Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Screwed, Blued and Tattooed

This is a season in which the (first place) Ship is going to surprise a lot of people.  And with Michael added back to the roster, the already powerful squad got even better this week.  So don't turn your back on The Ship, or we might leave you screwed, blued and tattooed.

This week started out as a brawl, with each team trading heavyweight punches in the first round.  Rich lost the first game in a close on, and snuck out a win in the second to get things going.  Turner was chivalrous in his games, dropping both.  But John came back with a split and Michael returned to action with a sweep, and Round 1 was ruled a 4-4 draw.

Rich / Andrew dropped the first game of Cricket, and our opponents might have thought they were in the clear.  But then - just like that - The Ship dropped the hammer.  Rich / Andrew won their second game, and Michael / John swept both of their rounds, including a C3 finish from Michael.  After two rounds, The Ship was out to a 7-5 lead.

Michael / John went right back out for D501 and earned a split.  Rich / Andrew finished the night with a sweep, on the strength of two double-outs from Turner.  Bang!  Just lkie that The Ship scored a TKO with a 10-6 win.

Props:

Michael - Five wins in a triumphant return.
Rich - The current Division C All-Star points leader.

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Screw Loose

It has been said that you need to have a screw loose to play darts every week.  It is safe to say that we have seen some funky characters in this league, and we are clearly a little looney for doing this for nine years.  This was another crazy, unpredictable week for The Ship.

Rich opened the night continuing a recent S501 run with two wins against an old foe, in a game that featured 335 AS points.  Andrew split two tough games, and John was swept in round three.  The birthday girl wrapped up the first round with a split, and it was looking like an even match at 4-4 after S501.

For the first time all season, The Ship hit a rough spot during Cricket.  Rich / Andrew dropped the first game and barely salvaged a split in the opener.  When John / Darian dropped both ends of their round, suddenly the night was not looking so even, with The Ship trailing 7-5.

But Andrew / John but The Ship back on track with a supremely impressive start to D501, as they delivered a good-old-fashioned midget tossing in game one.  Their split put The Ship in position to salvage a tie for the night, if Rich / Darian could deliver a sweep.  And deliver they did, with Darian delivering the final dart of the night.  So The Ship had come back to get a hard-fought split for the night, and maintained a hold on first-place overall.

Props:

Andrew / John - It's been a while since we've seen a tossing.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009

Screwy

Darts is nothing if not a screwy game.  Some nights you have it, some nights you don't.  Some nights you can play well and lose, and some nights, even if you don't have it, you can win. On this night, most everything fell in place for The Ship and we reaped the benefits.

Rich started out with two quick wins, including a Ton-40 and a Ton-20.  Andrew followed with a split, and then John swept his round.  Steve dropped both games, but The Ship still held a 5-3 lead after S501.

In what has become a new trend, The Ship dominated Cricket.  Andrew / John  split the first round, but Rich / Dave swept both games in the finishing round, to extend The Ship's lead to 8-4.

In D501, we did just enough to hold our lead for the night, as Dave / Steve were swept in the opener, but Rich / Andrew took both ends to finish the night, on the strength of Andrew's doubles.  The final score was a screwy 10-6 Ship win, but we will gladly take it.

Props:

Rich - A clean sweep in six games.