Dodgeball: The Champions Are...

Masterbeat-Downs?!!?

In an incredibly bizarre twist of fate the 11th place team- that's right, 11th place team, The Masterbeat MasterBeatdowns, won every game and climbed the ladder of this week's championship games and came home in the number 1 spot!

The whole league was astonished that this rag-tag team who nobody took seriously was able to beat The Logo - DownLogos, The Stonewall Riots, The United Shipping's Massive Delivery and one of the most powerful teams, The Henrietta Hussies and took home the BigAppleDodgeball Season 3 trophy. It was a true almost-Christmas miracle! The sounds and cheers and screams rattled the walls of the Tony Dapilito Rec center.

The Splash Bar- Splasholes won the season however as they have the best ranking and games won over any other team. However, it all comes down to the play-offs and the winning team of that night which they, sadly, were not. They played one hell of a season though.

My team, David Barton's Bad News was just that - bad news. We lost our first two rounds in our playoff game disqualifying us from continuing on. That's alright. I love my team and wouldn't trade them in for anything! It was an awesome season and I'm ready for Spring as Big Apple Dodgeball revs up for season 4!

Big Apple Dodgeball League Season 3
(when everyone got together I mentioned how all the colors made us look like a rainbow!!)

Dodgeball: 9 is Fine!

DBG Team still rages

Although Big Apple Dodgeball's David Barton Gym (DBG) Team won 4-2 against View Bar's Woof and The Eagle it sadly is not enough for us to place within the top 4 teams making it to the playoffs.

Our games next week will be played to simply confirm our final placement but right now the David Barton's Bad News is anchored into 9th place.

Regardless I am proud of my team and know that while we may be in 9th place we were 1st in league spirit, team unity, chants and amazing flair. Everybody wanted our facepaint but only the ragiest get to wear it. Most importantly Tim, Zach, Mandy, Robin, Mehmet, Scott, Vat and I get to walk off the court with newly discovered and much celebrated friendships.
These are the current standings. We'll see how things change once the standings are updated but right now it seems as though Splash will be the team to beat.

Dodgeball: Yeah, Still Exists

The make-up shake up

With all the H8'ing going on one might think that NYC's BigAppleDodgeball dried up like the rights of gay people in California but that is far from the reality.

Dodgeball is still going on in full swing and last night marked our 9th week of play. Next week's games are the last official games before the play-offs begin and sadly I don't think the mediocre incredible David Barton Gym team stands a chance of making the cut.

In a sucker punch to the gut and a brutal kick to the face, David Barton's Bad News suffered a 6-0 defeat last week knocking our potential 4th place spot down to 8th. Then, during last night's thunderdome we lost 3-0 to Gym Bar's GymNasties but won 2-1 against The Stonewall Riots. Our 2-1 win means we won the game against The Riots but it's still not good enough for us to make the top 4 teams entering the play-offs.

It should be noted, however, that what the David Barton Team lacks in playing we make up for in unlimited flair fierceness and team spirit. Our facepaint has become legendary.

The bottom line is: whether we win or lose, we have fun and we popped some incredible friendships out of this season. But then again, the above statement is just what losers say to make themselves feel better.

RAGE!

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Dodgeball: And Black Will Bleed from Their Eyes

The Black Eyed Beat Down
(Tops L2R: Mehmet, Vat, Mandy, Robin, Tim, Zak
Bottoms L2R: Scott, some dude)

Last night David Barton's Bad News shut it down and got 'er done by blowing away both the G Lounge G-Strings and The Henrietta Hudson Hussies in 2-1 victories.

Beating The Hussies is a huge deal as they are BigAppleDodgeball's 1st place team and we're, well, not that. Not even close. But, winning the majority of our games against them last night may have knocked them down a few notches from 1st place. So take THAT! MF'errrrrs!

Our signature team flair, the make-up black eye paint, helps us center our rage and we become hard-throwing, slick dodging, ball catching monsters. You just wait until next week.

It's on.

Dodgeball: Back On!

