Author: Vic Romano

Vic is level-headed, has a dark past of alcohol abuse, failed marriages, and various addictions, and generally treats Grinders as a serious competition. Vic was once also a professional baseball player who became addicted to “everything”, including every type of drug, alcohol, and easy women. He was a former news anchor who lost his job because “the scotch made the teleprompter blurry” and once was an airline pilot during his stint of alcohol abuse, but states: “Luckily, nobody noticed.” Notable catchphrases include “Right you are, Ken!”, “Good to know!”, “I think you might be right, Ken!”, “Indeed!”, and “Kenny!”, which is usually followed by him smacking Kenny’s head with a paper fan, in response to Kenny’s commentary of the action. He’s especially fond of his 1974 AMC Matador coupe.

10/29/2024 by Vic Romano

Week 6… “Can someone please guard Wayne?”

YE\aah, I still work here…

Vic Romano

Well well! After working tirelessly for 4 weeks, your Grinders HQ beat writers (and GAPE Chicken) took a well-earned week off. Turns out this beat writer is the only one who got the return to work memo! If you were itching to read up on our thoughts about Week 5, keep itching! I barely even remember anyways. But sit back, relax, and witness the glorious Week 6 Review.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
10/23/2024	6:30 pm	Grinders	2024.3	40'


GarrettCole 10/23/2024 46 - 58 Full Time

Results

Team	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	TmGAPE	T	Outcome
Garrett	5	4	21	68	0.309	28	8	6	2	4	34	46	Loss
Cole	1	5	26	61	0.426	42	21	1	5	11	79	58	Win

A much anticipated match up between the current top 2 seeds! Team Garrett looked utterly dominant up to this point, while Team Cole was still trying to find its identity. Well they may have found it, and its name is Wayne. Just an absolute evisceration of Team G-Spot’s “defense” to the tune of 34 points on 60% shooting. Wayne’s 39 GAPE was more than Garrett’s whole team combined. Cole had his own very respectable GAPEage, with 26 despite only 6 points. 14 rebounds and 11 assists will do. Tommy may have shook off some rust from his slow start as he turned in a neat little 8/6/5 line. Josh and Boccio played too. An emphatic statement was made in this one, and if Wayne’s back doesn’t give out from all the carrying he did, you should never count this team out of the running. As for Team Garrett, well, it’s not hard to see what went wrong in this one. Their captain held his own, shooting 9/20 and had 0 turnovers. Al continued to be a midrange menace with 17 points. And then there was the other 4. Tirado: 2/11. Lanzot 0/7. Pauly P? 1/10. Salvati saved the team’s percentage by going 50% (½). 9 points from 4 players?? That is not the objective of the sport, people! Just uncharacteristic ineptitude from the 1 seed in this one. And also complete disinterest in getting a hand in Wayne’s face as he continued to splash from three. Maybe this week these guys will feel like playing for realsies or something. Fun Fact: Team Cole admitted postgame to not asking for consent whilst pummeling Team Garrett. Also one captain called the other captain a fruit of sorts. (Loosely paraphrased.)

Garrett

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Al Derrico	0	1	8	18	0.444	0.472	17	4	0	0	0	1	1.3	10	57.4
Garrett Beesing	2	2	9	20	0.450	0.500	20	6	2	1	2	0	8.0	18	63.5
Jon Tirado	1	1	2	11	0.182	0.227	5	3	3	0	0	2	1.0	-1	20.4
Josh Lanzot	1	0	0	7	0.000	0.000	0	3	0	0	0	1	1.0	-6	5.1
Mike Salvati	0	0	1	2	0.500	0.500	2	1	0	2	0	0	4.3	4	32.6
Paul Palumbo	1	0	1	10	0.100	0.100	2	11	3	3	0	0	9.7	9	27.2
Total	5	4	21	68	0.309	0.338	46	28	8	6	2	4	25.3	34	62.6

Cole

Player	FTM	FTA	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Chris Cole	0	0	0	0	3	7	0.429	0.429	6	14	11	0	1	2	6.7	26	70.4
Josh Morcelle	0	0	0	0	3	9	0.333	0.333	6	2	1	0	0	1	0.7	2	42.0
Mike Boccio	0	0	1	0	2	10	0.200	0.200	4	7	1	0	0	3	2.3	0	21.4
Tommy Hughes	0	2	0	0	4	12	0.333	0.333	8	6	5	1	2	2	8.0	12	47.7
Wayne Haynes	1	2	0	5	14	23	0.609	0.717	34	13	3	0	2	3	8.3	39	96.7
Total	1	4	1	5	26	61	0.426	0.467	58	42	21	1	5	11	26.0	79	116.0

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
10/23/2024	7:30 pm	Grinders	2024.3	40'


GersitzPeyton 10/23/2024 53 - 51 Full Time

Results

Team	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	TmGAPE	T	Outcome
Gersitz	4	2	25	64	0	34	14	5	7	8	61	53	Win
Peyton	3	5	23	73	0.315	25	6	5	2	5	31	51	Loss

One aspect of this matchup not talked about enough was the presence of our newest Grinder, Bobby. Well this beat writer does not simply look at the box score, no no. I mean sure, 8 points and 11 boards with a 14 GAPE, you’d look at that and say wow, a career game for the new guy! But if you were to say that, then you didn’t truly witness the authority in which Bobby scored those 8 points. Reverse lays, finishing through contact, hustling for boards, jumping over taller people, my goodness. He was just exuding aura the whole 40 minutes, and I envy that. Some other things of note include “E” dropping 12/6/5 on 62% shooting! A very solid effort, overshadowed by Jeff May’s near-30 shot performance, which netted him 19 points, caring not for the stifling defense of Chuck/Ben. Ford contributed little offensively but did grab himself 9 rebounds and a block. Captain Gersitz opted not to shoot much, only tallying 9 attempts and 10 points, but oh man. I would be remiss if I did not bring up one of the most riveting Grinders sequences in recent memory. Grant ran the fastbreak and thought he had a nice easy layup over Bobby. But LeGersitz stuffed him with a chase down, and the rest is history. Grant gets the rebound, puts it up again, BLOCKED. 4 straight blocks on the same guy, in the same possession. Chaos in the gym ensued. Mind you, Grant is no small fella. He would get him a 5th time later in the game, absolutely crushing his confidence. The score may have been settled by only 2 points, but the game sure felt over after that tantalizing display.

