Week 6: Sabbath Rollers

As implied by their name, bowling for this week's opponent is more than just an excuse to get out on a Tuesday night, it's ritual, it's devotion, it's their passion. After speaking with Sabbath Bowlers, we came to understand that in their bowling religion they celebrate Tuesday as the day bowling was created. They believe that after God rested, he wanted to let loose with his friends. So on the 9th day, He created bowling.

These Holy rollers came out striking and Team Each Hit could barely keep up with the marking onslaught. Despite an amazing last ditch effort in the tenth by Pink Shoes, the Sabbath Bowlers faith was just too strong. They handily dominated Team Each Hit by over 40 pins.

Now, Team Each Hit may not understand the bowling religion completely, but they do know that in bowling momentum swings as frequently as dead wood*. And just like that, Team Each Hit picked themselves up and got back on track. The team managed to stay neck and neck with the Sabbath Bowlers and just when they thought all hope was lost the rock came through in the clutch. Double Bagger, who had struggled up until this point in the night, broke out of her funk and strung together a strike-strike-strike-nine finish. That was just what Team Each Hit needed to put them over the top.

After a quick check to the leader board, Team Each Hit realized an added significance to their match up today. Team Each Hit was amazingly holding strong at third in the league, and this week was their play-off for second. Their opponents, Sabbath Bowlers, were just slightly ahead in second and a solid performance from Team Each Hit could easily steal that title away. Game three was the swing game. Which ever team could pull off the victory would take 3 points that night.

Putting their faith in beer, and hoping that their stats on pitcher consumption and bowling performance wouldn't steer them wrong, Team Each Hit ordered another pitcher and stepped up their game. The team bowled amazingly and all bowled around a 200 (with handicaps of course) to seal the fate of the Sabbath Bowlers.

With this solid victory behind them, Team Each Hit will definitely be in second place next week. And depending on the outcome of other games, maybe even first. And we've all seen how the Team handles the honor and pressure of first place.... the swan dive to tenth is coming any minute.

Next Week's Game: BYE WEEK
Week 7: Team Each Hit vs. Fat Daddy's Pump, 9pm @ Sawmill Lanes. Hope to see you all there!

Go Each Hit!!
Captain Pink Shoes

* Dead Wood - Bowling term used to describe a bowling pin that has settled in the gutter and cannot be retrieved by the pinsetter. Manual intervention is required to clear dead wood.

Week 5: Shake & Bake

Top ten reasons Team Each Hit hates to bowl on Saturdays (drum roll.... ):

10. Kids, kids, and MORE KIDS!
9. Jack Bauer from CTU was bowling next to us... obviously this was a HUGE distraction.
8. No jerseys... we didn't feel like Team Each Hit without them.
7. The inability to really focus on reaching our 5 pitcher goal (refer to number 10).
6. The 12 year olds in the Saturday League kept bowling 200s.... SHOW OFFS!
5. Gina Lynn couldn't cheer us on.
4. Popcorn is EVERYWHERE... you have no idea how dangerous a piece of popcorn stuck to the bottom of a bowling shoe can be.
3. There was one very cool thing this week (I know it goes against the theme... but I make the rules here okay?!) --> The Cooler aquired a very awesome and very retro bowling bag. Stealing a page from J-Fred's book, Mama Double Bagger, donated her old-school bowling bag to The Cooler. We love it! Great contribution Phyllis... we can easily see how you were a shoe in for Minster Booster of the Year. (Congratulations on that too!)
2. Long lines for everything. Bowling, who knew?!
1. We have no idea if we won!

Hopefully things will be back to normal this Tuesday.... assuming we survive the next snow storm that's suppose to hit on Tuesday night again.....

Next Game, this Tuesday: Team Each Hit vs. ?? , 9pm @ Sawmill Lanes. Hope to see you all there!

Go Each Hit!!
Captain Pink Shoes

Snow Delay....

An ode to Old Man Winter....
(please sing to the tune of Ol' Man River)

Old Man Winter,
That's Old Man Winter,
He must hate bowlin', but he loves the snow blowin'
He keeps the snow drifts growin'
So much the plows can't be rollin' along.
He don't like sparin'
He don't like strikin'
And Team Each Hit can't get 'em
Because the snow prevents 'em
'Cause Old Man Winter
He just hates bollin' along.

Team Each Hit will be making up last night's bowling this weekend... so never fear fans!! You will have two write ups to look forward to next week!

Go Each Hit!
Captain Pink Shoes