JGT Spring Invite Scores After 5 Weeks

It is going to be a slightly longer spring season. May 6th is the Broad Street Run, which killed our attendance last year, and May 13th is Mother’s Day. So the Spring Invitational will be May 20th. (I’ll have details on a venue and entertainment soon. Working on a couple of things.) The good news is that means that even if you haven’t scored any point yet there is still time because the season is an extra week this year (9 week season, plus a wild card week). Here are the scores after 5 weeks.

Remember, teams who score over 90 get a bonus point and those who score over 100 get two bonus points (assuming you finish top 3.) Teams in yellow are in the Top 10 and eligible for a bonus prize. Teams in yellow or green would earn an invite if the season ended today (I’ve upped it to 18 invites, since we’ve recently added two new bars.) Teams in blue are on the outside looking in, but there is still plenty of time to get back in the hunt. If something seems wrong with your score, it could be because a) I screwed up. Most likely or b) you had two different team names. If you do change team names and are angling for an invite, please write down your old name on your paper. Best place to get a win? Right now, there are no dominant teams on Mondays at either North Star or Sidecar. And if you couldn’t find a table at Sidecar the first few weeks, try again tonight. It’s slowed down a little since the “new car smell” wore off, so there is a much better chance of getting a seat than there was a month ago.

 

Science and Technology Week at Quizzo

My most dreaded week of the year, but I know you nerds love it, so I’ll do it anyway (The sacrifices). Science and technology week at quizzo. All questions will be more or less based on science, inventors, technology, and yes, some science fiction. We start tonight at North Star at 7 p.m. Half price hummus (which is great, btw) and mussels, $3 Kenzingers. On to the Sidecar at 9:15 p.m. Dollar off all bitter beers. Hope to see ya tonight.

YOSO Wins at Bards

First Place: YOSO* 125

2nd Place: The Gaza Strippers 91

3rd Place: Phillies Nutz 84

*YOSO was a combination of Specific Jawns and STeak Em Up. I named them YOSO because YOSO is considered one of the worst supergroups ever, a combination of Yes and Toto.

Sports Shorts

Tuesday I did my piece in the Philly Post in which I accuse sports journalists and fans of being completely self-righteous…by being completely self-righteous. Nonetheless, a fairly interesting piece about Ozzie Guillen and Fidel Castro I think you might enjoy.

So every matchup in our Philly’s Most Infuriating Contest is tied or separated by one vote. Please vote and let us break these ties.

Learn about the Phillies very first Opening Day in 1883, the best Philadelphia baseball player you’ve never heard of, and the only person to play for both the Eagles and the Phillies at the site, Philly Sports History.