Perfect segue into Team Peyton’s performance: Grant, usually very calm and controlled, went and shot 29 times after the humiliation at the hands of Gersitz. People will remember the big moment, but a 24/8 stat line is nothing to laugh at. Captain Peyton finally shot under 50%, but delivered 10 points and 6 rebounds, while also delivering a revenge block on Gersitz for the crimes he committed against his star teammate. Chuck dropped 11 points, only connecting on 3 three balls, as his 4th make was shockingly a layup! Ben had a rough go, only sinking 3 of his 15 attempts, but did grab 9 rebounds and 3 steals. Not the best effort from this top 3 team, as they were in yet another game decided by one score – this time on the losing end. We’ll see if they can rebound this week against the 1-5 Team Curtis ………….

Gersitz

Player	FTM	FTA	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Bobby The New Grinder	0	0	0	0	4	12	0.333	0.333	8	11	2	1	0	0	5.7	14	55.7
Eric Boerdner	0	0	1	2	5	8	0.625	0.750	12	6	5	2	0	5	6.0	16	58.9
Jeff May	1	2	2	0	9	29	0.310	0.310	19	3	0	0	1	1	3.0	-1	30.3
Mike Ford	0	0	0	0	2	6	0.333	0.333	4	9	3	0	1	2	5.0	11	48.5
Mike Gersitz	0	0	1	0	5	9	0.556	0.556	10	5	4	2	5	0	15.7	21	81.0
Total	1	2	4	2	25	64	0.391	0.406	53	34	14	5	7	8	35.3	61	95.2

Peyton

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Ben Sears	0	0	3	15	0.200	0.200	6	9	3	3	0	3	9.0	6	28.2
Chuck Thomasulo	1	3	4	13	0.308	0.423	11	2	1	1	0	0	2.7	5	40.7
Grant Decz	1	2	11	29	0.379	0.414	24	8	1	0	0	1	2.7	13	51.7
Peyton Urbaniak	1	0	5	16	0.313	0.313	10	6	1	1	2	1	8.0	7	40.3
Total	3	5	23	73	0.315	0.349	51	25	6	5	2	5	22.3	31	60.6

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
10/23/2024	8:30 pm	Grinders	2024.3	40'


Tall JustinCurtis 10/23/2024 47 - 41 Full Time

Results

Team	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	TmGAPE	T	Outcome
Tall Justin	3	5	21	58	0.362	37	7	2	8	11	50	47	Win
Curtis	5	1	20	65	0.308	27	12	8	6	5	39	41	Loss

Wait, this game was only decided by 6 points? It sure didn’t feel like it. Team Justin stymied the Team Curtis “offense,” of course consisting of only Curtis and Jon Witt. Bryant had 3 blocks, guarding Curtis for most of the game, and shot 50% on 16 (!!) shots. “Sub” led the team in GAPE with 24, with 18 points and 18 rebounds. Pretty good I guess. KO led the team in shots surprisingly, and also apparently had 4 blocks as well! (GAPE Chicken Note – Whatever, Vic). Zach was too busy “fouling” Curtis and chirping at the sideline refs to score any points. Not too many more notes here, I’m still just shocked that they only won by 6.

Team Curtis, where do I begin? I know: how about the fact that 54 of the team’s 65 shots came from two guys? Curtis and Witt both tried their hardest to will their heaves into the basket, but it just wasn’t happening, and it was a little sad to watch. 8/28 for the Captain, 8/26 for Witt. Both also ended with 8 GAPE and a spot on the WAP board. Paul J and T odd were shell shocked when the ball (sparingly) hit their hands, as both ended with just 4 points apiece. They did lead the team in GAPE with 12 and 11 respectively. This team could be frisky if their shots start falling at a more reasonable rate. Will that ever happen? I don’t know, I’m just a reporter… this outing must have made the team not want to play anymore, as they will have to forfeit this week’s game against Team Peyton. Saving face? Scared cowards? Who am I to say?

Tall Justin

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Bryant The Grinder	0	0	8	16	0.500	0.500	16	9	1	0	3	2	9.0	19	69.0
Kellen Owen	2	3	5	21	0.238	0.310	13	6	1	0	4	1	10.0	5	30.0
Zach Newberry	0	0	0	4	0.000	0.000	0	4	2	1	1	2	5.3	2	11.1
Sub	1	2	8	17	0.471	0.529	18	18	3	1	0	6	8.0	24	61.5
Total	3	5	21	58	0.362	0.405	47	37	7	2	8	11	32.3	50	80.6

Curtis

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Curtis Masich	2	0	8	28	0.286	0.286	16	10	1	2	2	1	11.3	8	37.0
Jon Witt	1	1	8	26	0.308	0.327	17	3	5	1	4	3	11.0	8	38.0
Paul Johnson	1	0	2	8	0.250	0.250	4	10	2	3	0	0	9.3	12	45.3
Todd Nixon	1	0	2	3	0.667	0.667	4	4	4	2	0	1	5.3	11	41.0
Total	5	1	20	65	0.308	0.315	41	27	12	8	6	5	37.0	39	67.0

04/08/2024 by Vic Romano

The Path to Grinder Glory

Stop reading my bi-line you creeps

Vic Romano

Hello Grinders faithful. Have you missed us? We sure haven’t missed you! Just kidding… mostly. Yes, it’s true – we’ve been slacking pretty hard here at Grinders HQ. If you want the truth, we’ve found this session extremely boring. Not worth our time really to step away from our extremely interesting and very cool lives to write down our thoughts about all this mid basketball being played. What do you want from us? Here’s your recap of Weeks 3 through 9: Cole’s team and Pauly P’s team are annoyingly good. Every other team is subpar and borderline lousy. Recap over.

