Screwed The Pooch

Sometimes, if you need to deliver bad news, at least you can present it in a nice package.  That is exactly my strategy this week, given our recent performance.  It was ugly, but I'm hoping you will be distracted by the shiny new website.
 
Heading in to the week's action, The Ship was in first place by a seemingly comfortable six points.  Although we were facing the second-place team, anything better than an 11-5 loss would keep us atop the league.  But, before we could say "Upper East Side Democratic Party," The Ship was in deep trouble, dropping six of the eight S501 games.  Only Andrew helped stave off defeat, winning both of his games.

But, just like the Democrats' new healthcare bill, things got much, much worse in Cricket.  Rich / Andrew dropped both in the opener, despite leading by a mile in game two.  John / Darian also dropped two, and suddenly things were looking very bad for The Ship's lead.

The final, punishing blows were delivered in D501, as The Ship was once again swept away.  The 14-2 loss was a doozy, and left The Ship six points out of first place.  But, we have two weeks to make it back up before we head to the playoffs. 

Props:  
Andrew - The only wins of the night.

Scroooged

I was a captain of industry, feared by men, adored by women.

ADORED? C'mon, let's be honest, Lew. You PAID for the women. 

(OK, technically this is a continuation of last week's recap.)

No game this week.

Screwed Over

Let it never be said that The Ship's updates are not topical.  And since everyone else is talking about Mr. Woods' recent troubles, why shouldn't we?  Plus, given the fact that one of the ladies in the Tiger's Den will soon appear in a movie entitled "Screwed Over," it magically fits the theme.  So let's dedicate this one to Tiger and Holly Sampson. Sometimes, these updates just write themselves...

We hopped on our carts, grabbed our caddies and teed off this week at The Edge. But The Ship had a bit of trouble backing out of the driveway to start the night.  Rich threw up an eagle in the first round, winning both games.  Andrew, John and Dave all cashed in birdies with splits across the board.  So, lightly loaded on Ambien, The Ship had a few dings in its SUV, but escaped leading 5-3.  But the other team was hot on our tail, ready to crack our heads with a golf club if we weren't careful.

We approached the turn, and suddenly the wins started to accumulate like Tiger's list.  Rich / Andrew dropped the first game of Cricket, as the other team holed out on the 18th with a double-bull comeback.  But we bounced back with a win in game two.  Michael / Steve took home a set of green jackets with a sweep, putting The Ship up 8-4 and on the way to matching Jack Nicklaus' career major record.

Rich / Andrew knocked it stiff in the D501 opener with two wins.  Michael / John tapped it for a win in the final game, giving The Ship an 11-5 win for the night.  Take your name off your phone....

Props:
Steve - Two wins in his triumphant return.