This week has some unique match ups.Alien Vs. Yankee Doodle Dandy Tattoo
Coca Cola pulled their sponsorship from the Coke/YDD Team last year after witnessing Harrelson, Toomey & Dawson showering each other with bottles of Pepsi after a big win last season. To the rescue came famous tattoo artist, Dan Koenig. He fronted the 14.6 million dollars needed to buy the rest of the team franchise and labeled it as his own: Yankee Doodle Dandy Tattoo Voodoo. The guys on the team were a bit nervous about the new deal, but Dan put them all at ease by giving each of them a free tat of their choice. Although these were done in strict confidence, I was able to acquire what each player on the team had done.
Nick Dawson - A Dahl's Logo (on left calf)
Dan Toomey - A side profile head shot of Whitaker (on left shoulder blade)
Matt Whitaker - A Northwestern Logo (over top of his existing Hawkeye)
Tim Lewis - A Skeleton riding a porcupine (left butt cheek)
Ben Griswell - "Born to Be Mild" (across his lower back)
Ross Possgate -"R.I.P" representing his initials (down his neck)
Kristen Zorich - A Zorro Like "Z" (across her back)
Jason Wolf - Michael J Fox as Teen Wolf ( front right chest)
Nick Giunta - "Nicky G-Unit" (can't really mention location)
Mark Loverude - "Bags Fly Free" (around left wrist)
Ron Ambrose- "S-L-U-M-B-E-R-L-A-N" (a letter on each knuckle but ran out)
Rod Jones - "Hot" (right butt cheek) "Rod" (left butt cheek)
Caleb Harrelson - A permanent set of eyebrows
Monty Brown - "I fought the law and the law won" (right bicep)
Natasha Kucherenki - "YDD Logo" (both ankles)
Kacy Reeves - Shane Bast's Face (inside left thigh)
Dan Koenig - Alien Figure (right shoulder) *as pictured
The Alien crew is on a downward slide with 2 losses in a row. Last week's line ups were set by Mikey and no success came of it. This week's lines are being set by 3 time Vegas Captain & birthday boy, Lowell...so much of the same as last week. The slide does not end Wednesday as YDD wins by 2.
Puck Hawgs Vs. Irwins
Irwins comes into this week ready to go as they lose a "nail biter" last week. Puck Hawgs bring their 2-6 power record into this epic battle. Can a healthy Tres Hewlett of the Hawgs bring his "A" game? Will the always speedy Gannon tally his first goal? Will the Dudechenko/Dagenais line ever live up to their hyped potential? All these may be answered tonight. Irwins has stated on many occasions that they will only get better as they get to know each other. "We need to bond", stated Captain Goodman. "Nobody knows nobody, you know." With that, he decided to have a get together last weekend in an effort for players to socialize. What better way to do this than have a potluck (which was their team's original name). Here is what each player brought:
Dane Maxwell - Roasted Breast of Capon Topped with Caper Butter
Bill Goodman - Fritos
Pete Anthan - Kiwi in alfredo sauce salad
Brent Hanke - Paper plates
Dave Lasnek - A1 Steak Sauce
Ryan Smiley - Pork Chop Medallions
Rob Wheeler - Hot dog buns, tapioca pudding & salt
Chad Beyer - Twinkies soaked in a vinagrette dressing
Gary Holloway - Amish Snickerdoodles
Michael Johnson - Gallon of oregano
Jeff Kennedy - Flinstone vitamins
Nick Place - Can of Spam
Kurt Potthoff - Wild board served over steamed rice
Jon Rech - White Castle Sliders
Todd Daniels - Brick of Swiss Cheese
Since most of the Irwins players have not recovered from their diarrhea like symptoms, Hawgs by 3.
Red Alert Vs. Kryptonite
Definitely the best match up of the evening. These 2 teams have shown they can win. Although Alert displays a better record, the Cup players believe they are the team to beat. Both teams bring a very balanced line with no "superstars" and good point distribution. Goaltending is relatively even as well and some may argue that Barker of Kryptonite is overrated since he has a stellar defense in front of him. Captain of Cup, Johnson brings a calming tone to the team and even has mandatory yoga for all his players on game days. "We talk about Harness Our Chi" explained Matt. Seen here is some of their focusing exercises: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1013581/harness_your_chi/
Red Alert on the other hand follows a different approach. "We are mass chaos" yelled Hansen of Alert. "We run around not knowing what's going on in hopes of getting lucky." They credit this craziness to good old fashioned break dancing. View each one of their players doing routines here (make sure you notice Paul Curran in the Allen Iverson jersey). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tlqJhShjGw
Craziness beats calmness, Red Alert by 1.
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