Saf-Tee-Times
Volume 15, Issue 17
An Out-Of- Bounds Publication
July 28, 2015
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It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over
The D-Boys Do It
Just when you think you’re out…
DiRaimo’s best bumped by Dunn
Okay, let’s try this again. The Playoffs loom just ahead and we
all know not everyone makes it into and/or through that four
round Seasonal finale. But if you’re one of the unfortunate few
who don’t qualify for that Welsh Cup chase, or are one of the
11 who get bounced out of it, despair not! The Commish is
sponsoring a second chance for you to end the Season with a
prize: The Commissioner’s Championship.
We know it hurts when your best isn’t quite good enough so
it’s understandable if the sounds of woe were heard piercing
the Foster woods last Wednesday evening. The probable
source of those woeful sounds was Tom DiRaimo who carded
his best round of the season (45) which posted his highest
Points total (11) of the season and put him at the top of the
week’s Leader Board… until Joe Dunn walked off the 9th
green. Joe also had 11 Points on his card and by virtue of
shooting a better than his average 41, he technically takes the
week’s top honors. It’s a good thing Joe doesn’t have to go
before the Foster Zoning Board. Ten points was the next best
total and that also was a close finish with Marc Brassard’s 10
GPs besting Greg Piturro’s 10 GPs by 1-stroke: 40 to 41.
Missing the LB by 1-Point is significant for these two as 1Point is what separates them in their respective Divisions from
either a share of the lead or its sole possession. With one week
remaining for regular season play that one Point could spell the
difference of a Week 1 bye or being lumped into the Wild Card
round of the Playoffs. The week wasn’t all for naught for
Piturro as he prevailed in the Prize Hole (#5) toss-off with
Brassard and John Vincent. Next week’s PH is #18.
The CC is not new, but it seems each year the membership
must be reminded about it. As mentioned above, anyone not
eligible for the Playoffs, or who loses a Playoff match is
eligible for the CC. This includes Alternates. The bottom line
is if you aren’t in the Playoffs or if you are in the Playoffs, but
don’t win the Welsh Cup, you’re automatically entered in the
CC. It’s that simple.
So how does it work? All you have to do is show up and play.
The total Points you earn during the four Playoff weeks are
what decides the Winner. And Second Place. And Third
Place. Again, all you have to do is show up to have a chance to
win a prize. The more you show up, the better your chances.
Why the CC? There are two reasons the CC is conducted.
One, the Season always seems to come to a sudden and abrupt
end. It’s like we’re standing on a cold and wet tee in April and
then, before we know it, we’re sweating bullets in August
asking: “Where’d the Season go?” The CC will give us
(especially those of us un-Playoff worthy) to ween ourselves
off the Wednesday habit. Two, we’re a seventeen member
League (not counting Alternates) and the CC will present a
more impressive League image than if the LOP is seen as just
two Pikers playing for the Cup in the August gloaming. As
Andre Agassi said when he was hawking cameras, “Image is
everything.”
There is a third reason, but it should go without saying: its
golf!
Linc no friend to links
If Chafee had his way your 250 yard bomb would be only
228.6 (meters). Drain a 45 footer and it goes down as just 13.7
(meters). As George Costanza would say: “Its shrinkage!”
Inspirational thoughts
He’s no Jack Handey (look it up) but Hootie has some words to
help guide us along life’s fairway; to identify what’s important
and where to spend our quality time.
Read Hootie’s From The Rough on page 2
Week 13 results:
GP
Name
11
Dunn
11
DiRaimo
10
Brassard
10
Piturro
9
Vincent
9
LeClair
8
Harrison
8
Melo
8
Silva
Alt: Desmarais: 6/50
A Division
97
Harrison*
96
Brassard*
80
Vincent*
36
Morris
C Division
58
Towle*
32
Clarke*
28
Lyons*
7
Cabral
* Clinched Playoff spot
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Score
45
41
40
41
45
46
43
47
52
GP
5
5
4
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
DNP
Division Standings
B Division
100
100
94
63
43
Name
Schart
Barrington
Lyons
Cabral
Cambio
Clarke
Morris
Towle
Piturro*
Dunn*
Schart*
LeClair
Silva
D Division
76
DiRaimo*
61
Barrington*
44
Melo
31
Cambio
Score
50
56
56
From The Rough…Hootie’s thoughts
A friend shared this little story with me some years ago. You may have heard it, but I
thought I would share it for those who haven’t. It’s a lesson that we all can learn from.
A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When
the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and
proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed
that it was.
The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the
jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the
students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.
The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand
filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full... The students responded
with a unanimous ‘Yes.’
The professor then produced two Beers from under the table and poured the entire
contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students
laughed…
‘Now,’ said the professor as the laughter subsided, ‘I want you to recognize that this jar
represents your life. The golf balls are the important things—your family, your children,
your health, your friends and your favorite passions—and if everything else was lost and
only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter
like your job, your house and your car.. The sand is everything else—the small stuff’.
‘If you put the sand into the jar first,’ he continued, ‘there is no room for the pebbles or the
golf balls. The same goes for life’. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff
you will never have room for the things that are important to you.
Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness.
Spend time with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take
your spouse out to dinner. Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house
and mow the lawn.
Take care of the golf balls first—the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is
just sand.
One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the Beer represented. The professor
smiled and said, ‘I’m glad you asked. The Beer just shows you that no matter how full your
life may seem, there’s always room for a couple of Beers with Friends’.
And thus, my Friends…the League On the Pike was born!
Keep ‘em straight…
Hootie said that!
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