To quote Captain Conor, Round 4 were the best games of the season. We had it all,  The thrill of victory, and the agony of defeat!
The human drama of athletic competition. This was Campbell Bocce in Round 4.

The nights ultimate heartbreaker was game 1 between Captain Clay’s No TAC and Ru’s GED’s. What started out as an almost embarrassing rout, with a score of 0-8 in favor of No Tac, almost became the comeback game of the season. Carla, Susie, Kris and Rupert never gave up, and point by point brought the score back to nearly even. However, No TAC with Moisha, Sheryl, Clay and a very adept substitute Luke  finally won the day 12 to 8. Tears but no fears Ladies, Rupert and his Garden of Earthly Delights have one more chance in the upcoming Round 5 to pull themselves up from the basement.

Game 2 was an epic battle, if Homer hadn’t the Trojans, the game beween SWT Fishes and The Minions would have inspired his Iliad. Perhaps this wasn’t a ten year siege but it certainly ran long, as competition was fierce and neither side showed their Achilles heel. But all stories and games do come to an end, and SWT Fishes with Moisha substituting for missing captain Jim, along with Bobbie, Chris Cattich and Michelle, barely defeated Conor, Jack, Luke and Jim Leon 12-11, retaining their number one spot in league standings.

The evening’s final game, was played out more like one of my favorite movies “Galaxy Quest”. This Star Trek parody ended each episode “never give up, never surrender! And the Bollabridgidas secured their second win of the season, by never quitting even when they were down more than 6 points, holding Captain John Costa, Kay, Teddie and substitute Chris Cattich pointless for five frames. Finally, Barb, Leslie, Chris and Lynne’s skillfully chosen substitute Jim Leon, squeaked out the last two points to victory, winning 12-10.

In honor of Carla, Susie, Kris Rupert and all the players who have experienced the Agony of Defeat, I am attaching a link to one of the most famous poems of American Sports. http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/casey-bat#

And in keeping with the poem, the theme for Round 5 will be Take Me Out to the Ballgame. Let me know what you can contribute and I will post it on this page.

Results Round 4

No TAC 12, Ru’s GEDs 8
SWT Fishes 12, The Minions 11
Bollabrigidas 12, Mangiamos 10

Standings

SWT Fishes              4-0
No TAC                      3-1
The Minions            2-2
Bollabridgidas         2-2
Mangiamo                1-3
Ru’s GEDs                 0-4

Menu “Take Me out to the Ball Game”

• Popcorn-Chris
• Peanuts in the shell-Carl
• Costa Eggs- Kris
• Ruffle Chips and Onion dip- Chris
• Veggies with Spinach dip- Lynne
• Hot dogs- Susan
• Buns- Susan
• Toppings, onions, relish, ketchup,  mustard, hot peppers- Chris
• Toppings, sauerkraut,  grated cheese- Clay
• Three Bean Salad- Leslie
• Rita’s Macaroni Salad- Chris
• Potato salad- Kris
• Cracker Jacks – Deborah
• S’Mores- Chris
• Honey Graham Crackers – Kay
• Beer – need volunteer