Saturday night was a fantastic night, and derby was in high gear! From the minute I walked in with a Pinups shirt on, I knew all hell would break loose! I got an email asking me if I would rock a green shirt, no other emails came in asking if I would wear any other type of shirt, so I went with the green. By wearing that shirt, I received a lot of mushed up faces, and a lot of hugs! I must say Aaron Bonk is freaking nuts, that was a crazy performance with those knives! I did not get the chance to see him last year (the only bout I have missed), so it was a pleasure to get to see a good friend do something he loves, in front of so many!
Pinups vs Steamers
Holy technical, low scoring, clock killing game! At the start, the Steamers came out strong, racking up 10 un-answered points. However the Pinups were able to chisel into that lead with 3 un-answered jams of their own. Killy and Cupquake took lead jammer often and help keep the game close. However, the Pinups had some major jams in the first half by Boots, Pixie, Soulie, and Take-Out. By the time the game went into half time, awkwardly with a jam starting but not finishing? The score was 28 – 19 with the Pinups holding a 9 point lead over the Steamers. Personally I feel X-Rated had one of her best games on the track, she hit hard, she hit often, she surely brought her A game for this bout. The Steamers look to be taking heavy shots at Take-Out every time she was on the track however, she responded back by putting some monstrous jams, and racking some major points for the Pinups. As the second half took shape, the Pinups kept their momentum as they widened the gap on the Steamers. Seeing all the various Pinups playing well in multiple positions extremely well, just goes to show how multi-faceted this team truly is. As the lead grew sizable, they quickly went into time killing mode, while may not be the most exciting to watch, was the smartest game-play on the track. Numerous clock draining jams, great jammer stall blocking, made it difficult for the Steamers to get the game moving again. In the end the Pinups are heading to the Hazard Cup with a great strategical performance over the Steamers 57-35.
Bombers vs Knockers
This bout started out with bodies flopping everywhere, we need a live DJ for time like this so they can play “let the bodies hit the floor” that would have been bad ass. None the less, it was insane to see how many pileups were taking place and some heavy hits being landed out there. The Hellbombers brought their A game 100 percent and the Knockers just could not get things to work in their favor. As the Bombers jammed all their powerhouse jammers, it feels like the Knockers are still trying to figure out who will be their jammer to help get things back on track. This bout they brought out Molitov Hot-Tail who is a seasoned veteran, and a hell of a skater, who skated well, but the Bombers defense was just too much to break through. Ida Bitter and Stroker Ace were just on fire that night, but really I would like to point out that all that priming that the Bombers have forced onto Eduskater, has really paid off, though she may not feel like it, she played very well. She had some tough jams where she had to really work hard to get lead, and has really came a long way in a short time. The Bombers decided that this bout they would turn up the heat and just score point after point, it was astonishing to watch! But the night truly belongs to one person, the Burrito Sheriff herself, Morbie!! I finally got my wish and more than could have ever bargained for, Morbid vs Milf on the jam line, Milf takes lead and falls right after, Milf does not know she is lead, and gets sent to the box, Morbid is stuck in to jam the full two minutes. Morbid Cherub scores 9 points, history is made! See it for yourself!
All in all it was a tough night for the Knockers, I surely hope they can start getting back to being the team everyone knows they can be. Huge night for the Hellbombers who may have used this bout to show the Pinups just how powerful they are, well played ladies, well played.
I have joy and sadness thinking about this bout; joy for derby greatness, athletes putting everything on the line for the hazard cup, sadness for the fact that the season is coming to an end. I love this sport with every fiber in my being, I get so excited on derby day, I can only imagine how anxious you all would get as well. This bout has the makings to be some of best derby that BRRG can provide. With the Steamers and Pinups in prime positions to take on the Bombers for the Hazard cup, expect this one to be the bout to show case the best in these two teams on the track. When the Knockers and the Bombers collide, fireworks are soon to follow. The Bombers bring the best out of the Knockers, and on the opposite foot the Knockers always seem to make the Bombers timid on the track. To top that off you bring out the wild and hysterical mastermind of juggling Aaron “El Bonko” Bonk! I am freaking pumped!
