Coffee Flats Terrors

As a member of team ODIN, I feel obligated to further delve into the rules violations which occurred during said match.
Team ODIN admits fault to the use of more than the fixed four team members during the first two games. We find the concept of using two of the ten team members as merely ‘backup,’ in the case that only two games are played and only eight members needed, as absurd. If you arrive at Floyd prepared to defend Odin, drink merrily, and put up with crotchety opponents, you are welcome to throw with me. Additionally, the inefficiency of our ‘illegal’ rotation grants a distinct advantage to our opponent, whose two member teams’ frequent tosses negate the possibility of falling victim to nerves, most commonly onset by a low toss to time ratio. It should also be noted that the ‘rulebook summoning CFT members turned referees’ only reared their ugly heads when their perfect record was threatened by a winless team.
The rule violation that was not mentioned on this loveable bocce blog was the instance during which the CFT used a single member to throw all four balls during the critical third game. This egregious action is unforgivable. Whilst our offense of overabundant player rotation was merely the jaywalking of bocce crimes, the quadruple toss ranks as first degree murder. The CFT player on trial gained the undeniable upper hand of avoiding a time delay between throws, thus allowing himself the opportunity to acutely alter the distance and direction of his next ball while maintaining muscle memory from the previous toss. Not sweet fellas.
Regardless of these violations, I admit bocce defeat at the hands of Coffee Flats Terrors. I simply submit a message of warning to the future opponents of CFT:

Do not approach your match as an excuse to drink to excess Saturday afternoon. Come prepared to battle against a team whose tosses and team strategy are both underhanded.

Allan -

I love the comments! Keep 'em coming! And thanks for not getting too too upset about my mentioning of the number of rollers per side/per game. It came up for us in the finals last season and wanted to make sure it was clear.

As for "the rule violation that was not mentioned on this loveable bocce blog was the instance during which the CFT used a single member to throw all four balls during the critical third game" I must assert that the one person rolling four balls event took place hours after our official match.

Those four balls were rolled during open bar play, a time when I think everyone should always keep the needs of patrons on the waiting list in mind.

-Turkey Terror

Count it
no big deal
It's the Best
sh**bird???

just kidding with Allan fellas.

good luck with the rest of the tournament

Yes, I was the one that rolled all four balls in one round. And yes, it was after the official league play games were finished. My partner was outside putting change in his meter, and I was going to wait until his return. It was only at the insistence of another member of Team ODIN that I rolled the final two balls. So be it.

I don't think anyone really cared about you rotating multiple people into each round, because you're right, it probably worked to our advantage. I don't know how it was said or by whom it was said, but I'd like to believe that whoever from the CFT that called you out on this rules violation was simply doing it for informative purposes. Come tournament time, people will call you out on that and you'll probably be disqualified. No one wants to see that happen.

As I mentioned during the match, this sort of rotation thing is usually fine to use when discussed and agreed upon before the match begins. I know it's something the Sweet Meats like to do in order to get everyone maximum playing time.

Hurray for your victory! So glad you pulled it out. Mayor McTerror phoned with an update after game 2. Nice job! Must admit I was more than a little perplexed upon reading this entry. Didn't realize the Mayor had written it instead of Turkey. Why Turkey, I'm a married woman!

hey coffee flatters, looks like there's some rule violations in memphis that you better go police!

http://teamplumley.blogspot.com/2006/03/bocce-in-alley.html

Just keep the kids out of the bars. Back alley bocce courts can be covered with rugrats for all I care.