This Weekend

Hey guys,

First congratulations on a very good win this past weekend.  We are definitely playing very well and we are getting some W’s under our belt.  We still have lots of things we can improve on and can only get better.  Unfortunately, we don’t have any games for the next 3 weekends.  We would like to keep things moving and keep everyone in shape both mentally and physically.  However, this weekend I want you guys to enjoy the win and take a break.  We are not having any practices or games this week.  It will be our first weekend off for the season and its well deserved.  So enjoy it everyone.  We’ll pick practice back up next week and kick right back up where we left off.

Practice Tomorrow

Hey guys I almost forgot.  I’ve been requested to be at practice at 10 tomorrow to get some extra work in.  So if any of you guys want to show up early I will be there.  And hopefully I can drag Eric out of the house as well…But you now how those quarterbacks are.

Anybody wanna hang out?

Hey guys,

I’m gonna be hanging at the crib tonight drinking some beer and playing some video games or beer pong cause I’m an alcoholic and that’s what alcoholics do.  Fortunately, I’m a functioning alcoholic so its all good.  If anybody wants to come over and hang out let me know.

Also, if anything is going on tonight let me know.

-Randy

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Hey guys,

First I want to say congratulations on our first win.  It was quite a slaughter and if we weren’t trying new things just to see what would happen that score would have easily been 35-0.  With that being said…we struggled in numbers this past weekend and though some of you had good reasons, we would like to get at least more than half of our team at the games.  Especially games we consider to be must wins.  We did not however, struggle on the field.  We moved the ball extremely well.  More than doubled our total season TD’s.  And had no problem marching up and down the field.  Our defense did struggle in the first game…but its hard to blame it when we had 4 people out of our normal 8 for D.  I’m seeing good things.  And it makes me happy.

“Sometimes the most important thing is just showing up”

This week—

I know its really hard for guys to get out during the week because of jobs, softball, ping pong, or whatever else we all have going on.  Eric is on 3 softball teams.  I play backyard softball with guys from work and I know several other guys are on soccer teams and softball teams.  That’s perfectly fine with us.  But it makes our practices during the week diminish a little bit.  So we are not going to host a practice during the week this week.  However, this Saturday practice will be huge.  We have a couple spots on our offense and defense that are shaky and we have many heads out there that can fill these spots.  Problem is we fill them and then people don’t show up.  So what we are going to do is make decisions on Saturdays.  And consider every spot open when we make these decisions.  This way we don’t have instances like this past week where we are counting on people who don’t show up and being forced to put people in situations they have not practiced.  This will hopefully prevent that.  Don’t think of this as a negative thing.   Think of this as covering all angles because when its all said and done we have to play with the 8 that we have on any given Sunday.

Another thing we are going to prevent.  That is people going MIA at practice Saturday and not going to the games.  When they aren’t out of town.  So Saturday after practice we are inviting each and every one to come hang out with us.  It certainly won’t be like the last party we had 🙂  The purpose is to get you guys together and we can hang out, party a LITTLE…and not get outta control so we can play Sunday.  Also, we can talk football and get everybody up to speed about what’s going on.   Throw some food on the grill and have a good time.  Cause in the end that’s what this team is all about.  We have a win to get this Sunday against a team who hasn’t won a game yet.  we’ll go into our long break with two wins.  Get a win when we come back and have at least a solid streak going into the tournament.  But like I said I want everyone to come hang out and have a chill time.  I can spring for some pizza or we can grill and we can get ready for our game.

I need 3 things from you guys… I need to know who is going to be at practice this Saturday,  I want to know who is going to chill with us afterwards, and I need to know who is going to be at the game this Sunday.  Please respond either way.  We have 21 guys on this team so I need to know where 21 people are going to be.  I’ll start by saying Eric and I will be at all 3.

Thanks guys and hope all is well

-Randy

Why are we not responding?

Hey guys,

We need everyone to let us know who will be at practice this Saturday and at the games this Sunday.  We didn’t get a response on the practice post.  Please please please…let us know.  It makes it so much easier for us to (for practice) put together what we’re gonna do and (for the games) make a starting lineup.  If you are gonna miss the main practice before the game we need you to have a really good reason. That being said…

Each and every one of you paid to play in this league and have devoted your previous saturdays to making yourself and the team better.  We are 0-4 right now.  Each and every game has been an improvement and a learning experience.  But we need to win.  I know you guys want it as bad as I do.  I hope you guys want it as bad.  We say at every practice and every game that we need input from you guys.  Keep in mind we host and show up to every practice.  And if you guys want work we’re gonna be there to come out if you need it.  I will not have a bad season because we (coaches) aren’t trying.   So we try out best.

That being said let’s come to work this weekend.  Let’s get to practice on Saturday and get some work in..and let’s get the W’s this weekend.  We are playing 2 teams that have 0 wins as well.  Which means 2 things.  1 – They want it as bad as we do… And 2 – If we don’t show up to play they are gonna be celebrating their first wins.  Let’s not give them that satisfaction.  Let’s turn all this potential we have into a solid force.  I am more than happy with each and every player on this team.  But I want to see what its like to celebrate the win with you guys.

Let me know who is showing up Saturday so I can better prepare.  And also Sunday so I can make these lineups.

-Randy

Get together tonight

Hey guys,

Tonight a couple of us from the team are going to be creating our Columbia Cartel Beer Pong Table that will be introduced on Saturday at our party.  (P.S. I hope all you guys are coming. )

However,  I’m gonna be buying some wings and some pizza and get some beer and we will be painting the table and hanging out.  We may even get into talking about plans for the upcoming practice / games.  So this is a good opportunity for us to get some “classroom” ideas in.  You are welcome to bring your plays, opinions, thoughts, or just come by to hang with the team and get some food.

It is at our place in Catonsville.  Its about 10 minutes from the field.  Unless you drive like Eric in which its about 3 minutes away.

Address is

406 Stratford Rd

Catonsville, Md 21228

I’d say to get there around 8 would be good.  We both have softball crap (separate softball crap believe it or not) to do tonight so we won’t get there till 8.  Um…respond on here and let me know if you plan to come and if one of us can get there earlier we will send out text messages to whomever responds.

Thanks guys,

-Randy