the Rest!"

Congrats to everyone for a wonderful season! I'm already looking forward to next year!

End-of-Season Tourney: Sunday schedule

2011-02-26T20:05:00.000-08:00

Here you go! We are tweaking the format this year to allow both brackets to play out without any byes. Depending on how it goes, we may retain this format or future Sundays.

Please note that having 6 rounds as opposed to 5 means that games are still 1 hour and 15 minutes. As such games are still to 13. Time between games is now 10 minutes. Still 2 timeouts/game, mirror half. AJust like today, we need to keep

I think that does it. If anything else comes up, I'll update this post. Any questions, leave a comment or email me.

End-of-Season Party info!

2011-02-26T20:00:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

In case you're wondering about our SFWL End-of-Season Party, we are going to be gettin' our groove on at El Rio! What time? Oh, you know ... PARTY TIME! Our own Jon "Flair" Moldover will be opening up at 9:00PM, and the DJ will start spinning at around 10:00PM.

If you're a player in the league, come find the Commish, who will have your drink ticket. It's good for one well drink or beer.

Hope to see you there! Brang it!

End-of-Season Tourney: Saturday schedule

2011-02-25T10:35:00.000-08:00

Okay, here's the Saturday schedule! Any questions, please comment or let me know.

Games are to 13. As such, teams have TWO TIMEOUTS—one for the first half, plus a floater. ~~No need to mirror.~~ Since the weather could be a factor, let's keep the mirror half!

And because we have 3 games per session and a morning and afternoon crew, STARTING ON TIME IS SUPER IMPORTANT. We really started to slack off towards the end of the season, starting later and later. We can't do that during the tourney. So PLEASE BE PREPARED TO START ROUNDS ON TIME! I've said it before, I'll say it again: I am not afraid of capping yo ass. So there.

The weather is supposed to be a might chilly—some might say nippley—on Saturday, so be sure to dress warm!

Standings: Final Regular Season

2011-02-25T02:10:00.000-08:00

And here you are! The final regular season standings for SFWL 2010-2011!!

The Saturday schedule will be up soon...

Standings: Week Fifteen

2011-02-21T21:10:00.000-08:00

With one week left in the regular season, we are once again all caught up with the standings.

Good thing, too, because with Tenderloin's loss on Tuesday, coupled with Boston Butt's win on Thursday, we now have a new team in first place! Yep, the Massholes are leading the pack! They face an unpredictable Bacon squad this week, and Tenderloin plays an always difficult Ham Hock team.

Who will head into the Tourney with the number one overall seed? Stay tuned!

Standings: Week Fourteen

2011-02-21T20:57:00.000-08:00

Oops, we're behind again. Quick, Week Fourteen standings STAT!

Standings: Week Thirteen

2011-02-09T23:31:00.000-08:00

Slovan keepin' me on my toes. Sort of. If you see any abnormalities, let me know.

Standings: Week Twelve

2011-01-28T13:41:00.000-08:00

Hey, we're pretty much caught up!

Happy Anniversary, Raisin Wine!

2011-01-25T11:15:00.000-08:00

It was the sort of night when legends are born. At the Captain's Dinner at Buca di Beppo in 2005, all of us were hammered, loud, and only mildly out of control.

Okay, so it was more than mildly. Hush and try to picture the scene in your head:

The dinner is paid for, and Gretchen comes back into the room with one of those huge bottles of wine in a woven, basket-like holder. You know what I mean. It's ginormous, she swiped it, and we proceed to crack it open. A number of folks down a big swig and immediately wrinkle their noses.

But hey, it's okay, someone says it's "raisin wine," which seemed to make perfect sense at the time. More glasses are poured and guzzled down. There is much rejoicing.

Now at that time, Margo was still living in the Pink Palace, and Josh spent the night after the dinner. Before we all retreated to our respective bedrooms, however, he told us about an interaction with our waitress he'd had as he was leaving the restaurant.

Being a good guy, he apologized and offered to pay for Gretchen's bottle of wine, which had been polished off. She glanced at it with a quizzical look and raised an eyebrow.

"Oh, that's not a real bottle of wine," she pointed out. "It's a decorative bottle of colored vinegar water that's been sitting in the hallway for a really long time."

"How long?" He asked nervously.

"Oh, probably about seven years," she said.

Oh. Hell. No.

Now Josh had had some of that sweet raisin wine. At some point in the middle of the night, I got up to use the bathroom and pushed the door, which was slightly ajar, open. It slammed shut in my face. Turns out he spent pretty much the entire night hugging the porcelain and sleeping on the bathroom floor. That's another way of saying it really wasn't a good night for him.

Or, as it turned out, for Ethan, who apparently had to go to the emergency room to get an IV he'd been puking so much. Or for Loren, who never made it in to work the next day. Or for a few other folks who somehow managed to ignore the little voice in the back of their heads that said, "You know, this really tastes like shit. And you've never heard of "raisin wine" before. Maybe you should stop drinking it."

Silly voice! Where's the fun in that?

The next day, as was my tradition at the time, I wrote an email to the captains recapping what an amazing Captain's Dinner we'd had. I also felt it was my duty to relay to THEM what Josh had told us the night before.

Well, I was lucky enough to find that email from 2005. And in honor of the raisin wine's 6th anniversary, I present it to you here. Relive the magic with us now, won't you?

And remember: This is why you want to be an SFUC captain!

PS. You'll be happy to know that pretty much every year since 2005 when I've called Buca di Beppo to make Captain's Dinner reservations, as soon as I tell them who we are the person on the phone says, "Oh YOU'RE the guys who drank that nasty bottle from the shelf in the hallway! You guys are legendary."

-=-=-=-=-

From: henrik
To: Dan Miller, Davina Roche, Loren O'Hara, Susan Batchelder, Dave Brokaw, Tracy Reilly, Dave Owen, Crter Graham Joshua Greenough, Margo Hasselman, Adam Leventhal, Kate Leslie, Chris Archer, Emily Anderson, Matt Ruby, Gretchen Sponburgh, Shaun Webb, Sandy Angelos, Ray Fort, Jessica Wilson, Shaun Curtis, Kara Wetherill, Ethan Schlenker, Reba Brindley, Frakus Flores, Amy Giacomini, Bradley Hibberd, Alicia White, Matt Albinson, Merrit Evans, Bea Leung, Kenny Carruthers. Jeremy Leeds
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:14 AM
Subject: Captains Dinner Recap

hey caps

well thanks so much to everyone for a fabulous time. i think we are all agreed — at least those of us who've been to these dinners before — that:

while fountain court had great food, it wasn't always comfortable getting the "chinese stank eye" from both waiters and other diners in the restaurant.

