G HO S T M A N ON THIRD
WEEK 3 SCORES
W E E K 3 FA L L 2 0 1 0
WEEK 4 MATCH UP
runs
flip cup
Pitch Please Kickin’ Balls Deep
0
1
1
3
Balls and Dolls Kickin’ Balls Deep
(0-3)
(2-1)
Vodka Red Balls Rock Out with your WAKA Out 8
6
0
3
With Another Man’s Balls Vodka Red Balls (3-0)
(2-1)
Love Juice Kick This 1
12
1
3
Fried Home Runs on a Stick Love Juice (2-1)
(0-3)
Rubber Balls & Liquor TILF
2
13
0
3
Pitch Please Rubber Balls & Liquor (2-1)
(1-2)
Balls and Dolls With Another Man’s Balls 9
15
0
3
Kick This You’re Killing Me Smalls (2-1)
(1-2)
3
4
-
You’re Killing Me Smalls Fried Home Runs on a Stick Rock Out with your WAKA Out (0-3)
TILF
(3-0)
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the Mid-Season Party
on Saturday night at Darby’s. We had 121 people with 80
Kickball players and 41 guests. In total, we raised $735 for
charity. Yay!!!! Congrats to You’re Killing Me Smalls for having
the most players (13), and to Rubberballs & Liquor for having
the most guests (12) attend. We’d also like to give a special
shout out to Fried Home Runs on a Stick for arriving 2 1/2
hours early for the party - WOW!!! Another big thank you to
everyone who braved the chilly temp & played in the Flip Cup
Tournament. Congrats to C.U.N.T.S. who dominated at Flip
Cup and took down our reigning champions, Sluts N Cups.
You rock! Thanks to the volunteers who helped so generously
at the party and to Darby’s for tolerating our excessive drinking and shenanigans. The End-of-Season Party is a little over
a month way, so save the date for November 13th so you don’t
miss out.
Charity
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary health agency founded in 1924 whose mission is
to build healthier lives, free of cardiovascular disease
and stroke. Cardiovascular disease is the No. 1 killer
in the United States, taking more lives than the next
four causes of death combined.
Unfortunately, that means that too many of us have a loved one affected by heart disease.
My close friend Robert Knapp passed away at age 23 when his heart stopped unexpectedly
last March. It was just an average day when his heart stopped beating one morning while
he was getting ready for work. Not only was Robert the greatest guy I have ever known, but
he affected the lives of everyone he met in our hometown, at St Norbert College where he
attended school, through the Green Bay Packers where he was a public relations intern,
and most recently at Boelter + Lincoln in Milwaukee, WI where he worked in marketing.
As the leading cause of death in this country, cardiovascular disease claims almost as many
lives each year as the next four leading causes of death combined. To help stop this, we are
naming the American Heart Association as our official sponsor during this fall kickball season. We recently raised over $700 for the American Heart Association and will continue to
do so by hosting events and selling WAKA can koozies. You can help stop heart disease by
purchasing one koozie for $3 or two koozies for $5, with all proceeds going to the American Heart Association.
Because of important funds raised by communities around the country, the Heart Association succeeded in reaching its goal to “reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by
25 percent by 2010” two years ahead of schedule, in 2008 and has now launched its bold
2020 goal to improve the cardiovascular health of all Americans by 20 percent while reducing deaths from cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent.
This goal will be achieved by raising funds to promote research and educational programs
that focus on prevention and treatment options. The Association is the largest funder, after the federal government, of cardiovascular disease research. Over $3 billion has been
granted to research by the association that has led to such breakthroughs as CPR, bypass
surgery, and cholesterol-lowering medications. And you can be a part of it!
You can learn more by visiting www.heart.org.
Have a heart, buy a koozie!
100% of proceeds go to the American Heart Association
$3 each or 2 for $5
Available for purchase at the kickball fields.
REFS CORNER with head ref, Andy M.
I pity the
fools who
don’t
follow
the rules!
“Crying Foul”
I had an interesting question on a call that was made on a foul ball last week.
So, BAM! This is how easy it is – your question is this weeks article.
Here is the ruling on the question that I received – Rule 1.04 – Any ball
touched either wholly or partially in fair territory is a fair ball and is in play.
A participant that jumps from fair territory is in fair territory while in
the air. A participant jumping from foul territory is in foul territory
while in the air.
In other words – if the ball is in the air and a fielder touches the
ball – where there feet are positioned immediately before (if they
are flying thru air), or while touching the ball, determines whether
it is a fair or foul.
