Standings

Standings Thus Far:

If anything seems wrong then let me know and I'll adjust as I had to use some Miss Cleo action to get this together due to a lack of team feedback. Don't worry thou as I used a Louisiana accent, as in 'You gonna die!' rather than the Jamaican accent which makes all the difference in accuracy.

Winners and Next Week Info

Hello All,

We managed to get our first week in although it was a close one. Great job by all that stepped up in the uniform area.

There is also those that are truly excited for bocce like Becky.

Congrats to last weeks winners. Team Tunes took down multiple powers to claim the points, while Nice (Bocce) Balls...TWSS secured a victory as well. Don't Stop Boccelievin' was singing all night long to their victory and a very eurotrashy looking Bochismo also secured the win.

However, a constellation win is going out to team Voltron as a new rule is being put into place. If a team doesn't field a complete team it will be a forfeit. However, if partial people do show then a friendly game can be played until all head to the bars.

Please make it known in advance to the other team if a forefit will take place while also posting it on the blog under the most recent post so there is no confusion or back tracking by teams.

On another note, it got a little dark out last time so its important that you show up on time. If not, all you might see is some reflective players like so:

As always a staple of the league is a nice drink or two. As evident by the following (Mollie only joined for the drinks, I think?).

Last but not least. I will be away this week enjoying Bonnaroo so Jeff will be acting commishiner. If there is any weather issues he will be making the call to play or not.

Stay classy all!

Weather

If no posts are made prior to 6 PM on the night of the games indicating they are canceled then all games are on as scheduled. If of course, once we all get there and if the weather is unplayable for whatever reason then we will still have drinks at the bar to celebrate our attempt at bocce. It's a win win situation either way. So let's get ready to bocce tonight as the rain shouldn't affect things too much hopefully.

Teams and Schedule

After much procrastination on most peole's part we have everything squared away for the start of the season. We did lose one team that could no longer make the commitment while 3 others came close to being booted.

All in all, we will have 11 teams for the leagues first season. Seeing as that I don't like bye weeks when it comes to Bocce, we are going to get a little creative to ensure all play each week. Therefore, I proudly introduce the Mega Game. The Mega Game will be between three teams of which there will be one played each week. All teams will play 3 Mega Games throughout the season. The winner of the Mega Game claims two wins for the victory while the others get a giant goose egg.

Teams:

Schedule:

The team listed first is considered the home team and must provide the bocce balls. Additionally, if you are in the Mega Game then the third team also needs to bring booce balls.

Fields:

All the following fields were chosen based on their ability to be reached within walking distance from a T stop. Any involvement with buses are currently vetoed based on the irregular schedules of buses. If you'd like to suggest other locations that meet these criteria for the TBD fields then please let me know.

Boston - Boston Common (Park Street T Stop) - We will meet right near the redline entrace of the park at 7:30 and then walk to an agreeable site for all to play at.

Cambridge - Cambridge Common (Harvard Square T Stop) - It's not overlly big so you should see people.

Liberty - Liberty Park (Davis Square T Stop) - Meet on the powderhouse side of the park.

Sennott - Sennott (Central Square T Stop) - Meet at the closest entrace point off of Norfolk Street.

Danehy - Danehy Park (Porter Square T Stop) - Meet at the playground across from the projects and the same street as Jose's.

Esplanade - The Esplanade (Charles/MGH T Stop) - Meet at the end of the pedestrian footpath bridge.

If you need directions to any of these places then I suggest that you google it.

Team Names

Ok slackers. A lot of people haven't signed up their team names and roster. You have until May 25th to submit your information or be booted from the league. No excusses!

Teams thus far:

• Bochismo ("It's good to be on the inside): Jeff and Patrick
• Don't Stop Boccelievin': Kate and Kristen
• Team Tunes (We'd rather be curlin'): Chris and Bev
• I'd Bocce That: Chris and Matty

Please submit your team names under the comments section of this post. Also, don't forget to suggest any places to potentially play. Just make sure that its easily accessable via the T without too much travel with space for all to play at the same time.

More Peeps

Due to an administrative error there was a person sadly left of the initial list. Therefore, it's my great pleasure to welcome him aboard with a couple extra faces. The more the merrier hopefully.

Welcome:
Sean
Sara
Tim
Caddie

This will completely finish up all the players for the league at a strong 24 people.

Teams and Fields

Ok all, it's time to start forming teams. Please submit your team name and said players via the comment section.

Also, please suggest locations to potential play. Just ensure that it can handle all 10 teams at a time and that it's within a reasonable distance from the T for those patrons.

More to come such as start times, schedules and other details once the above information is gathered. Hopefully, we can be up and rolling within a couple weeks.