A Weekly Exposé of the Excitement and Indiscretions That Make Up the DC Star
Spring 2009
Let's play ball!.. and flip cup… and drink… and flirt!
Issue 1
Week of March 22nd
President’s Corner
Short & sweet: the 4 cornerstones of DC Star:
Kick - Show up to the fields on time or early, especially if you're setting up a field. Be competitive at playing a child's sport, or not... no
big whoop. Have fun!
Drink - Self explanatory. Beer, rails, Smirnoff Ice, whatever, but just
take some time to celebrate your victory... or loss amongst friends.
Have fun!
Flip - Get your official flip cup match done and get revenge or further kick your opponent's ass from that day. Make a new friend
across the table. Be one with the cup. Have fun!
Flirt - Get that new friend's number. Give
'em a wink, talk about kickball strategy, or
take them home...deal with rumors later.
Most importantly, have fun!!!
Marvin - Spring 2009 President
Note from the editor:
Hello Stars! Welcome to all you new teams and players and welcome
back to all you kickballers crazy enough to return! This is my first edition
so please forgive me if it’s a little lame. This edition has intros for a few of
the teams. We would really love to get to know all of the teams and
players so, all of you who didn’t get a writewrite-up in to this edition, make an
extra effort to introduce yourselves on Sunday. We’ll be on the lookout
for ALL NINE TEAMS that didn’t make it into the newsie!!!
Inside this issue:
Prez Corner
1
Upcoming Events
1
Charity/Social Corner
PRE-SEASON PARTY INFO!!!
DC Star’s 09 Charity
2
Flip Cup Rules
4
Pre-Season Power Rankings
5
Team Intros
6-8
Season Schedule
8
Gossip Girl
910
3
Upcoming Events:
• Saturday 3/28 - Pre-Season
Party at Hamilton’s
• Sunday 3/29 - Week One Games!
• Apr 5th: Week Two Games
• Apr 12th: NO KICKBALL (Easter)
• Apr 17th: Charity Flip Cup Tourney, 7PM-11PM ($5 Admittance,
$20 per team)
• Apr 19th: Week Three Games
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Charity & Social Corner with Donna, Natalie, & Bekie
THIS SATURDAY,
SATURDAY March 28th @ 8pm
Alright kiddos, it’s that time again. Kickball is back in action and that means your calendars are
about to be chock full o’ charity and social events with your favorite DC Stars! ‘Kicking’ off the
events line-up this weekend is our DC Star’s Spring 2009 Pre Season Party!
You do NOT want to miss out on this night, believe us. While the details of the evening may
be fuzzy the next day, we promise you will have a kickass night full of shenanigans!
So here’s the nitty gritty:
Hamilton’s Bar & Grill - 233 2nd St. NW
* $10 for DC Stars
* $15 for non-DC Stars
(bring anyone and everyone you know! Prerequisite: guests must love FUN)
Starting @ 8pm there will be FREE BEER, $3 rails, and $1 JellJell-o shots.
Apologize to your livers in advance,
it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
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A special word from Andy of Take It Outside to explain
DC Star's charitable choice for Spring 2009:
Some of you may remember a young jubilant red-haired captain playing second
base and/or shortstop for RTFM during
the spring 2007 season. Some of you
may remember her standing on the sideline with a foot cast, mumbling and shaking her head occasionally in her frustration at not being able to join her teammates on Silent Attack during the fall 2006 season. Some
of you may recall her vibrant enthusiasm socializing with
friends and playing flip-cup at Irish Times. This very special
friend of ours is Kellie Pagano. She was a good soul; genuine and nonjudgmental, always open to making new
friends. Kellie had exuberant passion for playing kickball
and flip-cup.
Her unexpected passing this past fall 2008 left a huge impact in the deaf community and DC Star. Kellie has
touched our lives in many ways. Her smiles, laughter, and
presence shall never be forgotten on the playing fields and
at Irish Times.
Kellie's husband, Jamie, and her family
have taken the extraordinary step of establishing a fund in honor of Kellie's memory to
benefit the Kendall Demonstration Elementary School. Kellie worked at Kendall for over ten years, first
as an aide and then as a Teacher-Researcher, tending to
the early childhood education needs of deaf children. The
purpose of establishing the fund by the family is to assist in
meeting the educational and training needs of the children,
teachers and aides of the Kendall School. This was truly a
labor of love for Kellie, as there is nothing more fitting than
to honor her memory by contributing to this fund
and continuing the very good work that Kellie began.
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For new teams this might be a little different, old teams same story so help out if anyone needs it. The Official Games/Standing are
for the benefit of teams that like to be competitive with their flipping. Teams only play one (or two if you have a double header)
official games per week. All other games, as well as guys vs. girls and survivor are purely for fun and/or bragging rights. DC Star will
be having an end of season flipcup tournament, and the seeding will be depending on your teams record in these standings.