Steamers vs Pinups
This is monumental, two teams in prime position to battle the Bombers for the Hazard Cup, last time they faced off the Pinups had the rug pulled out from under them by the Steamers. Will history repeat itself? The Steamers have manage to snag Buddhalicious however, the Pinups have obtained the former Cleveland Steamer Take-Out! Man things just made this bout epic! Also, the Pinups will have Eva Lucien on the track, this is a huge boost to the Pinups lineup! The Pinups received some harsh criticism from me before last bout, and showed me exactly how they planned to deal with it. They came out the gate swinging, and never let their guard down! They may not have won that bout, but no one in the past two seasons have came that close to beating the Hellbombers. The Pinups have the best two tail blockers in the league Boots and Soulie, I feel bad for anyone jamming against them when they are tail. Also, to be noted, Vix Smackey has become a regular at the CrossFit Box I attend, she is becoming tough as nails! The Steamers on the other hand, can go from ice cold to extremely hot in seconds, when they get wind in their sails it is hard to slow them down. Killy, and Cupquake, have been insane on the track, if one is off, the other one is on the ball! Halo has been the human wrecking machine this year. The Steamers need to keep themselves out of the penalty box this bout. Leaving Punk’d Pixie on the track to jam alone is a catastrophe waiting to happen. There is so much that can happen in this bout, I am just happy to be right in front for all the action!
Bombers vs. Knockers
OK now I know what people may be thinking this is just going to be a brutal beat-down by the Bombers, I am not sure if I see it going that way. The Knockers got nothing to lose in this bout, they will be laying it all on the track for this bout. Correct me if I am wrong but Skank Williams (who still owes me her interview) will not be skating for this bout? Will the Knockers try to win one for the Kipper (what the hell does that even mean)? Are the Bombers too focused on the finals? Have they overlooked the Knockers? Can the Knockers still frazzle the Bombers? Will the Bombers rest heavy hitters like Ego and Stroker? Will they focus on priming their rookies? Will Eggers preggers get in the way of her skating (it is mine BTW)? Do I feel like Carrie Bradshaw writing everything as a question (yes, I watch a shit-ton of Sex in the City)? There is only one way to know, and that is to be there screaming your head off like me! I have taken a lot of crap for loving the Bombers, people say I am just a front runner, or I just like them because they always win. But this is surely not the truth, anytime I ahve a party at the house, always more Bombers than other team (though the Pinups have been making a strong showing). Magic, our first derby escort, Chelle puts or chairs out for us, Olive, the only girl to have attended my martial arts class (why you all so scared), Stroker got me seriously working my strength and cardio, CoCo, the Dottie Hinson of Roller Derby, Amstel and the Thermador (Holy Shit do I get wasted), Slaughter, my baby momma (and now Destroya), I can go on and on. Don’t get it twisted though, I love everyone, for many reasons, too many to even count. I have did a complete 180 with Finnish-Her, now I love her very much! Monster has always been one of my favorites, and the second person to do an interview on sk8intheface (Taghurt was first). Pretty Scarrie has basically re-invented herself, which is insanely empowering. The Knockers are some fighters, and I love fighters!
Best of luck to all teams, may all the hours you and your teams have put in, result in a victory. Have fun, be safe and kick some ass!
OK this was quite the game, I was really impressed with the level of competition displayed during this bout. The Hard Knockers started off incredibly aggressive. One of the first notable highlights was watching the Ida Bitter try slamming into Knoxious Mallory with an incredible amount of force, and Knoxious did not budge! The second noteworthy moment was Check Republic jamming for the first time, and doing well! It made me extremely happy to see the bout stay so close into the half. The Bombers struggled against the Knockers defense, who constantly held firm walls on Jammers, and worked well creating holes for their own Jammers. Vendetta Farfalle jamming for the Knockers was an unexpected event which worked well for the Knockers as well. At the end of the half Knockers were up by 7, with the score 30 – 23.
However, the second half was completely owned by the Hellbombers. Forcing Knockers into the box, and being able to nickle and dime their way up the score board. It never ceases to amaze me how well their jammers control the board, whether it is, holding jammers to run down clock (CoCo) or just brutally beating their jammers to a pulp (Bitter). And what a beating Skank Williams took out there, that night. If I were you, and Ida Bitter was my landlord, I would pull an “Upper Decker” in the near future on her. The Bombers only allowed the Knockers to score 10 points in the second half. The biggest moment of this game was owned by the beautiful and talented CoCo Sparx, who came off the track as lead Jammer to slap hands with the Turn Two Boys, IMPRESSIVE! She’s the Roller Derby version of Gina Davis in “A League of their Own” minus the Ginger characteristics! In the end, the Hellbombers scratch another notch on their belt (that’s a lot of notches) and took home the victory. Final score 40 – 85 Hellbombers.
