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1 (16)

Schmalzbach Surprise

3-0

You gotta like a team that takes responsibility for its schedule and hammers out two games in one week.  And when they win them both?  Well, that just makes us weak at the knees.  Nice work, Law Review.  We'll see if you can hold onto the top spot going into fall break--you've got a tough opponent in VaSE this week.

2 (3)

Hoo Tang Clan

3-0

'Tis the season of gaudy softball uniforms.  Between Section G's hot pink shirts, Newman's Own's blinding orange jerseys, and, now, Hoo Tang Clan's awful yellow getups, you'd think that there was a glowstick convention going on at North Grounds this fall.   But who really cares?  Section H showed everyone this week that they're not concerned what the other top sections (E, F, K, B) wear to the field, and they don't care what their records are either.  The Clan beat previously-undefeated Kamikaze in the bottom of the 7th this week, extending their win streak to three and showing everyone else that they are as good as any section team out there.  We only have one reservation, Section H:  can you win without your hard-hitting PA?

3 (2)

Force Majeure

3-0

Force Majeure has established itself as a top section team, there's no doubt about that.  But we are wondering whether these 1Ls have gotten a little too high on themselves as a result of all the praise they've been getting on their softball skills--the Force seemed shocked when the LLMs took an early lead in their game this week.  Of course, Section F quickly remedied the injustice, and went on to defeat the Jedi Softball Team handily.  Still, we think the nice little reality check will serve these kids well in the coming weeks.  Either way, we're sure they'll still have those bizarre (and pointless) backspin pitches.

4 (5)

El Facial Challenge

3-0

It looks like that practice paid off for Section E, as it beat the Gunners 8-4 this week, joining Sections H and F as the only three 1L teams with three wins in three weeks of play.  We're not entirely comfortable grouping El Facial Challenge with the other undefeateds, though--much of the victory this week can be attributed to Section G's errors in the field, rather than any particularly noteworthy play on behalf of Section E.  That said, unbeaten is unbeaten, and, on paper, the Challenge is as good as any team out there.

5 (1)

VaSE

2-0

Did Not Play This Week.

6 (9)

Law and Business Review

2-0

VLBR put up 21 runs this week.  Whether all 21 of those runs were actually scored by members of the Law and Business Review, however, is up for debate....

7 (12)

Cannibals

2-0

With a healthy schedule in both the North Grounds and the Intramurals leagues, the Cannibals are certainly playing a lot of softball this fall.  Of course, when you play against Junta--like the Cannibals did this week--you only really get to work on your offense.

8 (10)

Big Boppers

2-1

Big Boppers rebounded this week with a win against Section L.  We've seen nothing but good things out of these kids, and expect them to work their way back up the power rankings until the playoffs.  We're predicting that they make quick work of "I" of the Tiger before fall break.

9 (4)

Kamikaze

2-1

Section K suffers a drop in the rankings this week after its heartbreaking loss to Hoo Tang Clan.  We feel for you, Kamikaze.  You played well, and we still think you are a good team.  

Sorry, we don't mean to coddle you, kiddos.  It's just that we've gotten so accustomed to Section K's post-loss tantrums in years past, we sort of feel the need to stop the tears before they start.

10 (15)

Tenacious D

2-1

We are just some of your many admirers, Section D.  Sure, you're good at softball, but we're actually referring to your hot new softball shirts.  The last time anyone pulled off the 3/4 sleeve like that we were wearing our younger sister's My Little Pony garment.  Doesn't matter why, just that it looked GOOD.

11 (7)

Shaw-ty's Little Law Review

2-0

Win By Forfeit.

12 (6)

Chalk

1-0

Did Not Play This Week.

13 (8)

Bascom's Follies

1-0

Did Not Play This Week.

14 (31)

Andro

1-1

Big win for Andro this week.  We knew you had it in you.  Now, time to look to the future.  VLBR is undefeated, but we think you can change that.

15 (27)

The Jacksons

1-2

How does that phrase go again?  Something about a blind squirrel?

16 (18)

Gophers

1-1

Did Not Play This Week.

17 (19)

J C Superstars

1-1

Did Not Play This Week.

18 (20)

T-Pain

1-1

Did Not Play This Week.

19 (17)

Comrades

1-2

Tough loss for the Comrades this week.  Section C's two losses very easily could have been wins.  Perhaps that means the Comrades are better than their rank suggests.  Or maybe they just can't close?

20 (14)

L Diablo

1-2

Despite the loss, we think L Diablo is getting better by the week.  Come November, an upward trajectory might be more important than whatever is going on in the win/loss column.

21 (13)

Gunners

1-2

We heard that Section H was thankful that they didn't have to play the Gunners in their scheduled scrimmage on Friday.  Apparently the Hoo Tang Clan thought Section G wasn't good enough to give them a worthwhile game.  While we disagree about that (the Gunners' loss to Section E this week was certainly worthwhile), the doubts about G's skills might be well founded.  These 1Ls are going to need to beef up the win column if they don't want to get stuck with a crap draw in the 1L tournament, only a few weeks away.

