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Now that we have four games in the books...who is standing out the most so far?


1) Which teams have stepped up more than you thought?


2) Which teams have played worse than expected?


3) Who are the top 3 pitchers?


4) Who are the top 3 catchers?


5) Who are the top 3 chargers/3b?


6) Sixth Man - who are the top 3 role players?


7) MVP - Flat out who is the most important player to their team, they cannot survive without he (or she) performing?

1) Which teams have stepped up more than you thought?
1- Midwest Mushroom Stampers have actually surpised me the most
2- Fully Loaded is as good as advertised but lacks offense
3- That's pretty much it...haha

2) Which teams have played worse than expected?
1- Stepdads, I don't know why there is any hype around this team
2- Riff Raff, haven't looked solid at all this year given their talent
3- ASOTV, thought they wouldn't get destroyed every game, but they have

3) Who are the top 3 pitchers?
1-Corey -JKI
2-JDeep -BD
3-MK -MB

4) Who are the top 3 catchers?
1-Kaleb -JKI
2-FL's #1 catcher, Billy? Kid has wheels and a gun
3-Dan - Balls Deep

5) Who are the top 3 chargers/3b?
1-Flades - RR
2-Black Hole...Scott - MB
3-Dave -JKI

6) Sixth Man - who are the top 3 role players?
1-JimmyBeans - MB
2-POW - RR
3-Eric - JKI

7) MVP - Flat out who is the most important player to their team, they cannot survive without he (or she) performing?
Tie between these two because they have to perform on offense and defense or else....
Dave -JKI
Flades - RR

CONNOR wrote: Dave -JKI

Even with the Number 1 Catcher and Pitcher?

CONNOR wrote:...2) Which teams have played worse than expected?...

The mid-tier teams, would have thought they would have been able to hang better with the top tier teams. Thought at least 1 would have less than 10 runs against at this point.

1) Which teams have stepped up more than you thought? The Midwest Mushroom Stampers are the obvious choice here but nobody had any thoughts about them before the season because nobody knew who they were. So my biggest surprise has been U're in Trouble. I know a 6-0 loss to JKI and a 4-0 loss to Balls Deeper is nothing to brag about, but it's much better than many teams around the nation could do and it shows far this team has come from the laughing stock of the league.


2) Which teams have played worse than expected? My biggest disappointment has definitely been the Scoregasms. They used to hand with all the top teams and pull off upsets in the playoffs and now they are getting mercy ruled. We were counting on them to be one of the 6 top teams and that definitely hasn't been the case. You could say the Stepdads but they are about at the level that I expected. They have the talent, but just have no direction and haven't learned the small things about the game.


3) Who are the top 3 pitchers? I don't think it is fair to list just three pitchers as I think there are four pitchers that are all very comparable. It's pretty hard to list them in a certain order because I think they are all extremely tought and can be more effective against certain teams and players. After Thursday night against Balls Deeper, Josh Martin's pitching was the hardest I have faced since Dan in the last One-Bounce Founders Cup. I think Corey, Josh Martin, Jeff and Matt Kelly are all top four pitchers that can be better than each other on any given day. I would also throw Toby in there but he hasn't played yet this season so it's hard to make an argument for him right now.


4) Who are the top 3 catchers? This is another position where it's tough to list just three. I would have to say that Kaleb is the best catcher in the league with Billy right behind him who has really improved quickly. I would throw Matt Weiner in there as well as Connor as the No. 3 catchers as they are very similar. I'm not sure which guy on Balls Deeper is Dan as I have not seen enough of him.


5) Who are the top 3 chargers/3b? My No. 1 charger would have to be Flader becaue I think he has the most of the most important tools out of all the third baseman. It's tough to grade Dave who hasn't been 100 percent in probably two years. He is probably playing at 80 percent, but when he was at full strength, he was the best I have ever seen. After that, I would place Scott, Steve from Fully Loaded and Josh Martin all at about the same level.


6) Sixth Man - who are the top 3 role players?
1. MJ from the Meatballls - I'm not sure he could be considered a role player, but he is probably the most under appreciated player in the league outside of his team. He is the driving force of the Meatballs offense and they know that, but I never hear anyone else talk about him when listing the best players in the game.
2. Big J - TLT from JKI. I don't think people understand how important he is to team chemistry. He keeps people loose and makes them laugh and he has become one of the most consistent line drive kickers in the game.
3. Nemo from Fully Loaded - The experience he brings to the team is unmeasurable and if I can ever get my lineup figured out he will settle in and come up with a big offensive play every time he gets the chance.

7) Best Girls - I'm adding this category becaue I don't think the girls get enough credit.
1. Dana from JKI
2. Palis from Meatballs
3. Jen A from Fully Loaded (I might be a little biased with this one but I think she belongs on this list)

7) MVP - Flat out who is the most important player to their team, they cannot survive without he (or she) performing? Without a doubt Flader. There is no question about it. JKI could survive without Dave but Riff Raff would fall apart without Flader.

Shouldn't it be the 12th man?.....

I think u can add casey to the top pitchers for this season....

I agree with most everything you said tst. I also have a hard time seeing MJ as a role player, especially since he leads off for the MB's now.

He is definitely very underrated though.

To add to the girls I would pick...

1) Palis - One of the most consistent players at the plate guy or girl...can bunt or kick away - solid D
2) Jen A - God directional bunter/kicker...consistent and patient at the plate
3) GIrl from the green team - she's the fastest girl alive! haha

As far as MVP, I just can't envision JKI without DP. It's a big drop off to their backup third and he is one of the toughest lead off kickers to get out.
Having said that, I agree with Flades as Riff Raff all too often lives or dies on Flades performance.

who is Palis?

Haha good point...not Palis, but Mrs. Beans!!

Ok people where are the week 5 predictions. Let the debates begin..

I think the surprise team right now under the radar is The Green Team. Who would have thought Josh Gordon and Adam Fell (the Godfather of kickball) would still be playing after all these years!! The have a chance to be 5-1 heading into the finale vs. the Meatballs! Midwest MS have a bunch of athletes and I might be joining them sometime in the future so they could be up and coming. I've also never seen a Meatballs team as good as they are playing right now.

Biggest disappointment - Casey is right - Scorgasms. They whipped us when we were the Ninnymuggins last year, but I heard they lost all of their players. As seen on TV has fallen a bit since the Shamwow days.

Best 3 Pitchers - Still MK, Corey, and Josh - but Keith from Midwest MS is not bad for never playing.

Best 3 catchers - Kaleb, Weiner, Billy, - Pocket Nick from As Seen on TV is pretty quick as well.

Best 3 3b/Charger - Flader, Scott, and Steve - Dave P. is good but Kaleb usually beats him to the ball so he doesn't get much of a chance.

Role Players - Jon Simon, Casey, TLT, and the Nemo/Debbie combination has been lights out.

MVP - would be Flader if the poor guy could ever win a championship! I think MJ from Meatballs has the best lifetime on base percentage of any kickball player in the country.

Biggest Goofballs - Rose, POW, Quadtrine Hill, I Got it, and Adam Fell

My opinion:
Top 3 Pitchers: same as most MK, Jeff and Corey. I would put Josh here to but he is usually at 3rd.
Top 3 Catchers: Kaleb, Weiner and Billy
Top 4 Chargers: Scott, Flades, Steve and DP
Role Players: Tunes(can do anything offensively), Chaz(Brings in the runs everytime), Nemo(can bunt and kick away with the best). There are a few more that belong here and I will post them later.

this really fast girl and the Surprise Green Team, is this the core that will be BH in SoFL?