But in all seriousness, I have felt a little bad that you haven’t had our weekly goodness to absorb with your eyeballs. So, while this won’t be a recap article, I thought it was a neat and new idea. I’ll be going down the line and detailing how achieving Grinders glory is a possibility for each team. And, because you all suck, I’ll also be detailing how every team will NOT win the Grinders championship. (I’m sure there’s better verbiage for what I’m doing here. You’ll get the gist.)

1 – TheMV(Pauly)P’s
When these guys actually show up to play, they are a nightmare for defenses. You have last sessions real MVP, captain Pauly; perennial PITA and 1st Team All-Grinder lock Gersitz, and a healthy Mike Malicki. In my opinion, this team can F right off. Salvati is that 4th man everyone wishes they had, with his grit and grind play style and ability to hit a fair share of his open jumpers. Pending no more season-ending injuries, I fail to see how these guys aren’t in the final 2. They move the ball well, they force defenders into 1-on-1 situations, and they hit their shots at an above average rate. Especially Gersitz, casually hitting 60% of his attempts. So lame!

Key to Success: Just have all hands on deck. Boring analysis I know, but would anyone disagree? They have the size and athleticism to matchup against bigger teams, and Pauly P and Salvati are more than capable on the perimeter.

Key to Failure: Besides injury, the only weakness I can think of is if we see the return of 2023 Malicki where he shoots 0/20 or whatever, and if Gersitz is somehow held below 20 points. They would need to play horrendously to fall short of a ring this season.

2 – TeamSlimThick(Cole)
Speaking of annoying teams to play against… the most intimidating big man duo we’ve seen in quite some time of Cole and Wayne have been terrorizing small chumps for months. Hate em or love em, both men are averaging double doubles, and even Richie is flirting with a double double himself somehow. People forget he’s on the team! Tirado and Chuck let it fly from deep while Wayne and Cole play bully ball down low. And they can also shoot from range. Stupid team I say. Their only 2 losses came due to being short handed (missing either Cole or Wayne) and while they’ve had a few close calls, they know how to hunker down and come up clutch. And while we haven’t seen it too often, if the shots are falling from 3, there might not be a team that can keep up offensively. Again, not to be boring, but I fail to see a future where this team isn’t defending their championship in a couple of weeks.

Key to Success: Feed the top 2 guys. Let Wayne and Cole do damage down low, and defenses will be forced to bring help, leaving Tirado/Chuck open on the outside. They’ve shown that they’re a tough team to score on, so exploit any mismatches, score how you can, pass the ball around, and like Pauly P’s team, force those 1-on-1 situations.

Key to Failure: Cole and Wayne rain suck, and Tirado/Chuck/Richie can’t carry them on their backs. Granted, I don’t think anyone could carry those two guys at once, unless you’re an Olympic power lifter, and even then I’d still be concerned for your health and well being. Get it because heavy. The only team that’s given Cole’s squad problems is Pauly P’s. Everyone else is just not big/good enough. They’d need an extremely poor offensive performance to fall short of the championship game. Or maybe Tirado channels his inner Bang Bang and shoots 2/30 from the field.

3 – Team “MyRock”(Peyton)
I am confused. Should a team with two guys on the All-Grinders Teams be 4-5? The young captain’s squad has lost 4 of their last 5, and we don’t even have to bring up the squandered 15 point lead from two weeks ago… against Old Man Jon nonetheless. Nearly half of their games have been decided by one possession, but is that really the problem? On paper this should be a top 2 team – Peyton really went all in with what should be a small-ball death lineup with Jimmy, $5 Tommy and Bryant. Worm was on the team, then wasn’t, and then was again, and he has been decent if unspectacular (when he shows up). Sure, on draft day it was determined this would be an extremely boom-or-bust lineup. Especially with having no true big man. Perhaps the youngling failed to take into account that by putting together such an offensive-minded squad, literally no other team will play anything but zone, and sometimes they just look flummoxed by it, especially against teams with size. Something just feels off, especially when everyone on the court seems to flourish when they’re ball-dominant.

Key to Success: Move the damn ball more! We’ve seen everyone have their moments, but when every team plays zone against you, you have to keep the ball moving and find an opening. Also, you have 3 of the fastest and most athletic guys in the entire league. Run that fastbreak – and don’t be afraid to ride the hot hand. If all 5 guys can coexist and distribute the rock evenly, a late season run is certainly not out of the picture.

Key to Failure: Play selfish and take forced shots. Which we’ve seen from multiple guilty parties. Sometimes the shots aren’t falling, and that’ll happen, but forcing low percentage shots against teams with better cohesion is the reason why this talented team has been doing up short.

4 – Team “Where’smyfoul?!” E
Bolstered by the league giant Tall Justin, this team has seen some ups but more downs – it’s unclear what the root of their 4-6 record is. 4 guys (Justin, Ford, Zach, and Ben) have GAPEs in the double digits and respectable shooting percentages over 33%. Captain E’s production has dipped, but this analyst has noticed the sharp uptick in assists this session, as E is averaging 4 dimes a game! When Justin is being tall and stuff and Ford goes to work or whatever, they are not an easy out. They have the ability to control the boards against most other teams, and they don’t turn the ball over too often – it really seems like it’s just a matter if everyone shows up to play or not. If Justin and Ford are connecting, and Ben/E can contribute, I don’t think it’s too far-fetched for them to make it at least to the semifinals.

Key to Success: Let Justin hit his unblockable jump shots, and everyone else plays 3&D ball. Ideally we’d have to see E knock down some of his patented pull up jumpers and drive, Zach can hit his open looks from 15 feet and in, and Ben + Ford have shown this season they’re capable of hitting from range. And when things aren’t going their way, whether it’s on the court or off of it, they have to keep their composure.

Key to Failure: A cold streak can be trouble for pretty much any team, but since E will be playing Team Al in the playoff opener, I went back and looked at the box score when these two last squared off. E shot 50% on his way to 22 points, and Justin had a double double with 18 points and 15 rebounds. The issue is that Ben and Ford shot for a combined 20% from the field (1/11 and 2/17, respectively). Not great! And they only lost to Al by 2 points. Another thing I noticed is in most of their losses, the opposing team generally has significantly higher game shooting percentages. I’m not saying they are bad defensively, but against some the more potent offenses in the league (Peyton, Cole, Pauly P) it will be tough to hang in there if one of their scorers goes cold.