it was the BEST captain's dinner EVER

buca di beppo is the perfect place for us

it certainly was the place for gretchen. what the hell? who ordered the lap dance from the random italian guy whose name more than likely wasn't "guido." and yet that's what we chanted. yep, nothing says "class" like generic italian stereotyping! i bet he was in the mob too.

and what exactly was that woman he was with wearing? good lord, her cups ranneth over. my first thought was that it was a hand-me-down from mrs. roper on three's company. then kate leslie stuffed a wad of bills down guido's pants and my thoughts turned elsewhere.

and speaking of ms. leslie, thanks kate for making us all painfully aware of the effects of age and gravity. really now. was that "sagging!" comment necessary? you got poor tracy reilly all paranoid.

great speech by dan miller. even better speech by alicia. nice cleavage from reba. beautiful icing moustaches by merritt and brokaw. provocative sausage eating by kate. what more could a commish ask for?

hmm. well, i suppose there IS one thing: i will also note that, despite SOMEONE'S plaintive cries (i'm looking at you alicia), no one actually "showed us their tits." instead all she did was call a few too many time outs and get that australian drinking song stuck in our heads.

ah well, there's always next year!

i'll also have you know that i have pictures! sweet, beautiful, incriminating pictures! and once i figure how to get them off my phone, some of you will never be able to run for public office again.

i'm just glad the whole stolen jug of wine thing worked out. and i don't know if i should tell you guys this, but hey, why not:

as most of you probably have figured out, that green jug wasn't actually wine. the look on shaun and loren's faces when they were chugging that shit is etched into my brain. so is me and dan miller laughing hysterically.

but what most of you don't know, which josh shared with me last night when he, margo and i got home, is that the waitress told him that it was water—filthy, disgusting, vile-tasting, colored vinegar water that many of us sucked down like it was going out of style. not only that, but it had actually been sitting on that shelf FOR SEVEN YEARS.

let me repeat that. SEVEN YEARS.

yup, it sat and watched bill clinton pass the torch to george w. bush.

it has seen countries topple and new governments elected.

it was just a babe when shania twain won "billboard's best female artist."

it was alive when NBC's veronica's closet was the fifth highest rated show in the country. VERONICA'S CLOSET? what the hell was that? has there ever been a sitcom duo with more chemistry than kirstie alley and dan cortese? hardly.

and it cried a little the night james cameron accepted the award for titanic as best picture, and proclaimed he was "the king of the world."

yep. it was that old. and we DRANK it. nice job! i just hope everyone had plenty of toilet paper last night.

and god bless us, every one!

h

Standings: Week Eleven

2011-01-21T10:00:00.000-08:00

15-4? Ouch, babe.

Standings: Week Ten

2011-01-14T13:52:00.000-08:00

A momentous week! Brisket finally gets off the schneid with a dramatic, universe point win over T-Bone! It had to happen one of these days—the lid is off and the seal has been broken. Congrats, Brisket!

In other notable news, the only undefeated team left in the league. Tenderloin, finally loses a game at the hands of Flat Iron. And while it's in the record books as a loss, there is a little asterisk by it. No, Gretchen wasn't juicing—actually, we have no proof she wasn't. But Rubes definitely was, as he looked remarkably like a cross between Bart and Beau. Funny how that happens.

Standings: Week Nine

2011-01-07T13:45:00.000-08:00

Still playing catch up! I will dispense with the Power Rankings for these weeks until we're all squared away and back on track.

SFUC Player Cam: Kari Deleeuw I

2011-01-03T11:35:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year, everyone!

To celebrate, we're kicking off 2011 with Part I of Kari Deleeuw Cam. Hmm, now that we think about it, we're not so sure anyone else has been quite as enthusiastic to sport the camera up to this point, which totally fires us up!

Watch and share!

Power Rankings: Week Eight

2010-12-31T10:45:00.000-08:00

Only two games during Week Eight due to rain and the holidays, but the Power Rankings must go on!

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Tenderloin	7	0	0	1.000	35	5.0	?	121.7128	G1
2	Boston Butt	4	2	0	0.667	17	5.8	-3.0	107.0056	G1
3	Pork Chop	4	2	0	0.667	21	8.2	-6.0	106.7704	G1
4	Baby Back	4	2	0	0.667	8	3.5	-3.0	106.2535	G1
5	T-Bone	4	2	0	0.667	4	3.8	-5.5	106.2099	G1
6	Rump Roast	4	2	0	0.667	10	4.8	-4.5	105.8740	G1
7	Ham Hock	4	2	0	0.667	2	4.8	-8.5	104.1764	G1
8	Ground Round	3	3	0	0.500	0	5.3	-5.3	99.8723	G1
9	Porterhouse	3	3	0	0.500	-13	4.7	-9.0	98.3858	G1
10	Bacon	3	3	0	0.500	-4	3.3	-4.7	98.3491	G1
11	Ribeye	3	3	0	0.500	1	4.7	-4.3	97.0063	G1
12	Flat Iron	2	3	0	0.400	-10	3.0	-5.3	96.3695	G1
13	Tossed Salad	1	5	0	0.167	-14	3.0	-3.4	90.4546	G1
14	Fatback	2	5	0	0.286	-13	4.0	-4.2	90.4508	G1
15	London Broil	1	5	0	0.167	-4	13.0	-3.4	88.6501	G1
16	Brisket	0	7	0	0.000	-40	?	-5.7	82.6730	G1

Game Predictions

Name	Prediction
1/4/11 7:30 PM	London Broil will lose to Baby Back
1/4/11 7:30 PM	Flat Iron will lose to T-Bone
1/4/11 7:30 PM	Ground Round will lose to Tenderloin
1/4/11 7:30 PM	Brisket will lose to Rump Roast
1/6/11 7:30 PM	Bacon will lose to Pork Chop
1/6/11 7:30 PM	Fatback will lose to Porterhouse
1/6/11 7:30 PM	Ribeye will lose to Boston Butt
1/6/11 7:30 PM	Ham Hock will beat Tossed Salad

Standings: Week Eight

2010-12-31T10:43:00.000-08:00

Yep, been a little bit behind. Let's get caught up, shall we?

SFUC Player Cam: Martin Cochran

2010-12-28T11:04:00.000-08:00

It's the latest in our series of Player Cams: Martin Cochran! He's good.

So far we've seen Georgia layout and Tyler handle some zone O. What will Martin do?

There's only one way to find out...watch. And share the link!

SFUC Player Cam: Tyler Grant

2010-12-21T11:10:00.000-08:00

Don't you want to be Tyler? I know, stupid question. Really, who doesn't? Well, in this installment of the Player Cam, you can be!

It also turns out that zone points are particularly good for Player Cam, too. Enjoy...

SFUC Player Cam: Georgia Bosscher

2010-12-19T17:00:00.000-08:00

By now you've probably seen some folks running around with a little something on their head. No, it's not a toomah — it's the SFUC PLAYER CAM!!!

