SO FAR, NOT BAD

WEEK 1

Brown came in and it was clear we were not in game shape. Alex Putinfrontkoner was working his normal routine and S3 didn't have it. Actually, he had already lost it multiple times before he even got on the court - YUCK! Dehydration and a crick in his neck and he's out of the line-up.

Jenks had his hands full with the Rhodes Show. A bit more patience and his better ball striking would have become more apparent. However, week 1 readily makes apparent our weaknesses and vulnerabilities. What appeared to be the beginnings of a major blowout turned into a WTF match?

Hads completed a 5 gamer with PST Joe, a/k/a FNG. We had him believing he was on the hook for dinner due to his FNG status. FNG Joe came away with the win and Hads came off vowing to go on a diet.

I overate and under-coffeed at lunch (roast beef grinder and no Starbucks), unlike Nina who had a couple cashews and a sunflower seed, and felt like my feet were in cement. It was a circus out there with Caleb.

Her diet worked. Nina was the only one to get a victory as she essentially crushed the philosopher (Kniesche)

Kick Ess showed his team spirit and made it to the home opener despite not being in the line-up.

The Admiral was the call for post squash consumption and libation. Despite the score it was a nice start to the season.

WEEK 2

The Other Brown Team came for a visit to Barrington and this time we turned the tables. It seems like we are starting to hit our stride and took 4 matches.

Unlike week 1, the matches were enjoyable and there was a lot of good squash.

Jack got his first official RICC match win under his belt over the league president. Not a bad way to start; unfortunately your dues have doubled.

Hads had a pretty easy time with Cioffi with 3 straight short games.

Itchy, always a fun guy to play, walked away pretty dejected after getting wo-managed around the court. It was a double bummer for Itch as he couldn't join us for dinner at Billy's due to his 6 am flight the following morning.

My match was very fun. It's amazing how important diet and caffine are to good squash play.

There was some disconcerted energy floating around on court 1 during Jenks match. A little birdie told me that some of the referee calls were a bit inconsistent. Unfortunately, the calls were going against Jenks and the result was less than what he was looking for.

Billy's was the choice for post match sustenance and as usual the bill was higher than expected when we were tallying it up. We really need our Capt. to make a few calls to the various eateries and negotiate a squash menu for Tuesdays!!

TJM