V1 Kickball Team Plummets Like Raging Asteroid

Trevor Kupfer |

Last night’s playoff game was a sloppy end to the kickball season. First, because of all the rain, and second, um, you know what, let’s just say the rain was at fault there, too. Volume One’s season was a rollercoaster ride. At least, the first part of a coaster, when you slowly go up the hill and then, really fast, plummet downward. We started off 3-0, which is more wins than either of V1’s two previous seasons, but finished the final five games at 1-4. Ouch. As our editor and shortstop Nick Meyer noted, we were this year’s “reverse Cinderella story” (Disney Studios are still working on the title for their next underdog sports movie starring Dennis Quaid). Regardless of the finish, the season was a blast. With the team’s sporting chance at the top-three playoff bid throughout the season, players never refrained from arguing with the umpire, heckling the opposing team, and then nervously checking the rankings the next day. We still stand firm that there were only two teams better than us (out of seven). But who knows? We have an entire off-season to spend in training (perhaps in Mexico’s winter leagues), so there’s no telling how long we’ll stay undefeated next year, before folding like a cheap napkin at the end.