Hops Challenge – Dec
21, 2016
There is no better way to welcome the Holiday weekend than
to (drink) play some tough, friendly squash matches and then enjoy a cool
beverage afterwards that – for all worthy Christmas miracles – will end up
being completely free of charge! “Who
will pay for it”, you cry as you guiltily pour yourself another beer from
the keg…? We’ll get to that in a minute.
If you wish to be a part of the squash, just let me know and
I will match you up against a fellow member. The result will not mean much
except that I will be entering it onto the ranking system, but it is a way to
get you sweaty and thirsty and then ready for the ultimate showdown for this
year’s Hops Challenge match. The loser of which will be graciously (or not)
paying for the keg you are so apologetically consuming. Matches will start at
4pm, we can take a maximum of 32 players, so be quick to register. Singles and
doubles available.
Once ‘normal’ matches are completed, everyone is invited to
re-fill their paid-for beers, grab a position behind court 7 and get psyched
for the donnybrook about to materialize…
“Let’s get ready to
rummmmmmbllllle….!”
In the right corner, weighing in at an number that
fluctuates between 250 and 270 pounds depending on if it’s a weekend or a
weekday, residing in the concrete warzone of downtown Detroit where he chugs
raw eggs for breakfast before his 4.30am training runs, coming in with a 2016
record of 33-19, the teeth-gritter-switch-hitter, the earth-quaker-floor-breaker…
ZAC – “don’t-make-me-angry… you-wouldn’t-like-me-when-I’m-angry” MACVOY!!
And…
In the left corner, weighing in at an unspectacular 180
pounds, a weight that hasn’t changed more than 3 pounds either way since the
ninth grade based on which Nike outfit he has on, lurking in the nose-lifting
suburbia of Birmingham where he orders his Starbucks Venti Iced Skinny Hazelnut Macchiato, Sugar-Free Syrup, Extra Shot, Light
Ice, No Whip next to the nail-salon, coming in with an
extraordinary 2016 record of 70 wins to just 9 losses (does this guy ever
work?), the obsessional-squash-professional, the hyperbolic-squashaholic, RYAN – “watch-me-make-Zac-angry” MACVOY!!
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| Zac and Ryan. Who will be smiling after this one...? |
Brotherly love has never meant less as these 2 siblings will
be desperate to fight for the family pride and the winning acceptance from
their elders. Which one of them will be allowed to sit at the main table during
the Xmas dinner, and which one will be relegated to the spare room on the other
side of the house? Head to head, Ryan holds a commanding lead of 13 to 5, but a
couple of those losses still sting and have no doubt left deep scarring tissue
on the membrane and Zac has the tendency to raise his game and green up his
skin somewhat when he sees Ryan on the opposite side of the court.
Want to witness a “Cain v Abel” type extravaganza?
Registration to play is Monday, December 19 (or until full), but even if you
just want to drink their beer, come on down and support the gladiators.