Good Game, Good Game, Nice Balls, Good Game

After the Columbus Day hiatus Big Apple Dodgeball returned for week 5 of the Season 3 playing. Our league t-shirts finally arrived and we couldn't be happier.

My team The David Barton Gym's Bad News Bodybuilders donned our war paint and left the night with a 4-2 win.

We lost 2-1 to Team Eagle who quickly showed everyone they may just be the team to beat and we won 3-0 against The View Bar Woofsters in a total "who's your daddy?" shut out. Our chant to defeat them was, "block their View...Bar!"

The DBG team will move up in our mediocre ranking and may actually be within the top 5 for next week.

Below are some teams complete with new shirts. Not all teams available for photographs.

The BoyButter Fisters









The Splasholes (some say they're the most handsome team in the league)









The consistently absent Masterbeaters









Team Logo's: The Down Lo-Gos: (My advice to them was to perform better than their network. Snap!)









The Henrietta Hudson Hussies









The Stonewall Riots

Dodgeball: Bring Your Rage

Tops (L2R): Zak, Mehmet, Robin
Bottoms (L2R) Tim, Vat, Mandy, Capn' Rage, Scott

Trust me. My team knows rage and despite our 3-3 win/loss last night we were a force not to be reckoned with. We played hard and lasted until the last few seconds of every match.

We played The Stonewall Riots at 9PM losing 2-1 but kept them on their feet the whole time and eventually beat them in the last game during the time's up sudden death match.

At 9:30 we were up against the hard hitting GymNasties who we easily defeated 2-1 in the first two games but then swept us out before we knew what was coming. Our last man standing and MVP of the week, Zak, defended our honor by dodging balls like a knife through the air until four balls came at him once and he no other option than to get hit.

Good playing to both Stonewall and Gym Bar.

New standings will be posted later today on BigAppleDodgeball.com

Also check in with GossipGays, an anonymous and mysterious dodgeball reporter who never seems to miss a beat on what's going on behind the scenes of NYC's BigAppleDodgeball League. Less games and much more "playing." No everyone, it isn't me. Sanchez?

Decapatating Dom of the MasterBeaters proved to be one of last night's meanest players

Nikki leads her Pink Ladies of the G Lounge G-Strings in a pregame chant

Steven (AKA Monica: short for Monica Seles because of his grunting powerhouse throwing style) roaring the dodgeball anthem "We don't mess around! Hey!"












Post Playing Party at Gym Bar

Dodgeball: The Claws Come Out

The David Barton Bad News Bitches
(L2R: Zak, Mandy, Scott, Me a la The Misfits, Vat and Mehmet)

Scott Ryan, our teammate and MVP of the week, thought it would be a good idea to bring intimidating war paint to our game on Monday night in an attempt to psyche out our competition and pick ourselves up from our mucky playing last week.

Well, it worked! We came away with a 4-2 win in total. We lost 2-1 to United Shipping Solutions's Massive Delivery (they're an incredibly tough team) but won 3-0 against the Boy Butter Fisters!

The new standings haven't been posted yet on the Big Apple Dodgeball website but we should be back within the top five. Bring it!

Below: The new Logo TV: DownLo-Go's preparing for, and then celebrating, their 6-0 win.

Slammed

The first drawing of blood

The unnamed, unsponsored group of 7 players that is the dodgeball team I am captain of suffered a crushing 5-1 defeat last night under the weight of the ex-sponsored Manhunt Team and Splash Bar.

This is a true upset for a team so heavily committed to organizing, communicating and executing. However, as Nina Garcia (Editor at Large for Elle Magazine) says, "We left something to be desired in the execution."

The Splash Team drowned us 3-0 with their slick dodges and muscle arms while we lost 2-1 to Ex-Manhunt because of a certain, stealthy female player.

Our team morale is still high above the water though. This was only the second out of ten weeks of playing so we shouldn't fall too far below our already 4th place standing.

And hey, my Flip Cup Team kicked ass anyway.
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Mark, Bryan, Molly and Steve of The United Shipping Solution's Massive Delivery awaiting the whistle blow with hungry eyes.









