Comments on: Shadows Softball 2008: In Which It Finally Ends

By: Frank in Arlington

Frank in Arlington — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:13:09 +0000

As a corner infielder for most of this decade for the National Press Club, I’d just like to say that City Paper is easily the most respected winless team in the media league. Seriously, we respect the hell out of you guys. Please don’t take it as a back-handed complement when I repeat what everybody on our team said about City Paper all the time: We were amazed how you could take the beatings you did on the field, week after week, year after year, and still show up and play with sportsmanship. The good cheer extended not only to your opponents but to each other, which isn’t easy when you’re losing. If this is the end of the road, you’ll be missed.

Just a thought: If you’re folding the team, due to league fees (cheap management?), too few players or too little competitive talent, perhaps you could consider a joint team with some other media outlet. You could reach out either to another local alternative media (who are also your business competitors) or somebody completely unrelated (Roll Call, Kiplinger, Bisnow, who knows?). In my opinion, you’ve survived the crucible of enough rough seasons to deserve to hang around a little longer to enjoy some softball success, or at least the joy of feeling competitive.

By: Carrie the Red

Carrie the Red — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:55:35 +0000

MS, we have fans, dammit! Cameron Beaujon LOVES us. So what if he’s not old enough to know better?

By: MS

MS — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:11:54 +0000

Perhaps months of rest and time away to reflect will result another season of the “team formerly known as the Shadows” ball.

If we do return, we may need to rename the team and come up with new uniforms. You know, like the NFL or some other league where shit teams come up with a reason for fan interest. In this case, since we have no fans, the change will simply allow us to believe that change is possible.

Can we leave the old team in the “Shadows” in 2009?

Or have we poorly batted our final game…SWUNT!

By: WAM

WAM — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:23:40 +0000

One point of clarification may be in order for the stats geeks: There is actually one more weekend of MMSL before the playoffs, but we won’t be playing: nearly everyone on the team will be volunteering at Crafty Bastards.