Once our Commish actually saw it being used like this on a race car in Monticello, N.Y., he was determined to put it on his peeps to see what they see.

It's still a bit of a work in progress (as you can tell by what happened with Georgia), and sometimes it's a little shaky, but all in all, we think it's pretty effing awesome, and hope you agree. We'll be unveiling more Player Cams over the course of the season, as soon as we get around to editing and uploading them!

A HUGE THANK YOU to Georgia Bosscher for being the first to give it a shot!

And if you'd like to wear it for a point or two, that'd be great! Just ask Henrik and he'll set you up.

Email of the Year

2010-12-18T14:34:00.000-08:00

With much thanks to Kevin Smith. (**snicker**)

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Kevin Smith
Date: Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Subject: Re: need women pick up thur
To: Tyler Grant
Cc: mischief-friends@ultiteam.org, David Pickett

If you read tyler's email thinking that "T-Bone" is a nickname he's given himself, it wins the email of the year award!!

On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 1:05 AM, Tyler Grant wrote:

In other news, T-Bone needs a guy for this Thursday.
Same time. No, we're not playing Tossed Salad.
-t

On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:56 AM, David Pickett wrote:

Hi,
My team, Tossed Salad, could use a lady pick up for winter league on Thursday night at 7:30. Let me know if you're interested in playing with us.

Pickett

Best Team Slogan poll results!

2010-12-18T13:39:00.000-08:00

The poll for Best Team Slogan is over, and here are your winners! Please, if you would, hold your applause until we've announced them all.

Coming in third, with 10% of the vote, it's Boston Butt's "We're not Massholes…we're Boston Butt!" Ironically enough, the guy on their team who suggested it, Mr. Geoff Ganem, had to withdraw from the league immediately after offering up his genius. But even though he's at home with wife and child, his spirit lives on in the Butt. Yeah, you heard me.

In second place with 14% of the vote is Tossed Salad's oddly esoteric "While you're back there..." What? Seriously, it's Top 3 finish is matched only by Bristol Palin's ridiculous showing on Dancing with the Stars. How's this happen? In both cases, the answer is clear: Open voting and a lot of weirdos with a lot of free time.

But the winner, which brought in 18% of the vote (a clear mandate!), belongs to Rump Roast's "More ass than you can handle!" Congratulations, Rump Roast! Yes, it's no surprise at all that Ultimate players have once again opted to gather at the unapologetically obvious intersection of Inappropriate Road & Filthy Lane. Somebody Google map that shit and see what comes up.

Of course, I'd be slacking if I didn't mention the opposite end of the spectrum. Strapping it on and bringing up Rump Roast's rear, as it were, is the sad and apparently slogan-challenged Rib Eye. Personally, I don't think their "Rib eye. Rib you. Rib it." is worthy of ZERO love at all, but what the hell do I know? I can't explain the success of that obnoxious little Bieber lesbian either. Whatever. The winter league masses have spoken, and you say it blows.

Stay tuned for the next poll! If you have any suggestions, be sure to let us know. Here at BPE, we're all about listening to you. Really.

Lost & Found tab reminder

2010-12-18T11:58:00.000-08:00

Hey all, just wanted to remind you that we do have a Lost & Found tab on the Google doc that you should take advantage of, whether you have LOST or FOUND something at the fields. It's kind of cool how that works, actually.

Also a request: PLEASE HELP EACH OTHER PATROL THE FIELDS AFTER GAMES! We've had a fair amount of people lose things so far, and it's always nice to feel like someone has your back and is picking up stuff to return to its owner.

Power Rankings: Week Seven

2010-12-17T23:31:00.001-08:00

Look! Power Rankings!

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Tenderloin	6	0	0	1.000	30	5.0	?	121.5497	G1
2	Boston Butt	4	2	0	0.667	17	5.8	-3.0	107.0140	G1
3	Pork Chop	4	2	0	0.667	21	8.2	-6.0	106.7961	G1
4	Baby Back	4	2	0	0.667	8	3.5	-3.0	106.3415	G1
5	T-Bone	4	2	0	0.667	4	3.8	-5.5	106.0923	G1
6	Rump Roast	4	2	0	0.667	10	4.8	-4.5	105.8740	G1
7	Ham Hock	4	2	0	0.667	2	4.8	-8.5	104.2404	G1
8	Ground Round	3	3	0	0.500	0	5.3	-5.3	99.9534	G1
9	Bacon	3	3	0	0.500	-4	3.3	-4.7	98.4243	G1
10	Porterhouse	3	3	0	0.500	-13	4.7	-9.0	98.2176	G1
11	Flat Iron	2	3	0	0.400	-10	3.0	-5.3	96.3593	G1
12	Ribeye	2	3	0	0.400	-8	2.5	-4.3	92.5408	G1
13	Fatback	2	4	0	0.333	-8	4.0	-4.0	92.3898	G1
14	Tossed Salad	1	5	0	0.167	-14	3.0	-3.4	90.4535	G1
15	London Broil	1	5	0	0.167	-4	13.0	-3.4	88.6528	G1
16	Brisket	0	6	0	0.000	-31	?	-5.2	83.1131	G1

Game Predictions

Name	Prediction
12/28/10 7:30 PM	Pork Chop will beat Tossed Salad
12/28/10 7:30 PM	London Broil will lose to Bacon
12/28/10 7:30 PM	Rump Roast will beat Flat Iron
12/28/10 7:30 PM	Boston Butt will beat Porterhouse
12/30/10 7:30 PM	Fatback will lose to Tenderloin
12/30/10 7:30 PM	Ribeye will beat Brisket
12/30/10 7:30 PM	T-Bone will beat Ground Round
12/30/10 7:30 PM	Baby Back will beat Ham Hock

Standings: Week Seven

2010-12-17T23:13:00.001-08:00

It's the holidays, and the holidays mean good cheer and good times with family and friends, and fat season, and TV specials, and all that good stuff. With that in mind, I'm not going to say anything about Brisket, with the possible exception of how delish it is. I will, however, mention that Tenderloin continues its mad run during the regular season — can anyone stop them?

We're taking this next week off, though remember: The fields are open on Tuesday, Dec. 21 for PICKUP. Assuming there's no deluge, spread the word and let's use the fields we've paid for!

Woohoo! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Fields open for pickup, Tuesday, Dec. 21

2010-12-16T01:59:00.000-08:00

Hey all, just wanted to let everyone know that, while we don't have any league games next week, we did reserve the fields on Tuesday, Dec. 21 for PICKUP!

We have Pitches 3 & 4 (as we do for league games) — so that's theoretically four fields of pickup. Or one really fricking huge one. You be the judge.

Seriously though, we paid for the fields, so if you're here, you should definitely go out and play. And bring your friends!

