Halftime Inspiration...!

No matter how much I loathe Peyton Manning (as a player, not as a person), this is absolutely one of the funniest clips I've seen on SNL... EVER!


-El Capitán

The REAL Kentucky Derby

Soooooooo, one of my kickball teammates spent this past weekend up in Louisville - more specifically at Churchill Downs, celebrating the Kentucky Derby. While camped out at Turn 3, he and a friend decided it would be a great idea to go hopping along the tops of the port-o-potties, racing all the way to the bitter end. For this, we thank them - otherwise we would not have this video to enjoy:

Nice one guys... Please don't die - we need you on the field!

-El Capitán

20 And Counting...

-El Capitan

LBC Trax, Vol. 6 (4.25.07)

Hey Gang - Sorry for the delay... As most of you know, I was in Sin City last weekend with some of my kickballing teammates, losing all of my money (but having a KILLER time...). On top of things, I've been having trouble getting my iMix to publish through iTunes (they've finally fixed their problem). Thus, a LBC Trax was nary to be found. Here's makeup time:

Enjoy!

-El Capitan

Balls, Beer, & Booty!

Did I say I'd post the Founder's Cup results on "July 25?" Well, by
"July 25," what I was actually saying was "August 1!"

We had such a great time last weekend!

First, I'd like to start by thanking The Babylons and TrippMD for making the hike down to Bicentennial Park in Miami to watch the tournament. It meant SO MUCH to have you guys there...

I'd also like to thank Mr. & Mrs. Wrestling, who made it as far as I-395, before the floodgates opened, and the tourney was interrupted...

Last, but certainly not least, I'd like to thank Tracy, Jessica, Maria, Jeff, Missy, Karen, Meena, and The Judds for showing their support for UVL!

Now, on to the results of the Pirate-themed tournament (hence the title of this blog post):


(We are... UVL!!!)
(Photo Courtesy of South Florida Sun-Sentinel /Mike Stocker)

Game 1: AA All-Stars 2, UVL 1
Sure, we lost our first game, but we were so proud of our performance! Going into the tournament, this was the 12th ranked team in the WORLD! To have held them to a 1-run win was a great feat on our part. Cap'n Jon Wickham and Dirty Dirty Trevor had a couple of plays that were so amazing that the AA All Stars AND the referees of the game came over to commend them!



("High Socks" at the bat)

Game 2: Good Times 9, UVL 1
Another loss - this one not as pretty... Something just didn't click, but it's all good... We had an BLAST, and that's what was most important.



(True sportsmanship - members of Good Times carry our own Jonathan Korb off the field after killing his knee making a monster defensive play)

As soon as Game 2 ended, the sky opened up. We literally saw the storm coming AT us over the highway. The next hour was spent under the Beer Tent (YES!) making new friends and partaking in a little Flip Cup.

Game 3: UVL 5, Fozzie's All Stars 3
Once the rain let up (only a little), we got to play in our Consolation Bracket against Fozzie's All Stars... This, by far, was our most fun game - regardless of the water torture that was upon us... These guys were out there to have a blast - just like us.

As a result of our performance in the 2006 Founder's Cup Tournament, UVL is now ranked #15(!) in the WAKA Power Poll, featured on Kickball365.com!



Thanks again to all who came out and those who were cheering for us from their respective locations!

Once again...

We are... UVL!

-El Capitan

Big Weekend!

Scratch that... Huge, HUGE weekend ahead... Good times abound, indeed...

First, we start with Friday. Due to circumstances beyond my control, I will be working the complete day tomorrow. Mind you, as soon as 5:00 hits, I'm out... I'm stopping home to feed the child (a.k.a. Paris), and then I'm off with the Babylons (and anybody willing to join us) to see Clerks 2 AGAIN!

After the movie, I'll be heading to the usual Friday night destination, however, this time with a different agenda... Sunday is JKaye's birthday, and we'll be celebrating tomorrow night - big time! Anybody who wants to join us is MORE than welcome...

Next, I must wake up VERY early on Saturday morning, but it's for a good reason. Yours Truly is competing in the WAKA World Kickball Championship, right here in Miami!

That's right! If all goes as planned, by Monday, you may be reading the musings of a World Champion... I always wanted to be a World Champ at something! Here's a little blurb about our team in the Official Program from the tourney:


(Click to Enlarge)

Yes, "High Socks." Long story. Let's concentrate on the important part here:

8th Seed!

Much better than we expected!

To read the whole program, and get all the details, click here:


(It's a PDF file, so you'll need Adobe Acrobat or Apple Preview to open it...)

I hope many of you can make it down to Bicentennial Park in Miami to cheer on good 'ol UVL! We're in Game 1, on Field #1, which should start somewhere around 10:00 AM (So damn early! I know!)

That should last all day and night Saturday, and then we move to Sunday...

Sunday, I get to relax, and then help JKaye celebrate his real birthday, although on a much more subdued level...

All in all, I can't fucking wait! Like I said before: "Good times ahead, indeed..."

-El Capitan