Home of the Pocket Rockets

Been a long time….

June 10, 2011 at 12:42 pm Leave a comment

Well, here we are… on the verge of the playoffs and I’ve finally gotten around to writing a post. So let’s take a look at the season to this point:

April

The PRs (minus several key players) started slow, dropping the first game of the season to Mean Machine… but we picked it up the following week with a big win over The U. We converted 4 of 4 fourth downs (including two 4th-and-the-50s). Even with a second-half injury to Brian, the PRs held together for the win. Game ball to Mere… outstanding defense (nice PBU on a would-be conversion, key interception on the first series of the second half and a big catch on fourth down late in the game). The PRs finish 1-1 on the month… at the same point the Red Sox were 11-15. Those were the days.

Other notes from April…

Here’s something for your registry, Mere: A $6,400 toilet.

Was feelin’ a little Minnesota, so I hopped a plane west to catch the 2011 Frozen Four in St. Paul… and also took in Opening Day at Target Field on the off day. Twins rallied to win it.

Pregame at Hubert’s at the Target Center. Check out the specialty drink list:

Star-Spangled Banner time.

Kyle Schmidt: Scooooooore!

Not to be outdone, Anaheim’s Bobby Ryan in Round 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs:

And somebody special turned 1!

May

The PRs continued saw their momentum stall in May. At 1-1 and completely in control vs BALCO, the PRs coughed up the ball three times en route to a 26-26 tie that felt like a loss. Next up, the Craigslist All-Stars, who finished the season 0-6) gave the PRs all they could handle in a game that went down to the wire and required a goalline stand at the end. Yipes. At 2-1-1 the PRs met The U and, minus Mere and Steph and with Brian hobbled, just couldn’t keep up. The loss dropped the PRs to 2-2-1 with one game to play.

Other May notes…

Took a trip to Santa Barbara. Oprah lives in the area, so it’s gotta be nice, right? Quite.

The shore:

The pool:

The balcony:

Rancho San Marcos… par 3 on the back. Can’t remember the number. Hit my tee shot right, chipped up and missed the par putt. Grrr.

Sandpiper Golf Club… par 3 No. 11. Gorgeous hole down a steep hill. 7-iron into the breeze. Landed right, chipped up and again missed the par putt. Yoy.

Conan shaved his beard:

Maybe the coolest thing ever:

Shoe shopping?

Best Onion Rings Ever! Zackel’s in Claridge, PA.

Not the biggest lacrosse fan in the world, but this is sweet:

Mere shows us her JPOWW Pride:

And, um, something about the Bruins?

June

The PRs closed the season with a rematch with BALCO. Down 6 with 4-minutes left, the PRs went through their 3:45 drill… tying the game with 15 seconds left. After missing the extra point, it looked like the game with BALCO would end in yet another tie (talk about evenly matched teams), but BALCO had other plans. On a last-second heave-ho, a BACLCO receiver managed to get his hands free of triple coverage and pull the ball down for the game-winning score. Ugh. 2-3-1. For the record, we haven’t won more than two games in a season since the Fall of 2009. That changes this weekend. We’re going to win… and not settle for runner-up like Spring 2009.

Give it to us, Herbie:

Don’t forget to look nice for the team picture. Here are the previous two squads:

Entry filed under: Off the field, On the field, Outdoor. Tags: .