5 – Team “NoDAllowed” Al
Maybe this is an exaggeration due to last week’s OT thriller, in which they fell short in the battle for the 3 seed 81-83. But, looking through their session, every team team Al has faced has scored more than 50 points. In fact, the lowest opposing final score in their 1-4 start to the session was 58. They have improved slightly in that regard over the last 5 games, not allowing an opponent to score over 60 – but they’ve shown that they need an all around scoring effort to overcome their opponents. Hell, last week Jeff May dropped 39 points on nearly 50% shooting, and they still couldn’t pull out the victory. There’s no doubt that they have an above average offense, with Jeff May and Garrett averaging over 18 PPG and Al/Joe both in the double digits as well. Nixon, while only appearing 4 games this session, is a nice complementary option as well. But giving up 83 points with playoff implications on the line feels pretty telling to me.

Key to Success: Overcome offensive onslaughts. From a numbers standpoint, you can pretty much chalk in at least 50 points from the other team. I’d say defense is the key, but that just doesn’t appear to be in Al’s gameplan. So, I’d say let Jeff May and Garrett get theirs, let Joe cook down low every now and then, and have Al hit his signature baseline jumpers – as long as everyone shoots around 40-50 percent, there’s a chance they can win some duels. With the playoff opener against team E, who they split their session series with, they are susceptible to cold shooting streaks – Al’s team needs to capitalize if such a situation arises.

Key to Failure: Defensive ineptitude. If they have all hands on deck and have a sub to work with, maybe they can let their guys get some rest – but this is the most glaring issue with this team. I’d say there’s still a chance if Jeff May goes nuclear and everyone else contributes handily, but then I look at last week where that happened and it still didn’t matter. I don’t really know a solution, so I’ll just say “D the F up.”

Team “Curtis” Jon
Unfortunately, despite Curtis averaging 32 PPG, Team OMJ is the first Grinders team to miss the playoffs.

Key to Success: Curtis play good.

Key to Failure: Curtis play not good.

Blurb end.

11/15/2023 by Vic Romano

Week 7 Review

Grinders HQ is back and well rested from their much deserved week off, and we will be (should be) ((maybe)) on top of our game for the rest of the session! We are past the first half of the session and I think we are starting to a separation of the pack – there are two teams over .500, led by Gersitz and Curtis, there are some polarizing squads teetering between elite and pedestrian, and then there is Jimmy’s team who’s last win came in Week 1. I know there’s been not one, but two weeks plagued by the forfeit bug, but that kind of excuse is what I call loser talk! Or should I say… looser.

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
11/08/2023	6:30 pm	Grinders	2023.3	40'


Jeff MayGersitz 11/08/2023 46 - 49 Full Time

Results

Team	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	TmGAPE	T	Outcome
Jeff May	4	4	21	57	0.368	32	7	6	0	10	41	46	Loss
Gersitz	2	1	24	60	0.400	28	14	8	5	10	56	49	Win

6:30 – Mayday, Mayday vs. Max Gersitzappen: 46-49

With Captain Jeff May sidelined again, the Budget Beasts needed to really step up against the top team. And in the first half, they did exactly that – Todd and Pauly P were looking like MJ and Kobe out there with some of the shots they were hitting. Bryant was finishing strong inside, and had 3 three’s. Salvati displayed his trademarked hustle, grabbing rebounds he had no business getting to and exploited the weak parts of the defense for some easy finishes. It looked like an upset was brewing early in the evening, but alas, the first half gameplan went out the window. Bryant went full takeover mode, as he ended the game with 31 attempts and raised his season WAP to 40%! For reference, that’s higher than Curtis this session. Everyone else for May’s team shot 50% from the field – Salvati went 6/10, Pauly had 8/15/5, and Nixon contributed 13 points and had a three pointer. Perhaps they would have liked to see more of the rock in the second half, but they’ll look to carry over some of their positive momentum against Curt’s team.

Team Gersitz came out of the gates looking lackadaisical – it looked like they were just trying to get in and up on out of there. But some second half adjustments, mainly on the defensive side showed why they are sitting at 5-1. They just have 5 solid guys, one of whom happens to be a 5 time MVP. “Crazy” Al had an off night, shooting just 3/15, but played an otherwise all-around game with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block. Garrett shot 3/9, but played an otherwise all-around game with 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and a block. No, I did not copy and paste the same thing twice. Their stats were just identical. The Old Polack Jon continued his magical stretch, as he took advantage of being left constantly open on the wing as he went 6/12 for 12 points, and nothing else. That’s a guy who plays his role to perfection. Gersitz somehow only took 9 shots, but ended with 11 points, 8 rebounds and a bunch of other stuff. Peyton led the way in scoring with 14 points, and chipped in 3 steals and a block on defense. The defensive switch to put him on Bryant was perhaps the defining move of the night, and who would have ever thought that making the young guy guard the other young guy would work so well?

Jeff May

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Bryant The Grinder	3	3	8	31	0.258	0.306	0	6	0	1	4	4.0	-4	19.7
Mike Salvati	1	0	3	6	0.500	0.500	0	10	1	3	0	9.3	16	73.1
Paul Palumbo	0	0	4	8	0.500	0.500	0	15	5	1	5	7.0	20	58.5
Todd Nixon	0	1	6	12	0.500	0.542	0	1	1	1	1	2.3	9	62.8
Total	4	4	21	57	0.368	0.404	46	32	7	6	10	22.7	41	72.0

Gersitz

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Al Derrico	0	0	3	15	0.200	0.200	0	7	5	2	1	3	8.3	6	28.2
Garrett Beesing	0	0	3	9	0.333	0.333	0	7	5	2	1	3	8.3	12	45.3
Jon Urbaniak	0	0	6	12	0.500	0.500	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	5	58.8
Mike Gersitz	1	1	5	9	0.556	0.611	0	8	2	1	2	1	8.7	18	72.5
Peyton Urbaniak	1	0	7	15	0.467	0.467	0	6	2	3	1	2	10.0	15	59.4
Total	2	1	24	60	0.400	0.408	49	28	14	8	5	10	35.3	56	90.7

