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Put Us In, Coach

The bigger the name, the greater our chances
OK, so news that the City Paper is trying to put together another softball team isn’t gonna set knees a-knockin’ around the Metropolitan Media Softball League. Last year, the CP Shadows had their best season ever in a regular season that ended about three weeks before Creative Loafing bought our parent company and proceeded to lay off most of our squad.

Circulation Manager T.J. Ahmed is boldly trying to reconstitute the team. He sent out an e-mail yesterday noting that we need only 20 people (including five women) to sign up so the Shadows can once again provide batting practice for the AP, USA Today, and the dastardly WUSA. (I’d give up every Saturday once again for a chance to wipe that smirk off league weatherman/WUSA personality Howard Bernstein’s mug!)

So as long as we can sign up half of the remaining staff and nearly every woman who works here, look out, National Press Club! We nearly beat you that one time! And Express: pfft. You lost to US. You better hope we don’t make our numbers!

6 Responses to “Put Us In, Coach”

  1. Amanda Hess Says:

    Speaking of batting practice … I’m going to need some.

  2. Nikki Says:

    two girls down, three to go.

  3. Huddo Says:

    maybe my signature can play outfield

  4. Angela Valdez Says:

    Will there be donuts?

  5. Mike K Says:

    AWWW… good luck guys! I’ll miss the beer and pizza at the Stained Glass Pub after the games. I WON’T miss the arm-twisting and getting up at 7 a.m. on rainy Saturday mornings to scout the field though. - your loving former coach

  6. Anon Says:

    I hear NPC maybe putting a team of ringers together. Someone may want to challenge their eligibility if they start looking too good.

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