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By Natasha
- Moe's Tavern Shopper
- The one where Terry gave up meat for me
- Which is odd when you consider that
- I never asked him to
An inspirational message from Moe
It was a tough way to start, but there was a lot to be encouraged about. Sean returned to his championship form in the first half, heroically keeping us in the game. It was only a matter of time before they piled up some goals with the way things were going. Still, we were only down 2-1 very late in the first half, and we played much better in the second half. Our new defensemen showed skill in blocking shots and getting in the way of their players, they were just overwhelmed by literally being outgunned - those guys had three and sometimes all four players in the offensive zone. The one-guy back scheme may be the way to go this season, we'll see. And we get Mike back in November. We'll have some tough games this season, but hopefully we'll come together in time for a good playoff run. With only four teams in the league this season, we're only two games away from a championship. I had a bad game, and I didn't manage very well because I didn't use any timeouts to get us a breather, stop their momentum, and regroup on our end. So there's reason for hope. Keep your spirits up and let's have some fun out there.
Smells like team sponsor: another inspirational message from Moe
Sean reports that the Clark Bar will pick up $300 of our team fee this season if we agree to go to the bar after our games. This would be a nice cost savings, but I'm skeptical that we can hold up our end of the bargain. It's not like the old days when we would get shitfaced at Augenblick after games. What does everyone think?
Keystone Light Player of the Game
Casey. I can't believe she almost quit the sport because she didn't think she'd ever be any good at it. Every time I looked over at her on Sunday, she was making something happen.
Keystone Light Uncomfortable Situation of the Game
As we were moving our stuff into the locker room on Sunday, I timed my turn wrong and caught an eyeful of shirtless JATHA. It was almost as uncomfortable as that time I accidentally groped Baldy's ass. Fortunately, the shirtless JATHA was not Cuddles, who even fully-clothed makes me want to turn and run. It was the super tall guy who's so boring he could be a color-safe bleach alternative. I think I'll call him Stretch the Tower of Yawn. Sty for short.
The League of Extraordinary Vegetarians
My, but Terry was in fine form this week. Not only did he tell me at one point that I am "in peak physical condition," and furthermore, "a performance machine" (damn, Terry, I'm not a Nissan Ultima); he also may have topped the infamous "but you would have" statement of a few seasons back. His exact quote to me regarding his recent defection to the Nation of Veg was, "you're the reason I gave up meat. You know, because of all that guilt you gave me." For the benefit of you, my fellow Moes, I will now recount for you in full the one conversation I have ever had with Terry on the subject of vegetarianism.
Terry: Do you like steak?
Natasha: No, actually, I'm vegetarian.
Terry: God bless you. You're really, that's beautiful. You're a great athlete. I mean it.
The guilt, she is heavy.
To be honest, I recounted that conversation mostly for Matt's benefit. Because Matt doesn't know me or Terry very well, and he gave me that look people give you when they think they're being confronted by a militant tree-hugging hippie freak. So here's a little note from me to Matt: Dude, Matt? For real, brother. I could not care less if you eat meat or not. You could eat Dan Rather and I wouldn't even blink. Free to be you and me, baby.
This week's game
We're on at 2:00 again. Everyone please remember that this weekend is Daylight Savings Time. That means that we get an extra hour of Sunday morning, which means that Sean might actually go to bed before 6:00 a.m. But just by mistake, mind you.
-nj out