Contact for the FCA can be found at the bottom of the page if you have questions.
~The FCA (Scott and Andrea)
Tentative Mark the Dates
4/17: Charity FlipCup Tournament (mixed teams)
5/31: Division Team Tournament
FlipCup Rules
Teams only play one (or two if you have a double header) official games per week. All other games are purely
for bragging rights.
1. Each team will only play one game/week that will count toward standings (Teams with double headers or
makeup games will play more than one game)
2. Teams that played on the kickball field will play each other at the Times following their games.
3. All teams will have at least five (5) players.
4. Due to space/time limitations, we recommend that you limit your team to ten (10) players at most.
5. No one may flip more than one cup/position per game.
6. The first team to win five (5) rounds wins.
7. Water drinkers are acceptable, all other rules apply.
8. At the end of a round, a tie may result from the cups landing at the same time; if this happens a two cup
flipoff will result between the two tying players.
9. Each team is allowed one (1) reschedule of a game for the season*
10.
Any team that does not make arrangements to play their match by 6:30PM will forfeit the match. If results
are not mailed to the Flipcup coordinators Scott (Wackos; [email protected] or
[email protected]), or posted on the DC Star Discussion Board (http://dcstar.proboards55.com/)
by 7PM Tuesday, the match will be considered a forfeit for both teams.
* Reschedule can only be done with the consent of the opposing team and must be played either the week before, or the week after
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The Spring 09 season has sprung upon us, and what a season it is turning out to be!! Who would have thought that we’d have so
many teams, when just a few months ago in the fall we had 9, and even last spring just 11! Well there are sure to be some great match
-ups, but with a few new teams it is hard to give proper rankings. So without further ado, here goes nothing!
12 Step – They are the obvious #1 seed, having won the last 3 seasons. Nuff said.
Faith Plus One – Last spring they finished in 1st Place during the regular season with an undefeated record. And even though they
skipped the fall season and they’re sporting a new color, I’m sure they’ll be out for revenge!
Wackos – These guys always put up a great fight, season after season. It’s simply too bad their skills on the field are not quite as
good as their skills on the tables.
Take It Outside – These guys are just as good as the Wackos and have such a fierce rivalry with them that it one of the best in all of
sports….just think Lakers v. Celtics, Red Sox v. Yankees, Tarheels v. Blue devils!!
Team Awesome – These guys are very tough and certainly gave 12 Step a run for their money in the playoffs this past fall. They’re a
great squad and let’s just hope their anger from the bad Kelly’s Irish Times waiter service will fuel their fire and push them to
the top!
Scissor Me Timbers – These guys have had many variations of a team. Hopefully they have worked out all the kinks and retooled
enough to put up a decent fight and get some REAL wins and not forfeit wins.
Slumdog Trillionaires – Although they’re a new team to the league and kickball in general, the scrimmage proved that they have
some athletes, but that is just the guys. With one girl sitting on the sidelines and refusing to kick, could the females of this
squad prove to be too much of a weakness for them to prevail?
Maple Syrup – Someone on this team must have hooked with DC Star’s WAKA rep. How else to do you explain having 29 people
or their roster, when only 26 are allowed?? Are they going to be allowed 3 extra players in the field too?
We’re Kind Of A Big Deal – These guys had a strong inaugural season last spring but suffered a slight mishap in the fall. Whether
they do well during the season or not, they always bring it in the playoffs, both in kickball and especially flipcup!
Jiminy Kick It – This is not the JKI from last fall. They have completely changed faces and are very inexperienced. They’ve also lost
one of their key players to a “cold” and “part-time job.” Hopefully she can make it to the Times and the parties to provide
moral support.
WAKA Shame – Another inexperienced, brand new team. However, there must be some athletes on the team if they’re good
enough to double-book their Sundays with Kickball and Flag Football. And from what I hear, they have some hot girls that
can ball. And don’t kick it to second base, or the captain, Mandy, will get you out!
METRO – Yet another new team to start their kickball careers in DC Star. These Orange clad crazies are in for some fun and even
had a strong appearance at the bar. They may or may not bring it on the fields, but I have a good feeling about this team’s
bar presence!
Take It To the Face – The final new team in the league. The only thing I know about this team is that they drafted an unproven 2nd
year star named Jim. He didn’t get much of a chance to prove himself last season as his team rarely showed up to the fields
or bar. Maybe he can help this team to gel with his one season of experience!
Yes We Can…Kick! – Rumor has it that there is a 14th team, donned in Daisy Yellow, in the works. They won’t be signed up in time
for Week 1, but maybe Week 2??? We can only hope!!
The views expressed above are Troy’s and do not necessarily represent the views of
WAKA, DC Star or the editor of the Newsie, or the PRESIDENT.
(Go TIO!!!), [GO WACKOS!]
