Live Blogging Awards Night

Ladies and gentlemen! Your Fall 2010, Division C NYDO Doubles Runners Up!

Turner's Ton-80

What started as just another Ship practice session at Bleecker Street Bar turned momentous today.  Even Phil Taylor's game-used darts were powerless, as Turner tossed a Ton-80 en-route to housing Rich in a game of 501. 

Turner was on fire all day, throwing Tons left and right, and dominating the Legs cash game.

But Don't Forget, It Goes The Other Way, Too

After the fall last week, The Ship sought a return to its former self. While temporal mechanics stop us from going back and fixing last week, we had the chance to bring our best and make the most of this week. And we did dominate, both on the dartboard and on the MegaTouch. (Click to continue...)

That's The Way It Goes

Me am Bizarro-Ship. Bizarro-Ship do the opposite of normal Ship. Me realize that Ship never lose, so me lose lots of times! Other team very grateful! Scream with happiness! Ha ha! Pretty imperfect, huh? (Click to continue...)

Mr. McGee, Don't Make Me Angry

Full of Ship, a dart team / social group, searching for a way to tap into the hidden dart secrets that A-level players have. Then, an accidental overdose of gamma radiation emitted by a roomful of Sampos altered their team chemistry. And now, when Full of Ship grows angry or outraged, a startling metamorphosis occurs. The team is driven by rage, and pursued by a relentless waitress. The team is wanted for a bar tab they didn't pay. Full of Ship is believed to be in 6th place, and they must let the world think that they are in 6th place, until they can find a way to control the raging spirit that dwells within them. (Click to continue...)

Bang! Bam! Pow! Ship Fights Justice League

The entire crew was on deck for the match against the Justice League. We started out strong, taking four games in S501, including a Superman-like finish in Rich's match in which he came from way behind and won with a 78 Out (two 20's and a double 19).Our Cricket pairs played more like Gleek than the Wonder Twins, and we were only able to pull out 1 win in a comeback by Dave / Rich. They needed to hit a bunch of bulls to catch up in points, and then won in a rare ending for a Cricket game of two 16's. So, down 7-5, we needed 2 wins in D501 to tie the night and prevail over the Justice League.

Luckily, we had better luck against the Justice League than the Legion of Doom does. Dave and Jeremy proved to be a dynamic duo, as they started out with one of the most solid D501 games we've seen in a while. They doubled in right away, and opened up a 250 point lead before the other team even got in. With huge points in each round, they were down to the double out quickly, and wasted no time putting the game away. Mindy / Holly had a tough game, but almost came back to win before they were edged out. But then we pulled out the anchor of the Ship, our undefeated (3-0) Wonder Women team of Jen / Meredith, to get us the tie. They got in right away, and then assaulted the League pair. The League tried to mount a comeback, but their efforts to save the day were thwarted when Jen doubled out before they could do any damage.

So, it was fitting that we marked the half-way point of our voyage with a 9-9 tie. As we turn the corner of the season, we are sailing on an even keel. We are in the middle of the league (5 points out of the playoffs) and averaging about 9 points a night (50%). As a team, our overall winning percentage is 47% and our head-to-head record is 3-3-1.

Meanwhile, back at the Hall of Justice (aka Iggy's Bar).... a fiendish plot was being hatched to torture the ears of the citizens of Metropolis. I didn't need my spider sense to tell me that the singers were evil. Meredith saved the day with a rousing version of "Just A Girl", and Jeremy turned in a heroic effort on "Pour Some Sugar on Me". The nefarious villains fought back by butchering classics like "Dead or Alive", "Enter Sandman" and even "Yakety Yak". Resorting to the only weapon left to defeat this menace, our heroes countered with the extended remix version "American Pie" (plus the hypnotic dance accompaniment). Lulled into a state of calm, the villains were foiled, left with only harmless Pat Benatar songs and a clichéd "New York, New York". The menace was gone and our heroes will go on to fight another week.

Props: 
Mindy - 138 AS points. Off the schneid.
Dave - 325 AS points, 1 Cricket and D501 romp (w/ Jeremy).
Meredith & Jen - Big win to secure the tie, and in perfect harmony.