THE CHAMPIONS!

After 9 tumuluous seasons, countles near-misses and heartbreaking losses, Friday Office Hangover can now call themselves Federal Hill Thursday JV Kickball Champions! FOH won an improbable 4 games on Thursday night, knocking off the #11, #3, #2, and #1 seeds on theway to the championship.

Pitcher Bryan Derr shook off a rough first inning in the opening game in which he gave up 4 runs. He would only give up 6 more runs the rest of the night, as his pitching and defense combined with the rest of the team's defense to shut down every would-be threat. Center Fielder Rebecca Mackowiak made perhaps the catch of the season in the first game as FOH came back from the 4-0 deficit to win 7-4.

After prevailing in the quarterfinals and semifinals, FOH took on the Juiceheads in the finals. Not even their steroid-fueled intimidation tactics could sway the good guys on this night. The offense was scarce but came through in the clutch; a 4-2 victory sealed the championship and set off a wild celebration that carried on until the wee hours of the morning (see pitctures, below). Friday Office Hangover is in full effect on this glorious day.

Coach Steve-O accepted the trophy (a game-used kickball) and a crisp 50 dollar bill from the league commissioner as he wept tears of joy. Team founder and former coach Christine Cline was in a state of shock. "We've come a long way from the days we could only win games by a chug-off" she said, referring to the now-outlawed tiebreaking practice. "We've risen up from the bottom of the standings to JV champs, and I'm so proud of our team. Win or lose, we still booze. Last night, we won... and we boozed."

FOH finished first out of 64 teams, and will most likely be promoted to Varsity. New challenges lie ahead. But wherever you are on this day, play the video below over and over, and let it remind you that you are THE CHAMPIONS.

New Team Theme Song:

First Ever Playoff Win is a Walkoff

Friday Office Hangover started their first trip to the playoffs in style... with a walk-off win in the 8th inning on a sacrifice fly by Drew Cook. Christine Cline came beat the relay throw from right field as FOH's players stormed out of the dugout to celebrate and fireworks rang out from Camden Yards.

The score was close all game, and the other team came back from a 2 run deficit in the 7th to force extra innings. But the Hangovers would not give in.

In the bottom of the 8th, Geoff Brower and Cline led off with singles. After Steve Whitman grounded into a fielder's choice, Nicki Rhew placed a perfect bunt down the first base line to load the bases. Cook ended the night with a shot to right field, and FOH will move on to the Final 12 next week. Until then...

F.O.H. Closes Regular Season with a Double Header Sweep

Friday Office Hangover capped a record regular season with two wins on Thursday's double header. Behind pitching from relief pitcher turned 2-game starter Bryan Derr and sparkling defense all over the diamond, F.O.H. took the games 4-0 and 10-1.

The highlights of the night happened in the second game of the night, against the previously undefeated and first place team. With one out in the third and the bases loaded, Steve-O swung at a meaty pitch and deposited it into the woods in Left Field. The first Grand Slam in team history put the team up 5-0.

Not to be outdone, Nicki sent a bases loaded bunt in the 5th back towards the pitcher. His attempt to hit the runner at the plate was errant, and rolled onto the adjacent field. As confusion set in among the defenders about who would retrieve the ball, Nicki rested on first base for a moment, then continued her way around the bases. She ended up with a bunt Grand Slam, and celebrated her first career home run by screaming all the way from 3rd to the plate.

F.O.H. takes a 6-1 record into the playoffs. It's on.

Spring 2010 - A New Attitude

Back by popular demand is the team blog. All the highlights, the memories, the highs and the lows of the FRIDAY OFFICE HANGOVER (FOH) season will be recapped in great detail. To start, there are only highs.

FOH is 2-0 to start the season, winning the first two games by scores of 10-0 and 14-5. Domination.

Highlights from last week's win over Scorgasm include:

-Leland and his unheralded confidence on the diamond. Also, his swinging strikeout. In Kickball.

-+35 mph winds, making it extremely difficult to catch. thus making the of outfielders and infielders look like little leaguers.

-No one kneeling when the other team's player broke his ankle.

-Hearing his ankle pop from the sideline.....and envisioning a Joe Theisman-esque injury. Would that make Nicki "LT" in that situation? Team EMT John Varney stated "That was the most calm, low pain break I have ever witnessed. That is ridiculous! Hope the EMTs aren't liable for leaving him on a park bench in the dark."

-Team drunk/physician Dr. Leland's diagnosis: "May be a bad sprain, sometimes they really swell up when you do that. This may explain why your foot is cocked at the wrong ankle. Or it's broken."

-Watching Derr get thrown out at home 2 times in the same game and watching him whiff on a kick. "He plays golf, not kickball". Classic.

-The Girls and their stellar kicking and on base percentage. Good Job.

-Steveo ensuring our lead with a much needed homerun. The foot is finally healed!

-Watching Leland make a great "drunk" catch on 1st base.

-Praying that the "Sleeve Monster" didn't attack anyone on our team, unfortunately he attacked the Captain on the other team. Tragic.

-Berger, for missing the game and be demoted to the bottom of the roster. Congrats.