Hops
Challenge ~ Wednesday, December 19
Another year has just about come and gone and it’s around
this time when we really start thinking about Christmas and what we have done
over the past 12 months that deserves recognition from that weirdo fat dude in
the red velvety suit. I for one have been a very good boy. I made sure I
cleaned behind my ears, didn’t eat too much candy, and didn’t watch too many
cartoons on Saturday morning. I can’t vouch for all the rest of you, but odds
are some of you are definitively on the naughty list.
This time of the year also means we host the annual Hops
Challenge! The only time when we can ALL feel like we are on Santa’s Nice List
regardless of all the transgressions and bad behavior we may have indulged in…
except for one chosen member: The loser of the Hops Challenge. Here we
can enjoy the cool, soothing brewskie at the expense of someone else. The best
tasting beer in the world is the one someone else pays for, right?
Register to play a match and I will assign you an opponent.
Singles or doubles. If appropriate, we can count it for the December box
ladders as well. This is your warm-up for the main event, to get your taste
buds up and excited, feel like a winner even if you lose, and watch the
important bout of the evening. The bout where the loser will pay for the keg…
So….
“Let’s
get ready to rummmmmmbllllle….!”
In the right corner, weighing in at a shadow of his former
self with 245 pounds, hardly recognizable to himself, his wife, his kids, (and
the best disguise against his top ten FBI wanted poster), currently residing in
the cool and hip village of Ann Arbor, but apparently not cool enough since
he’ll be shipping out to the humid Hell of the south in St. Louis early next
year, coming in with a 2018 record of 30 wins and 16 losses, the
thrills-and-spills-of racquet-skills, the
I’d-fight-Sasquatch-for-a-glass-of-scotch… STEVE
– “I-own-Ryan-MacVoy” – BROWN!!
And…
In the left corner, weighing in at a run-of-the-mill 175
pounds, recently taking on the roll as a father and therefore sacrificing any
and all requirements of sleep, self-grooming, personal space and spending money
on yourself, an inhabitant of the fantasy biosphere of Birmingham, where any
product more than 4 weeks old is no longer trendy, coming in with a 2018 record
of 33 wins and 21 losses, the slash-and-dash-faster-than-Flash, the
burning-rubber-squash-scrubber… RILEY
– “run-faster-run-faster-run-faster-run-faster”
– ENGLISH!!
A true David v Goliath match-up! This will be the 10th
meeting between the two, with Steve holding a very narrow 5 to 4 margin. Only 2
of the results were 3-0, so it’s bound to be an epic encounter. Make sure you
park yourself outside court 7 at 7pm for all the action!
And make sure you notify me if you wish to play a match
beforehand. Numbers are limited, so don’t hesitate to e-mail me.