Power Rankings: Week Six

2010-12-13T22:22:00.000-08:00

How about a little holiday smack talk? Come on, people!

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Tenderloin	5	0	0	1.000	25	5.0	?	121.3413	G1
2	Baby Back	4	1	0	0.800	12	3.5	-2.0	112.6268	G1
3	Rump Roast	4	1	0	0.800	13	4.8	-6.0	111.7023	G1
4	Pork Chop	3	2	0	0.600	11	7.7	-6.0	104.0646	G1
5	Boston Butt	3	2	0	0.600	11	5.7	-3.0	104.0279	G1
6	Ground Round	3	2	0	0.600	2	5.3	-7.0	103.2943	G1
7	T-Bone	3	2	0	0.600	1	4.0	-5.5	102.7826	G1
8	Ham Hock	3	2	0	0.600	0	5.7	-8.5	101.8113	G1
9	Ribeye	2	2	0	0.500	-3	2.5	-4.0	96.2322	G1
10	Bacon	2	3	0	0.400	-6	4.0	-4.7	95.0883	G1
11	Porterhouse	2	3	0	0.400	-19	4.0	-9.0	93.9921	G1
12	Fatback	2	3	0	0.400	-6	4.0	-4.7	93.5899	G1
13	Tossed Salad	1	4	0	0.200	-8	3.0	-2.8	92.8686	G1
14	London Broil	1	4	0	0.200	2	13.0	-2.8	90.3689	G1
15	Flat Iron	1	3	0	0.250	-14	2.0	-5.3	89.7098	G1
16	Brisket	0	5	0	0.000	-21	?	-4.2	83.7363	G1

Game Predictions

Name	Prediction
12/16/10 7:30 PM	Tossed Salad will lose to Porterhouse
12/16/10 7:30 PM	Pork Chop will beat Brisket
12/16/10 7:30 PM	Rump Roast will beat T-Bone
12/16/10 7:30 PM	Baby Back will beat Flat Iron
12/21/10 7:30 PM	Boston Butt will beat London Broil
12/21/10 7:30 PM	Ribeye will lose to Tenderloin
12/21/10 7:30 PM	Ham Hock will beat Fatback
12/21/10 7:30 PM	Ground Round will beat Bacon
12/21/10 7:30 PM	Flat Iron will lose to Ribeye

Standings: Week Six

2010-12-13T21:53:00.000-08:00

What a week of games! It was momentous for three reasons:

Another winless team won its first game! Congrats to the San Francisco Giants-worshipping Flat Iron, who won a nail-biter against Bacon, and
It was an epic battle of the Backs, as Fatback took on Baby Back. Unfortunately for the Back 'o Fat, they lost an early lead and went down 15-12.
Tenderloin continued its undefeated march of destruction, beating Pork Chop in a rout, 15-9.

Who is going to take down the Loin? It's actually sort of ironic, seeing as how they're a cut of meat that does very little work and is the most tender part of the moo. While you ponder that, here are the standings from Week Six.

Ocean Beach League 2011

2010-12-08T23:49:00.000-08:00

Dunno if you all have heard about this, yet, but just in case you haven't...Bay Area Disc is launching their first-ever league on the sands of Ocean Beach in San Francisco!

Here are some basics:

Registration opened Wednesday, December 8th @ 12 noon. Spots are being awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.
Games every Sunday at Ocean Beach from 1:00 to 3:00 PM beginning January 2, 2011. No games January 16th due to conflict with Lei-Out. The season concludes with 2 consecutive Sundays of expanded tournament-style play on March 6th and 13th (tournament schedule TBA).
BULA 5-on-5 rules for mixed gender play. All skill levels welcome, no prior experience in Beach Ultimate required.
We have space for 8 teams, max. limit of 9 men, 7 women per team. Roster sizes may be adjusted after games start, so the wait list will be active throughout the season.
This league is NOT subject to the same residency requirement as the SF Rec League which operates during the spring, summer, and fall. Anybody who can get to the fields, regardless of home city of residence, is welcome to play Ocean Beach League.

To sign up or for more info, head over to the Ocean Beach League's (OBL) home page! Not sure if they still need captains, but if you're interested in being one, email Edmundo.

Power Rankings: Week Five

2010-12-05T23:55:00.000-08:00

I am full of pie and dumplings and red-cooked pork shoulder — otherwise known as Boston Butt. Oh yeah, you heard me. Ask Boo. In any case, I can barely see past my stomach to type these words: Power Rankings. Boom.

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Tenderloin	4	0	0	1.000	19	4.8	?	119.8895	G1
2	Pork Chop	3	1	0	0.750	17	7.7	-6.0	111.1826	G1
3	Rump Roast	3	1	0	0.750	11	5.7	-6.0	111.1275	G1
4	Baby Back	3	1	0	0.750	9	3.7	-2.0	110.5138	G1
5	Ground Round	3	1	0	0.750	5	5.3	-11.0	109.6542	G1
6	Ribeye	2	1	0	0.667	3	2.5	-2.0	102.7674	G1
7	T-Bone	2	2	0	0.500	-1	5.0	-5.5	99.8736	G1
8	Boston Butt	2	2	0	0.500	8	7.0	-3.0	99.2308	G1
9	Bacon	2	2	0	0.500	-4	4.0	-6.0	97.7547	G1
10	Ham Hock	2	2	0	0.500	-9	4.0	-8.5	97.3279	G1
11	Fatback	2	2	0	0.500	-3	4.0	-5.5	96.6109	G1
12	Tossed Salad	1	3	0	0.250	-6	3.0	-3.0	94.7962	G1
13	London Broil	1	3	0	0.250	4	13.0	-3.0	91.1881	G1
14	Porterhouse	1	3	0	0.250	-25	2.0	-9.0	87.5487	G1
15	Brisket	0	4	0	0.000	-12	?	-3.0	84.6695	G1
16	Flat Iron	0	3	0	0.000	-16	?	-5.3	82.2593	G1

Game Predictions

Name	Prediction
12/7/10 7:30 PM	Brisket will lose to Ham Hock
12/7/10 7:30 PM	Porterhouse will lose to Ribeye
12/7/10 7:30 PM	T-Bone will beat Tossed Salad
12/7/10 7:30 PM	Pork Chop will lose to Tenderloin
12/9/10 7:30 PM	Ground Round will beat Boston Butt
12/9/10 7:30 PM	Fatback will lose to Baby Back
12/9/10 7:30 PM	Bacon will beat Flat Iron
12/9/10 7:30 PM	London Broil will lose to Rump Roast

Standings: Week Five

2010-12-05T17:15:00.000-08:00

Well the rain held off this week, thank goodness, and it wasn't even too cold! At least on Thursday.

But the biggest news of the week — aside from the fact that I tried the fried chicken sammich at Broken Record for the first time EVER (and that shit is goood) — is that one of the heretofore winless teams is finally off the schneid!

