Milwaukee Tournament

CONGRATULATIONS PUPPIES!!

The Minneapolis Bad Puppies took 4th place in the 'C Recreational' division at the Dairyland Classic in Milwaukee, Wisconsin over the Labor Day weekend!!

Now, you're probably wondering why I'd be happy about 4th place?

1. The Bad Puppies played in the 'D' division in our league here in MPLS. It was a stretch for us to play in 'C Rec', but I wanted to see if we could play up a bit. I'd sure like to see us play some tougher teams next season.
2. We entered the 'C Rec' division with 9 other teams. Four of those teams were from Minneapolis. We finished better off than the Gliders and the Crew (Aaron played for them), but got knocked down into the loser's bracket by the Racers.
3. Our final game was against the OurGuys.com team from Toronto. Apparently they are 'porn stars', but I honestly think it's SUPERLOW-BUDGET porn... Anyway, it was a rough game. At one point, I believe we were down 18-5 and the Puppies rallied back to TIE the game in extra innings. WE had some major drama toward the end of the game, but they stopped us from scoring the one two runs we needed to beat 'em. 65 minutes
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   (of excellent softball and probably the most EXCITING game in the entire tournament. Even the locals rallied behind us, but Toronto pulled ahead!
4. Losing to Toronto soon became the highlight of the tournament for me. After we finished, the Racers took the field to take on the same team we lost to. Rumor has it that the pre-game pep talk contained a phrase similar to this: We will NOT be beat by a team that almost lost to the Puppies! Irony at its best!! The Racers were SHUT OUT!! They lasted about 15 minutes against the Toronto team and only got 2 hits that resulted in ZERO runs. (At the opening party, Kevin from the Outlaws had said: You're going to struggle in C Rec... Ummm, Kevin was playing for the Racers in this Tournament. :D )
5. This tournament was unlike any other. For 4th place they gave all 4th place and Spirit teams a cruise on the river and Lake Michigan for 2 hours... SWEEEEEEEEEEET!

We've already begun talking about going again next year, but staying at a different hotel. The Best Western downtown SUCKS ASS!! They're rude, disorganized, and the hotel just seemed DIRTY!

That's what I got for now...

Oh, I got to ride down in a new Mustang convertible!! Made my weekend!