PRACTISE TIME IS OVER, LET THE REAL GAMES BEGIN...

HURTIN' UNITS PLAYOFF RUN BEGINS...

Get those beards going.

ROCKIN' AND A ROLLIN'.

The first game of the 2013 playoffs is almost upon us and it's been two weeks since the Hurtin' Units have been on the field. The last time we played was way back on August 27 against the Gruesome Devils. We lost this game by a score of 16-10, we had Gord Tanner and Kevin Boston as subs. Any of this ring a bell. All I'm trying to say is, it's been quite some time since we were on the field.

Since our last game, I'm sure all the Hurtin' Unit players have been growing their playoff beards and I'm sure some of them look great. Who doesn't like a good playoff beard?

Once upon a time, not that long ago, the Hurtin' Units were only a single point out of 5th place. And then a horrible losing streak struck them down several positions and then when they were down, the streak kicked them even further down the standings. The Hurtin' Units would come to rest in an unfavorable position, or was it? Some would say that the number 13 was unlucky or even a bad omen. I like to think the 13th position is just where the Units want to be...no pressure on thee.

The 13th position in the standings may actually favor the Units; this position puts the Units in to pool "C". In this pool we will be facing the Brew Jays, Dogcatchers, Tap Masters and the Blues Brothers. I went back over the games we played against these teams and this is what I found.  Our record against teams in the "C" Pool was 3-3-1, .500 and in two of these losses we lost by a single run. Against the Brew Jays ( only played them once on the season) we won. Against the Dogcatchers we matched up almost even, 15-14 loss and a 14-14 tie. Against the Tap Masters we were 1-1, but the loss was by a single run. Against the Blues Brothers we were also 1-1 and both games were reasonably close.

Let's get rollin'.

Based on our regular season play against the teams in our pool, the Hurtin' Units have a chance to beat any team.

For playoff game results go to the next posting.