Details

Date	Time	League	Season	Full Time
11/08/2023	7:30 pm	Grinders	2023.3	40'


JimmyCurtis 11/08/2023 36 - 46 Full Time

Results

Team	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	TmGAPE	T	Outcome
Jimmy	2	2	17	59	0.288	29	5	9	0	9	26	36	Loss
Curtis	3	6	20	56	0.357	42	9	6	8	14	58	46	Win

7:30 – Jimminy Crickets vs. What’s a WaR?: 36-46

Is it time to start taking Curtis’ team seriously?? Just maybe, although we might need to see some inspiring play from someone not of Serbian descent. The captain put on a dominating display, dropping 25 points on 10 made FGs thanks to 5 threes and 43% shooting. Perhaps more impressive was his Wendy’s defensive stat line – 4 for 4 steals and blocks! And 4 turnovers for good measure! Boccio put in one of my all time favorite performances with 0 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists, including three straight offensive rebounds and kick outs to beyond the arc. Absolutely electric. Joe Marie struggled shooting the ball, but controlled the boards with 10 of his own with what definitely looked like more than 2 assists. Teams keep letting Peyton sub somehow, and the fill-in went 13/8 on 60% shooting, with 2 blocks and a rare 3 pointer. When Ben rejoins this team, and if Curtis can continue his hot streak, these guys will be a tough out every week.

As for Jimmy’s team, I think you have to point the blame towards Mike Ford for this one. They sorely missed his post presence, and while Garrett did fine subbing, and as much as I hate to say it, I think a stronger interior could have changed the script on this one. Jimmy was held to 16 points on 36% shooting, which really isn’t bad at all, but we’re used to seeing that number doubled most nights. Helmet was essentially a worse Boccio, as he also shot 0/6 from the field but had 12 rebounds and goose eggs in every other stat. The HOFer “E” could only manage 8 points as he was flummoxed by the lockdown (hackdown?) defense from the Bocc. The team collectively had a 28% shooting percentage, which simply will not get the job done against any team. Perhaps the lone highlight of the night was Jimmy putting Curtis and Peyton on skates – the only moment worth remembering in a forgettable showing.

Jimmy

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Eric Boerdner	0	0	4	14	0.286	0.286	0	4	1	1	2	3.3	2	33.3
Jimmy Zeitz	0	0	8	22	0.364	0.364	0	5	4	3	1	7.7	13	52.1
Justin Gerardi	2	0	0	6	0.000	0.000	0	12	0	0	0	4.0	4	16.5
Sub	0	2	5	17	0.294	0.353	0	8	0	5	6	12.7	7	33.1
Total	2	2	17	59	0.288	0.305	36	29	5	9	9	27.7	26	51.7

Curtis

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Curtis Masich	1	5	10	23	0.435	0.543	0	9	1	4	4	4	19.0	25	64.3
Joe Marie	1	0	4	17	0.235	0.235	0	10	2	0	0	0	3.3	6	33.8
Mike Boccio	1	0	0	6	0.000	0.000	0	15	5	1	2	6	11.0	10	17.7
Sub	0	1	6	10	0.600	0.650	0	8	1	1	2	4	8.7	17	67.0
Total	3	6	20	56	0.357	0.411	46	42	9	6	8	14	42.0	58	86.8

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Team	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	TmGAPE	T	Outcome
KO	6	5	29	72	0.403	33	14	7	0	7	61	63	Win
Cole	4	8	24	77	0.312	38	16	5	5	14	49	56	Loss

8:30 – Kellen and the Jets 63 We Chucked Your Wife Raw 56
The defending champs vs a potential replacement in the primetime spot. Like Vanessa Williams once sang, “You go and save the best….for last.”

From my eyes at the scorers table (actually, hidden cameras secretly inserted in the gym so I can view from the comfort of my couch like Ben Stiller at the end of Dodgeball) this was one of the better played games in recent memory (at least through regulation). The game had a methodical flow to it as it was played more in the half-court than in transition.

The Jets seemed to focus on putting Tommy Hughes in pick and roll situations, trying to get Chuck “Akon: Got Me Locked Up” Thomosulo off of him. The strategy worked. Chuck went 2/2 on the offensive end, but couldn’t handle running through all the screens, and “Pop Goes the Calf” reoccurred. The Jets quickly pivoted to having Tommy go “Hero Ball” and beat up on poor, defenseless Jon “Even my newborn bullies me on the block” Tirado. The plan was very effective. Mr. Hughes led the game with 25 points while forcing non-stop double teams. He also collected 7 assists out of those double situations to go along with 10 boards. The recipient of most of those passes was Josh “Macho Man elbow” Lanzot who was extremely effective at point-blank range. Lanzot dominated the paint with 18 points (56% fg) and 10 boards. He also chipped in with 5 assists and 4 steals. Justin and captain KO were present, but only combined for 9/29 and 20 points, being relegated to overweight cheerleaders at the Hughes/Lanzot show.

The “Wife Chuckers” had what seemed like the answer to the Jets 1-2-1 zone. They continually used the corner jumper as a layup line……for the first 2 possessions. Chuck “Achilles Calf” Thomosulo was on pace for a Grinders record 80 points on 40/40 shooting until the Jet bullies targeted his weak lower half. Captain Cole thought a great replacement for Chuck would be a 53 year old, 5 IPA’s in, Jon “Father Time” Urbaniak. Jon started off hot going 1-1 from the Chuck hot-spot. That was the highlight for him offensively as he missed his next 11 from the field. He was definitely a guy who “Tried His Best”.

