{"id":772,"date":"2009-10-08T13:59:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-08T18:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toddsingleton.net\/chronicle\/?p=772"},"modified":"2009-10-08T14:05:52","modified_gmt":"2009-10-08T19:05:52","slug":"i-wanna-start-a-kickball-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toddsingleton.net\/chronicle\/2009\/10\/08\/i-wanna-start-a-kickball-team\/","title":{"rendered":"I wanna start a kickball team."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I read about the <a href=\"http:\/\/nbcsports.msnbc.com\/id\/33071922\/ns\/sports-other_sports\/\">World Adult Kickball Association national tournament<\/a> I&#8217;ve had a mission in mind.  I want to start or join a WAKA kickball team around here.  I&#8217;ve gotta do it.  It&#8217;s stuck in my brain.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s so competitive that the officials are required to pass a written test, and must receive recommendations. It&#8217;s so competitive that, to make the game harder for pitchers, they must make the ball bounce at least twice before it reaches the plate. It&#8217;s so competitive that some players even delay their drinking until after playing the nine games in one day that could make them champions.<\/p>\n<p>And, for these guys and girls, that self-control is quite an accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>After all, the Founders Day Weekend ends with what WAKA touts at the World&#8217;s Largest Flip Cup tournament, which essentially involves swigging as fast as you can.<\/p>\n<p>And, after all, these are some of the other team names:<\/p>\n<p>Party Foul. Happy Hour. And yes, Menace to Sobriety. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since I read about the World Adult Kickball Association national tournament I&#8217;ve had a mission in mind. I want to start or join a WAKA kickball team around here. I&#8217;ve gotta do it. It&#8217;s stuck in my brain. 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