Deez Boyz Invitational Predictions

So I just received by an anonymous person the pairings for the Midland Invitational Tourney that is being held at Pablo's working grounds the Annex. Though, it took some time but the field looks primed and ready for another great tourney of Beer-die. The field to me looks strong, to quite strong, pairings for the most part are very equal, but someone has to make a prediction and who better than this guy!

With the 10 teams that I have been givin, it's hard to say how the tourney will be run so I will give you my top 6 that I think should advance with my pair of championship game teams.

NOT ADVANCING

MIF/OX- Mif needs a great, and I mean great defensive player along side of him. And even though I have heard great things about the man named Ox, Mif will have to dress in red and bring an extra set of horns to advance.

RICK/CAT- I haven't picked Rick since I got back, nor will I now. I hate this kid so much, he plays big when I am not on his team. If I was Cat I would change teammates and get an extra set of paws.

KEV/JESSE- These guys won't have a chance. They'll be playing with their phones attached to the ears and pickum sheets all over the table, this will be a distraction from the getgo. I'll take Michigan in the over and Kev/Jesse in the under...(5 points)

HECK/TOAD- Love this team but someone has to go. I hear great things about the Heckler, and Toad finally joining a beer-die tourney should be tons of fun. Howie Hewitt won't be in attendance but the reason for this team not advancing is because he is always on their mind!

NARROWING IT DOWN TO TWO

PABLO/DOCTOR- I told The Doctor that I wouldn't pick against him but being a blogger I lied. Pablo will be playing on his turf where him and I have some great memories of being teammates. But, this is as far as they go as the Doctor will be looking the whole tourney for a Pitbull armed with some Jameson to come and save the day.

JJ/FREDDIE- JJ tends to step up his game in tourneys like this especially with a rookie on his team. The competition will get tighter as they advance and as Freddie starts to struggle, JJ will remember when Freddie sold to an underager at the packy and it'll get him fired up and they will start to falter.

KO/SAUCE- I told Keith that I wouldn't pick him to go to the finals anymore, but this is not the reason. Sauce got to pick his partner for this tourney and the jinx is on for Keith. Like Sauce has said in the comments, "Too many players, means I'll get too drunk!". And he will and so will you Keith, so with this I give you both a goodnight to the start of a long weekend.

HEAVY/BRI G- Very interest combo! A couple of Irishman fighting for the crown. So Heavy I give you this as a Labor Day present....N O T T O D A Y!!!!!! Bounced, your rain has dried up!


CHAMPIONSHIP

JOE JOE/KELVIN vs. SHORTY/GIBBY- Wow, love this match up! Two players that own a basketball court and two that would like to own one in their backyard. Joe had a tough outing in his last tournament and Shorty is showing signs of stepping it up into Hall of Fame status. My sleeper player in this tourney is going to be Kel who is finally going to get the hang of this game and who better to be on your side than Maloney's all-time leading scorer. This game won't even be close as Joe-Joe gets back into beer-die form and Kel hits the walk off for their first beer-die title. But, the real match is after the game, when Gibby and Shorty are so full of beer muscles that they really challenge each other to a game of basketball. As this happens they are doing so much talking and less putting the ball in the hole that they start to duke it out and the game ends in a 0-0 tie. The fight breaks up and as both players are cross eyed they decide to apologize for being stupid and Gibby's wedding next month is canceled as the two kiss and make-up, literally. LOL!

Miss y'll too much! Have a safe Labor Day weekend and I'll be see most of you shortly and some of you this Sunday on Webcam at the SFL Draft.

Peace,

Desmond

The Year That Was...

Tomorrow's tournament marks the 1 year anniversary of Midland Beer Die. We have held a total of 9 tournaments over the course of the year, 6 major tournaments and 3 satelite tournaments. Unfortunately for some, not everyone has been able to play in every single event. Therefore, I have taken the pleasure of formulating two lists that show the offensive production averages of each player participating tomorrow.

Sinks per Tournament
El Nino - 3.25
KO - 3.2
JJ - 2.4
Heck - 2
HEAVY - 1.6
Hawk - 1.5
Ox - 1.33
Gibby - 1.17
Mif - 1.11
Ronbo - 1
Sticky - .89
Cal - .75
Ricky - .71
Big Cat - .67
Lovins - .6
Pablo - .38
Toad - .33
Freddy - 0
Bri G - 0
Jesse Yo- 0 (1st tournament)

Cups Hit per Tournament
JJ - 8
KO - 7.3
HEAVY - 5.6
El Nino - 5.25
Ricky - 4.7
Mif - 4.1
Bri G - 4
Gibby - 4
Freddy - 4
Big Cat - 3.33
Toad - 3.33
Sticky - 3.2
Hawk - 3.1
Heck - 3
Ronbo - 3.3
Lovins - 2.4
Pablo - 2.1
Ox - 2
Cal - 1.25
Jesse Yo- 0 (1st tournament)

I don't have a list of errors, but I'll make an effort to keep track next year.