Intermission show, Rocking Robots, I freaking love these guys. I loved them when I first saw them back at opening day 2008, and I loved them for this bout too. They are very entertaining, they do a hell of a show, and make it extremely fun for all. I not a big fan of that butter-face song by Lady GaGa, but they made me dancing kinda like it!I think I lost my voice yelling for the robots! Also, went upstairs to the fan booth to pass out a couple hugs and said hi to a few friends. It is pretty crazy because the last person I spoke with was the “Burrito Sheriff” Morbid Cherub. I asked her why she didn’t jam (everyone should know by now that I yell it every game), she expressed to me that she didn’t feel comfortable jamming because she didn’t feel they had that strong of a lead. To paraphrase: “I just didn’t feel like we were that far ahead, if you were to put me up against someone like Monster, she could potentially pull 20 points down on that jam, then we would be in a situation”….. Which brings me to the next bout.
Now I tell you, I said I expected this bout to be murderous, but never in my lifetime could I have ever envisioned such an amazing bout! You can’t script something that incredible… Sports Time Ohio, eat your heart out!
It is really hard for me to blog about this bout because it was absolutely incredible, I am pretty sure I peed myself a little bit from all the excitement. Both teams played really well, but the Pinups just kept getting the upper hand in the exchange. The Pinups manage to control the front of the pack for much of the first half, fantastic blocking by Vix Smackey and Candy Snatcher, was a key element in ensuring Punk’d Pixie carried over that momentum that she had in the first bout this year. Slambassador (whose birthday it was, Happy Birthday Slammy) also, did some incredible jamming herself. In a change of pace, Killy and Booty two jamming powerhouses, failed to rack up a lot of points in the first half; however, they did a great job of keeping 0 point jams when not lead jammer. With the Pinups going into the half with nice lead, things looked well for the Pinups.
I would like to note that I really liked the halftime interview ideas, that was a very intelligent move. Interview of the night goes to Margarita Mayhem; well thought, well presented, and very cordial, great job Mayhem.
After halftime it was really more of the same, Pinups just slightly one upping the Steamers. But the Steamers kept fighting, Killy started to really let loose out there on the track and score some points, Cupquake is definitely making a name for herself out there as well. Two jams from victory, the Pinups with a 30 point lead, the Pinups made a decision that will forever be ingrained into their heads. It is not uncommon to prime a rookie for a jammer position while you have a comfortable lead. The Bombers have been doing it the past two games with Eduskater. However, when sending a rookie out on the track you have to have a strong pack. Once Chatter hit the penalty box things went haywire, also not helping the equation were two Pinups rookies getting thrown into the box for blatant 20 foot penalties. Back to back 15 point jams, and this bout is sent into overtime! Had that jam lasted two more seconds, Killy would have passed a blocker way in the back, for a 16 point jam! The venue was freaking out, Steamers fans were out of their seats awaiting this moment the entire game, Pinups fans were still gasping for air from what had occurred. I was flabbergasted (I don’t even use words like that), I could not believe what had just occurred. 1st Overtime jam, more pandemonium as the pack looked more like a parade, people were everywhere, both jammers were scrambling for every point they could, and managed to keep the game tied. Double overtime, Professor Booty vs The Killustrator, both packs are stacked with veterans, this is it. As the jam took place The Killustrator came out of the pack first, Booty grabs her third minor, shortly after then gets a fourth minor and is sent to the box. As the jam took place Killy came out of the pack first, Boots grabs her third minor, then gets a fourth minor and is sent to the box. Killy snags a point for the win! Killy falls to the ground in front of Turn 2 overwhelmed with joy and exhaustion….. now that is fucking some shit up ! Steamers in the craziest comeback ever, steam their way to victory 86-85.
Though I heard the typical complaints from skaters on how bad the refs were, I disagree. This bout was one of the better ref’ed games I have ever seen, of course you are never going to be able to catch everything (that is the joy of derby), but I felt this was a vast improvement from the last bout. I felt that the Jammer refs were great, Scissor Lick is not intimidated by anyone (Good try Monster), Pist as a jammer ref was a fantastic call. And the organization by the outside track refs this game was much needed! Great job refs, no complaints from Turn Two!
! Steamers in the craziest comeback ever, steam their way to victory 86-85.
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