That's right, our friends on Tossed Salad pulled out a tight one. Okay, that sounds dirty. What I meant to say is that they eeked out a victory in yet ANOTHER barnburner game against London Broil!! So that means there are now but two teams left without a win: Brisket, who sadly lost their bid for a victory in yet another close contest against Baby Back; and Flat Iron, who ~~ironically~~ unfortunately got their asses handed to them by Boston Butt.

Haha! Get it? Asses handed...Boston Butt?!? Hahaha! Oh never mind.

But don't worry Flat Iron or Brisket! You guys are waaaaay too tasty to go O-fer for long!

On a related note: Is it just me, or does it seem like there have been a lot of really close games so far this year? I think it's fantastic, but how about you? Parity or mediocrity? Discuss.

Here are your current standings...

Truth be told...

2010-11-27T13:35:00.000-08:00

...the only reason Cutting chose this year's theme was as an excuse to have a team Bacon. Come on, can you blame him? I'm a Tofurkey and I sure can't.

And while we're on the subject, here's Jim Gaffigan:

Please select a new Five Ultimate jersey size!

2010-11-26T21:39:00.000-08:00

Fellow Cuts and Salad,

Some of the folks we spoke to with some experience said that Five Ultimate jerseys tend to run about a size small. Depending on how big you are, this may or may not affect you, but we wanted to give the MEN a chance to resize if they wanted to, as well as the WOMEN.

So, you have until 6:00PM on Wednesday, December 1 to go to the spreadsheet and pick a new size if you choose. If by the end of Wednesday you haven't, then we'll just stick with the size you have. Navigation tabs are at the bottom left of the spreadsheet.

We’ve also started a Lost & Found tab, and we’re hoping to consolidate East Bay Carpool tabs as well. (Heather Waugh, if you're reading this, holla!)

Sorry for the inconvenience and thanks!

"Lost & Found" tab added to Google spreadsheet

2010-11-25T01:04:00.000-08:00

What up? I'm a Tofurkey. You've probably heard about me before, but I'm willing to bet not many have actually met me. I know I might not look like much now, but you should see me when I'm cooked! Why, I'm almost edible.

I'll be hanging around throughout the season posting random shit now and then because the Commish felt there should be another veggie option. Fairness and balance and all that.

But right now I wanted to let you know that WE'VE ADDED A NEW "LOST & FOUND" TAB to our Google spreadsheet. It's pretty self-explanatory: If you've lost OR found an item, just put it down so that it can be reunited with its owner! Also, please mark when it has been returned, or just delete it from the list.

Oh yeah, see the poll over there on the right? All the teams have submitted their slogans, so we thought it'd be cool to see which one you all like the most. So take a look and be sure to vote!

Power Rankings: Week Four

2010-11-24T17:42:00.001-08:00

You want Power Rankings? I got your Power Rankings.

I do have to say, though, the complete LACK of friendly trash talk around the predictions just makes me sad. I thought I knew you.

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Pork Chop	3	0	0	1.000	23	7.7	?	123.1689	G1
2	Tenderloin	3	0	0	1.000	10	3.3	?	118.2558	G1
3	Ribeye	2	0	0	1.000	5	2.5	?	113.1848	G1
4	Baby Back	2	1	0	0.667	7	4.5	-2.0	108.4105	G1
5	Rump Roast	2	1	0	0.667	5	5.5	-6.0	105.6297	G1
6	Ground Round	2	1	0	0.667	-4	3.5	-11.0	105.4217	G1
7	Ham Hock	2	1	0	0.667	0	4.0	-8.0	103.6150	G1
8	Fatback	2	1	0	0.667	3	4.0	-5.0	103.3634	G1
9	T-Bone	1	2	0	0.333	-3	8.0	-5.5	95.2165	G1
10	London Broil	1	2	0	0.333	7	13.0	-3.0	94.8879	G1
11	Boston Butt	1	2	0	0.333	0	6.0	-3.0	92.9068	G1
12	Porterhouse	1	2	0	0.333	-16	2.0	-9.0	90.1935	G1
13	Bacon	1	2	0	0.333	-10	2.0	-6.0	90.1264	G1
14	Tossed Salad	0	3	0	0.000	-9	?	-3.0	86.9990	G1
15	Brisket	0	3	0	0.000	-10	?	-3.3	84.1967	G1
16	Flat Iron	0	2	0	0.000	-8	?	-4.0	83.2709	G1

Game Predictions

Name	Prediction
11/30/10 7:30 PM	Fatback will beat Bacon
11/30/10 7:30 PM	Baby Back will beat Brisket
11/30/10 7:30 PM	Porterhouse will lose to Tenderloin
11/30/10 7:30 PM	T-Bone will lose to Ribeye
12/2/10 7:30 PM	Ham Hock will lose to Ground Round
12/2/10 7:30 PM	London Broil will beat Tossed Salad
12/2/10 7:30 PM	Rump Roast will lose to Pork Chop
12/2/10 7:30 PM	Flat Iron will lose to Boston Butt

Standings: Week Four

2010-11-24T16:20:00.000-08:00

Holy crap, it was coooooold out there! And yet, as captain Korin pointed out once games were done and we were safely within the confines of Broken Record with beers, bourbon, burgers and fries safely in hand, attendance was AMAZING!

And you know what? She was totally right! For the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, so many of you were out there with your teams it was inspiring. A few amazing players came out to see if anyone needed pickups, and no teams needed any. Zlich. Nada. Bupkus. Null.

That, dear cuts of meat and salad, is unprecedented. Give yourself a hand.

Speaking of Ms. Rinny, her and Jack Moxon's Porterhouse got off the schneid by winning a close on against Brisket. Someone had to break the win column, and the other would stay...winless. But Brisket is too damn yummy to stay O-fer for long. I hear your mother makes a good one.

Before I get to the standings, I just want to wish all of you a wonderful and HAPPY THANKSGIVING! I may come across as a no more than a heartless butcher and bare-fisted pugilist, but I'm just a big softie at heart. So allow me to say an earnest THANKS to all of you. Yes, you, good ladies and gentlemen, make SF Winter League (SFUC) is the best, most competitive league in the country. I am grateful to you all.

And with that, I bid you good day! Ima go hack a cow.

Cigars for everyone: It's a Google spreadsheet!!

2010-11-23T16:18:00.000-08:00

Good Meat Cuts and Salads,

I bring good tidings! The lovely and talented Ness has helped set up a new Google spreadsheet for our players to use if they are looking to:

See if teams need pickups on a particular night (for all you hos out there — you know who you are.)
Are looking to carpool in the city (East Bay has its own spreadsheet. Email me for deets.)
AND.....

I'm super psyched to say that this year we're doing our best to partner with Five Ultimate and get out team shirts from them! We're still working out some kinks, but are mos def moving forward.

