Player Experience - Spring 2002

There appear to be a number of themes developing among player's responses to the "Experience:" question.  It's been a long time since we last did this... so let's dive right into the controversial ones, shall we?

• "My wife is making me do it, maybe I will see her more often." - Paul Dethlefsen.

Most men have to beg for it... Paul's wife MAKES him do it.
• "My husband bought me a new v-ball because mine was worn out." - Theresa Dethlefsen.

I'm confused.  If it's worn out, then why make him do it more often?
• "I'm an old ball handler from way-back!" - David Russin.

Which is why David is banned from over 30 assisted living facilities in Montgomery County alone...
• "Invented volleyball in 1895, first spike in 1916, this will be my 107th season." - Kevin Hightower.
  This is true.  I verified it back in 1970 when Al Gore invented the Internet.  I was the first Webmaster!!!
• "98% of my friends play volleyball" - Dan Leeds.

Really?  Which league? (heh heh)
• "Not exactly." - Frank Willard.

Reminds me of that car rental commercial.  "There's Hertz and there's "Not exactly". " I guess Frank would be "Not exactly" :)

• "Not a good drafter - must have been luck (12 times)." - Joe Potts.
  The humble Mr. Potts drops the gauntlet...
• "I draft better than Joe!" - Jack Griffith.
  OK. Jack did draft the winning team this year... but Joe was not a captain.  Does that count?
• "4 league wins over 5 years followed by 8 years of the Commissioner's Curse (enough already!)" - Andrea Stump.
  Our League Commissioner is either recalling glory days so far gone that they are not documented on the website... or she is making it up entirely :)  As for the Commissioner's Curse, the Webmaster was happy to keep it alive the last 3 seasons :)
• "I watch 'AA' a lot.  Learning how to be arrogant." - Ron Alger.

WOW.  It's nice that our friends in AA are willing to share their skills :)

• "New playing venue will provide a multitude of excuses for erratic play.  Will draft for Potts." - John Gartner.
• "No experience playing volleyball without the aid of cold beer and cheese fries." - John Gillick.
• "I only play well on dimly lighted courts with green, half-rotted, beer-stained turf." - Oscar Mulford.
• "I can drink a pitcher of beer and still hit the ball." - Thomas Wynne.
  Umm... not anymore :(

• "We won Kyra a shirt so she'd quit.  She sucks!" - Tim Sechler.
• "Kyra still sucks!" - Amy Huber.

• "I want to learn how to play & don't know how to at all!  I'm bad!" - Linda Nguyen.

That pretty much sums it up.  At least you can figure there shouldn't be an ego problem with her :)