The “Chucksters” changed gears and ran their offense through Wayne “Anchors Away” Haynes. Based on the results, more bad decision making by Coach/Captain Cole. Wayne went 4/26………..4/26?!?!?!?!!?!?!?! My god. He did contribute 16 rebounds (game high), 6 assists, 2 steals, and a block. The “Chuck-its” did get a marvelous game from Jon “I Bank 3’s better than my baby” Tirado. Tirado dropped 17 on the hapless 1-2-1 zone, including a “Bang Bang” banked money shot all over Kellen’s face………FROM THE LOGO. Clearly Tirado has NBA-type range, and in your eye-ball accuracy (note: see KO’s pink eye). Chuck and Co. rode Tirado’s wave of 3’s to a lead midway through the second half. The Jets continued their WWF ways by taking out players that are a threat. KO layed out Tirado on a break-away like a Chris Chelios check in the 80’s. JT came up limp which forced the team into a swiss-cheese 2-2 zone The Jets dissected that zone for the rest of regulation and OT.

The champs came back like champs do though, Got some turnovers, made a run of their own, survived and in-and-out buzzer beater by Wayne (who might not be able to hit water if he fell off of a boat), and shut out their opponent in OT. Champs come up clutch, chumps fall short.

Were injuries, IPA’s, and no-shows reasons for the loss? Who knows? I’d like to see this one played back in the playoffs with all hands on deck.

KO

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Josh Lanzot	1	0	9	16	0.563	0.563	0	10	5	4	4	11.3	25	72.6
Justin Rybinski	1	0	5	14	0.357	0.357	0	10	0	2	1	7.3	11	48.5
Kellen Owen	2	2	4	15	0.267	0.333	0	3	2	0	2	1.0	0	26.3
Tommy Hughes	2	3	11	27	0.407	0.463	0	10	7	1	0	5.3	25	66.4
Total	6	5	29	72	0.403	0.438	63	33	14	7	7	25.0	61	96.3

Cole

Player	Air	3PM	FGM	FGA	FG%	EFG%	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	Defense	GAPE	GmScore
Chris Cole	0	2	11	21	0.524	0.571	0	15	5	1	3	3	13.0	35	85.0
Chuck Thomasulo	0	0	2	2	1.000	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	4	46.9
Jon Tirado	0	5	6	16	0.375	0.531	0	5	4	2	1	3	7.7	16	52.8
Wayne Haynes	3	1	4	26	0.154	0.173	0	16	6	2	1	4	11.3	5	20.2
Sub	1	0	1	12	0.083	0.083	0	2	1	0	0	4	0.7	-11	0.8
Total	4	8	24	77	0.312	0.364	56	38	16	5	5	14	32.7	49	75.3

10/11/2023 by Vic Romano

Week 3 PREview

Well, Week 3 in Grinders is upon us, and only 2 official games have been played. This beat reporter is bummed, to say the least – but hey, less work for me right? To my knowledge all teams are on track to play tonight, and hopefully we don’t come across any more forfeits or reschedules, because that’s just super lame. I know a large group of Grinders are really going through it right now – the Bills’ season is probably over, the Orioles’ season is actually over… but Grinders season in my eyes is just getting started! Maybe I’m the only one excited about that. Idk let’s just preview some games.

Lanky Wankers vs Kellen and the Jets, 6:30pm
Yeah that’s right, I’m coming up with my own team names for you all. Back in Week 1, KO and his defending champs came out the gates slow, but looked like their unstoppable selves in the second half. On paper, this looks like a pretty tough test – but with Gersitz and Garrett out tonight (and Worm but like whatever) this will probably be a boring blowout, especially with KO’s squad presumably at full strength with Josh and Zach returning. My prediction is that Peyton will earn his first career WAP award and try to drive to the hole, despite two of the biggest bodies likely patrolling the paint. It’ll be interesting to see if the Wanks opt to man up or play zone on defense – but it probably won’t matter, either Tommy will cook or one of the two big men will exploit the glaring size mismatch down low. I do think this becomes a must watch game at full strength, but tonight the Jets cruise to an easy win.
Prediction: 68-45, KO

May I Please Play vs. I Hate Texas, 7:30pm
I am writing this one up assuming Jeff’s team will show up tonight. There’s no film for me to assess this team off of, but Curt’s team will be out for revenge after falling just short against Jimmy in Week 1. I anticipate shots to rain down all game, and I think the key matchup to watch will be Curtis against Bryant. In limited open run action Bryant has shown flashes, the question is if he can contain Curtis, who put up 24 points in Week 1 on 41% shooting. Jeff May showed us that he hasn’t lost a step, and Joe will have to find a way to throw him off of his game. Ben looked solid as well, and I can’t see anyone from May’s bottom 3 holding him to less than his 16 point effort from two weeks ago. Again, it’s tough to predict this game with so little info on Jeff’s team, but I think they keep it close until Curtis takes over late.
Prediction: 58-52, Curtis

What’s a Foul? vs. What the Chuck?! 8:30pm
Jimmy is already running away as the MVP favorite – is anyone surprised? A 24 point triple double on 61% shooting? 5 steals? This guy sucks to play against. Who’s guarding that from Cole’s team – Chuck? New dad Jon Tirado (if he shows)? Cole will likely battle down low with Ford which should be pure entertainment. Fouler Kieta and the HOF Eric showed they can contribute with 16 and 12 points respectively in Week 1. Feel like Wayne would match up decently with E, and Tirado/Chuck on the two quick guys in Jimmy and Matt. The keys to a Cole victory would be either Cole himself goes off and abuses Ford all night (highly likely) and they make it rain from beyond the arc, which based on the track records of Chuck and Tirado, there’s about a 15% chance that happens. Remember, Jimmy’s team only squeaked past Curt’s team by 2 points. I think this week, Cole will long for the contributions that Richie could bring to this offense, and they could play them close for at least the first half, but eventually Jimmy and Co. will be too much to handle.
Prediction: 60-53, Jimmy

09/27/2023 by Vic Romano

2023.3 Grinders Session Preview

It feels like it has been an eternity since the last meaningful Grinders game was played, way back in March. If you have forgotten or simply don’t care at all, Kellen led his super team to a convincing victory over E and his MVP/first team duo of Jimmy and Cole. It was honestly like a cinematic masterpiece: if you consider Dadbod on Dadbod crime cinema. Honestly sounds more like something heinous you’d stumble upon while taking a deep dive on the Hub. The mini session happened, and since then the Grinders talent has been as active as ever. They took their talents outdoors to the pickleball court where what started as a relaxing, casual event turned into a racket smashing, expletive hurling sweat fest. Tensions arose quickly, but dissipated just as fast as soon as the bucket of brews came out. And then the draft, from what I’ve heard through the grapevine, was as professional and elegant as you would expect. What I would give to have been a fly on the wall… I am so eager to see if the aftermath of last week carries into tonight. So many feuds and storylines for this session that you’d think Vince McMahon had taken over as AD! But enough of all that – it’s preview time, baybay.

