New Divisional Format
The new divisional format should make things a little bit more interesting this coming season. Especially for the Mountain Star Division which will house the best kickball talent El Chuco has to offer. The best SCK teams are jammed into one 7 team division which will be competing for the top 6 seeds to head into the King of Kickball tourney. Considering each team will have a grueling schedule week after week, this division owning almost half the playoff seeds is a fair prize. Reserve your seat down at Modesto 2 now, because the bleachers will be packed week after week, every match up will be a marque match up. Be a witness to "the Show" down at Modesto.
Team Talk
As mentioned earlier, the Mountain Star has all the bad ass veterans returning for their chance at the King of Kickball crown.
Two-time defending champs Kickin' N' Screamin' are back again and this time the finally settled on a name. Last season they were Balls to the Wall, hopefully they decide to make Kickin' n' Screamin' a franchise name and stop changing so much. Like the past two season, they are the odds on favorite to repeat as champs this season. This team is dynasty worthy and should be able to clinch that title with another King of Kickball title. This kickball crew has sported back to back undefeated seasons; however this feat will be tough to duplicate as the competition within their division will be a lot tougher. In all reality they will probably still finish #1 in their group, maybe even 2nd worse case scenario. They are also fresh off another championship win, as the ran the gauntlet again and picked up the 1st SCK Turf War title.
The league villains are also back. The Shockers are part of the "Original Six" and have always been the topic of many kickball conversations, good and bad. Not to mention, last season's post-season controversy didn't help their cause either. After a huge technicality, the defunct Shockers found a way to wiggle their way into the playoff tourney. A playoff tourney they had no business being in. How will they fair this season? Best prediction is they should finish somewhere mid-pack in the Mountain Star Division.
The Chupacabrones are returning with their throw-back Kixxx name. Vinny's Young Guns are looking to come back and keep their winning ways. Last season, they fell victim to the unpredictable New Kicks on the Block, who promptly took them out of King of Kickball contention in the very 1st round. That is very rare and strange for Kixxx, you can usually find them deep into the playoffs; however we will see if last season was a fluke and look to see if they can get back into serious contention come playoff time.
Original Six member, Balls & Dolls, is back for Season #6. Last season they were able to make a strong run for what could have been their 1st King of Kickball title. Sadly they fell short of their title dreams by falling to powerhouse Kickin n' Screamin in the championship game. However there was a bright spot, the Bs&Ds were able to beat their long time nemesis and rival the Shockers for the first time ever and in the semi-finals! The only troublesome item is a certain coach/team leader is missing from the roster. It will be interesting to see how the Bs&Ds will fair without their long time leader.
The Drunken Monkeyz are of course back and as always very dangerous. The Machine is again sporting a small roster, the smallest of the top tier teams. They will be looking to earn their 2nd King of Kickball title with upcoming season with 6 guys and 5 girls. Anyone one would admit this to be a difficult task; however the Monkeyz often make it look ridiculously easy. Great offense with an even better defense may just earn them that coveted 2nd King of Kickball title.
Be on the look-out
Besides the normal powerhouse teams having a chance at title, there are a handful of sleeper teams to keep an eye out for.
The Billy Bad Asses quick exit from last season's post-season tourney was unexpected and unfortunate. They return this season with the hopes of making another run at the title. They are a solid team and if they are able to bring back the same intensity from last season, they should go far.
Drippin Wet Posse is a combination of last season's Brown Chicken Brown Cow and Kick N' Da Balls. This is actually not a bad partnership and a fortunate decision for both teams. Kick N Da Balls was badly in need of some good leadership and Brown Chicken just needed a few more offensive pieces to actually contend. They looked mighty strong during the Turf War season. Let see if the momentum carries through into the Fall Season.
A rookie team that is showing tons of promise are the Chile y Chilindrinas. They enlisted for the Turf War and quickly showed that they have the skill to compete. Hopefully they experience from the summer season will help them be successful during the Fall. Keep on eye on these guys and gals.
6 comments:
So I missed the summer turf season or whatever it callde I tought that team kicking while intoxicating was realy stacked.. why didnt they win?
They were stacked, but not much chemistry. Rick's team has been playing together for a while now.
Chemistry? What kind of chemistry does one need in kickball? When you're on offense you don't have a qb throwing you the ball you don't have a point guard passing you the ball those are sports where one needs chemistry not so much in baseball swimming bowling golf etc. Ricks team was the better team that whole season if kicking while intoxicated could beat everyone else that had "chemistry" examples (chupacabornes I'd hit it kick the brown whatever) why not Ricks team? If you missed that game that sucks because that was a hell of a game, kudos to ricks team for taking out that juggernaut of a team out and twice
True. But I still think a team needs to know each others weaknesses as well as their strengths. Maybe this team believed that these players had no weaknesses so they were exploited in some manner. KWI should have won it. But once again Rick's kids stepped up big.
Rick's kids? Haha I like it especially since I'm the youngest one on the team, and I'm curious, why should they have won realist?
Sorry I took so long Rick.
Based on the fact that KWI tried to create a juggernaut that should have been enough to win. But like I mentioned earlier, I believe teams need to have chemistry in order to achieve true success.
Chemistry is the only thing that is helping IHI keep their standing. They have almost no talent on that roster. NKOTB should be doing better but they seem to not really want it. The Badasses have some good chemistry but they keep switching out their players like every inning.
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