Midland Invitational 2007

The 2nd Annual Midland Invitational, held Labor Day weekend, will be taking place on Saturday, September 1st. The location of this tournament is still to be determined. HOF and Sauce will look to defend their 2006 Invitational Championship. I'll post the starting time and location as soon as I find someone to host the tournament.

Midland Represents

The teams that played in the 11th Annual Carlstrom Beerdie Tournament were as follows:

These Guys – HOF & KO
Team Steam – The Hawk & El Nino
Baseline – Heavy & JJ
94’ Ed Walsh All Stars – Chet & Heck

I think we proved that we are the premier beer die league around, just like the quote says in the top right hand corner of this site, by having all 4 Midland teams finish in the top 5.

Carlstrom delayed These Guys’ first game for an hour and a half because Murdz had a teacher certification test that took a lot longer than we had all expected. At 2:30 Murdz was still missing in action and I was posed with a serious dilemma. Carlstrom gave me the option of picking up a new partner, which Mif was more than ready to oblige, take an automatic loss and go into the loser’s bracket, wait for Murdz to start the first game and lose a point for every minute he was late, or start the game playing solo and have to drink from both cups for every point I lost. I chose the latter.

I was up 8 to 2 when Murdz walked in and was welcomed by a thunderous roar of boos, but like time and time again, he demonstrated why his nickname is “H.O.F.” He hit a cup on his first shot and sank his second to walk-off and These Guys won their first game 8 to 0 in dramatic fashion. We went on to win our next 5 games to finish the tournament undefeated and 2007 Champs. Murdz hit cup after cup and I had 8 sinks to tie JJ with the most sinks ever in Carlstrom Beerdie history.

Team Steam lost their very first game, but battled back to take 3rd place. El Nino played his trademark “Velcro” defense and The Hawk was voted the “Best Dressed” player at the tournament. With a wardrobe the size of his, he didn’t mind going home with beer and grass stains on his neatly pressed collard shirt. That just goes to show you he’s a player that gives it his all.

JJ was JJ and caught fire sinking 8 shots throughout the day. Heavy, impressively, did not toss a single die off the table the entire tournament, which is huge because of the automatic loss of a point rule. Baseline finished in 4th, losing to These Guys twice and Team Steam in the 3rd place game.

The 94’ Ed Walsh All Stars had a roller coaster ride to their 5th place finish. They were dominant in their first victory, but almost lost to the only female team in the tournament. Heck ignored Chet’s repeated warnings to stop doing shots with “Blue” while sitting on the sideline waiting to play each game. Regardless, they played well and should have had the opportunity to play for 3rd, but because of some strange rules, which were constantly changing, didn’t get the chance.

Since JJ and I were tied with 8 sinks a piece, although JJ will complain that I bounced one in, we had a shootout to determine who would win the “Dead Eye Dick” award. This is a Carlstrom Beerdie award that goes to the player with the most sinks. We both missed our first 5 playoff shots. JJ took his sixth shot and missed again. I sank mine and took home the award.

2007 Mid Season Awards

While many of my fellow Beer Die compadres take the show on the road today to participate in the Carlstrom Beer Die Tournament, including 2006 Player of the Year Award Winner Jamie Jones, I decided that I would take a look at the probable candidates for this season's end of the year awards. We are just about midway through the Beer Die season with three major tournaments down and about two more to go before the Michael Myers Massacre ends the season on Halloween.

2007 PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Keith Garceau - (164 Points) - 7 sinks - 31 cups hit (Two Major Titles)
Richard N - (78 Points) -3 sinks - 28 cups hit
Joey Annino - (64 Points) - 12 sinks - 19 cups hit (2nd Place Finish)

2007 Rookie of the Year

Chris Wrenn - (93 Points) - 4 sinks - 6 cups hit (Two Major Titles in Two Appearances)
Nick Smith - (44 Points) -3 sinks - 12 cups hit (Two 3rd place Finishes)

In-State Competition

We’re taking the show on the road today. There are 8 Midland Beer Die players heading to Rocky Hill to participate in the 11th Annual Carlstrom Beerdie Tournament. The rules for this tournament are the same except for two. The first rule is your team automatically loses a point if you toss off the table. The second rule is you don’t have to catch the die if it bounces off the side of the table when playing defense, unless it hits the cup. I like our rules better, but I do need to pay homage to this tournament for getting me hooked on the game. They also have their own Hall of Fame point system. Therefore, there will be no Midland Beer Die points earned for the participants. Hopefully, we’ll fare pretty well. I’ll post our results later today or tomorrow.