Session Preview

The GAPE Chicken at Grinders HQ has thrown together an early power rankings, if you will, based on each teams’ average player WAR. Basically, the higher the cute little number with the decimals, the better that respective team is expected to be. Since WAR is typically reserved for individuals, the average of all players on a team, for now, I’ll call “GRIND.” Don’t question it. I also have not been sent any team names, so please be understanding, Grinders HQ has been working so very hard this offseason and hasn’t ironed everything out yet.

6) Cole’s Team (0.7568 GRIND)

This does put a smile on my face. I really am curious as to what the strategy was on draft night. Was Cole influenced by the preseason open runs and decided to just run that same team back for 10 more weeks? Consider this analyst skeptical. Taking Wayne early is a bit of a gamble, as no one is really sure what to expect. I’m not hating on it by any means – I am all about the high risk, high reward maneuvers. What I am NOT all about is the high risk, low reward picks in Jon “Bang Bang” Tirado and “Captain Integrity” Chuck. Two bottom 10 career WAR guys who love chucking from deep; unless Cole puts his foot down and forces them to work together, I can’t see much promise for this squad. And then the focal point of the draft, Richie, wont even be available for the first 6 games! A disappointing showing for sure, but sadly we must give Cole his props for going out of his way to sabotage Curtis’ team with the Richie pick. Speaking of…

5) Curtis’ Team (0.7586 GRIND)

Congrats AD! Your team is 0.0022 points better than Cole’s. How poetic. He really does love those 2’s. Especially when you take two 2’s and make a 22! Fascinating stuff. On paper, this team is not eye popping in the slightest. Joe and Ben are a little intriguing, as they provide good size and can potentially excel against smaller teams. Boccio in my opinion gets a bad rap. Sure he is not that useful offensively, but he is amongst the top defenders in the league, and shows great hustle and speed in loose ball situations. I really think he will find his way off of the All-Scrub team, as long as he hits some more open layups this session. Lil Josh will have his moments, but will likely be relegated to sitting in the corner on offense, waiting for a catch and shoot opportunity that will never come with Mr. WAP himself leading this team.

4) Jeff’s Team (0.87 GRIND)

Apparently, Jeff May used his draft money sparingly, and as a result this is the team he will be trotting out. He looked a little rusty to start last week’s open run, but quickly settled in and played his trademarked efficient scoring style game. This team will likely rely on the unproven newcomer Bryant, who showed flashes in his two open runs, but will need to show that he can replicate those flashes into a true Grinders setting. Pauly P, Mike Salvati, and Todd Nixon I feel like are essentially the same player – they can, but won’t contribute much offensively, but will bring the defense and hustle that could compliment their scorers well.

3) Jimmy’s Team (0.97 GRIND)

Reigning MVP Jimmy has showed in recent weeks that he hasn’t lost a step, and is looking to return to the championship scene after appearing with E’s team back in March. He brought back his former captain, who quietly was much improved in the spring session. Who could forget his infamous buzzer beater to force OT against Worm’s team? I expect him to play a large role in this offense. Jimmy took Ford for a questionable amount in the draft, and I must say I’m not fully against it. He has shown he can be a quality scorer, and against some of the smaller teams this session he could be a difference maker. I have zero information on newcomer Matt Kieta. Small Justin I feel will play a nice complimentary role with Jimmy leading the offense, and rumor has it he will be targeting opposing ankles again to give this team the extra push they need.

2) Gersitz’s Team (1.2 GRIND)

The eye test says this team is going to be super annoying to play against. The perennial first teamer snagged some solid value in the draft, starting off with his guy Al “Crazy” Derrico. His last 3 sessions have ended in a GAPE of 9.0 or higher, including 15 GAPE this previous mini session. He has plenty of experience playing alongside Gersitz, and that chemistry will lead to plenty of scoring opportunities for the two of them. Youngling Peyton has steadily improved each session, earning himself consecutive second-team All Grinders honors. He led the league in assists in the first session of 2023, and with this pass-first offense I can see him being up there once again. Newcomer Garrett I also have zero information on, other than I think he’s a big man – possibly Vaillancourt-esque, which could be exactly what this team needs to fill out the roster. Jon U finally gets to play alongside his son, and is reportedly thrilled to actually be allowed to touch the ball this session. This team is lacking a bit in size – Gersitz, Al, and Peyton have roughly the same build – but they make up for it with their ability to turn games into track meetsby running up and down the court for 40 minutes. Holy team cardio.

1) Kellen’s Team (1.4 GRIND)

The defending champs are running it back, and to no surprise they come in on top in these power rankings. Kellen built his team with minimal flaws, as they have the size to matchup with anybody in Tall Justin and Josh Lanzot, the scoring and playmaking prowess of Tommy, and the 3 & D combo of Kellen and Zach. Coming off of a first team All Grinder selection (mostly inflated from a 40 GAPE game 1) last session, Zach is looking to follow up with a strong full session. Tommy is reportedly in LeBron mode with the higher ups, so I’m sure he’ll be playing with a chip on his shoulder. I don’t think there is any one team that can fully matchup with these 5, and I will not be surprised if they end up going back-to-back this year. The Grinders faithful eagerly await the 7:30 game tonight, where they look to stomp out Cole’s team similarly to how they did in last sessions championship.

