Kreyling Korner – Week 18 – September 17, 2020
KREYLING KORNER
The Big Donkey and Snoodles tied last week so that’s an L for the MOW. Overall MOW record in 2020 ends up at 5-7. Could have been better, could have been worse. Fingers crossed that I finally get to .500 in 2021. Oh, and maybe win a championship. Both of those seem like daunting tasks.
So here we are, September 17, 2020, week 18 of a shortened 2020 season, and I’m watching the US Open (and “working”). An event that is typically played in June and finishes on Father’s Day. To say that 2020 has been a weird year would be the biggest understatement ever made. Nevertheless, here we are and I think it’s time to reflect on some of the surprises and disappointments of the 2020 season.
Surprises:
China Virus – Picked by the prognosticators of prognosticators, the Portuguese Warrior, to finish fifth in the league, team China Virus sits atop the league standings heading into the Best Ball Scramble. If you would have looked at this team three weeks ago, you would have thought there is no way in the world they can lose. The problem is, it’s not three weeks ago and China Virus sits with a 9.5 point lead. If things go south for this team tonight…kiss that Championship goodbye.
Andrew “Russell” Crowe – he is 3-8 on the season. That’s not that impressive, but he did hand the 2020 MVP, Mike Ethridge his one and only loss! That loss came in week 17 and is part of the reason China Virus lost its firm grip on first place. Plus, Andy’s one of the funniest guys in this league and a blast to play with. This isn’t necessarily a surprise, but it’s not stated enough. I mean the guy breaks out signing Beyonce songs and dancing like a fool when he makes a putt over 5 feet!
Fashion – for those that have been around the GCCGL for a while, you know that Kreyling Korner had its humble beginnings in fashion tips sent out as part of the weekly tee time email. As I’ve noticed throughout this season, the fashion in this league has come a very long way. Last week Cousin Joe sported neon shoes that could be spotted from a mile away – I’m not sure if they were ugly or cool but CJ owned it; Harris sported an red, white and blue Footjoy ensemble complete with multiple hats he sweat through during the round (all went with the outfit); Crowe consistently matches his outfits in Bengals colors (the Bengals towel hanging out his back pocket is a great touch); Crowe also wore long sleeves in the middle of June because it showed off his muscles (he claims it was to control his sweat or something, but we know that’s a lie); Jason has actually matched shorts, shirts, belts and hats despite his debilitating color blindness; Syndrome is fully sponsored by William Murray Golf; and last but not least – at one point in the season George had to BRING BACK his cargo shorts because he was playing bad! Writing all of that makes me incredibly proud. Don’t let it go to your head dudes – we still need to work on the socks. Ohhhh the socks!
Disappointments:
Cupcake Exotics – picked by the PW to win the league, we seriously have sucked. Side note – maybe George is not good at picking teams. Regardless, the team of Patient Zero, Cupcake, Ollie and myself have been incredibly bad. Two “A” players and we are currently in 4th place, 24.5 points out of the money and 34 points out of first place. It’s sad, depressing and quite frankly embarrassing. I need another divorce – this time from Jason. And Ollie. You’re cool Nixon.
Troy “Gobstopper” Bachmann – very little blog fodder on the old Gobstopper this year. You know why? BECAUSE HE HASN’T BEEN HERE! Through week 17 his attendance percentage is 47.1%. Come on Troy!!! You’re better than that. I just thought of something – do you remember when people used to draft based on attendance percentage? That strategy has definitely gone the way of the Dodo bird in recent years.
Good if it Goes! – Alright, maybe I’m beating a dead horse brining this up again. But seriously, how do 4 guys actually try to justify “it’s good if it goes” hitting a chip when they had two balls on the green. One guy trying to get that to fly, fine. 3 other guys!!!! I mean come on. If nothing else, we have 100% verified in 2020 that the ball is, in fact, not good if it goes…if it’s not the shot you are taking in a scramble event!
Until next year – fairways and greens my friends.