FOR THE WOMEN: When you registered, you picked a shirt sized based on regular cotton t's and in men's sizing. AS SOON AS YOU CAN, PLEASE CHOOSE A NEW WOMEN'S JERSEY SIZE!!! (Or let us know you prefer a men's and what size.)

Please note: We can't get moving on the shirts until we have your info. If we don't get a response from you, then we will assume you want a men's shirt in the same size as you originally put. Once the order is placed, it's done. SO PLEASE RESPOND! (Use the tab at the bottom left of the spreadsheet labeled "Jersey sizes.")

Again, head over to that spreadsheet. Use it. We certainly do hope you find it helpful.

Power Rankings: Week Three

2010-11-19T14:33:00.000-08:00

Wow! After I dissed last week's prediction that Bacon and Brisket would tie, they went on this week to have an epic game that could have actually done so. Actually, that's not true, since someone has to win at 17. Still, it was a barnburner and a fun game not only to play but to watch as well. Strong work, Bacon and Brisket!

I might add that they are the teams with the longest team slogans as well. Like supes long. Like we're probably going to have to use 3 point font size long. The back of their shirts are going to look like a Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala or T.J. Houshmandzadeh jersey. Just sayin.

Here are your Week Three Power Rankings!

PS. Not sure why it didn't generate a prediction for the Porterhouse v. Tenderloin game. I guess we'll have to ask Tyler again. Vegas odds say butcher error. Given their records though, I'm going out on a limb and saying the 'Loin is playing with House money. Everybody in the House say HOOOO!

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Pork Chop	2	0	0	1.000	20	10.0	?	125.0746	G1
2	Tenderloin	2	0	0	1.000	8	4.0	?	119.6283	G1
3	Ribeye	2	0	0	1.000	5	2.5	?	113.1004	G1
4	Baby Back	2	1	0	0.667	7	4.5	-2.0	109.2430	G1
5	Ground Round	2	1	0	0.667	-4	3.5	-11.0	105.4600	G1
6	Rump Roast	2	1	0	0.667	5	5.5	-6.0	104.9079	G1
7	Fatback	2	1	0	0.667	3	4.0	-5.0	103.3320	G1
8	T-Bone	1	1	0	0.500	-1	8.0	-9.0	99.1878	G1
9	Boston Butt	1	1	0	0.500	3	6.0	-3.0	98.9481	G1
10	Bacon	1	1	0	0.500	-4	2.0	-6.0	95.4782	G1
11	Ham Hock	1	1	0	0.500	-6	2.0	-8.0	95.3084	G1
12	London Broil	1	2	0	0.333	7	13.0	-3.0	94.1854	G1
13	Tossed Salad	0	3	0	0.000	-9	?	-3.0	86.9986	G1
14	Flat Iron	0	2	0	0.000	-8	?	-4.0	83.2705	G1
15	Brisket	0	2	0	0.000	-8	?	-4.0	83.2704	G1
16	Porterhouse	0	2	0	0.000	-18	?	-9.0	80.5069	G1

Game Predictions

Date	Prediction
11/23/10 7:30 PM	Tenderloin will beat T-Bone
11/23/10 7:30 PM	Brisket will beat Porterhouse
11/23/10 7:30 PM	Bacon will beat Ham Hock
11/23/10 7:30 PM	Pork Chop will beat Boston Butt
11/30/10 7:30 PM	Fatback will beat Bacon
11/30/10 7:30 PM	Baby Back will beat Brisket
11/30/10 7:30 PM	T-Bone will lose to Ribeye

Standings: Week Three

2010-11-19T14:30:00.000-08:00

Poor Tossed Salad! In a league of meats, times are tough for the one veggie option. Yet as the weeks go by, they grow stronger! And really, who can help but root for a little roughage and balance to an otherwise protein-dominated meal? I might be a butcher, but a little arugula and belgian endive before a huge honkin' piece of moo is always welcome.

It must also be stated that, having been presented with official documentation in the form of a new Cali driver's license, we can unequivocally say that his name REALLY is "Johnny Walker." To that I can only say: Strong work, Mr. and Mrs. Walker!

And so I present you with the Week Three Standings!

Power Rankings: Week Two

2010-11-13T23:45:00.000-08:00

Our own Tyler Grant has written a program that takes the scores each week and calculates team power rankings. It also looks ahead to the following week and makes predictions!

If you have any questions about how all these statistics are calculated, leave a comment here and hopefully Tyler will respond. Also, if you take issue with the numbers or predictions, feel free to bitch about it here too. But not to me...I'm just the butcher.

Speaking of issues, I'm not sure how it's predicting a tie between Bacon and Brisket. We here at SFUC don't care much for ties. Bacon and brisket though...mmmmmmm. Ah well. Enjoy!

Rankings

Rank	Name	W	L	T	Win%	Pts	AveW	AveL	Power	Grp
1	Tenderloin	1	0	0	1.000	6	6.0	?	123.6980	G2
2	Pork Chop	1	0	0	1.000	11	11.0	?	123.6392	G5
3	T-Bone	1	0	0	1.000	8	8.0	?	119.5914	G4
4	Boston Butt	1	0	0	1.000	6	6.0	?	119.3991	G1
5	Fatback	2	0	0	1.000	8	4.0	?	117.9518	G3
6	Ribeye	1	0	0	1.000	1	1.0	?	104.0935	G2
7	London Broil	1	1	0	0.500	11	13.0	-2.0	101.8200	G3
8	Baby Back	1	1	0	0.500	4	6.0	-2.0	101.5996	G5
9	Rump Roast	1	1	0	0.500	0	6.0	-6.0	98.4622	G2
10	Ground Round	1	1	0	0.500	-9	2.0	-11.0	96.2106	G5
11	Tossed Salad	0	2	0	0.000	-7	?	-3.5	87.4842	G2
12	Bacon	0	1	0	0.000	-6	?	-6.0	80.6009	G5
13	Flat Iron	0	1	0	0.000	-6	?	-6.0	80.6009	G3
14	Brisket	0	1	0	0.000	-6	?	-6.0	80.6009	G1
15	Ham Hock	0	1	0	0.000	-8	?	-8.0	80.4086	G4
16	Porterhouse	0	1	0	0.000	-13	?	-13.0	80.2268	G3

Game Predictions

Date	Prediction
11/16/10 7:30 PM	[DiffGrp] Flat Iron will beat Ham Hock
11/16/10 7:30 PM	[DiffGrp] Ground Round will lose to Fatback
11/16/10 7:30 PM	Tossed Salad will lose to Tenderloin
11/16/10 7:30 PM	[DiffGrp] Porterhouse will lose to Rump Roast
11/18/10 7:30 PM	[DiffGrp] Boston Butt will beat Baby Back
11/18/10 7:30 PM	[DiffGrp] T-Bone will lose to Pork Chop
11/18/10 7:30 PM	[DiffGrp] Ribeye will beat London Broil
11/18/10 7:30 PM	Bacon ties Brisket

Standings: Week Two

2010-11-13T23:24:00.000-08:00

There wasn't really a need to put up standings after Week One, since only six teams actually played. Now, however, we've completed a full week, and all our teams have played at least one game. So here you go...the latest updated standings! Let the smacktalk begin!

