Cubby, Wherefore Art Thou?
By
John Sica and Joe McGivney
6/29/12
For years it was thought that the most interesting thing
about not only Rockaway, but all of NYC, was Wednesday nights at the RBVL in the
summer. However, we must have been
wrong. The Most Interesting Man
alive has yet to show. The only
explanation is that he must be doing something more interesting.
Where have you gone, Cubby DiMaggio?
(To an overhand bowling league?)
U Got Served won four games in a great match against Epstein’s.
Kelly Magee played exceptional in the match, especially her serves.
Kenny also was hitting his serves on all cylinders and through in a great
backhand ace. No one else
served a long streak for them.
Despite being a liability, Coach Liable gave an inspirational speech to rally
the troops. I hope everything he
said was true (sorry for the cheap shot).
Amanda Boggiano was magnificent although most of it was when Paskoff was
blinking. It’s a good thing that it
is a family affair because at least the love was flowing.
Please don’t invite me to any more weddings.
The Federation had their first sweep of the season despite Maureen
suffering from the heavy flu.
Perhaps the absence of old players Greg and George helped.
The other old timer Brian O’Hagan did something that might not have ever
happened in league history. He
served 21 straight points. (“You
know Susan when you come to the ball park you might see something you have never
seen.” John Sterling.)
Freedhand’s swept the Flip Cup All Stars thanks to the
usual suspects, Rich, Mark, Marie, Scotty, etc.
Kenny Kearns won MVP of the match though despite losing all five.
His blocks on all world Rich, and saves with his hand and elbow in the
sand kept the Flip Cup All Stars in contention in some of the games.
Yea! However, he was called
for a rare foot fault. (And some
nets play five games without any calls.)
Anyway, where have you gone Brian and Gambino?
Hope you make it back for the finals.
The addition of Trish the Dish did not go unnoticed.
Meanwhile her cousin and San Diego roommate, Kathleen, was MVP for the
Blackwater Boarders in their 2-3 loss to Connolly’s. The highlight of the match
in the losing effort was Serge’s soccer scissor kick, ala Pele, not only saving
the ball, but getting an ace for the point.
For Connolly’s, George had some nice blocks and hits.
Both teams played near perfect volleyball which was obvious in that not
one team carried the ball for the first four and a half games.
Great job. Bungalow Baranhas
won four games over Simba’s Pride, the young mirror image of themselves.
Bodie was all over the net, blocking and spiking his team to victory.
Both Agoglia’s were dominating at the net and Sue was all over the court
doing that thing she does. And
Vinny B. really turned 29. The Suns
of Beaches celebrated their coach’s 16th anniversary of her 29th
birthday. Elizabeth guided her team
with inspirational birthday karma leading her team to two victories over Serve
Pro. Kim had her killer serve
working and Bill was hitting it down.
Nick was looking pretty which distracted the opponent’s girls, to no
avail. The SOB’s and Serve Pro
enjoyed each others company.
Speaking of birthday’s, Dan Etheridge was also celebrating the second
anniversary of his 26th birthday.
Dan turned his birthday magic into two victories for EZ Company as he
inspired his team. Ann and TJ were
solid all night. Mike Munn was
serving through the wind and Owen Quinn had three incredible spikes.
Brian and Barbara were Kings of the court.
EZ would like to wish JW well in his baby step up the volleyball ladder;
multiple ear plugs are available for his new team.
EZ Company can now be called EZ peace.
Amusing
anecdote from ref Mike P.: During
one of his matches he was asked what the score was.
“14-14,” he announced. “Who
is winning?” the player asked.
Ouch.
The White Horse Tavern Beach Posse took two of five games against the Stanni
with the deciding game five being extremely close.
The Posse is so glad Fancy is back.
End of school celebration didn’t keep Knuckles from coming out swinging.
Zack had fun at the same celebration.
Maura, you must wear Das Boot.
As always, it was a great night.
The Kenosha Kickers took all five tonight behind Craig Kander, Ricky Ehresman,
Greg Fillippi, and Rachel Olinyk’s great play.
Ryan Kander was hitting like a beast and Larissa was serving great
through the wind.
Sands Point Physical Therapy was working towards the greatest comeback in the
history of the RBVL after going down 2-0.
