I (Blanked) This

What: Kubb
When: July 22, 2009
Where: Broad Street Lawn, Seattle Center
Why: The latest game in Team Saucony’s Seattle summer league, Kubb is an ancient Viking game that I took an immediate liking to last summer when we first learned it. Despite Team Hot Dog’s love for the wood blocks and dowels, we were soundly defeated in ‘08. Not this time around, however.

With yours truly leading the way, we forged a comeback 2-games-to-1 victory over Seattle Weekly. The real drama though, was over on the other field (the subject of this photo), where KEXP battled new league member Easy Street all the way to a dramatic conclusion (Team Easy Street pulled out a 2-1 victory as well). All in all, another great game, and another reminder that I need to get myself a Kubb set. After all, my best sports are those random ones nobody’s ever really heard of.

What: Team Saucony Whiffle Ball
When: July 8, 2009
Where: Broad Street Lawn, Seattle Center
Why: Team Saucony Seattle’s second event of the season was Whiffle Ball, a game we Hot Dogs dominated last season and were fully expecting to do again… until Showbox pulled yet another no-Showbox (and pulled out of the league entirely, it would seem), leaving us Yellow Shirts to play ourselves. Or some reasonable facsimile. We added a few strays including our fearless event leader Patty, and fought a great intramural battle in which WE won. Which we, I’m not so sure, but the Hot Dogs were wieners winners on this day.

What: Steal the Bacon
When: June 24, 2009
Where: Seattle Center
Why: As part of the first outing of Team Saucony Originals summer league, my office put on our yellow shirts and jerseys and attempted to steal the bacon (or, more accurately, Patty’s old shoe). We beat KEXP, lost to Seattle Weekly, and finished 2nd in the round-robin. Team No-Show(box) didn’t even make it to the field. What’s up with that? I myself stole the bacon twice, which is more than I thought I would get. Then again, I like bacon, so it makes sense.