In Seattle, Week 3 of our Saucony Originals Summer Office Sports League (aka: SOSO Sports) was an especially brutal week as we had our very first BLOODY INJURY!

This week, we combined teams to make for one large-tastic game of Capture the Flag.

So, it was THE BUMBERSHOOT HOT DOGS vs. TEAM EVERYONE ELSE. The Hot Dogs seemed to have the initial disadvantage with sore legs from a previous softball game and yellow shirts that had no chance at passing as camoflauge. Or maybe we were just hoping that the melting pot of Frog Design, Seattle Weekly, and “Quilty as KEXP” would show everyone that it doesn’t matter what (color/shirt) you (are/have on), we can all come together and through hard work and cooperation, (come out victorious/achieve world peace)! Aaaauuuuhhhh… no.

Seriously, Hot Dogs, you guys are souped up like Barry Bonds. Taking 2 games out of 2.75 (Game 3 was cut short when resident superhero Kiah Patzkowsky took a mighty spill on the kryptonite pavement while fighting enemy combatants), our Bumbershoot pals (Check out this year’s lineup! Insane! www.bumbershoot.org) have once again emerged undefeated.

Team Everyone Else, you have to admit, you’re getting your asses handed to you on a very shiny platter. It’s your dignity, not mine. I’m juss sayin’.

Pics of the fun/carnage below:

First of all, we’d like to say we’re proud of all the teams for persevering through the freak wind on what was an otherwise hot and sexy Seattle day.

Second, I’m especially proud of Joe of Team Frog Design for holding down his bidness while his team traipsed slowly down to the field after gorging themselves on pizza. Frog Design! You were late! And you left Joe as the only green shirt anywhere in sight. For shame. Next time, the other teams get to hit whiffle balls at you.

Alright, onto Whiffle Ball Whirlwind Round TWO!

On Field One, we had the losers bracket, KEXP versus the Seattle Week-lings (just kidding, everyone’s a winner in whiffle ball!!). To be honest, while we enjoyed the game, we didn’t watch too closely as we were more impressed by the Week-lings team manager, one Debbie Porter, and her highly organized lineup clipboard. Very impressive, Debbie. You can manage our team anytime (if you know what I mean… what?).

Maneuvering KEXP’s 5-3 win over the Week-lings were Quilty with 2 no-hit innings and 5 strikeouts, Nate’s magical (yes, MAGICAL) pitching to get him out of a bases loaded jam, and Rachel’s game winning 2 RBIs. Congrats! However, it would be a shame not to recognize the Week-lings for their expert smack talk. “Hit the ball at their heads!” Simply awe-inspiring.

Over at Field Two, someone was going to lose their perfect record (but seriously, again, all winners!). But what was it going to take? Would Frogger’s Marieke Watson aka “The Dutch Wonder” save the day with her rookie optimism? Was fellow Frogger Aaron Kelly’s crawl to third base to make an out enough to inspire his team to victory? The answer is no. Turns out the Bumbershoot Hot Dogs unleashed their secret weapon. His name is Mike, and he hit for a triple, two doubles, and three singles. Final score: Hot Dogs over Frogs, 23-4 or 9-5 depending on who you ask.

MVP of the week: KEXP’s West for playing with a friggin’ broken vertebrae!

Check out the pics! Notice the color segregation! Let’s mix those colors, Seattle. Love, not Jesse Helms!

Those KEXP kids sure have a hard-on for winning. I mean, seriously. Is it really that big of a deal to win? We wouldn’t know. But then again, we don’t care. Dressing like Twinkies and making fools out of ourselves seems to be the way we roll. And those pitchers of PBR are really the icing on the cake. I hear our next game is Capture the Flag. OMG, can I even tell you how stoked I am for that!?! Seriously!

Yours in Whiffle,

Debbie

So, you may have figured out by now that our hyper-competitive Saucony Originals Summer Office Sports League (SOSO Sports League) is little more than an excuse to have some low-impact post-work fun, followed by high impact post-game booze.

So where have we been boozin’? Why, The Hurricane of course! You probably know where it is, but if you don’t…

(don’t puke on the shoes, guys…)

THANK YOU HURRICANE FOR MAKING ALL OUR WASTED DREAMS COME TRUE!!!!!!!!

Ah, whiffle ball. When was the last time we played you? And we didn’t know the rules then either. I mean, we try, right? So the game starts off with 2 of our team members having to become tadpoles, I mean, Frog Design.

We bat, we field, we even score a little. Did we win? Well, let’s just say we had a great time! And Kendyl, is that snuff in your back pocket?

Afterwards we went to the Hurricane for PBR & Nachos. The dinner of champions, so I hear from Seely.