Hello Globall Paddle Players AND OTHER CEDAR CLUBBERS…..
After the daytime matches are over and the sun goes down we will transform 3 courts to black light Globall paddle. We have about 40-50 ADDITIONAL people joining in for the evening festivities for dinner, drinks, good company and Globall paddle to help us raise even more money. It is $25 per person for food/drinks and paddle…all going to charity. Anyone (including significant others) is welcome to participate in the Globall paddle portion of the evening,
For the rest of you, thank you all for playing in the Town Club vs. Cedar Club Paddle with a Purpose tournament this Saturday March 4th to raise money for the Globall Giving Organization.
Attached are the pairings. Everyone plays three matches within your flight. We spread out the times as best we could. As you can see, we made some adjustments to field the best combinations we could, so you may not be in the flight corresponding with your ranking. For instance, we kept Duke in the A flight, despite his point total being below Mull. Sorry, Russ, you have to play with me. If you don’t like your partner….
Here are some key things to be aware of:
- ALL money raised Saturday will go to the charity as the event is being co-sponsored by Dan, Curt and Gards
- Attached you will find the estimated match times. We will start promptly at 9 AM, and want to keep a consistent flow. Aaron will be in charge of any court changes and starting times throughout the day, so please do not “claim” a court. These are estimated and we reserve the right to move matches around if needed. If you leave, do not go far because you may be up sooner than the anticipated match time
- Please arrive 15-20 minutes prior to your first scheduled match time
- When you arrive, please go sign in and register. Payment types are check or credit card. Registration fee is $75 per player and you have the ability to change/add additional donations at any time throughout the day at the registration table
- There will be donation bins if you would like to donate any new or used sports equipment laying around your house or you want to pick up a few items at Target. The top 10 items on Globall Givings request list are: Hula Hoops, Playground Balls, Tennis Rackets, Cones and Pinnies, Soccer Jerseys, Shorts and Balls, Exercise Mats, Golf Clubs, Running/Basketball Shoes, Baseballs, and Volleyballs
- There will be betting. Dan is creating the lines for feature matches, and there will be pari-mutuel betting for each flight. More details to follow
- There will be breakfast, lunch and dinner provided along with lots of beer, wine and alcohol
- After the daytime matches are over and the sun goes down we will transform 3 courts to black light Globall paddle. We have about 40-50 ADDITIONAL people joining in for the evening festivities for dinner, drinks, good company and Globall paddle to help us raise even more money. Anyone is welcome to participate in the Globall paddle portion of the evening.
- There will be a trophy ceremony upon conclusion of the event.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks again for playing, it is looking like we should have awesome weather and it is sure to be a great day.
Cheers,
— DAN and CURT
GloBall Giving
is a suburban Milwaukee-based charity that collects and distributes new and gently used sporting equipment from retailers and the garages, storage sheds, basements and attics of families like yours.
Match Pairings PDF > Final Global Match Times 3.4.17
Mike- New Blog post. Headline – “Don’t trust anyone under 50”
It’s been a great 2 years at TCC! I have learned much about paddle, not to mention how to navigate the social strata of the club. Like a fine tuned dog pack, TCC teems effortlessly with social order. Alpha dogs and Beta dogs, all in place. Sure, there are some authority challenges, posturing, and brouhahas, but they get settled and the pack moves on, howling at the moon as one. We even keep a detailed pecking order, just to know where we all stand.
Thursday?-Alpha dog night.
Tuesday? -Beta dog night.
Saturday 10 AM?- Any dog.
Booze at the bar? Any dog that paid.
But now, a curveball- Globall. It’s for charity, and good thing, so I’m not dissing it. Thing is, the Beta dogs missed the invite to play in it. Which is ok. If I’m an Alpha dog, I wouldn’t want to enter a fray teamed with the Beta dogs either, especially against another pack as fierce as the Town Club. (Yeah right). Hell, I was in the dumps all last week about teaming with Klafke in league play, and I was ranked 80! So this Town Club deal is an Alpha dog event, like Thursday nights, right? No shame there.
Now, not just an invite, but an “update” on something Beta dogs didn’t know about, sent 2 days before the event. An invite to show up not for the competition, but after the Alpha dogs finish their kill. At least they throw a bone for the Beta dogs too, to get whatever meat is left, right? Kind of an event for dogs of all stripes. But wait! The invite notes it’s not just for the pack, it’s for “ANYONE” who wants to “participate in the Globall paddle portion.” Just keep your snout out of the day games! And bring some stuff too. And money. Talk about second class canines. Good thing it’s for charity Alpha Dog!
Response? Obviously, we need an exclusive event for Beta Dogs. Pending board approval, of course, so as not to overstep our Beta dog boundaries or affront board sensibilities. I propose an April day after spring break, to change it up perhaps even a Friday evening or Saturday/ Sunday late day/ evening. Or, we’ll take the first Thursday when the Alpha Dogs have quit league play, to show we’re ready to take over at any moment they falter.
Call it “The Back 40.” If you’re not in the bottom 40, don’t even bother to apply. Unless you’re Strachota, Bolliger and Jelinski, because despite their meteoric ascendancy, they started with us and remain eminently beatable whatever their rank. And Mentzer- he can play too. Even though it looks like he is playing with the Alpha dogs in Globall, word on the street is they were really hoping for another “twentyish” player, and we get how that feels. And of course, we may recruit some players below 50 if we need to round out the draw, but don’t even think about applying.
And there’s this. We’ll play Sheepshead during the event. That’s right- Sheepshead! During, after, whatever we feel like. In the spirit of pack unity, the Alpha dogs can join us for that. In fact, Anyone who wants to participate can join us for “the card playing portion”. After we crown our champs (paddle and sheepshead), we can all howl at the moon, as one pack.
Anybody in?
That was more than poetic Dr. Lucke, that was inspirational.I am in!!!! I don’t even know how to play sheepshead, but I am in for that too!!!
If you build it….they will come.
Dave – Ignore Duke below. He still isn’t invited to the Beta Dog tournament…..no matter how much he want’s his name on that plaque
Did Dr. Lucke actually use the word “Hell”.
Dave,
Sorry you felt left out. While we compete as a club it isn’t an official club sponsored event but an event for charity put on by a few people.
Good ideas about expanding this. We could definitely raise more money if we used both venues like Smack and opened it up. I am sure that the organizers will take this into consideration.
We also have to find away to do a better job of managing pairings. There is no way that they should have beat us, but when we leave 5 of your top 10 at home, anything can happen.
Thanks Duke. By all means, bring your best against the Town Club in the future. Just couldn’t resist channeling my inner Curran upon receiving the half- invite. I had been thinking about a Back 40 already, and this was a good chance to rally the Betas.
I love the idea of a Back 40 Tournament… but why not turn it into a TCC vs. TC thing. Town Club has over 100 guys. Set up the same thing, only play it at the Cedar Club on the same Saturday. Only, instead of raising money for a charity, just put all the money into a pot for your Sheepshead Spectacular. — just another Big Idea. 🙂
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I am in…for a Cedar Club Tourney…way too much decorum at Town Club for me.
I want bullhorns and heckling.