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DETAILS ON PG 10
Need To Know Info:
Week Six
Schedule
Weekly
ReCaps
Power
Rankings
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4
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Veteran of
the Week
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Rookie of
the Week
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Photos
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St Johns Division
GMOT Staff
Park Rules
Please read the following park rules carefully.
They will be strictly enforced.
Our playing fields are run by the City so we need to pay close
attention to their rules to ensure we will have fields to play on for the
season.
Pets: Pets are not allowed at the park. Please make plans to keep
your pets at home or we will
have to ask you and your pet to leave.
Beverages: Alcoholic beverage containers are not allowed at the
park at any time, this includes the fields & parking lots. No glass
containers or bottles of any kind are allowed on the fields. Coolers, Funnels, Kegs and Party Balls or anything that seems fun are
not allowed on the fields. You are required to keep all beverages in
bubba kegs, thermos bottles, solo cups, or anything that cannot be
seen through. Clear colored or see through cups are not allowed,
please purchase solid colored solo cups. Anyone in violation of the
beverage policy will be asked to leave the premises and may be
suspended for the remainder of the season. Please do not be the
guy/gal walking in with a case of beer wrapped in a plastic bag or
something. That is NOT ok.
Other Activities: Due to general safety and liability reasons; no
other sports may be played at a WAKA permitted field just prior to or
during the games. That means no tossing a football around or kicking a soccer ball etc.
WAKA Stingray Division
Customer Service Representative
Corey Myers
Fireworks: Absolutely no fireworks of any kind are allowed on or
League Photographer
Coley Edwards
cans are available throughout the park. Your CSR will also have
trash bags available as well.
GMOT Graphic Designer
Meghan Welfare
Wanna see your photos in the GMOT?
Send them to:
[email protected]
near our fields. That includes Sparklers, Flame throwers, Molotov
Cocktails and anything else you can think of.
Trash: All trash must be picked up before you leave the field. Trash
Rest Rooms: Carver Park has one restroom at the front of the
field, use it. Do not use the caveman method and do your business
in bushes or even worse in the open. You may get a ticket and we
may lose the permit to use the park!
Parking: Park only in marked spaces or areas designated by the
park. Parking on roads, on the curb, or on the sidewalk in unmarked
spots may result in a parking ticket.
week six
6:45 Games
KaiMotion
Ballbusters
VS.
Field: 1
Ref: Homeplate Hustlers
The
Foot CLAN
VS.
Field: 2
pitches
be crazy
Ref: Liver Let Die
7:50 Games
Rubber
Busters
Liver
let die
VS.
Field: 1
Ref: KaiMotion
homeplate
hustlers
kick
tease
VS.
Field: 2
Ref: Ballbusters
8:55 Games
keep your
pitch on
a leash
VS.
Field: 1
big
swinging
kicks
Ref: Rubber Busters
kickbutkus
VS.
Field: 2
BALLs
& dolls
Ref: Kick Tease
recaps
Live Let Die vs. Big Swinging Kicks
BIG SWINGING KICKS - We narrowly managed to
avoid a forfeit and pull off a win with only 3 offensive
innings. Major thanks goes to Liver Let Die for being
such good sports. Hoping we can extend our winning
streak to 5 this Thursday against a tough KYPOAL
team.
Liver let die - Team could not be reached for comment
Pitches Be Crazy vs. Kickbutkus
kickbutkus - WTF
PBC - Team could not be reached for comment
Balls & Dolls vs.
Keep Your Pitch on a Leash
BALLS & DOLLS- Team could not be reached for comment
KYPOAL - There was nothing pretty about KYPOALs
win vs B&D this past week, except for the ladies on
both the teams of course. KYPOAL had enough
players for this one, so we started off on a high.
