Tonight

Yard of Ale was a lot of fun tonight. And I even made it home before 12:30AM. Great showing by a lot of teams (I'd Hit That, YLLINfuckit, SupaBad, Growlers, Alcoballics). And a dozen+ WAKA people...

Don't get me started on the picks results. Me, Smithkey and Litman owe 7 drinks each (Todd, Teneille, Deeks, Frank, Florian, Nate, Alison).

Go to The Todd's on Saturday. Gonna be awesome. If you don't know about it... text me. All are invited.

Week 5 Picks

PICKS ARE CLOSED only a matter of time until Gorekci frantically tries to text his in...

Get your picks (and commentary) in by 4pm Thursday. Make it funny. Don't be a Tobago.

Pooooooooor Boston......Waahhhhhhh

Pay Pal Link for Zombie Paintball Hayride

If you'd prefer to use paypal instead of paying the guy over the phone, you can pay me and I will send the place your money, and give them your name.

Haunted Zombie Paintball Hayride Trail Friday, October 28th, 8pm

Ok, I talked to Gavin, the guy at Kohn Sports about getting a group together for the zombie shootin' hayride. Not only did he allow more people to sign up, he was able to give us a group rate for $15 a person, originally $40.

If we can get 20 people to sign up, we can all ride in our own truck/trailer doohickey. If we can get 40 ppl then we get two of our own. Gavin said they drive a flat bed truck pulling a trailer with sides on it, which we will all be riding in. I imagine it to look something like this:

So here's the deal. 15 bucks gets you a paintball mask, gun, air for the gun, 200 rounds of paintballs, 15 minute ride on the trailer, (with guns), then a 30 minute hike through the haunted woods (without guns), followed by a group picture and a piping hot cup of apple cider! Pretty good deal if you ask me.

Gavin said the zombies do not have guns, but will have paintball masks, covered by zombie masks that will look like these, from "I am Legend.":

So, if you want to do this, you must call Gavin at Kohn Sports, and tell them you are with the Frank Nolte party, then you will receive the $15 deal, and will pay with your credit card. He's not able to do a paypal link on their website, because Groupon made him take it down, since it is cheaper than the Groupon rate.

Gavins number and address to Kohn Paintball Sports Complex:

14301 County Rd 672 rd Wimauma FL 33598

(813) 404-1667

Kohnsports.com/kohnfield/zombie.php

Post any questions you guys may have and let me know if you decide to sign up. I already paid for 3 tickets, so I could reserve it for us at 8pm on Friday, October 28th.

Hype!

Frank

GKB Tournament & Make-Up Games

GKB just announced to the captains that the tournament will still be on the 15th. Make up games will be held at 6:30pm on Oct 6th and Oct 13th.

Schedule is updated.

DPT BQBL - Week 3 Recap

A couple more scoring updates... read about those on our site or Grantland.com.

Smithkey vs. Souder
Souder came storming out of the gate with 10 24/7 bonus points... due to the Colts publicly announcing that Collin's is their guy. But Souder wanted to get a start for Green Bay out of the way... which netted him 0 points. It was all Smith-Key needed as Blaine Gabbert threw for under 150 yards in a monsoon. The Jags stink. Final score: Smithkey wins 39-26.

Nate vs. Bito
Fitzpatrick is killing Nate this season, and lost him another 11 points. But nobody saw Eli Manning actually having a good game, losing Bito 10 points. McNabb tried his best, with +10 vote of confidence points... but he can't quite beat out Josh Freeman... who statistically is a giant turd. Final score: Nate wins 15-12.

Kyle vs. Chandler
Mark Sanchez. Typical New York asshole, with your 350+ yards and your 3 TDs. Final score: Kyle wins 23-1.

Gorecki vs. Litman
The Seahawks gave TJack a vote of confidence? The bonus points didn't even push Litman to victory, because Gorecki keenly remembered all the hype Nate was talking about Bradford. And in 2011... if Nate is a fan of yours... you're going to lose. Final score: Gorecki wins 34-27.

Last Howl O Scream reminder

This is the last reminder for the Howl O Scream event on Oct 7th.

Money is due to either April Tall or me by Thursday Sept 29th. 36$ cash or use the Pay Pal link here to pay Brian. Please just leave a message on the Pay Pal payment with the names of the people who the tickets are for so I can pass them out accordingly.

Leif Memorial Golf Tournament Results

With our largest tournament to date, 64 golfers descended upon Bardmoor to remember our friend and raise money for those less fortunate than ourselves. The weather was hot, but at least the rain held off. Many of us got in the spirit of the tournament, which was evident when the cart girl said to me:

"This is the most fun tournament I've ever worked. A few minutes ago I drove up on two guys wrestling each other."

Naturally, wrestling on the green and riding on top of the cart (Ernie, Chuckers... I think Nate) is a good way to get us kicked off the course. But the head pro and food manager both told me they want us back. I should ask them to make their course a little easier...

We had a ton of raffle prizes this year, and once again THEE Beer Nuts won much of the loot. I want to give a HUGE "thank you" to Alison for soliciting 95% of those items, traveling all over Tampa to get donations, creating all the gift baskets by hand and putting up with me during crunch time.