Hello & Welcome to the 2010-11 Season!

2010-11-11T14:36:00.000-08:00

Hey peeps,

Welcome to the 2010-11 season of San Francisco Winter League! Allow me to introduce myself. My name is William Poole, though most of my friends call me "The Butcher." And given the theme of this year's SFUC, it seemed a natural fit for me to host the blog this season. After all, nobody can beat my meat!

Wait, did I just say that out loud?

A bit of background, if you will indulge me. I was born and raised in Sussex County, New Jersey, in 1821. When I was 11, my parents and I moved to New York City to open a butcher shoppein Washington Market, Manhattan. I took over the family business, and in the 1840s, I worked with the Red Rover Volunteer Fire Engine Company #34, and started the Washington Street gang.

I was also a bare-knuckle boxer and gave my share of wel-deserved beatdowns, and in doing so made lots of enemies. My arch nemesis was that douchebag John Morrissey, an Irish immigrant and enforcer for Tammany Hall. As a result ogf an earlier argument we'd had regarding an earlier bout, Morrissey challenged me to a fight to settle our dispute on July 26, 1854, at Amos Dock, New York. The New York Daily Times reported the story two days later.

As you can see by the subheadline, I kicked his ass. Yay, me.

Unfortunately, he decided in his humiliation to plot revenge. On February 25, 1855, Lew Baker, a friend of Morrissey's, effing shot me when I was enjoying a tasty beverage at Stanwix Hall, a bar on Broadway near Prince. It was the place to be back in day, you know. The New York Daily Times reported on it the next day.

Now I don't know if you've ever been shot, but I can't urge against it strongly enough. Seriously now. It pretty much sucks. It sucks so much, in fact, that I actually died from it a little over week later on March 8, 1855. If you've ever seen The Gangs of New York, then you actually know what my last words were before I passed: "Good-bye boys; I die a true American." Stupid Morrissey.

But hey, enough about me! Let's get on with the doings of the 2010-11 season. And while we're at it, I say we enjoy some meat, as well as a delicious Tossed Salad — you know, for the vegemetarians out there. Have a great season!

Fu Manchu video

2010-05-16T11:27:00.000-07:00

Apologies for the lateness of this post, but Rubes edited a really sweet video of his and Gretchen's awesome Fu Manchu team! Watch and enjoy!

Fu Manchu 2009 from Matt Ruby on Vimeo.

End-of-Season Tournament: Saturday schedule

2010-02-26T01:40:00.000-08:00

Okay people, here's the schedule for Saturday. We are out at Crocker Amazon just as we've been all season.

Times are hard — in order to be fair to all the teams, specifically afternoon teams, start and finish times for rounds will be enforced! In other words, if I have to cap your ass and your final score is 5-4 because you started late, tough. Sack up and start your next game on time.

Rounds as you can tell are 1 hour 15 minutes. Games are to 13, win by 2, hard at 15. Mirror halves. Teams have 2 TOs per half. Jacks are wild. Soft cap horns will blow 15 minutes before the end of each round, hard cap horns will blow 5 minutes before the end of each round.

Since we'll be there during the day, please be extra careful about any alcohol. Keep it under wraps. Don't ride your bikes on the turf — you may want to lock them to the fence. Also, please patrol your sidelines and pick up and throw away trash! Even if it's not yours, please don't leave any crap on the fields. Let's help each other out here! Thank you!

I think that about does it! There may be some rain on Saturday, but I think if we line everyone up facing west and blow real hard, we may be able to keep it at bay. Have fun!

Final standings: week sixteen

2010-02-25T23:10:00.000-08:00

A big congrats to your 2009-2010 regular season champs, Moustachio!

I didn't even notice that tonight's games featured a #1 versus #2 battle royal, complete with regular season bragging rights! Unfortunately for Brillo Brush, they just didn't have enough to make it 3 weeks at the top. But they are still a scary team, and I think they're pissed off now.

I could say a thing or two about our good friends on Five O'Clock Shadow, but my mama raised me right. And really, what more need be said? Except I bet they're going to win the party.

Of course, now the pressure's on. Everyone knows the regular season is just a warm up for the "Second" Season, the Big Dance, the Show — otherwise known as the End-of-Season Tournament! Is it an enviable position to be the #1 seed going in? After all, all the other teams are gunning for you. And how much of a difference will playing during the day make?

One thing's for sure, one team is poised to make the statement: We are the 2009-2010 San Francisco Winter League Champs!

Actually, that's not entirely accurate. Another team will emerge victorious as well, taking the B Bracket by the horns, kicking some ass and taking names.

Who will those teams be? I don't know about you, but I am fired up to find out!

Let's get ready to rrrruuuuummmmblllle!

Standings: week fifteen

2010-02-25T00:43:00.001-08:00

We're in the home stretch! And for the first time in a while, the number one team actually wins and stays atop the leaderboard! Congrats to Brillo Brush! But can they keep it up for one more week?

2010 Women's Mixer Info

2010-02-23T13:47:00.000-08:00

The three Bay Area women's club teams — Fury, Slackjaw, and Zeitgeist — are pleased to announce the continuation of a recent spring tradition: the Bay Area Women's Mixer.

The Mixer is an ultimate clinic open to women of all experience levels co-hosted by players from each of the Bay Area's women's teams. We will split attendees into groups and spend part of the clinic running through drills led by each club team. The groups will then be split into teams for a series of scrimmages.

The Mixer is all about playing with other women from the Bay Area, getting exposure to different strategies and insights from the drills, and starting to get a feel for teams that you may want to tryout for in the coming months.

After the Mixer, people will head to the Alpine Inn (a.k.a. Rasotti's a.k.a. Zott's) for burgers and beer and laughs.

The details:
What: Women's Mixer
When: Saturday, March 20th, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Where: Roble Field, Stanford University; followed by burgers at the Alpine Inn
Who: any women ultimate players!

Please send any questions related to the mixer to the following: tryouts@furyultimate.com, zg.tryouts@gmail.com, and sj.captains@gmail.com

We hope to see a bunch of SFUC players out there this spring!

The Huck Cancer Ultimate Frisbee Tournament...please play!

2010-02-17T14:15:00.000-08:00

We do a lot of joking, heckling and smack-talking in these parts, so I hope you'll bear with me for a little bit while I address something that's very near and dear to my heart.