B&D quickly took away our high and sent us into
withdrawals by scoring 2 runs in the first and another
in the second to make it 3-0. Holy Chode! We were
stunned, shocked, and flaccid... but no tsober! We
immediately gave a 1 run answer, then added 2 more
in the 5th. When we peered through our beer goggles
at the top of the 6th its was all nutted up 3-3. Time
was against us, but we maintained our stamina by
reciting kickball stats in our head, and in the top of the
sixth it paid off as Jenny Cannon crossed home plate
to give us the lead. There were so many highs and
lows at this point it was an emotional rollercoaster,
like mixing redbull with alcohol. We were panicked,
since there wasn’t much time left, and the other
team still had to kick, else it would revert back to a
tie. Beer saved our lives that night, since the stress
and suspense of the final inning would have likely
killed a sober man. With the seconds ticking down,
B&D went 3 up, 3 down to give KYPOAL a relieving
win. Gold Balls go to Damian for pitching a shut out
after the second inning, John for coming in late and
making some great plays on O and D. Anthony for
stepping up at third when Steve pulled his taint, Zack
for turning on the afterburners in his base running,
Kory G for handling the lead off position like a champ,
and of course, Jenny C for the go ahead run. Great
win pitches!
Kaimotion vs. The Foot Clan
FOOT CLAN - Well….We lost
kaimotion – Team could not be reached for comment.
Homeplate Hustlers vs. Rubber Busters
RB - Team could not be reached for comment
HOMEPLATE HUSTLERS -Great team effort
against a very experienced team. Pre game
party was awesome, our team is awesome, and
Carver’s second over the fence homerun was
awesome. Need we say more?
Kick Tease vs. Ballbusters
KICK TEASE– Team could not be reached for comment
Ballbusters-Team could not be reached for comment
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Kaimotion
Surprise, surprise, they win again.
Kaimotion easily dealt Foot Clan their second loss
of the season. Can anyone stop the Pink train? It
appears they can’t be stopped right now. With two
games left against who we’re sure they consider
beatable teams, It looks like they’ll be finishing
the season 7-0 and getting the top seed for the
playoffs. Will someone step up and prove this
prediction wrong? We shall see. Official League
Standing: 1st
2
Homeplate
Hustlers
power
5
Kick tease
3
big swinging kicks
6
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Currently on a two game skid, we had to
drop this team down one in the PR’s. Both losses
came to top tier teams that they possibly could beat
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rankings 12
if they get a rematch in the playoffs. Expect the
Clan to finish strong with no more losses and lock
down a very good seed for playoffs. Better hope
Played a tough game against a very good they aren’t on your remaining schedule. Official
Rubber Buster team and came out on top. Game League Standing: 6th
was never out of reach for the Busters but the
Hustlers were able to let their defense control this
one. Two more very good teams remain on the
Hustlers schedule, will they be able to hand out
Barely produced a win against a hungry
the losses and lock down the 2 seed? We’re sure
Kick Tease & PBC will have a say in that so we’ll Ballbuster team. Wings & Deodorant must have
just have to sit back and enjoy the show…OFLS had these guys distracted from the ultimate goal of
producing a W but they got it done, barely. With two
Official League Standing: 2nd
relatively tough games remaining on the schedule, Kick Tease will need to produce a bit more
on offense to finish the season strong. Heavy representation at the bar and everyone was able to
This team has slid into third and is safe!! keep their shirts on. Kick Tease is getting it done…
Close call against LLD, I guess three innings of OFLS Official League Standing: 4th
offense can make a difference! BSK may want to
think about possibly showing up on time, it could
be the difference between a 3 and 7 seed. Two
fairly strong teams remain on the schedule that
Had a win handed to them this week as
probably won’t make “deals” or lose when the op- Kickbutkus came up short in the female column.
posing team has less innings of offense. Will BSK PBC actually produced 3 wins at once this week
be able to field players and finish their season by winning their game, Theme King Sean Joyal
strong as the 3 seed or higher? Official League amongst them. WINNING seems to be the PBC’s
Standing: 3rd
motto this week. Will they keep the trend alive a
get a trifecta next week? Official League Standing: 5th
THE FOOT CLAN
sit this one out. Kickbutkus definitely has some
winnable games on their remaining schedule;
can they find a way to produce some wins?
Official League Standing: 10th
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pitches be crazy
Rubber Busters
ballbusters
Played probably their best game
of the season versus Kick Tease. They didn’t pull
out the win but gained a lot of confidence and
momentum for the remaining games this season.