Fun Fact–
Yankees have never won
a division series as a
wild card.
Playoff Prediction: Twins
win ALDS in 4 games.
Win Twins!
Here is the official WAKA rule.
13. FAIRS AND FOULS
13.01 A count of four (4) fouls is an out. Foul balls never count as strikes.
13.02 A foul ball is:
a. a kicked ball landing in foul territory;
b. a kicked ball touched in foul territory;
c. a kicked ball landing in fair territory, but touching foul territory on its own at any time
before reaching first or third base;
d. a kicked ball whose direction is altered by contact with any object other than
the ground in foul territory, and called as such;
e. a kick made on or above the knee;
f. a kicked ball touched more than once or stopped in the kicking box by the kicker;
g. a kicked ball kicked outside of the kicking box;
13.03 A fair ball is:
a. a kicked ball landing and remaining in fair territory;
b. a kicked ball landing in fair territory then traveling into foul territory beyond
the 1st-3rd base diagonal
Rain-Out Game
Mid Season
Party
LAST WEEK’S
EVIDENCE
standings
TILF
With Another Man’s Balls
Kick This
Pitch Please
Kickin’ Balls Deep
Vodka Red Balls
Fried Home Runs on a Stick
You’re Killing Me Smalls
Rubber Balls & Liquor Rock Out with your WAKA Out
Balls and Dolls
Love Juice Wins
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Losses
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
Ties
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Forfits
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Runs
27
27
22
9
8
17
7
12
7
8
10
2
Runs Allowed
2
13
6
4
7
12
9
10
19
15
31
28
SAVE THE DATE:
November 13th
Our End of Season Party is
Saturday, November 13th.
Location TBD
Stay tuned for more details
WEEKLY RECAPS
With Another Man’s Balls
The Midseason Flip-cup champs continues their winning ways on and off the field!
We completely dominated Balls N Dolls 15-9.
WAMB started out hot with a grand slam by Capn’ Doug and another homer by Mike.
And, continued to pile on runs through the 5th inning.
The score was 15-0 at the end of 4 innings due to a lights out performance by pitcher Nick H. and WAMB defense featuring our new 8’ tall first baseman.
Then, in a highly questionable managing decision, Nick was pulled thus unable to pitch
the complete game shut out. Replacing him was Mike the “wild thing.” Immediately,
the defence fell apart giving up 9 runs before finally getting the final out.
The results were the same at the flip cup table where we won 3-0 behind the new
anchor Dave!
WEEKLY RECAPS
Kick This
What started out as a terrible season
has quickly turned around as Kick This
snagged another win in week 3 against
Love Juice. Most notably, the “one and
only” Kate F came out of kickball retirement and not only finally returned to Kick
This, but pitched an (almost) shutout and
kicked a homerun! Pitcher Fisher led Kick
This to run after run ending in a 12-1 lead
over Love Juice.
Speaking of Love Juice, we find their team
name especially fitting for a few reasons.
First, we do LOVE this team and had almost as much fun playing against them
as we did winning. We LOVE the fact that they
brought Jell-O shots, dogs, and plenty of pakis.
We LOVE Emperor Tim’s new clothes... er cape
(are they really there, or are they invisible?). Also, like
underdogs Tupac Shakur and Omar Epps (who refer to
themselves as “the Wrecking Crew”) in the movie JUICE,
the lively and ragtag gang called Love Juice is overworked
and underrated.Granted they don’t have guns, Harlem, or lives
of crime, but they do have spirit, we’ll give them that. **Plus, Emperor Timmy wears more bling than Tupac.** Love Juice has got
everything it takes to be both the “fun team” and a “good” kickball
team. Just like we rooted for Bishop (Tupac) as he fought adversity
and hung on for dear life in Juice, we’re pulling for you Love Juice, hang in there!
Fried Home Runs on a Stick
Despite YKMS taking an early 1-0 lead, FHR answered in the 3rd inning by scoring three runs. Two of said runs came from a phenomenal kick by Spencer that took
a tour of the next field over. There were a few disputed calls due to what some would
call umpire inattention, but on the whole, the game was well-matched and cleanly
played. By the 5th inning, FHR’s lead increased to 4-1 and it looked to be another decisive win for us. Never a team to give up, YKMS answered with 2 more runs making
for an exciting finish, but were unable to convert their efforts into a win. Final score
was FHR: 4, YKMS: 3.