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12 Step
Take It Outside
We are the Lime Green Dancin’ Machine!!! (CTRL+click to follow link)
In years past we may have been white, but with so many
new players, we needed a change, and why not make it
drastic and stand out. And obviously, we are the stand out
team of this league. We’re the reigning 3-peat Champions
and this season, we’re going for the 8-peat! So this is a word
to all other teams out there:
We’re back and better than ever, adding a bunch of new
faces this off season. We are a Team of Awesome kickballers
and flipcuppers. Some of us drive and some of us METRO to
play kickball, but don’t worry because we’ll be there and be
ready to Take It Outside and destroy you on the kickball
fields. For all of those new teams, be prepared to Take It To
The Face because 12 Step shows no mercy on the fields as
we Jiminy Kick It off the Monument every time. But for
being good sports, you’ll certainly be offered some amazing
Jell-O shots (special ingredient: Maple Syrup!!) from one of
our team moms. Gotta love them!!
But 12 Step isn’t just about winning on the kickball fields,
We’re Kind Of A Big Deal on the flipcup tables too. Since
the team came together, we’ve made tons of progress and
are always in the running for a flipcup championship too.
We’ve beaten those Wacko guys and girls in maroon before
and with some new talent, we Faith Plus One secret
weapon, that will topple them this season.
And all of you bar goers and partiers, just be ready, cuz we’ll
be the life of the party. We certainly won’t be Sluming it up,
Dog. These Trillionaires are always seen buying rounds of
shots for everyone at the bar. If you don’t get one, get to
know us better!! We love sharing the wealth. And with so
many hot guys and girls on this team, don’t be surprised if
you see your picture in the Newsie doing the WAKA Shame
from a 12 Steppers house!!
ARRRRGGHHH!!! Scissor Me Timbers!! Only 176 more days
til International Talk Like A Pirate Day!!!
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Team Metro
Hello fellow kickballers, I'm proud to introduce, for the first time, Team
METRO. Although this season will be the first time we've all played kickball
together, we've been friends and/or colleagues for quite some time.
METRO, our team name, was actually thought up a few years ago, during a
heavy night of drinking (of course). It was meant to serve as the name of our
group of friends, in what we called a "fratority" (derived from combining the
words fraternity and sorority, of course). Quite a few of us were greek in
college.
We're looking forward to meeting new faces and making new friends in the DC Star league. But be careful,
even though this is our rookie year as a team, we've got
plenty of experienced kickballers, drinkers and trash
talkers with competitive spirits who are ready to win!
While this year our team color will be orange, our original colors were named
Guinness Black and Camel Toe Tan, again thought up during a heavy night of
drinking.
Terrill, Captain
Jill, Co-Captain
Team METRO
Team METRO
Seasons:
Seasons
A lot, like since before kickball existed
Kickball Titles:
Titles
FlipCup:
0, always the bridesmaid...
inverse of kickball titles, we’re like 49-2 officially
Team LateNight:
LateNight
Yes Please, defending champs
Why the Brady Bunch pic?:
2 sets cousins, 2 sets brothers, one Wacko on maternity leave (thanks for letting Steve play
Annee).
Familiar Faces?:
19 returning players (includes original Amy
Harris)
Song for fun:
Here's the story to the Brady Bunch Theme,
You’ll likely lose if you flipoff against our girls.
As if Wellins not enough, we’ve got his brother,
Alfred Ortiz in curls.
Here's the story, of the Wackos A-Team,
And the title of team late night that we hold.
A Kickball team, drinking all together,
Maroon looks hot with Gold.
Additional Note:
If it hasn't been stressed, we’re kind of good at flipping the cups, so if you’re looking for Charity Party
players, you should hit us up (limit one Wacko/team, results
may vary, wackos not responsible for Capn Half Ass).
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Maple Syrup
Please enjoy reading it
as much as I did
writing it.
Hey there sports fans,
The Emerging Maple
Syrup Conglomerate
Owners of Vermont (Maple Syrup) joins WAKA’s
DC Star division for its third season of Flip-cup
(and kickball). We’re probably not the best at
either, but gosh darn it we’ve got more spirit
than just about anyone around. Look out for our
signature breakfast themed cheers before and
after games, as our goal is to intimidate you
with waffles. REALLY tasty waffles!
Maple syrup will be looking to improve on past
seasons’ records, possibly even a winning season
(.500+). No matter how we start things off, we
usually hit our stride about mid season with a
strong finish. Defense and a deep pitching
rotation are the name of the game for Maple
Syrup, but don’t discount our heavy hitters;
ready to knock one out of the park at a
moment’s notice.
Step up to the plate! Whether it be on the field
or at the Flip-cup table, Maple Syrup is ready to
take you on. And… if you’re very lucky, we’ll
share our breakfast goodies with you.
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