Also... Alicia, Bull and Gorecki were very kind secure and pick up prizes as well. Heather and Alicia made/sold delicious jello shots. April (short), Paige and Maria were a great help with set-up and picture taking. And all the ladies in general made the event run very smooth. Finally, Nicole E. donated a ton of Heineken beer and merchandise, Teneille donated the liquor, and Anne E. provided all the wine that we raffled.

As for the winners:

Dino won longest-drive... while one of Rob's ringers, Roger M., won closest-to-pin.

We pre-flighted the tournament results in order to reward more than those teams comprised of semi-pro golfers. So 1st, 6th and 11th place all got equivalent prize money. In future years, we'll probably move toward giving more to the lower flights...

- First place went to Rob's team with an impressive 61 (-11).

- The winner of Flight 2 (6th place) was Cong, Quoc, Alex S. and Jase H.

- Team Soul Glo dominated Flight 3 (11th place), with gift cards going to Griff, Ruben, Joe G. and Matt B.

- The last place "Chanomnom Trophy" (donated by Rollo) was once again won by Jared, Chuckers, Knowlton and Ernie... who quit after nine holes due to the 16-over score at the time.

- There were two girl teams who played very well, especially since many of them had never played a full 18 holes before.

Final total raised... $1,525, which is impressive considering we did not charge any fees on top of the golf round. To summarize Chuckers' drunken speech... Leif loved our group of friends and participating in large events where we didn't take ourselves seriously. Whether it was golfing, camping or the countless house-parties he and Heather hosted... we were all together and having the time of our lives. I hope we were able to replicate some of that on Saturday.

Thanks again to all those who attended and donated.

Michael J Fox Foundation - TEAMFOX - New York City Marathon

Kickballers!

First let me say I had a fantastic time this weekend at the Leif Nissen Memorial Golf Tournament. It was great seeing everyone out in honor of Leif. Chandler, Alison and whomever else help organize truly deserved a free hug coupon. You did a fantastic job. Thank you.

So I softly launched my headquarter page a few weeks ago but I wanted to wait until after the golf tournament to really hit my TEAMFOX foundation fundraising. So here we are!

I am running the New York City Marathon on behalf of the Michael J Fox Foundation. I have been in contact with them for nearly a year and they have graciously allowed me to join their TEAMFOX running to bring better treatments and, ultimately, a cure to people living with Parkinson's disease.

If you had a chance to peruse the soft launch a few weeks back, you will see I took a page out of Lisa G's playbook and I wanted to offer a reward for your generosity and since then the prize list has grown.

So donate today!!! Prize eligiblity is set at $10 minimum. You can even donate $5 recurring and by year's end have donated $20 and not felt a pinch. $10 gets you 10 tickets and if you donate $20 recurring or not, I will give you thirty tickets for the raffle. $25 donation will get you 38 tickets. Check out the prize list below and via the link. I have some fantastic items so far and I will be adding to the list. Some of the application process for prizes takes quite a bit of time.

The Louis Vuitton purse is still in the works as well as a few more spas coming on board, a prizes pack from the The Golf Warehouse, more restaurants, game tickets and fingers crossed a cruise but the cruise peeps are hassling me a bit so that is still more a wish lister than a time issue.

Golf

1-Foursome at Innisbrook Golf Resort, redeemable in 2012

1-Foursome at Hammock Beach Golf Resort, redeemable 10/11-10/12

1-Twosome at TPC Tampa, cart fees not included($30), redeemable 10/11-10/12

1-Twosome at TPC Tampa, cart fees not included($30), redeemable 10/11-10/12

1-Twosome at Westchase Golf Club, restrictions apply

1-Twosome at Westchase Golf Club, restrictions apply

1-Twosome at Champions Gate Golf Club, all inclusive, redeemable 10/11-10/12

-includes players golf package, a sleeve of course golf balls, etc.

1-Twosome at Champions Gate Golf Club, all inclusive, redeemable 10/11-10/12

-includes players golf package, a sleeve of course golf balls, etc.

1-Twosome at Reunion Resort and Golf Club, redeemable 10/11-10/12

1-Twosome at Reunion Resort and Golf Club, redeemable 10/11-10/12

1 - 90 minute swing evaluation from GolfTec, expires 9.23.12

Game Tickets and Sports Memorabilia

1 - Brad Richards autographed Lightning Jersey from the Stanley Cup Championship season

1 - Tampa Rowdies Prizes Pack, 4 VIP tickets and 4 pregame Field Passes, scarf, etc

1 - 4 Suite Tickets to a 2012 season Lightning game courtesy of CBS Outdoor

Restaurants

- Lunch for two at Wright's Gourmet ($30)

- Giordano's gift certificate ($25)

- Brickhouse Tavern ($25)

- Ruby Tuesdays ($25)

- Lunch for one at Pei Wei ($10)

Spa

- Spa Pedicure from Heavenly Nails ($20)

Misc.

1 - 28x22 framed David O'Keefe Caddyshack personally signed by Bill Murray. Only 10 exist.

Here is the link, DONATE TODAY!!!

http://www.teamfox.org/siteapps/personalpage/ShowPage.aspx?c=bkIUJbNQKoLaG&b=6376247&sid=apIOK0MCJmIOLUMvHlH