Thursday, September 6, 2012

Then There Were Five

A True Kickballer's Legs
Week #4 started with 8 undefeated teams, but after the books closed on Wednesday night, there are only 5 undefeated teams left within the league. The league seems to balancing itself out as teams are becoming more competitively similar, all except for Kickin' N' Screamin' of course. They are still cornering the market on the best team in the league.

Something to note is that 4 of the 5 remaining undefeated teams have an asterisk next to their undefeated marks. KNS is holding an unblemished mark of 3-0-0, while the New Kicks on the Block, Lights Out!, and Drinkers with a Kicking Problem are each carrying one nagging little tie. The 5th undefeated team, Sons of Pitches, happens to reside within the Lone Star Division and considering competition is sparce within that group it is worth an honorable mention; however it is not necessarily on the Kickball Nation radar.

Due to time limitations there are not set tie-breakers for regular season games. Many suggestions have been made, but the league continues to operate by simply recording a tie game as a tie. Which leaves a vague impression of the 3 undefeated but blemished teams.

When push comes to shove Lights Out! should strongly be considered to have the edge. They are sporting one more win than their counterparts and they have both the Shockers and Kixxx on their hit list. Although they did tie with the Drinkers, so then again it is hard to say. The competition is close.

The New Kicks on the Block inched by a mediocre Pitch, Please by a final score of 3-2. Although it is still early in the season, I would be nice to see some more life out of New Kicks.

Some other note worthy items from Week #4:

The Shockers finally scrounged up a win. Although it was against a 0-3 team that has a Power Rating of -32 and has yet to score a run. If anything the honorable mention should be for Balls Deep who is a true rookie team and is quickly learning what competitive kickball is all about, but they were still able to hold the Shockers to 4 runs. I remember a time when the Mercy Rule use to be called "Getting Shocked". Times are changing.

Down at Modesto 1, Kixxx quickly rose back to re-take the #2 spot within the league after a disappointing loss last week. Most predicated Kixxx would either be still recovering from their upset loss or be starving and looking to squash any doubts about their kickball skills. The Drunken Monkeyz quickly found out they were facing a determined team. Kixxx made short work of the Monkeyz, who were playing more like a backwards Harlem Globetrotters than a re-emerging kickball powerhouse. They couldn't see to get out of each others way. With a final score of 6-0, Kixxx silenced their critics while the Monkeyz just took on some.

A majority of the intense kickball action was on display down at Memo V. The Scoregasms were looking to build off of their upset of the Thundercats last week. They were tasked to beat I'd Hit It, which was a fairly even match-up. However I'd Hit It had other plans as they proved they were the better squad with a 2-0 final. Both teams played well, but the Scoregasms still need to piece some things together to really secure themselves as an upper echelon team. Both teams will be playoff residences this season, to doubt there.

Lastly, the Drinkers with a Kicking Problem continue to build buzz as they squeezed past an experienced
4-Play squad. Even after coming off a bye-week, the Drinkers were able to keep up with and eventually outlast 4- Play with a 3-2 final. Although 4-Play hasn't been talked about on the blog much to-date, they are mainly comprised of former players from "Original Six" member Balls & Dolls. They have added new pieces to complete their new team, but Kickball Nation should expect big things from this team.  

Well that is all for now,

Good Luck and Happy Kicking.


2 comments:

NPMB13 said...

Ahh the great Balls & Dolls :)

Me said...

ALL HAIL