02/12/2023 by Vic Romano

Week 5

Greetings, fellow basketball players. It is my pleasure to provide you all with humorous summarization of the previous week of organized sporting. Haha just kidding. GAPE Chicken couldn’t make it into work today. I for one am glad – I despise that A.I. scumbag. The world was perfectly fine until these fancy computer programs started popping up, impersonating real people with near-perfect accuracy. I hate it so much. I’m already enough of a lazy, procrastinating loser, and this “GAPE Chicken” only further enables my embarrassing lack of motivation. Hashtag down with the Chicken!!!

Vic Romano

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01/25/2023 by Vic Romano

Week 2

I’m pleased to see that the majority of the Grinders learned their lesson from Week 1 – it was sooooo boring watching three straight uncompetitive blowouts. Last week, we only had one of those! Maybe tomorrow we can drop that number down to zero! Wait, what’s that? The Ice Climbers play Kellen and The Jets at 6:30? Well, maybe just one blowout isn’t that bad … what is bad is that I made an Ice Climbersreference, because it doesn’t really work. I remember in Super Smash Bros on the GameCube they were super overpowered if you knew how to use them. So really that is the worst nickname for the lowly Eskimo Brothers. “Smash Bros Wii U” might be a more fitting moniker. To the one person who knows what I’m even talking about right now, I’m very sorry. Let’s just recap. – Vic

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12/24/2022 by Vic Romano

Grinder Championship Recap

Here at Grinders HQ, we held a majority vote on whether or not there would be a championship night recap. The majority voted “no way, the last thing we need is to inflate the Dadbods’ ego any more!” And yet, on this merry Christmas Eve, that is exactly what is going to happen. The weather outside may be frightful, butmaking fun of Richie will be oh-so delightful.

BOHICA vs. Dadbods – 63-36

BOHICA came into this game with confidence – after handing the Dadbodstheir only defeat way back in week 1, they had the entirety of the Grinders Association in their corner rooting for an upset. And based on last week’s performance against Gimme a Minute, this matchup was shaping up to be an all-timer. Well, in that respect, it certainly was. BOHICA shot an impressive 0/16 to start the game, and it took over 12 minutes into the first half until finally, mercifully, Lil Josh ended the drought with a half-assed mid range jumper. Captain Richie shot just over 20% and was checked out well before halftime, resulting in a season-worst -6 GAPE. Jimmy Zeitz was equally ineffective, contributing 8 points on 4/15 shooting. “Big” Josh Lanzot was the lone “bright” spot, as he turned in an acceptable 14 points and a team-leading 10 GAPE. At the time of this writing, the “feels like” temperature outside is -5°, roughy 20 degrees warmer than Richie’s team was in this game.

After enjoying a bye last week, the Dadbods clearly didn’t skip a beat. Jon Witt turned in the easiest 44 GAPE performance we’ve ever seen, and Cole wasn’t too far behind with 30 himself. They both shot over 60%, a true testament to the ineptitude of BOHICA. KO shot nearly 50% and drained a couple of threes. Zach played good defense. As a team, Dadbods outGAPEd BOHICA 86-20, the second-highest disparity this session. That sounds good, I guess.

Laundromats vs. What’s a Pass? – 48-42

What’s this? The first competitive game in two weeks? Realistically, the Laundromats did everything they needed to do to win this game. As a team, they had a better shooting percentage, won the rebound battle, and forced more turnovers. Despite just 10 points from “MVP” Mike Gersitz, he still posted a 20 GAPE. Al “Crazy” Derrico had a poor shooting night but still managed 12 points. Worm almost had an equal shooting and airball percentage. “Suck Bucket” Cory was the real story of the game, tying his career high 19 GAPE on 80% shooting and 10 rebounds. It was really great watching him do the “too small” gesture to Curt after every made shot, despite mostly being guarded by a child 1/3 of his size.

Speaking of Curt, What’s a Pass? gets destroyed if not for him. He put the “Playoff Curt” talks to rest (that title now belongs to Richie) with 31 points with an EFG% of 51%. Matt Vaillancourt pitched in 10 points and contributed in every other stat category. As for Tirado, Boerdner and Peyton? They ran around, combined for 3/20 shooting, and sprinkled in some assists and turnovers. Talk about getting carried to the championship…

What’s a Pass? Vs. Dadbods – 45-43

This game was the true epitome of what Grinders is all about – more fouls than the stat keepers can count, constant trash talk, and essentially a disgrace to the game of basketball. I’m confident that both teams would have been in the quintuple bonus after 5 minutes of play. I mean seriously, there were two different instances where fouls were called (justifiably so) like 10 times in a single possession. Just terrible to watch. Curt and Matt must have had sore backs from carrying the team in the previous game, as their performances significantly declined. Curt started to heat up for a few minutes towards the end, bringing the team within 2, but it was an ill-advised triple-covered three point attempt with plenty of time on the clock that sank his squad’s chances. You can only hero ball for so long. Matt turned in a 10 GAPE, and when he wasn’t hacking the life out of Cole he was sending his teammates to the hospital by refusing to call out screens. Perhaps it was all part of the plan – after being on the receiving end of a screen from hell, the youngling Peyton showed as much emotion as he had all season and ripped off a couple of buckets. He scored the second most points for WaP? with 8, but was once again phased out of the game plan after a couple of missed threes. “HOF” Boerdner logged more expletives than points, and Tirado picked up where he left off from last game, contributing very, very little.

For the Dadbods, they rode the hot hand of Witt, who seemingly scored at will against whomever was guarding him. He also executed a flawless defensive gameplan against Peyton, daring him to shoot and then turning into a prime Ray Lewis whenever he decided to drive. Cole dug his way into the heads of Matt and E, cementing his spot as one of the league’s top instigators. Kellen Korver made it rain from three, and Zach once again played good defense. There isn’t much more to report on, this was a signature Dadbods performance, and it resulted in another championship for the second consecutive session. At the end of the day, the better and more-disliked team came out on top, and the Grinders faithful are thankful that they will not be running it back a third time.

Congrats to the Dadbods once again, and Playoff MVP Jonathan Vilma Witt. We at Grinders HQ would like to wish everyone a Happy Holidays. We also hope that nobody’s PTSD kicks in from being locked indoors and unable to travel again. Take advantage of this time to rest up, and please, when we resume next session, be better and don’t let the league villains win again.

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