The stage was set for game three and the start of the comeback.
Brendan Meade was having a stellar performance up until that “Point.”
However, during the historic comeback of game three something
unexplainable happened. The team
doesn’t know if it was a phone call, a bat signal, alien abduction, but somehow
he disappeared. The shock of it all led
to a game three defeat for the Point.
Somehow without him they had the courage to win game four.
The Beach Bums took four.
The annual Sal and Mr. G golf outing was held Wednesday night at Riis Park with
its usual two players. Sal scored a
respectable 75 but G ran away with the title, notching a 68.
However, Sal was closest to the pin on 18 so G bought the first round of
drinks at the Harbor Light. The Bay
Ridge tourist board also dropped of an unnamed fireman for the night in the
Rockaway’s. He entertained the
ladies for a while but then had to hop on the Bay Ridge Express for his late
night return home.
RBVL Wave Division player Alex Moule returned home from a successful trip to the
Nationals in Florida where he represented Xaverian High School on the CHSAA All
Star team. A few games were won; a
few more were lost to unbelievable competitors.
But most importantly, good friendships were made and a good time was had
by all. And Alex made the whole
family happy with the assortment of volleyball clothing he brought home as
gifts. Especially proud was
glittering “Volleyball Mom” and President Patty.
Volleyball will be played on Tuesday next week as the RBVL takes a second seat
on Wednesday to the birth of the United States of America, which will celebrate
her 236th birthday on Wednesday, July 4th.
The party is on afterward at founding member Connolly’s bar.
The Hamilton Hardware Hammerheads took 4 games from the Beach Orphans
with 4 women on the court at all times. Joanne,
Cathy, Maribeth and Luz brought their “A” game to the court and made Coach Tom
very proud. Joel made some amazing saves
and it was a great night for all.
Patrons at the Harbor Light drank mucho Corona Light and this week’s model
sported a nifty low-cut Corona referee shirt and no one argued with any of her
calls. Maybe it is time for new ref
uniforms. Who wouldn’t want to see
Ed Savage in a soave low-cut number?
(Who would?) Tax City Suns
of Beaches are up to 16 games for 2012.
Servpro NW Brooklyn
trails them by one and
Wii Not Fit
trails them by two in the Star Division.
Look at some of the other pennant races as they stand right now.
In the Ocean Division, Gatemate.net, West End Tents, Sullivan and
Galleshaw and Freedhand's are all within two games of the lead.
In the Sun, the Stanii lead by one over the Odd Couples and two over the
Land Sharks. It is hard to believe
but the Sun Ray Division has four teams (Atlantic
Service Sandsharks,
Comeback Cats,
Bungalow Baranhas
and
Irish Circle Jerks)
within three points of each other from 1st through 4th
place. The Moon standings are tied
at the top between Rathbones and the Social Yachties with several competitors
close behind. There is plenty of
time left in the season but the 2nd through 5th division
leaders have opened up some ground on the field.
The
Kenosha Kickers,
Off the Net,
ROCK FAM
and
Sal's Auto Sandstorm
will be tough to catch if they maintain their current torrid pace.
Stay tuned.
The league has received
rosters/waivers from 73 out of 74 teams.
Congratulations. The only
team that has not submitted a signed roster is Dalton’s.
They remain ineligible to win any points without a legal signed roster on
file. And it is unclear how much longer the team can be allowed to play
without it. If you know someone on
Dalton’s, remind them that they better contact Patty ASAP.
The RBVL Committee told you they don’t like chasing people for the proper
paperwork and they mean it. All six
people on your RBVL Committee are willing to help you with any problems that
come up; just take care of matters in a respectful manner.
For new players, the RBVL Committee is made up of President Patty Moule
(The Stanii), Steve Gifford (Connolly’s), Denise Brunner (Thai Rock Island),
John Sica (Blackwater Water Boarders) and Rocky and Joe Abbracciamento (Casino
Towing). You can find them every
week, playing ball on the beach.
They are always available to help out on
any matters and answer your questions but especially:
Steve and Rocky for equipment issues, Denise and Joe for referee items,
John, Rocky and Joe for articles for the Wave, Denise and Patty for uniforms and
schedules. As always, if you have
any questions before then 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!