22 (36)

Stone Cold Sober

0-1

It took a few weeks for the RELLS team to get out on the field, but once they did, they performed.  And by performed, we mean they lost.

23 (11)

Baby Carrot and the Cabbage Patch Kids

1-2

Forfeit.  Lame.

24 (35)

Redcoats

0-1

Who?

25 (21)

Gus

0-1

Did Not Play This Week.

26 (23)

Newman's Own

0-1

Did Not Play This Week.

27 (29)

VJILantes

0-1

Did Not Play This Week.

28 (22)

Emotional Distress

0-2

Bonk.

29 (24)

"I" of the Tiger

0-2

Did Not Play This Week.

30 (25)

The A Team

0-3

As a captain, Doug Hance is 0-6 so far this season.  We're not saying, but we're just saying....

31 (28)

Jedi Softball Team

0-3

As if Americans' perceptions of foreigners as soccer fanatics were bad enough, this week the LLMs got an out in the field by kicking a groundball to the first baseman for the force.  We're willing to embrace it, Jedis.  May the force(out) be with you, whether by throw or by kick.

32 (26)

Law Christian Fellowship

0-2

Did Not Play This Week.

33 (30)

Junta

0-3

Maybe the Junta kids should write a skit for the Libel Show making fun of their own softball team.  Lots of great, original material there.  On second thought, better just go with 'Con Luv 2.'

34 (33)

Gun Show

1-0

Win By Forfeit.

35 (34)

Journal of Law and Politics

0-0

Did Not Play This Week, Or Any Other Week, For That Matter.

36 (32)

Federalist Society

0-1

Forfeit.  Lame.

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1 (1)

Wet Dream Team

3-0

Wet Dream Team remains undefeated and holds onto the top spot in the division this week.  We were impressed with the depth of talent in the 2Ls' lineup in their game against Suhey's Stepdads.  Their lesser-known hitters busted the game open in the later innings to secure the win.  Their better-known hitters were later spotted rocking the mic at Tokyo Rose--in celebration of the victory, no doubt.

2 (3)

Legal Center and School

2-0

LCS edged out the Hooligans this week in a defensive battle.  The win is enough to bump the undefeated elders up to the number two spot in the rankings, but we were surprised that LCS didn't put up a dozen or more runs in this one.  Of course there's nothing wrong with flashing the leather out there to earn the W, but we always prefer a bombfest to a pitchers' duel.  We're hoping LCS gets back to basics with the sticks this week against Warriors 2.

3 (2)

Suhey's Stepdads

1-1

Suhey's boys fell a little flat this week.  We know they have the horsepower to put up some big numbers, but it just wasn't in the cards this time around.  That said, we'd be surprised if these Darden dudes collect any more losses.  And watch out, Wet Dream Team--we think they have the potential to win it all in November.

4 (12)

Mosvick

1-1

What can we say, Nick?  This week you blew all NGSL individual records out of the water: 20 RBIs, 20 runs scored, and most ghost-runners employed since that epic wiffle ball game we played back in 1995 when we beat the 7th graders in 13 innings.  Just how you do it on defense, though, we're still not quite sure....

5 (10)

Warriors 2

1-1

We suspect that we care about the Warriors 1-Warriors 2 "rivalry" more than the actual JAG players do, as the fire was just absent from this game.  Unfortunately, the JAG turnover means that the classic match-up that could have been is virtually over.  Nevertheless, we're happy to see that W2 will be playing not once, but twice, this week.

6 (4)

Danny's Stepdads

1-0

Did Not Play This Week.

7 (5)

Lollipop Guild

1-1

We criticized Wet Dream Team two weeks ago for giving up a not-insignificant number of runs to a certain 3L, but Lollipop Guild's loss to Mosvick this week is actually unacceptable.  What's going to happen when you actually have to face off against a full team of ten, suckers?

8 (6)

Dream Team

1-1

Did Not Play This Week.

9 (7)

Warriors 1

1-2

We're going to miss the old Warriors 1, not so much because they killed it out on Copeley (they didn't), but because they boosted the records of the other teams in the division.  Hopefully the new Warriors 1 squad is better, or else we might have to change their name to Hooligans 2.

10 (8)

Ten

0-1

Did Not Play This Week.

11 (9)

Playing Hardball

0-1

Did Not Play This Week.

12 (11)

Hooligans

0-3

Nick Mosvick has a win, Hooligans, and you don't.  Think on that.

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Better Name Pending

2-0

The 2L drunks didn't need to even play the 'Bags this week to register the win because the 3Ls didn't have numbers and would have had to forfeit.  But BNP decided to play anyway, and won the contest 7-0 anyway.  Even with all that moot court and interview stuff going on, it's good to see that the 2Ls have their priorities straight.

2 (2)

Fiduciary Bags

0-2

We know that the 'Bags have some serious talent in their roster, so we're, frankly, surprised that they've lost the first two games of the season against the 2L drunks.  We'd like to think that a commitment to the boozing part of the game is to blame for the 3Ls scoring deficiencies, but it's not like the 2Ls are playing sober or anything.