Whoa, living on a prayer: King of Kickball

By Grizzly Michaels
A Kickball Pepo

Alright, time to look at the King of Kickball at the halfway point.

Unlike Wreck Division, the teams in King of Kickball were pretty well known coming into the season, so there would be no point to tell you about them.

Instead, lets look at the schedules and briefly talk about how they got here.

Imagine starting the season against the defending champion Kixx, then going to powerhouse Kickin' N Screamin' and then last season's runner up I'd Hit It. The game of kickball may come closer to feeling like a game of Monopoly with your Gam-gam. Well, that is exactly how Scoregasms started the season off. Throw in a game against New Kicks On the Block and the Scoregasms may forget what a win is like. Does it get easier? They have the Smoking Aces next. But then they get Los Totally Awesome (Don't forget your ID's) and Suck My Kick. And then they finish with KNS.

Both LTA and Suck My Kick are 1-3, however Suck My Kick has the head-to-head advantage. Things are just as tough for LTA with Kixx, Aces and I'd Hit It still on tap, with the team in forest green up first. However, a 5-0 lead on KNS (before it was erased) was noticed and if the Unicorns can keep it going they may shake things up. They would be considered the favorites against the Scoregasms and a potential spoiler in the playoffs.

Suck My Kick has a little more favorable schedule. Once they get past the Kixx this week, they have the NKOTB twice, with Scoregasms in between. LTA got their lone victory over NKOTB, so Suck My Kick is capable as well. However, attendance has seemed to be an issue for Suck My Kick, maybe they should pay their players in beer or tartar sauce.

Next up is Kixx, which is 1-2 (with one game still pending, but they have a 4-0 lead) but lost a head-to-head to NKOTB. The defending champions are not in the position others may have envisioned. But consider that they have reached the championship game for the past four season. No matter where Kixx finish you don't want to face them in the playoffs as that is when they are peaking.  Aside from games against LTA and Suck My Kick, the Kixx will have a showdown with KNS next week and rematch of last weeks game against I'd Hit It. Expect some stopwatches to be used in that one.

The New Kicks On The Block have had a roller coster of a season. They dropped a close one to the Aces, took down Kixx, got upset by LTA and then defeated the Scoregasms while their captain missed the first two innings for a angry punt. They have two games with Suck My Kick and one against KNS and I'd Hit It each. NKOTB is an interesting team to watch the rest of the way. The way they finish could go a long way in the playoffs if they get a good seed.

I'd Hit it is standing at 3-1. After a tough loss to KNS to start the season, I'd Hit It has won three in a row and even took out the Kixx, 3-0, in a championship rematch. Those two will play again in the final week, but until then Lucas and his crew have LTA, Suck My Kick and the Aces. Lucas looks like he is trusting his teammates more than ever. It's safe to say that even with their one loss, I'd Hit It is still a championship contender.

Smoking Aces are 3-0 (while still trailing Kixx 4-0 in an on-going game). Two of their victories have been by one run. They will need to draw on that experience the rest of the way as they still have I'd Hit It, KNS and the end of their game with the Kixx to go. However, they also have the Scoregasms and a rematch with LTA, which they needed a walkoff to beat last time. The Aces have come together nicely this season, but we still got plenty more kickball to go.

And up at 4-0 is Kickin' N Screamin'. They were tested early against I'd Hit It and then had to dig deep to avoid an upset by LTA last week. Now they will put their perfect record up against NKOT, the Kixx and the Aces. They will get a break against the Scoregasms right before the playoffs. However, did LTA discover a weakness? Will other teams be able to jump ahead of KNS? We got four more weeks to find out.

Like Bon Jovi, we are halfway there and hopefully "we will make it I swear," unliker Homer.