All Aboard!

The magical mystery tour that is our 6th season in the NYDO has begun, so strap yourselves in and get ready for another wild ride. (Click to continue...)

Missed It By That Much

Going into the last match of the season, The Ship needed a 13-5 win to be in contention for a playoff spot. Anything less and we definitely finished behind WOMD, so it didn't matter what any of the other teams did. (Click to continue...)

For-Feats of Strength

In celebration of Festivus (for the rest of us), The Ship had a night off. After putting up the aluminum pole and the traditional "Airing of Grievances", The Ship was triumphant in the "(For)Feats of Strength," and alas, another Festivus Miracle was witnessed.

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Every Picture Tells A Story

This Tuesday we went to Who's On First for a shot at getting back into the playoff picture. (Click to continue...)

About Darts

Dear Ndugu,

I believe I mentioned in my last letter that I play on a darts team. We get together every Tuesday at a local bar, and play against some other teams from the area. It's a friendly outing and really a good time. But recently, I've begun looking at the other teams in the league and wondering "Who are these annoying people in our bar?" Everything they do annoys me. I hate the way they complain about our scorekeeping, I hate the way they needlessly point when they are already way ahead, I hate the way the sit, I hate way they smell, I hate the way they root for "Rye bread".

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They're Coming To Take Me Away

This week The Ship took a trip to The Nuthouse and was driven completely insane. Trapped in a 3' X 3' room for 4 hours without any food, The Ship was pushed beyond its psychological limits as it battled to get back in the playoff hunt. (Click to continue...)

We Get It, You're Good

Seeking redemption for a 16-2 mauling on Week 2, The Ship went down to Copperfields to play the B team at the top of the division. (Click to continue...)

Happy Mother's Day

They say a tie is like kissing your sister, but this week it was more like kissing your mother, as the Mother Chuckers came to SOF just after Mother's Day. (Click to continue...)

Shock and Awww

As troops scoured Iraq in search of Saddam's WMD stash, the Weapons of Mass Destruction were easily located by The Ship, as they showed up willingly at SOF. Unfortunately, these WMDs unleashed a shock and awe campaign that left The Ship staggering. (Click to continue...)

The Hits Just Keep on Coming

Times are tough in Mo-town right now. The Detroit Lions have won five games in the past 2 years combined. The 8-seed Magic are on the verge of eliminating the 1-seed Pistons from the playoffs. The defending Stanley Cup champion Red Wings were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Mighty Ducks. The Tigers lost 17 of their first 18 games, and are on pace to shatter the MLB record for futility. Add to this list the back-to-back 17-to-1 losses by the Michigan State Alumni team in the NYDO. (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...)

Ship Passed Over for a Win

What rightfully should have been "The Slaughter at the Daughter" turned out to be "The Flip of The Ship," as up was down, black was white and day was night in this match. The Ship played well in practice, but couldn't close the door, and lost to a clearly inferior team. (Click to continue...)

U-P-D-A-T-E

T he night started with 3 straight wins from Holly, Rich and Jen.
H owever, we dropped the next 3 games.
E verything was tied 3-3 after S501.

S tarting Cricket, Jen / Nikki split the first 2 games.
H olly / Fred split their games, too.
I n the third game, Dave / Mindy split, as well.
P lay was tied 6-6 after the first two rounds.

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Houston, We Have A Problem

Last week, The Ship launched into the stratosphere with a season opening win. For one week, The Ship was in high-Earth orbit, circling the NYDO world and gazing down on all that it surveyed. But The Ship must have damaged some tiles on take-off, because this week we crashed back to Earth in a ball of flames. (Click to continue...)

Game On!

Three weeks ago, players reported to Full of Ship spring training camp in Plantation, FL. All reports out of camp had the squad looking solid in its workouts, training, intra-squad practices and exhibition games. With a perfect 5-0 pre-season record, The Ship struck camp and headed North for Opening Day and the start of the Spring 2003 season. (Click to continue...)