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Cast of Characters,

            Ben....    Whiney (retired)

           Jeff....      Alkay  (retired)

           Steve...    Stinky

           Angel ...   Twister

           Glen ...    Juicy unretired (he is back!!!!!)

           Brian...    Pokey (retired)

           Unknown...    Leaky (retired)

            Erik Rundquist... Lefty-The Great (retired)

           Dave the Channel Six Weather Guy........Slappy

           

Power Rangers' Schedule

Date Day Time Opponent Final Score Comments
10-23 Thurs 8:15pm Cory & Coach 3-7 we need a little work.
10-26 Sun 8:15pm Santini 8-4 We did it short handed
10-27 Mon 9:15 Charlie's Wild Angels 2-2 It was a good hard fought game
11-3 Mon 8:15 Big Jon 5-5 We almost won

2008-2009 Season

The Fall Season

‘Power’ Rangers

10-26-2008

I wasn’t going to keep a record of the 2008-2009 season because I have a lot going on and thought it would be too much trouble.  That was then and this is now.  By popular request I am going to do my best to let my regulars and those that “never look” enjoy another year of BS from me.  As soon as I saw Cory I remembered why I wrote these articles.

It started when Jeff and I signed up.  Cory started off with his regular “I can’t talk to you Mellon ‘cause I got to act like an ass.  You know, that’s the rules around here.”  After I got through Cory I learn Jeremy has gone to the dark side joining Cory and Jimbo in running K.O.S (pronounced chaos) .   "big Kids On Skates" So we get our schedule. I noticed I wasn’t last pick.  Then we get an email letting us know the Rangers’ first game is cancelled.  Hey did I mention that like the Phoenix of old lore, the Rays are back!  The Rays are the reason we get to play and so I thank the new management for letting us play on their ice.  That goes for SMG and the American Bank Center too.   Anyway I didn’t look close at who we were playing but I can guarantee Cory didn’t get cancelled.  His skates are sharp and his ice time is preserved.  It’s hard to beat the dark side. Did I mention that there is nowhere to sharpen skates in this town and so mine haven’t been sharpened in over a year.  Can you get your skates sharpened on the internet?

Our first/second game was uneventful.  Chris was warming up and the team was getting to know each other.  I have played on Chris’ team since Chris has been a captain.  Chris and I are tight.  He figures if I am his last pick then he hasn’t done that bad.   I’m not the best by any means but I’m definitely not the worst.  Lately that honor has gone to Bad Brad.  I know most of the time bad means good but not this time.  Anyway, everyone gets better with time…unless you’re the oldest and then time just runs out.  We got beat by Cory’s team this time.  Chris’ teams always seem to take a while to jell.  This season is probably no different.

I found out Jeremy also works for the Rays.  The Rays probably thought that they needed someone on the inside to keep an eye on Cory and Jeremy fit the bill.  Today he was in the locker room threatening to throw us out if we didn’t keep it clean.  He left a coke can behind.  A few trash cans might help the situation.   I want to see Chris standing around in his birthday suite in the area by the back door.  They did it to us in the Coliseum.  Cory and Ray still got to use the Ray's locker room anyway.  Anybody remember Coast to Coast Ray Baker?

Tonight’s game ended when it started.  Chris was hot and he marched up and down the ice scoring basically at will again their rotated goalie Angel.  I didn’t mention that we don’t have enough goalies so they are rotated in such a way that Cory’s team always gets the best goalie.  The first/second game we played Cory’s team had Steve and we got some guy who had only been on the ice twice in his whole life.  That just figures…..

I was sitting on the bench in my blue unmarked and unnumbered jersey that showed up a game late when a puck went flying by my head at great speed.  The jerseys were delivered by a member of K.O.S.  I don’t know for sure but from the speed of that puck I figure the player who shot it at me did more than a 90 deg slap shot.  It was at least 95 or 100 degrees to have that much speed.  I haven’t even made fun of anybody yet.  Is this payback for last year?  After ten years, I have been hit by everybody’s full slap shot a least once.  I have crawled off the ice a couple of times.  Now they pass a new rule that when slapping the puck the stick can’t be raised farther than your hip or as it is known around the rink "the 90 degree rule".  I guess it will keep others from having to crawl off the ice.  How about a rule that you can’t plow into your own team mates and break their ribs while they are lying on the ice.  How about that rule huh. 

10-28-2008

We played Charlie's "Wild" Angels and as could be expected the play was tough from the beginning.  I was sitting in the stands before our game watching a couple of other teams slug it out.  Because of the goalie gap, Twister didn't fill good, and so Stinky got to face off with a pile of cones.  Is this Hockey?  In the world of K.O.S. it sure is.  And another thing, when I was sitting in the stands I over heard a couple of the players' girl friends (I guess) talking about their stud muffin players.  One said "what no slap shot?".  The other one replied "they can't bring the stick above their waist or its a penalty.  The first one responded "yea they can't touch each other and now no slap shots", "and they call this hockey?"  The other one said "I don't know it doesn't look like hockey" The boys are looking real good I'm telling you.  I predict that the 90 degree rule won't stand and I will crawl off the ice again.  K.O.S. will make sure of that.

By the time our game started Dave the Channel 6 Weather Guy (Slappy) showed up so the other team had a dwarf.  Our dwarf was Stinky.  He played a really good game.  You have to know your dwarfs to keep up.

11-3-2008

before the game tonight.

K.O.S. was suppose to gather up the jerseys after the last game but that didn't happen.  Since I am known so well by the refs and score keeper I figure without numbers I should rack up more points because of the confusion.  I don't think the strategy has worked.

We just finished with a tie. Big Jon 5 our team 5.  What ever happen to the rule that Xrays don't score.  When I was captain and I had Xrays on the team I lived and died by that rule. It was tough when Cory beat me in the all time best Corpus Christi hockey game by one point.  But I still didn't call out the dogs.  I have more honor than that.  Chris "the one" Meer on the other hand held back after getting one goal.  That is the sign of a true gentleman and a truly great player.  After he gets his one point, he is satisfied to let others score.  I guess BJ & Jeremy have no scruples.  Scoring is everything.  I am glad my life is not that shallow.

I don't even want to get into Santini's antics as ref.  I think he refs with one eye closed.....on a good day.  He's staring at some girl in the stands while Cory's spearing an opponent and then catches the end of an infraction and calls the wrong guy.  Santini, I think a little concentration might help.  How about a double shot before you get on the ice.  Not whiskey...not that type of double shot.  Of course he is never called for a penalty when he is playing.  That is the ref's secret code.  Ray Baker started that one.  I hear Santini slammed Cory into the wall and Cory didn't get up too fast.  You know Cory is getting old and can't take too much more of this type of abuse.  All I can say is "Santini, watch your ribs."  Cory always gets even.  Cory use to box you know.  He was a semi professional what ever that means.  Non-professional means no money is paid.  Professional means you get paid.  Semi professional doesn't make any sense.

Later