Look for the Ballbusters to steal a win somewhere
this season. Official League Standing: 11th
Liver Let Die
ers played some very good defense and made the
Hustlers earn this win. Aaron even “busted” a ball
Another loss in the kickball colthat landed on the fence in foul territory. Look for
umn, another set of wins on the Flip Cup table.
the Rubber Busters to bounce back from this loss,
Will LLD get a win this season on the field? Two
finish the season strong and cause some chaos in
games left so we’ll see. We know where they will
the playoffs. Official League Standing: 7th
be winning for sure though, that’s on the Flip Cup
table. Can anyone flip faster and take them down?
Official League Standing: 12th
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kEEP YOUR PITCH
ON A LEASH
Squeezed out a W against a fire hot B & D
team. Solid defense, great offense and a few great
plays helped this team secure the win. KYPOAL
will use this win as motivation to finish the season
strong and make a deep run in the playoffs. Official
League Standing: 8th
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BAlls & dolls
Came out on the losing side of a nail biter
last week. On the bright side, they did have a Them
Queen amongst them, kudos to Katie Sutter for
representing the theme to the fullest. B & D was
on a two game win streak prior to this loss, watch
for them to avenge their loss and pick up some
steam for the playoffs. Official League Standing:
9th
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Kickbutkus
Came up short in the female
column which ultimately resulted in a loss. Threat
Tough loss to the Hustlers. Rubber Bustof rain may have had some of the ladies decide to
*These are opinionated rankings that may
or may not match true league Standings.
Please be assured that these Rankings and
Comments are not personal, all in fun, and
intended to increase your overall Kickball
experience. Please see website for actual
league standings.
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What do you think about your If you could live anywhere in
the world where would it be?
WAKA experience thus far?
I have had a blast with it… it’s as
social and entertaining as you
want to make it.
Who are some of your
favorite Athletes?
Veteranof theWeek
Lucy
Brown
ofHomeplateHustlers
How did you hear about
WAKA?
My peeps Zeina Khanachet and
Rachel Nagy…with support of
Jimmy Bush
Botswana or Zimbabwe or San
Diego or New York City (if they
had a real beach).
If you won the Lotto this week,
what would you do with all
that money?
Maurice Jones Drew, Tony
Stewart, Mia Hamm Richard Pay off my house, buy a new
car, pay my parents back for
Simmons and Snaps Memory
every penny I ever had to beg,
What did/do you want to be steal or borrow from them as a
child (and an adult), have fun,
when you grew/grow up?
obtain a small country, travel
A Veterinarian or a 2nd grade
with friends, buy neat things
teacher… then I discovered the
and open a greyhound adoption
entertainment world and decidgroup.
ed I wanted to be a Broadway
star or a back up dancer for a
What was the last book you
boy band. I settled for being a
read?
high school guidance counselor
though... to make sure I could Unfortunately, books are like
direct today’s youth to a better sedatives to me.. so it was probably something short with pictomorrow.
tures in it. Plus, I’m an educator… we don’t read much.
Relationship Status?
How many seasons have you
played? What teams? Any
I’m under contract not to answer
championships?
this question publicly… so let’s
Technically this is my 4th seajust say I’m in negotiations with
son playing.. I had to sit on the
a very understanding male supInjured Reserve list for a couporter at this time.
ple seasons, compliments of a
torn ACL (non-kickball related).
What are some of your other
Scoregasm (2 seasons), Surrenhobbies besides kickball?
der The Booty, and Homeplate
Hustlers. We brought home the Playing soccer, tearing my
Gold (Scoregasm) and 2 Silvers ACL’s, hanging with friends/fam(Scoregasm and STB). I’m hop- ily, traveling, sunnin’ my buns on
ing The Hustlers can bring home the beach and stamp collecting.
a Gold this season!
What has been the most interesting Entertainment news
to you within the past 12
months?
Anything NOT dealing with
Casey Anthony, Charlie Sheen,
Lindsay Lohan or bed bugs
What superpower would you
want if you had a choice?
I would probably want the power
to be a Mind Reader.
ROOKIE
of the Week
Anthony Saladino
of Liver Let Die
How did you hear about
WAKA?
What did/do you want to be
when you grew/grow up?
I have been trying to get on a
team for some time now. After
a 15 min cuss out session one
night I threatened Tom with his
life, and then he added me to
his roster.
Most of my friends would say
they’re still waiting for me to
grow up, but I would say Fire
Fighter because my Dad was
one.
