Week Three
RBVL Rocks Into Week Three by Rocky Dorogoff
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RBVL Rocks Into Week Three
by Rocky Dorogoff
Check the latest standings – after three weeks, every team has at least 3 wins and every team has at least 3 losses and some divisions are as
tight as can be. Parity rules!
The Bay House Babes played the Beach House for some good old fashioned beach volleyball. The Bay House Babes won five but could just have easily lost five; that’s how close the games were. Jason and Bryan are going to do squats but Jason has fears of being harassed for his ample bottom by the older women. Sands Point lost to Sets on the Beach 4-1. Brendan and Neal kept Sands Point in the hunt but succumbed to superior sets.
In a league first earlier this season, the entire Sands Point Team (minus Pops Touhey) missed the RBVL practice night due to their high school prom.
That could be why they lost tonight.
The unofficial physical therapy of the RBVL is Sands Point.
Kerry Hills is off to a great start in their new division playing great with the sideline support of Brian Brady.
He was both benched by the referee and grounded by his girlfriend.
Kevin Egan made a play that was “beautiful” according to Deidre, who stood the team up at the after party. I wonder if she also stood Kevin up.
The Hills crew would like to thank the piping plovers for banishing us to the steppe. Congrats to Ella May on delivering the newest member of the Kerry Hills squad, Ella Grace.
We look forward to your return in a week.
As usual, tremendous thanks go to Carmel, the
owner/cook/shopper/greeter and super person nonpareil, who provided a great
array of home-cooked food. Her
spread has been a league favorite year after year, from day one.
A partial food list is as follows:
Ribs, chicken, Irish meatballs, the famous Shepherd’s pie, Caesar salad
and peppers, chicken over rice, lasagna etc.
Carmel’s son James did a masterful job on the grill.
It’s as close to Thanksgiving as you’ll ever have outside your home in
June. Although attendance at the
Kerry Hills was good, it could have been a lot better.
Our sponsors go through a lot of effort and expense to make our Wednesday
nights completely enjoyable and we should show up to thank them.
You don’t have to stay until closing time (but you can if you like); just
stop in for a beer and some free food and a good time with your neighbors and
friends. We only have 11 nights (8
now) to get together after volleyball so let’s make the most of the time.
We’d actually like to see you out on Wednesday!
Now here is Vinny’s restaurant review: Kerry Hills had a top notch selection of
food. Their sausage & peppers were smothered with an abundance of vegetables and
they cooked up some amazing grilled Ribs - so tenda!
Potato salad popped with a hint of scallions and the coleslaw had thinly
sliced cabbage, carrot, mayo proportions – scoopable!
Store-bought but delicious. Where was Sica with the salt and pappa?
The salads
were made with fresh greenery and the Fourth of July napkins added a fancy
touch.
Congratulations to Mark and Judy on the birth of their first son, Richard
Thomas; there is now a new Malibu guy in town.
Well, the rumor has been proven. Kelly and Rob Schmitt have not
been helping their daughter, Jenna, study for finals all week, like they claim.
Kelly's serves and her amazing play confirm that she and Rob have been taking
private volleyball lessons, on 128th street beach, with long-time volleyball
professionals, Craig and Regina Carey.
Superstars and linesmen of Robin Shapiro Realty say that if
their teammates remain no-shows—the team could be a no-show next year.
The match play against the Sons of Beaches was competitive and fun.
The final score did not matter.
Both teams were diving more than Jacques Cousteau.
But in case you were wondering Robin Shapiro beat the Sons by a 4-1
score. Connolly’s is in
end-of-season form blowing three games.
However, they all made it back to the bar where everyone is a winner.
Happy birthday, Andrew G. on #11.
You are now as emotionally mature as your father, Stevie G.
After winning five last week, the
Rockaway Breakers lost four but hope that next week they can bump as well as
they sing, set as well as they dance and spike as well as they party.
Matt Sutterline and Rob McHale realize that the most important aspect of
volleyball occurs in the bar afterwards.
Yes, they get it. John McHale is developing quite a reputation for
hogging the ball. Noreen left Harbor
Light to play volleyball and is progressing quite well. I guess, in a way, you
could say she left Harbor light for Bud Light.
Casino played Jameson’s in five intense, well-played games
with one game going 29-27.
Referee Ed started asking the teams to speed up play so he could be first on the
food line for the 49th week in a row.
Cathy Dempsey and Sarah McCarthy ‘set’ the way for the rest of the team.
