The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia (1973)

The Yankees, The Jets, and The Ship. Yes folks, in this season of heartbreaking post-season losses, The Ship takes its rightful place in the pantheon of New York sports history. The first round of the playoffs brought drama, spirit, passion, anguish and ultimately an end to a great darts season.

Things got off to a rough start, as Rich dropped the opening game. But Fred followed up with a win, as did Rebecca and Roni, and the three wins made the match even after the first round, and set the stage for the rest of the night.

Cricket began with Fred and John continuing their season-long dominance, opening with a sweep of two games. But Game 2 saw Rich / Rebecca drop two heartbreakers, despite a comeback in game one and a big lead in game two. When Andrew / Roni lost their games as well, The Ship found itself down 7-5, and on the brink of elimination.

But with our backs to the wall, the real spirit of The Ship came through in D501. Fred / John continued to set a winning example, posting a win in Game 1. Rebecca / Roni came back and when Rebecca hit double-10, The Ship had made a dramatic comeback and taken a 9-7 lead. Andrew / Rich had the opportunity to send The Ship to Round Two with a win, but they were unable to close out the game. The loss made the score 9-9, and forced an overtime match of a six-on-six 1001 tie-breaker, to take the night.

With the momentum gone, The Ship never really got going in 1001. In a shocking finish, The Edge managed to double-out and move on in the playoffs.

Once again, we put together a (one-hit) wonderful season both on the field and off. I hope we can get together next season and once again make beautiful music together.