What do you think about your
WAKA experience thus far?
I think it is the greatest thing invented since slap bracelets. My
week revolves around Thursday night!
Who are some of your
favorite Athletes?
Of course Maurice Jones Drew,
Muggsy Bogues, Spud Webb,
and Chris Sabo!
Relationship Status?
I am single, and taking resumes!
Just look for the orange headband!
What are some of your other
hobbies besides kickball?
FLIPCUP! Beach, Football, Naked Go-Karting, Golf, jumping
off JetSki’s at full speed, and
FLIPCUP!
If you could live anywhere in
the world where would it be?
Underground with the Fraggles
If you won the Lotto this
week, what would you do
with all that money?
What’s a book? Probably something about Disney Princesses
What has been the most
interesting Entertainment
news to you within the past
12 months?
The death of Gary Coleman…
I cried for three weeks… I still
tear up before bed
What superpower would you
want if you had a choice?
The power to turn into anything
I wanted to! I would probably
just turn into myself 99% of the
time because I’m so BA!
Themes & Contests
Happy birthday America was last week’s
theme. It had the best participation level
of the season!! The team with the most participation was PBC
(Pictured to the Left)
Honorable mention goes to KYPOAL!!
Our Theme King is Sean Joyal
of PBC (Again!) and our
Theme Queen is Katie Sutter
of Balls and Dolls
This Week’s Contest is
Christmas in July!
Bring it!!
The team with the most in gear wins
3 pitchers! The male and female with
the most outrageous costumes
wins their own!!
Upcoming Contests:
Homerun Derby
2 representatives per team. Will be played
prior to games so make sure those interested in participating can be at fields early.
More details will be published soon.
July 7th (1st and 2nd Rds)
July 14th (Semi and Final)
Flip Cup Tourney
The Golden Flip Cup is on the line. Can
field as many as the other team has….
July 21st (after 1st tournament Rounds)
Don’t Forget about the Themes
Christmas in July (Week 6)
Next week and the week after we will be having
a homerun Derby prior to games, please review
the rules below:
Kickball Homerun Derby Rules
• Event will begin promptly at 5:45pm on July 7th. Once
first round begins no new entry.
• 2 participants per team (If teams do not field a participant, other teams can send more, essentially the max
amount of participants is 24)
• Field will be lined with cones where the fence ends. The
distance to the cones will be the same plus the height of
the fence.
• Kickers can choose their pitcher and can have the ball
pitched anyway they like from anywhere on the field.
• Kicker’s plant foot cannot cross the plate. If it does, the
kicked ball is an out.
• In the first round Kickers will have 3 outs and one practice kick that can be used at anytime. Essentially a kicker
gets 4 kicks, one does not count.
• The order of the First Round will be determined by Random Selection (Hat Drawing in front of participants)
• 8 Kickers will advance to second Round. In the event
of ties, longest kick, where ball lands, not rolls, will determine who advances. (Order of kicking will be determined
based on least home runs to most)
• In the second round Kickers will have 3 outs and one
practice kick that can be used at anytime. Essentially a
kicker gets 4 kicks, one does not count.
• 4 Kickers will advance to the Semifinals. In the event
of ties, longest kick, where ball lands, not rolls will determine who advances. (Order of kicking will be determined
based on least home runs to most)
• The Semi Finals will begin promptly at 6:00pm on July
14th.
• In the semifinal round Kickers will have 5 outs and one
practice kick that can be used at anytime. Essentially a
kicker gets 6 kicks, one does not count.
• 2 Kickers will advance to the Finals. In the event of ties,
longest kick (Where ball lands, not rolls) will determine
who is the homerun derby champion. (Order of kicking will
be determined by the person with the most Home Runs)
July 7th & 14th
Our sponsor bar is Iguana’s Mexican Cantina.
It is a local Mexican restaurant located at 1266 Beach Blvd
32250. It is located in the same plaza as Crabcake Factory
and The Brasserie. Biking distance from the fields!! Come
party! They have an outside patio and have been prepped
to be ready for Flip Cup, Beer Pong, and WAKA Kickball
craziness. So come on out! Specials are:
$6.50 Dos Equis Pitchers & $3 Kickball Surprise