Garbage Man
Just two weeks into the season and we figured out what rookie Doug Morand’s occupation is… Apparently he’s an “Over-30 Garbage Man”
Last week we witnessed Doug collect Joe Shannon’s curbside “Garbage” breakaway attempt as he cleaned up the mess Joe left in Jeff Deharo’s crease.
The rookie defenseman gave a beautiful outlet pass to the once leading goal scorer.., as he sent Joe in all alone. Doug realized that Joe was one of the “oldest” and not one of the “fastest” Roadrunners and that Joe might run out of steam before he gets to the goal. Doug sprang into action and quickly chased him down to help bury the missed attempt to give his team a 3-2 lead.
Great follow-up effort on Doug’s part… and “NO” Doug.., you do not get credit for the assist from that sweet pass to Joe (and) the cleaned up messy goal. Those types of assist plays, along with phantom assists are reserved for Ray “The Boss” Nickerson only.
Speed Kills
It was fun to see Mike Duggan live up to the “Roadrunner” brand as he buried 2-goals for his also speedy Captain Dominic DeFrancisco, who didn’t do anything on the scoring sheet. But any game that Dom doesn’t break Vulcan stick is a good game for him and another $125 bucks safe in his pocket.
Garvin Chan also didn’t factor in on the scoring sheet… but I’m telling you… these guys are going to fly all season and be fun to watch.
Increased Odds
Roadrunners odds of winning a championship this season just went up. Not because of Mike Duggan buried 2-goals… the increase in odds came from what you didn’t see on the floor.
“Shutdown” defenseman Mike Naczas played “Sit down” defense last week as he left the game early with a “lower-body” injury. Remember what we said in week one of the forum. If you missed it go read the previous Article 472 edition.
Warmups
Aging players know the importance of a good warm up.., and that goes double for a goalie. Your warmups should not come from actual game shots.., right Joe “Guido” Conary?
For 2-weeks in a row Joe has shown up late and entered the game like he’s a pitcher being called out from the bullpen. We’re not sure if Joe’s late because of traffic or if he likes the attention of having the spotlight on him like a WWF entrance… but in either case and to everyone in the league (including his teammate) Donny Maccini…
(Remember this saying) “If you’re on time, you’re late!”
Everyone should be early for their games… get dressed and be ready for warmups to keep the games moving along and on schedule.
Georgie Porgie
Georgie Porgie, Puddin’ and Pie.., Give him the ball and watch him fly!
Last week the smallest guy in the league had the biggest game in the league. George Medeiros was on a mission that catapulted him right to the top of the leader board.
After fellow “Portagee” Tony Medeiros started the scoring just 52-seconds into the game… George scored a natural hat trick in just 2-minutes and 15-seconds to give the Devils Disciples a 4-goal lead in the first 5-minutes of the game.
Penalty Kicks
Sorry Joe Conary.., not only do you have to stop the other players from scoring on you, but it’s tougher on your GAA when your own team buries 2-goals against you.
After battling back to make it a 6-4 game and the momentum starting to swing for Captains Mutiny your Captain Matty Iannello boots one in on you that would make FIFA players proud.
The Over-30 Board of Directors spent $1500 from the leagues dues to commission a CGI Rendition of Matty’s moral deflating goal and “Guido’s” failed attempt at blocking his own player’s goal.