Paul and The Boy Butter Fisters showing good sportsman ship after a win.









The Stonewall Riots (best name in the league) bringing it in before a game.









Post Game Flip Cuppery (at Stonewall)

And the World Will Shake

The lines have been drawn.

The teams have been chosen.

BIG APPLE DODGEBALL

SEASON 3!

Welcome to the Rage Dome

Full reporting begins next week!

Big Apple Dodgeball in Time Out New York

Time Out New York's May 29th- June 4th 2008 issue:

Big Apple Dodgeball: #4 Baby!

Yeah, Whatever.

The View Bar Vice Squad's team medal from Dodgeball's End O' Season Party last night.

However, if you say the childhood chant of: "First is the worst, Second is the best and Third is the one with the hairy chest..." Than I'll take 2nd and 3rd without a problem! W00t!

I'm still not really that upset, because- I mean, even in the face of loss look how fierce we are:

Dodgeball: And The Champions Are....

Boy Butter Ballers?!?!?!

Yes, that's correct ladies and gentleman. The triumphant View Bar Vice Squad, who kept a 1st place lead all season, lost the championship game to the Boy Butter Ballers in a 2-1 defeat.

The loss was a sucker-punch in the gut for View Bar Vice Squad but we remain strong knowing we played a fun, kick-ass and well organized season. We organized, we communicated and we most certainly executed. However, the title must go to someone and that someone is the Boy Butter Ballers. Bravo Ballers, you played a hell of game!

The View Bar Vice Squad: Sporting the V for Vice Squad and/or a two for second place
(L2R: Sergio, Danny, BJ, Owen, Vin, Eric, Vanessa, T, *missing Thom)
I love you all so much!- we RAAAAAGED! Season 3? Bring it!

Vanessa revving up the team














Vice Squad sizing up the competition (L2R: Vanessa, T, BJ, Serg)

Team Huddle














Charge!














Owen asking, "Watcha got?"













And of course, it wouldn't be BIG APPLE DODGEBALL if flip-cup didn't follow:


















Well, if I lose at Dodgeball I know I can always win at Flip Cup














Then there's the "Losers-have-to-take-their-shirts-off" Flip Cup (rowdy!)

Thanks to all players for a wonderful season!
BIGAPPLEDODGEBALL.COM
Season 3 sign-up soon!

Dodgeball: Premonitions

The View Bar Vice Squad: Aaaaand Kick (ass)

(L2R: Tom, Serg, Vanessa, BJ, Eric, Vin, Danny, T, Owen)

Two posts down I blockquoted Sergio's premonition in which he dreamt the View Bar Vice Squad dominating the Boy Butter Ballers with a 6-o win. Well, dreams do come true as we murdered the 2nd place, hard hitting, big catching Butter Ballers in a full-on shut out! What?!!
Tsssss...dat's what I thought.

The View Bar Vice Squad AKA Sub-Woofers AKA Team Fierce! is walking into the championship games next week with the first place ranking we've had alllll MF'ing season long. That's a team!

Owen and me about to charge the line.
(Look at the gays hugging in the back- haaaaaaay!)














Team Eaglicious First place team last season (my team)
- last place team this season(not my team).

The Splasholes doing a "hands in"

League Organizer: The amazing- Paul Burke

Mike of MasterBeat Downs showing his post game sass















Poppie (left) and Will of The United Shipping Big Packages showing dodgeball love
















Post Game Flip Cup fraternizing
















UPDATE: Final Standings Below

View Bar Vice Squad	10	20	15	5	45	15	45	75
Henrietta Hudson	6	20	14	6	39	21	42	65
Boy Butter Ballers	5	20	13	7	34	26	39	57
WooManhunt	9	20	12	8	34	26	36	57
Slim Gyms	8	20	12	8	30	30	36	50
Splashholes	2	20	10	10	34	26	30	57
MasterBeatdowns	7	20	10	10	32	28	30	53
David Barton Spartans	1	20	7	13	24	36	21	40
United Shipping Big Packages	3	20	5	15	18	42	15	30
Eaglicious	4	20	2	18	10	50	6	17