Fantastic Four

Thankfully this Blog isn't only about the moderately successful nerdy superhero flick

The Fantastic Four

rather it's more about how the Fantastic Four SB teams Westlanders vs Trojans and

Bonao vs. Knockout, that will square off in the http://citysoftball.wordpress.com/ semi-finals this upcoming Sunday in Inwood Hill Park, relate to the powers of these legendary fictional Marvel characters. OK I lied, I couldn't resist the nerdy superhero softball connection.. throw me a bone it's November.

Key Fantastic Four Superhero Power #1 Needed to Succeed in the Inwood Semi-Finals

Reliability

In the Fantastic Four movie, I could never quite understand why they cast Jessica Alba as a brilliant scientist with the power of Invisibility

I mean who the hell would want her to disappear.

OK being the pervert that I am I got distracted from softball again... sorry. More importantly (sort of) it's the final four and you want as many of your players to show up as possible, as Vince Lombardi said "Talent is Important but reliability is critical". If you want to make your opponents disappear you need a strong turnout. So get that damn cell phone out and start getting people to appear.

Key Fantastic Four Super Power #2 needed to succeed in the Inwood semi-finals:

Flexibility

If something is not working be open to new ideas and thinking outside of the box. There is no tomorrow. New lineup, new defensive alignment, whatever it takes to get the job done right.

Key Fantastic Four Super Power #3 needed to succeed in the Inwood semi-finals

Composure : Controlling you Temper

The fire of the playoff intensity can burn you up if you let your emotions get the better of you.

Key Fantastic Four Super Power #4 needed to succeed in the Inwood semi-finals

Bruto Strength

It's Clobbering Time!!!!!!!!!!

Wining ugly is a lot better than losing pretty.

Enjoy the SB action this Sunday

Comic Book Nerd out

You Have To

It's rained 6 out of the 8 weeks this fall which has resulted in numerous late starts and rain outs. Wha!!! Wha!!! Wha!!! Yeah, I know it's brutal. Yeah, I know it sucks. So all the precipitation has drained your softball anticipation. OK that's normal. So now what? How the Hell do you get your swagger, energy, and enthusiasm back for the playoffs?

Top Ten Reasons to get your Swagger, Energy, and Enthusiasm back for the Inwood playoffs.

10. Pot Committed Approach - Too late to fold now, gotta play it to the end so that you can minimize the impact of the
9. Recession - you don't make that much money by winning, but at least you get your $$$$$$$$$ back. In the economy, the mantra "better than nothing applies" so you mimic a gambler who is chasing his wagers
8. On NFL games. Ask yourself what's better : Playing playoff softball or staying home all day and watching the Same Old
7. Jets torture you for three hours. As your team has a better chance of winning Citysoftball.com than they do of winning the
6. Superbowl - Citysoftball.com is your version of the Superbowl as you only have to be better than someone for one day. A golden opportunity for teams that have flown under the radar all fall now to
5. Capre Diem - "seize the day" - Now will never come again, and the
4. Winter - is almost here this is your last chance to embrace your
3. Love for Softball b/c
2. For a few hours at least it is more than just a game, you escape reality as the rest of the world doesn't exist/matter, and you put your talent, heart, and soul into it b/c

the #1 Reason to get your swagger, enthusiasm, and energy for the Inwood playoffs

1. YOU HAVE TO - You can't be like former Philly Ace Cole Hammels
and "Wish the season is over". Whether your having a great or terrible personal year it doesn't matter anymore. You can't quit. This is it. You owe it to yourself to try and finish out strong as anything else would be cheating yourself, your team, and the league.

SB BLUEPRINT

It's the Citysoftball playoffs and the goal in softball is simple WIN!!!!!!!!!!! But when your drawing up the SOFTBALL Blueprints you have to expect complications along the way. Rain? Fixing Fields? Angry Managers? Bad calls by umpires? Goons? Assholes? Looking for parking? Players dissing you? Collecting League/Ump fees? Losing games? Errors? Luck? Getting Players to Qualify/Show up? Not exactly an easy softball Blueprint to predict/build, but at least in the real world we have Jay-Z's Blueprint 3 Album which I highly recommend

Many of the BluePrint 3 Songs relate to the Citysoftball.com playoffs so

Top Ten Blueprint 3 songs that relate to the Citysoftball.com playoffs

10. Song : What We Talkin About

Marc and Kennedy are playoff ready

Are you?

9. Song : Thank You
Juan and I would like to thank the entire league for another successful season despite horrible fucking weather. Mother Nature is a Bitch

9. Song :D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tunes)
The words to this jam say it all "La, da da da, hey hey hey , Goodbye" - win or go home in the playoffs

8. Song : Run This Town
Ok no one in our league
looks like the lovely Rihana

but everyone is trying to Run this league by winning the Championship

7.Song : Empire State of Mind
Sorry but I can't imagine softball being an more fun to play in other state but NY. The combination of people from different backgrounds and the impending winter.. make fall softball special. So Jay-Z and Alicia Keys



are completely on point when they praise NY in this inspiring jam.

6. Song : On to the Next One
Westlanders won last year, now they're off to the next one.

5. Song : A Star is Born
Every year in the playoffs a softball star is born. Anything can happen and it usually does.

4. Song :Venus vs. Mars
Trojans vs O's
Danny Mac vs Westlanders
Bonao vs Fanaticos
KO vs Box Car
Venus vs Mars

3. Song : Already Home
This league is our softball home.

2. Song : So Ambitious
Gotta be hungry to win

and the number one song on Blueprint 3 that relates to the citysoftball playoffs

1. Song : Young Forever - best song on the album
That the way softball and playoffs make us feel