Before the night started I was making predictions with Ben (part of the turn 2 army) and we agreed that the Steamers were looking strong.
I secretly wanted the Hard Knockers to win and I even found myself cheering for Finnish her from time to time.  However, we didn’t know that the Steamers were going to dominate them so badly.  The bout started off with a subtle but strong lead by the steamers.  It wasn’t long before the lead expanded to a point where it was difficult for the Hard Knockers to catch up.  One of the main reasons was the penalties incurred by the Knockers.  This not only made their remaining players on the track work harder, but it really hurt their chances to catch up.  I saw the jammers and blockers in the box over and over again which obviously didn’t give them an advantage.  This also made it easier for the Steamers offense to match their strong defense and rack up major points.  I was really impressed with the intensity of both teams out there. It seemed like there were frequent pile ups on every turn. There were people all over the place, the team with the most people standing would come out victorious. There are way too many hits to name but a couple stand out.  Killustrator pulled off the most incredible move RE and I have ever seen.  She was having a hard time in the pack until she decided to propel herself off Milfinator’s face!  I would classify this as being almost as impressive as a leg whip.  Mommy’s little monster also took a hard fall toward the end but had a very quick recovery while launching herself ahead of the pack.  It didn’t surprise me because Monster told us before the match that she was ready to bring it. This was a clasic battle between a team playing as a team, using proper communication, and just being out there for yourself. Overall with all the great hits and the improved 20ft calls, this match-up was very enjoyable to watch.

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What a great time this was! I decided to make one of my favorite appetizer Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnuts. I ended up making 180 of those little bastards; I think they were all gone in about an hour! It is always good to see everyone. For the first few hours, I jumped around saying hi to so many people whom I’ve come to love, I could not believe how fast the time had went! But down to business; the whole reason we were there was to announce the results of the draft! The fresh meat was brought to the center floor with their mustaches looking better than anything I could ever grow(and I’m almost 30)! So basically the draft went down this:

Cleveland Steamers:

Killustrator (transfer skater from Leheigh Valley, also now on the All-Star team)

Electra Mayhem (transfer skater from Green Mountain Derby Dames in Vermont)

Take-out

Bamm B Hunt-her

Holly Huntress

Rainbow Fright

Death Proof

Rolling Pin-Ups:

Paddie Whacked

Lebrawl James

X-TRON-X

Hard Knockers:

Syren Van Dahl

Finnish-Her

Sergeant Fractal

Gorgon Girl

HellBombers:

Chelle Shock

Olive Bruises

Buggie Smalls

Delilah Dartmount

Of course the biggest draft announcement was Professor Booty, who was a free agent is now a member of the Rolling Pin-Ups! This is huge for the Pin-Ups, this puts them in a postion where the 2009 Hazard Cup is in they’re reach.  Another huge announcement was the tragic loss of the Steamer’s Pain Austen, who is going to be dearly missed. Pain Austen “The Mayor of Painesville” has went “ALL IN” in a game of “No Limit D.C. Hold em” and we’re hoping she has a full house “Queens over Aces”; we love you to death Pain!

So after the tears, hugs, and smack talking (mostly by me). The party ended with some beach ball hacky sack. I was glad to get to see everyone, hear how people are feeling about the ’09 season, and just get to talk derby with everyone! Thanks for a wonderful evening!

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