Shoyo Finals
On Wednesday it was the Finals. I left work at just after 5pm, went home, changed and headed out to the courts. I intended to get there an hour early, which I pretty much did.
I had texted Bo asking if he wanted a lift, and I didn't get a reply. To be honest, I didn't really want to give him a lift, I preferred to be by myself and listen to my music, but I thought I'd offer.
When I got there, I saw the guys sitting in the middle area between courts 1 and 2. I said to Bo he ignored my message, and he was like "did I?" pretending he didn't get it. Then he was like, "I sent you a reply didn't I?" and I asked him to check, which he did, and he started texting a reply then, which wasn't funny. I half joked "never giving you a lift again".
I told him about how we're paying an extra $10 tonight for the team nomination fee, and he said he didn't see the message I posted on fb, which I found hard to believe, given he's always checking it on his phone. He said to me he seemed to always be on the sharp end of things, and I wondered why - maybe if he made an effort not to be then he wouldn't.
Our game was on Court 2, and everyone was there except Nick and Abi. Maybe it was because it was my second Finals appearance, or because the other team was that much better and we were just expected to lose, but I didn't feel that extra nervousness that I did in my first Finals.
We started off ok, keeping ourselves in the game. Despite having played earlier for another team (as did Mike), I didn't feel tired. I felt it was a good warm up.
The other team didn't seem to take things too seriously at first, which I found a tad offensive, but I think when they realised we weren't going to be blown away then they actually started trying.
We had a lead of a few points at one stage, but in the second half, we isolated Carter, he rose up for a shot, swish, and landed on the defender's ankle. He was screaming in pain, and he's not a guy that's vocal about injuries. I felt guilty all of a sudden for having him play for us. He was definitely out of the game.
From thereon, despite our best efforts, the other team pulled away for an easy victory. I think the score was like 50-38 or something.
There was a presentation where we were presented with the second place trophies and me, being the captain, had to make a short speech congratulating the other team. Funny thing was, I had to introduce Gus and Carter as Foz and Alex respectively, given they weren't registered, lol.
We took some photos, and went outside to talk. Unfortunately not many of us were up for eating, only Jim, Bo and I. But Bo decided to play drama queen and said he'd walk to Macca's. I told Jim I'd pick him up but when we both drove out we couldn't see him. I drove back to look for him and couldn't find him.
When I got to Macca's, Jim called and Bo said he was on the train, because of what I'd said earlier about never giving him a lift again. I called him and said he owed me money which I needed for food, and he said he'd transfer it to me (which he still hasn't). I was pissed because he was chucking up a stink for no good reason.
He texted me while we were eating, saying something about me not being his girlfriend. Jim said to ignore it, but I texted back like "let's move on, see you Sunday".
Jim said he liked that latter part of my message. I was so pissed that he was being a drama queen. Why do this after such a celebratory event? I knew this was gonna happen when Nick went, because Nick is the buffer between us.
I had texted Bo asking if he wanted a lift, and I didn't get a reply. To be honest, I didn't really want to give him a lift, I preferred to be by myself and listen to my music, but I thought I'd offer.
When I got there, I saw the guys sitting in the middle area between courts 1 and 2. I said to Bo he ignored my message, and he was like "did I?" pretending he didn't get it. Then he was like, "I sent you a reply didn't I?" and I asked him to check, which he did, and he started texting a reply then, which wasn't funny. I half joked "never giving you a lift again".
I told him about how we're paying an extra $10 tonight for the team nomination fee, and he said he didn't see the message I posted on fb, which I found hard to believe, given he's always checking it on his phone. He said to me he seemed to always be on the sharp end of things, and I wondered why - maybe if he made an effort not to be then he wouldn't.
Our game was on Court 2, and everyone was there except Nick and Abi. Maybe it was because it was my second Finals appearance, or because the other team was that much better and we were just expected to lose, but I didn't feel that extra nervousness that I did in my first Finals.
We started off ok, keeping ourselves in the game. Despite having played earlier for another team (as did Mike), I didn't feel tired. I felt it was a good warm up.
The other team didn't seem to take things too seriously at first, which I found a tad offensive, but I think when they realised we weren't going to be blown away then they actually started trying.
We had a lead of a few points at one stage, but in the second half, we isolated Carter, he rose up for a shot, swish, and landed on the defender's ankle. He was screaming in pain, and he's not a guy that's vocal about injuries. I felt guilty all of a sudden for having him play for us. He was definitely out of the game.
From thereon, despite our best efforts, the other team pulled away for an easy victory. I think the score was like 50-38 or something.
There was a presentation where we were presented with the second place trophies and me, being the captain, had to make a short speech congratulating the other team. Funny thing was, I had to introduce Gus and Carter as Foz and Alex respectively, given they weren't registered, lol.
We took some photos, and went outside to talk. Unfortunately not many of us were up for eating, only Jim, Bo and I. But Bo decided to play drama queen and said he'd walk to Macca's. I told Jim I'd pick him up but when we both drove out we couldn't see him. I drove back to look for him and couldn't find him.
When I got to Macca's, Jim called and Bo said he was on the train, because of what I'd said earlier about never giving him a lift again. I called him and said he owed me money which I needed for food, and he said he'd transfer it to me (which he still hasn't). I was pissed because he was chucking up a stink for no good reason.
He texted me while we were eating, saying something about me not being his girlfriend. Jim said to ignore it, but I texted back like "let's move on, see you Sunday".
Jim said he liked that latter part of my message. I was so pissed that he was being a drama queen. Why do this after such a celebratory event? I knew this was gonna happen when Nick went, because Nick is the buffer between us.
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