Lauren Ganun served terrific and had
teammates lamenting the fact that they didn’t replace father Frank with Lauren
years ago. T.C. and Keith Green
played solidly in the five game loss, which could have been a three game victory
with a few additional points here and there.
In the win, Captain Rocky D. came of the disabled list and made his first
appearance of the year and it wasn’t much to write about so we won’t.
The Bungalow Bar doesn’t know who they played because no one had league
shirts on. Never the less, they won
their customary two games. Tara V.
of the Bungalow Bar turned 21, plus one.
The team celebrated the event by sporting Charlie Chaplin mustaches and
playing Kazoos. Once again, they are
setting the standard for fun and frivolity in the league.
(In the early going they are tied with the Rockaway Breakers at the top
of the fun standings. They may have
to settle that title once again at the awards dinner.)
The Sharks have some new blood but the same old ineffective
bite, Cement Shoes and Pappy had a duel at the net that rivaled the OK Corral.
Two legends doing battle!
It’s All Good won three games against the Sharks either despite or because they
were ‘Bug-less’. Or maybe it was
because future hall-of-famer Seal came in from Florida just in time for the
match? Timmy Murphy is very proud of
himself. He hasn’t had alcohol touch
his lips in three weeks. That
coincides with the day he bought a plastic funnel which bypasses his lips
altogether. Cubby is really close to
retirement (6 days while you are reading this) and he is considering a second
career. He took a vocational
placement test and was recently notified that he is highly qualified to do Sham
Wow commercials. Wow!
The Federation took three from Safe Sets (Is that an un-topless bar?)
with long volleys and long-winded Tom Ford actually playing.
Safe Sets lost three games which may indicate that they practiced unsafe
sets. Congratulations are in order
for John ‘CRASH’ Resker. It seems
that he has gone over three months without wrecking a car.
Remember John, since you’re the type of person that doesn’t succeed at
first--don’t ever take up sky-diving.
Rocks Rockservations:
Being unable to play for a few weeks, I am able to float around and do
some Rockservations. Dave Reilly was
seen at the Brooklyn Transplant game yelling, “Set me, set me!”
Dave, there’s no we in team but there is an “I” in Reilly.
While standing outside the Summer Winds, formally known as the Lobster
House, I observed RBVL ref, Tony Carty walking into the place with his date
Patty. It was Sunday and they were
planning on catching the terrific band Alive ‘n Kickin’.
That plan went awry when Tony and his date approached the bouncer, who
requested a cover charge of ten dollars.
Tony inquired as to what you get for ten dollars.
“In” the bouncer said. Tony responded, “On Wednesday there is no cover,
no drink minimum and free food.” The
bouncer shrugged as Tony told his date he had a tickle in his throat and went
home. Patty came in and danced the
night away. The cover charge seemed
to work well for her. .
We know that it has been difficult determining where to set up
the nets and some teams have hired a cartographer to assist, but bear with us
because the birds are scheduled to leave in a few weeks.
I hope they remember to check their departure flight date.
At that time we can move teams in from the Serengeti Plain.
While thumbing through my book of Brooklyn idioms I came a across the
word ‘Mook’. A Mook is defined as:
(1) a moronic bonehead who needs a lobster bib to eat spaghetti or (2) a
person who yells at the refs in the RBVL.
The refs don’t yell at you when you shank the ball so don’t yell at them.
We have suspended players and removed teams from the league for just this
reason. Remember, we are a friendly
dictatorship, informally known as the Gang of Six, and we will not put up with
abuse of the refs. Don’t be a Mook!
RBVL Captains - If you are reading this and have not handed in
your SIGNED rosters, you are late.
If you have a balance due for league fees or additional shirts, it is overdue.
Please take care of this unfinished business so we can concentrate on
volleyball and volleyball parties.
Thanks you very much. We asked you
to treat our refs with respect and so far you have done a terrific job.
Keep it up for all 11 weeks.
Continue to send us an e-mail (jmcgivney2@nyc.rr.com)
on Thursdays with a quick summary of the previous night’s ref and identify
yourself and your team so we know who you’re talking about.
The first two rounds of e-mails were very helpful.
Keep up the good work.
As always, if you have any questions please
call Patty at 917-613-0908.
(Be sure to call between 10 AM and 9 PM. Remember,
Patty has a life outside of VB, too.)
Or just check our website at www.rbvl.com.
You'll find the answers to most of your questions there, not to mention
pretty pictures and funny stories.
See you on the beach!