World Series of Beer Pong

This was by far the easiest match I've played all week. No disrespect to Balkman and Fresno, but I was playing without any pressure because TYGB had already secured a victory in tournament play. I also had an added bit of confidence knowing that the Godfather, the steadiest player in beer pong, would be standing by my side the entire game. Balkman and Fresno gave us a little bit of a run, but as you can see from the video a few pages ago, I calmly hit the kill shot to put an end to this game and secure a victory for the master and the apprentice.

Now that the game was over, we were all free to stand around and look ridiculous again. This was a great way to continue all of the good fun that we've been having ever since we got out here. That game felt as close to home as one could have, and I am fortunate that we were able to play against each other without there being anything on the line.

This is Tom and Matt "The Lumberjacks" from Albany, New York. They played right next to us for practically every game, and we never got to play each other. We considered them to be a good luck charm. Then one game, they were placed at the other end of the hall and both of our teams fell out of our comfort zones. They were quite good at beer pong, plus there were nice guys too.

I took a moment to catch up with Casey and Lorge to see how they were doing in the tournament. From these pictures, it looks like they are having a good time. They certainly seem triumphant, but as far as I can tell the game has yet to begin, seeing as there a 6 full cups on each side. I wish that I had their pre-game confidence. I do appreciate their wardrobe choice; both of them sport Axel's (a UWM area dive bar) t-shirts that are a mock-up of the classic Atari logo. Good show my friends.

Casey and Lorge played pretty well on day 2 with a 4-2 record. That brings them to 8-3 over all, which guarantees them a playoff spot.

Brodey and Balkman also finished at 4-2 for the day, and were a repectable 7-4 for the 2 days. Look for the Greatest Show on Plywood to prove their name worthy come playoff time.

Casey and Lorge's team name was obviously CHBPL, named after the league in which they helped to bring to popular culture in the UWM community. Lorge put it upon himself to spread the good word about our league (as well as presenting them with our league website) and even found the time to chat with Peter Griffin and Asian Brian.

Aaron and Salmon cover their heads in shame, and they certainly were right in doing so. They finished at 3-3 on the day, which is good enough for .500, but any sports fan knows that .500 isn't good enough to make the playoffs. Their overall record stands at 5-6, and they are a long-shot to make the 32 team playoffs.

Although their record indicates that they didn't have much success on the beer pong table, You'd be hard pressed to find a team that doesn't have a better time with the entire WSoBP experience. Look at the intensity that they embody after a successful kill shot. I don't know what they call this particular pose, but it reminds me of one of the Animalities finishing moves in the Mortal Kombat series of games. You know, when it says "finish him" and Liu Kang turns into a dragon and bites Baraka's head off. No one died during this particular finishing move/celebration, but I can only speculate that their opponents collective spirits weakened a bit when they saw the other team post a victory. Regardless of what actual happened vs. what happens in fantasy land, I'm proud to call these two goofballs friends.