I hate cancer. If I never heard that word again in my life, it would be too soon. Just the sound of it, as it rolls so repulsively off my tongue, serves as a reminder of what could and should have been. It's sort of like the Voldemort of afflictions — you know, "He who shall not be named." Some of you know this.

See, within the past 5 years I've lost two amazing women — my mom and my sister Erika — to ovarian cancer. To say I'd give anything to have them back is a phenomenal understatement. They should be here now, so I could call them up and rave about the amazing dumplings I just had, find out about their latest travels, ask advice about life, or share a laugh at my oldest sister Brita's expense.

That's the way we rolled, and it was awesome.

But in both their cases, the ovarian cancer came silently, even though they were getting tested. And by the time it finally manifested itself, it was very late in the game.

Ultimately it was too late for Erika, though she fought every step along the way and refused, as was her style, to ever let it truly beat her or change how she lived her life. She'd fly to Boston for chemo, back to her office in Mexico City, then to rural China and Turkey for more field research, and then back to Boston for more chemo. Somehow she found the time to join up with Livestrong, and traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby Congress for more funding.

That's the way Erika rolled. And she was awesome.

Not long before she passed away, she told me I would "always be her little brother." It's true.

Ever since, I've been searching for a way to make sense of it all. To make a statement. To do something — anything — to help draw attention to the plight of the all-too-many men and women who suffer from cancer.

Well, here's one we can all participate in: The Huck Cancer Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. On Saturday, March 6, 2010, we wonderful, amazing Ulti players have the opportunity to do something we love (and, let's be honest, do all the effing time!), and at the same time raise money for the same Lance Armstrong Foundation that Erika felt was so important to bringing funding and awareness to cancer.

You may have heard about the tourney: It grew out of a desire to raise money in solidarity with Eric Arons, a good friend and longtime SFUL player. This past summer, Eric was suddenly diagnosed with a Grade 4 Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM) tumor. Now I know many of you reading this may not know Eric, and you certainly didn't know Erika or my mom, but hey, the Huck Cancer Ultimate Frisbee hat tourney is still a wonderful opportunity to get involved in the fight against cancer.

So please, if you have that Saturday, March 6 free, I urge you to sign up, raise some money and COME PLAY! There is still room for people to come run around! And if you can't actually play, no worries — though I do hope you'll consider donating to the cause.

Again, thanks so much for taking the time to read this and get involved. It means a lot.

Play on!

End-of-season-party info

2010-02-16T14:00:00.000-08:00

Hopefully your captains have told you by now, but the venue for our End-of-the-Season Party (Saturday, February 27 @ 9:00PM) has been secured!

This year, we're going to have our very own room at the front of Club 6ix!

All props go to the lovely and talented Caitlin Collins, who helped with all the legwork trying to track down a spot! If you know her, next time you see her give her a HUGE hug! And if you don't know her, well, at the risk of being creepy, you should still give her a hug.

Quick note on why we aren't at Thee Parkside, which would've been ideal. We called them in November and told them we wanted to be there, and because they love us, the said sure, but to call them back later. When we called in January, they'd forgotten and booked some bands. Alas. Still, if we can get back there again next year, we will.

In the meantime, GET FIRED UP FOR CLUB 6IX!! It's super easily accessible by BART and MUNI. On the slight downside, car parking may be a bit tough and we should definitely walk there in a group. But I've been in the space and am totally psyched about it — like I said, we have a whole big room & bar to ourselves from 9PM-2AM! Not to mention an awesome DJ! We've bought a bunch of drink tickets for you all that will get you one of anything^*. After that, you're on your own.

Oh, I made sure to make sure they will have the ingredients for car bombs — the best drink EVER. Ninja please. But the manager, Angel, asked me to let him know if there was anything else we wanted. (BTW yes, that is his real name, and no, he is not a vampire with a heart. Just a big goombah from New York.)

So I am putting it out here for you all to comment on: What else should we make sure to tell him we need? Get your suggestions up now or forever hold your peace!

^* Please don't forget to tip our bartenders!

Standings: week fourteen

2010-02-14T17:38:00.000-08:00

There are a few items of note this week:

The leader board changes yet AGAIN! Now I feel bad about heckling Gretchen earlier, because Fu Manchu's loss to Unibrow drops them out of 1st after just one week. They're still within striking distance, though, and somehow I don't think we've heard the last of the "insidious Fu Manchu"!
Speaking of Unibrow, they're on their first winning streak (2 in a row...break 'em up!) since who knows when. And they actually managed to break even in the point diff column — the first time they haven't been in the red since Week Five. One brow to rule them all.
Five O'Clock Shadow tacks on 10 more. Any more and we're going to have to start measuring their point diff on the Kelvin scale. Can Tay Tay help turn things around?
Dangle Swaggles continues to drop like a baby's nads. They're too good not to right the ship, but dropping 4 in a row hurts. Where's Chubby Cheeks when you need him??
Neck-Dread. Oy, it's really not a facial hair.
A big congrats to Brillo Brush, who've been climbing up the standings and now sit atop the league! Will they last there more than a week? Next week brings a hard-nosed Soul Patch to the turf. Let's rumble!

Standings: week thirteen

2010-02-14T16:15:00.000-08:00

Teams are really starting to jockey for position at the top of the standings now! Dangle Swaggles continues their free fall and drops to 4th, while The Queen's Brigade's time at number one was incredibly short-lived. Their opponents this week, Brillo Brush, leapfrogged them into 2nd!

So who's sitting atop the standings now? Yes, that would be Fu Manchu. Naturally this means that Rubes and Gretchen will never let us hear the end of it. She's already made sure to post on my Facebook Wall. "Is Fu Manchu in 1st Place yet?"

Whatevs, beotch! Like you don't know. This, people, is what's known as a "rhetorical question."

In other news, some called it the "Slobberknocker at Crocker," others said it was more like watching the Nets play the Timberwolves. Either way, an epic battle tonight between Hoke-Troika and Five O'Clock Shadow! The Troika wind up victorious and do their own leapfrogging into 14th. Congrats...I think.

Standings: week twelve

2010-02-14T15:53:00.000-08:00

Just a reminder: We had no games during Week Eleven. Tons of rain, remember?

In any case, after weeks and weeks at the top of the standings, Dangle Swaggles has begun to falter a little bit. Could it be complacency? Could it be because Beach pulled a Keyser Söze and hasn't been heard from since Week One? (Dude, if you're alive, give a holler. We love you.)

Who knows? What is certain is that both The Queen's Brigade and Fu Manchu are peaking at the right time — just a few weeks before the tourney.

Can they keep it up? Who's going to stop them? Stay tuned!

P.S. Looking at Five O'Clock Shadow's point diff makes me wonder what the league's worst ever record for that stat is. Maybe we start keeping track of that now.