Schedules have been received and posted for Tuesday Squidball MMIX.  Look closely–we have a couple of double-headers in there, which to my knowledge is unprecedented for the “Black Thorn” league.  Some notes about Tuesdays:

1) The Royale, who won last year, don’t get the pleasure of a handily-delivered walloping by the might of the Squids.  However, we do play our friends Way Out Club and dudes-I-forgot-but-I-remember-the-name-and-I’m-sure-they’re-coo’ NW Shaw Drive Byz twice each.  Flesheaters, 6 Figures In The Red, Upstairs Lounge, SKA Rocks, Make Mine A Double, Slap-Nut Magoos, our buddies the Schlafly/Friendly’s Brewers…most of the other Tuesday night classics are in there, basically…

2)…With the exception of our friends the Little Lebowski Urban Achievers.  Dang, I guess one-time Squid THE DUDE couldn’t pull the team together at the last minute after all.  Sorry Duder!

3) Games start at weird times depending on the month and other factors, so pay close attention to the arrival (that is to say, get-there-by) times listed on the Squid calendar on your right.

4) Double-headers on June 9th and July 7th.  Yessss!  Do I detect the return of crazy hat night!?  (The answer is “duh.”)

5) We will definitely have to hit up The HideAway once or twice or as often as possible on the post-game, post-Black-Thorn-for-free-pitcher circuit.  It’s a straight shot down Arsenal, and they serve (a surprisingly decent selection of) food now (and at reasonable prices, too).  Other post-game/post-Black-Thorn hangouts may include, but by no means be limited to: Talayna’s, Stella Blues, Scottish Arms, Tin Can, Maplewood American Legion Hall, Friendly’s, Pancake Productions Headquarters, heck maybe even Newstead Tower Public House if they’re doing something tight and it isn’t too bad of overkill for COOLHAND.  Anyway, think about it.  MMIX is the year to do away with post-game indecision!

6) Practice Saturday at noon, the regular Heman Park spot.  Contact me or basically anySquid if you aren’t sure where to go or whatever.

Mark the dates/times showing in the Squid calendar in yer personal calendars or whatever you do.  I’ll probably E-Mail out about this later this week or otherwise soon, in case you aren’t checkin’ Squid-Ball.com here and there (but you should be.  Maybe not every day, but a handfulla times a month while in-season, maybe).  Schedules for Mondays and Tuesdays are both up now!  Squidball is upon us.

If we can ever actually break into the season, that is.  Wocka wocka!

PANCAKE MASTER – #88