I have to say I was nervous about this game- Large plastic bats + super competitive players = a very nervous Nicole. After making sure all players signed a waiver we got started just as the sun was starting to disappear for the evening. In case you don’t know the deal, the object of field crumpets is to take a cartoon laden bouncy ball & hit it thru a gaurded space with a big, red plastic bat. No hands.

All the teams did great and no one got hit in the head! There were plenty of flying bats & shoes though. Field crumpets sealed the fate of which teams are one step closer to the bronzed shoe in NYC- L’Oreal vs. Thrillist! Congrats to Matador who snatched up a big W so they wouldn’t end the season winless. And a big thank you to all of our teams at the end of regulation game time- We had so much fun & EVERYONE is invited to the championship game to root for the team of your choice… or just heckle everyone.

Are you sweating yet? Either from the August heat or the INTENSITY of the competition?! Next week our six NYC teams play field crumpets, the newest and weirdest obscure sport in our summer office league arsenal. Chicago gets their chance to steal the bacon Tuesday at Humboldt Park. Seattle’s teams play SPUD on Wednesday, a favorite recess game. And our Boston and San Francisco teams play ladder golf, a sport which I’d never heard of until this summer, and now I swear I see it everywhere. Parks, weddings, bar mitzvahs. I was setting up to play in the park recently and a ranger asked me if we were setting up for mini-equestrian… so Boston & SF, if you want to host an impromptu dog show or pony show, have at it.

Then we’ll get some of those sweet waffle fries with the nacho toppings