Parity - Week 19 Upside-down-lights

Submitted by Christopher Keates on Tue, 2016-03-22 12:41

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Now, this is a story all about how
A disc got flipped turned upside down
And I'd like to take a minute
just sit right there,
I'll tell you how Megan Berry threw a bail with some flair.
Megan Berry missed her team's playoff game last week, because of an illness. Prior to that, she was in the Dominican, drinking in the sun (and the piña coladas). Her return this week start off a bit... rough.
 
Her first 6 touches were: throw away, completed pass, throw away, drop, throw away, throw away. Her salary was negative. Rob's team was in a hole that looked impossible to climb out of.
 
Clearly, she needed some motivation, some inspiration, to really get back into parity spirit. She needed to try something crazy. Something no one would ever try.
 
So she threw a low release, out-side-in break scoober bail throw to Rob. And it was completed.
 
This is what you might call the TSN turning point. Megan's audacity inspired her team to get creative, to take risks. Geofford decided to throw nearly everything upside down (in all honestly, 80% of his 30 completions were scoobers or hammers). Rob's team clawed back into the game, bringing it to universe.
 
On universe point, Alec Clark made a spectacular play, handblocking Marc Vachon on the sideline. After a few quick handler passes Alec broke deep on a throw to Geofford who, channeling 2014 Peyton Manning, threw a half-field back-shoulder fade hammer for the point and the win. There was no other way this game could end besides an upsidedown throw.
 
And it all started with Crazy Megan (who eventually finished with 2G, 1A, 2AA, 2D, and a positive salary).
 
Catch Your Handblocks: Jim Robinson handblocked an Al Colantonio hammer. But because he didn't catch it, Al was able to collect the tip and bail the disk.
 
Catch Your Terrible Throws: If people threw to Mehmet like Mehmet throws to people, Mehmet wouldn't like it. Dan Tompson continues to lose skin and clothing to Mehmet, making another spectacular layout toe-drag that possibly also herniated another one of his disks. Him and Proulx compared Mehmet-related scars at the bar afterwards.
 
People are also mean to Khalid. He had to dive bodily to catch swill a few times. Thankfully he is essentially weightless and like the darwin beetle, he is impervious to gravity-related injuries.
 
Lead From The Front: Sina decided to be awesome, GMing his team to a much needed win with the best GM performance of the night.
 
Lead From The Back: Stan decided to throw it away 6 times and let his team win in spite of him.
 
Ongoing Awesome: Jenn Cluthe has quietly put together a good, consistent season. Last night she had 4G and 2A, earning the praise of her captain.
 
The same is true for Alec clark. Not only did he book-end a D and a G for the win on universe, he had 5G, 2A, and 3D on 100% throwing and 1 drop that was probably swill he shouldn't have been penalized for.
 
The same is true for James "I Score 5G Because I'm Great" Maeng.
 
The same is true for Matt "I Score 5G and Most of Them Are Silly Scoobers From Keates" Smith.
 
Comedy of Errors: A point in the first game went: 
  • Drop
  • Throw Away (D)
  • Throw Away (D)
  • Throw Away (D)
  • Drop (in the endzone)
  • Throw Away
  • Throw Away
  • Throw Away (D)
  • Drop (in the endzone)
  • Drop
  • Throw Away
  • Drop (in the endzone)

Before Adam MacDonald finally scored to put that point out of its own misery. Names redacted, because I'm a nice guy.

The Almost Comeback: Jessie's team charged back from a 6 point deficit to make it a 1-point game nearing time cap, but wasn't able to push through for the win. Perhaps a low release, out-side in break scoober bail throw could have helped inspire the troops?

Geofford Seaborn

Tue, 2016-03-22 13:21

80% of the time it works every time?

Week 20 goal: 100% of completions upside-down.

Laura Chambers ...

Tue, 2016-03-22 15:38

I still can't believe Dan Thompson's little arms caught that ridiculously questionable throw from Mehmet. It wasn't even upside-down.

Mehmet Karman

Tue, 2016-03-22 15:52

From our abusive handler/cutter relationship.  He does nothing but give (spectacular saves of perfectly reasonable but challenging throws) and I do nothing but take (layers of skin off his limbs from his efforts to save those discs).

We're going to opposite ends of the earth (California vs. Italy) for a week to both think about what we do and why and we'll come back to a more harmonius and balanced state of being.

Meanwhile I'm very pleased to have won a close semifinal, and will now attempt to prove my talent at talented teammate accumulation far outweighs my "talent" on the field.  That's right, I'm pulling a Stan and not even showing up to the Finals.  Just in case this didn't guarantee victory by itself in addition I've followed the Ewing theory of modern business management and have procured a spare.... a STEVE model 2.0 no less (now with beard).  Looking forward to hearing all about Finals at the end of season party.

An amazing season of play, sideline and OF chirping.  Thanks volunteers for making it possible.

Stephen Close

Tue, 2016-03-22 18:08

I've been pegged to replace both Mehmet AND Dan.  So somehow I have to throw perfectly reasonable but challenging throws and layout to catch them at the same time..

Christopher Keates

Tue, 2016-03-22 19:29

Which is which?!

Stephen Close

Tue, 2016-03-22 20:27

Obviously not the same person, though there is a smidgen of a chance the stats keepers may have given one of my assists to Owen...

Amos Lee

Tue, 2016-03-22 16:34

I'd like it recorded that officially Sina's sideline leadership was the turning point when he proclaimed to his team 3 times "I swear to you that we won't play the late game next week if we win this game" ... tied at 14s... Scoobers notched 5 unanswered points after that.

Sina Dee

Tue, 2016-03-22 20:39

I've never seen such a quick turn around in motivation and performance.  Forgetting all my play books.  Promising earlier start times next year.

Heather Wallace

Wed, 2016-03-23 09:14


I haven't been more motivation since the days I had coaches who could threaten to make us run suicides.

Fanastic GM-ing.