Summer’s official first day is Sunday June 21, but players in the Saucony Originals Summer Office Team League know summer has begun when they find themselves playing games in Central Park that are usually reserved for seven year olds!

The games kick off with everyone’s thankful return of wiffle ball! There were upsets & blow outs (not what you get with a hair dryer & brush) last year which means teams are going into this game with revenge & defense on the brain.

After the game we’re running… jogging, ok sauntering over to Blondies for pitchers & wings. It’s where the real games begin!

After some questionable calls, FADER proved to be as awesome as always. Maia, our only hope faded out in the latter rounds as others misspelled in shame earlier on – Laundromant? Rasberry?

Sigh. Despite an appearance by Stella, we just didn’t pull ourselves together. Perhaps, bowling? Perhaps?

NYC Saucony Office Teams get fancy on Monday April 13th as they make their way to a very un-traveled part of Manhattan- 42nd & freaking 12th Avenue. NYC’s Championship game will be held at Lucky Strike! It’ll be a blast, my only question is when did ALL bowling alleys turn into chic lounges?? We’re definitely favoring Lucky Strike though, they hooked it up & are super nice!!
The team with the most points bowled at the end of the night takes the title of Saucony Office Teams Champions- Winter 2009! Who’s your money on?

The spelling bee @ Botanica Bee on Friday was nothing short of epic. All teams showed up pretty self conscious about their spelling skills, but quickly felt more comfortable by taking out a big chunk of the bar tab with lots of whiskey.

Sony Music stole the first round with over half their team making it to Round 2. Fader & Matador made the most of their smaller teams & looked really hot while doing it (which, we all know, is more important than knowing how to spell broccoli).

Round 3 showed everyone pretty tied up with almost everyone sending 2 people into the ring of fire. Dave Blend from Thrillist & Stef Chen from Heeb battled words back & forth until our amazing host, Josh Reynolds, said- Enough! It’s time to end this thing!

At this point in time Stef uttered ‘F*ck!’ for the 73rd time that night & Josh issued the final word of the night- eleemosynary. While neither men spelled it correctly it was deemed Heeb came out victorious.

We commend David & Thrillist for taking the loss with civility (kind of).

Thanks to all our teams & to Botanica Bar for being so awesome!
Check out photos below.

NYC’s office teams gathered this week at the Slipper Room to battle with their wits and their knowledge in categories such as American history, music and “grab bag!”

Curly-haired, rhinestone spectacled host Dick Swizzle entertained them with his antic dotes about soft-rock (and solo sing-a-long action) and his tipsy berating of the audience.

Meanwhile teams fought to answer which famous person wrote out the Koran in his own blood, for which movie did Meat Loaf sing “Hot Patootie” and for what activity are street lamps padded in Britain (no Sony Music, it’s not “freestyle walking”).

Thrillist was ahead in the early rounds, but with their gargantuan team and innate knowledge of music, it was Sony Music who pulled ahead in the final double points round for the win!

Check out this video of their victory dance, including a sore loser from the Heeb team.