Tuesday, November 27, 2012

November Rain

It was a cold damp dreary day here in NYC and on days like today I'm reminded of the Guns and Roses classic "November Rain" 
as "Nothing lasts forever and we both know hearts can change, it's hard to hold a candle in the cold November rain"

As much as we would like it to go on forever, the on field action for 2012 will soon be over as the the last few remaining leagues are finishing things up. Yeah you read that right some leagues are still playing. While many of you have put away your gear until spring many brave souls 







are still playing at this time of year.







Your probably thinking its late November why is anyone playing? Let's explore

Top Ten Reasons People are Still Playing Softball at this time of year

10. Hurricane Sandy

All fall leagues got pushed back 


People would rather play outside in November than watch that pathetic team.

8. Softball Developmental Fall LeagueMLB sends prospects to play fall ball in Arizona to hone their skills. Softball sends them to Inwood

7. They are just stupid. Get  a load of the weirdo wearing #5 with only a t-shirt on in under 40 degree weather- Kuku


6. Recession - Leagues and Umpires sucking every last dollar out of players before the Christmas

5. Nothing Better to Do

4. Like a bad relationship they just can't let go - Denial

3. Daylight Savings - "So never mind the darkness we still can find a way Nothin' lasts forever even cold November rain"

2. Exercise - Trying to work off the couple of pounds gained over the Holidays

and the Number one Reason people are playing softball at this time of the year

1. Love - the heart wants what the heart wants

OK OK I know 'nothin' lasts forever Even cold November rain ' .. the games will return

Friday, November 23, 2012

Anniversary Marks Jet Math How 31 Divided by 25 Equals 44...Perpetual Pain

Flashback:  November 22nd, 1981 - 31 years ago exactly yesterday. 

On that day a little fat Spanish kid who had barely picked up a football in his life (and knew even less), had family in Miami (built in Dolphin hate), watched a team in green play in Shea Stadium vs. the Miami Dolphins. 

Both teams were 7-4-1 at the time. and it was a good game. The Dolphins lead 15-9 in the fourth quarter when a pass to Jerome Barkum
 
from Richard gave the Jets a one-point lead, and moved them into 1st place. I thought to myself, wow these guys are good.

That's the day my 25 to Life 


Jet Fan prison sentence began












Flash Forward: November 22nd, 2012

Patriots 49 Jets 19 - Pathetic. Just fucking Pathetic.

The team is just a joke, a bad joke.

A 4-5 year cycle of Perpetual Jet Pain continues

  • Phase 1 - Hope - New regime
  • Phase 2 - Excitement - New players
  • Phase 3 - Heartbreak - Steeler Loss
  • Phase 4 - Anger
  • Phase 5 - Clean house
We have entered phase 5 and I am a true fan, but this not even Pro football anymore. 

Clean House


  • Mr T (GM) out - get a football man to run the team, not a capologist (numbers guy)
  • Fat Boy Out - he's embarrassing
  • Sanchez Out - getting worse, not better
  • Teebow out - nice guy bum should never even have been brought here
  • Holmes Out - asshole
  • Cromarte Out - thug has gotta go
  • Scott Out - older player at end of career
Except for returning Revis Start over - again

It's now been 44 years since the Jets have won the Super Bowl.

44 years and counting, I'm a good fan but it hurts and I am sick of it

Thursday, November 22, 2012

HALAS, HUNT, LOMBARDI, STANLEY and now CASTILLO

The NFL was the George Halas, Lamar Hunt, and Vince Lombardi Trophy.


The NHL has the Stanley Cup 

 Now Citysoftball will have the Castillo Award.


Named after CitySoftball Hall of Famer and Legend Johnny Castillo (left below).



We used to have a championship belt

 but it kept getting lost. This year we have had a demand for a Championship Trophy from the Afternoon league so we have decided to name the award after our friend who moved away several years ago and Inwood hasn't been the same since.

This week The Aguillas and Parrilla will now vie for the coveted award.

Deal with it 

P.S. The naming of this award occurs today November 22nd, Castillo’s B-Day.

Congrats #5