Tennis Warehouse-Mid Atlantic Chapter - Page 2340

downs_chris · 11-27-2012, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tennismonkey

RGIII just needs to win 4 out of the next 5 games and the skins have a shot at salvaging a fun but mediocre year. and danny for all his shanahanigans has stepped out of the spotlight.

what's for lunch people?

Banh mi! 10 sammiches...

PaulMan · 11-27-2012, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by tennismonkey

RGIII just needs to win 4 out of the next 5 games and the skins have a shot at salvaging a fun but mediocre year. and danny for all his shanahanigans has stepped out of the spotlight

Hahaha like what you did there ^^TM!

PaulMan · 11-27-2012, 08:43 AM

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Originally Posted by downs_chris

Banh mi! 10 sammiches...

Smoked turkey banh mi sammiches??!?

tennismonkey · 11-27-2012, 09:03 AM

bad puns are my specialty p-man. downs says his specialty is mixed dubs.

banh mi sounds awesome. i likes mine with double fried egg.

Topaz · 11-27-2012, 09:08 AM

Cindy, I've played up the last two years with reasonable success. I'll be fine, thanks. I'm ok not being a big fish in a small pond. Nursing school has shown me how lucky we are to even be playing tennis and able to complain about the stuff we do. All about perspective.

Downs...dont worry about it...you'll see when the scores go up. Why do you ask?

Topaz · 11-27-2012, 09:10 AM

M, K, and NMS can always appeal up if they want.

downs_chris · 11-27-2012, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Topaz

Cindy, I've played up the last two years with reasonable success. I'll be fine, thanks. I'm ok not being a big fish in a small pond. Nursing school has shown me how lucky we are to even be playing tennis and able to complain about the stuff we do. All about perspective.

Downs...dont worry about it...you'll see when the scores go up. Why do you ask?

haha because i want your team and my team to make it...all the other teams need to go away!

i even told the captain of "Team America" that...haha

coolblue123 · 11-27-2012, 09:25 AM

Had a gyro and now waiting for 1/2 priced food by the pound bar. dang, shouldn't of skipped breakfast this am.

Anyone got in on that Sodastream deal yesterday?

Made this as well during TG dinner:

Angle Queen · 11-27-2012, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

Well, well, well. Topaz and AQ are 4.0s, eh?

I'd say congratulations, but I can't spare the saliva. I am too busy licking my wounds. 4.0, she is a beach, I'm tellin' ya.

The computer did some funky things around here. KH and MR are still 3.5s. Go figure. And one of my 3.5 singles players, NMS, won all of her singles matches and eeked out a tie against someone who bumped up, and she stayed 3.5.

The good news is that my combo team lives! Only one lady bumped up from 3.5 to 4.0. Which means we are in the hunt to make 7.5 Combo Districts again!!

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Originally Posted by Topaz

Cindy, I've played up the last two years with reasonable success. I'll be fine, thanks. I'm ok not being a big fish in a small pond. Nursing school has shown me how lucky we are to even be playing tennis and able to complain about the stuff we do. All about perspective.

It's fixed, I tell ya. The distribution here in our metro area is a damn-near perfect bell curve.

At our club, we had more than the usual bump downs from 4.0....and no wanky bump-ups. In fact, if I had to say so, they probably got it right this time. Lots of us are on the bubble and I wouldn't be surprised to see some more up-this-year-down-the-next...except that, with 40+ counting, that might make for some big reassessments next year as the younger 40s (in theory) beat up on the early 50s (who'd just aged into "Seniors"). I still think the whole age thing is a crock. So is some of the gender stuff.

/Rant over

I probably won't be playing much USTA next year anyway. Like Topaz, I was already on two 4.0 and a 7.5 Combo team. Spots are secure if I want 'em. Which...I don't think I do.

Cindysphinx · 11-27-2012, 10:35 AM

I played 4.0 for several years before I became 4.0. I will be interested to hear your experiences for next year.

I swear, it was a lot tougher being a 4.0 on a 4.0 team than being a 3.5. I'm not quite sure why. Some of it, I suppose, is self-imposed pressure to live up to a number. "I need to hit like a 4.0 now" type stuff.

There was more going on, though. I think I had easier 4.0 opponents when I was playing up. The captain perhaps knew it will look like a sacrifice to put a 3.5 on Court One or in the line-up against killer opponents, so she tended to give the 3.5 Cindy an easier draw?

The minute I had 4.0 by my name, captains weren't the least bit shy about tossing me to the wolves -- sometimes with a much weaker partner. Maybe all of this is less of an issue for singles players, though.

Anyway . . . why are you scaling back, AQ?

Angle Queen · 11-27-2012, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Cindysphinx

I played 4.0 for several years before I became 4.0. I will be interested to hear your experiences for next year.

Good enough...but I got put in the forefront sooner than I would've liked. My long-time dub partner (also a 3.5) and I were supposed to play together. Both springs ('11 and '12) she had some emergency surgery that kept her out of play...and I had to play singles or with an uncommon partner. Both of those teams are still intact, so if I want to play, I've still got a slot. Although I'm hoping my partner can keep herself out of the OR this year, I still think I'd have to play a less-than-consistent slate. But none of that really bothers me.

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Anyway . . . why are you scaling back, AQ?

What does bother me are the logistics and finances. Some of the leagues (including a non-USTA one that I really enjoy playing in) overlap and the schedules can be brutal. Two and three matches a week just ain't gonna cut it around here. Stupid start times, hellacious reschedules. And the money is crazy. ~$40/league. Nah. I'll keep my time and money...and play some more for fun.

Topaz · 11-27-2012, 11:47 AM

I think it does make a difference with singles. Plus, when I do play dubs, I have a set partner already, possibly one more depending on whether she plays this year or not.

Bottom 4.0 is really 3.5...has been for a while, plus the 3.5s that play up. My team put me in at singles for playoffs, and I didn't feel like I was getting thrown to the wolves. Maybe because we have a pro who has a say in the lineups...he said out loud that I got the nod because of how I was playing.

I paid my dues for several years...working and working on the strokes. So I feel ready. *shrug* Maybe that will change later one, but really...I still get to play, so all is good.

Topaz · 11-27-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by downs_chris

haha because i want your team and my team to make it...all the other teams need to go away!

i even told the captain of "Team America" that...haha

Oh *really*...I'm sure that went over well! Hahaha!

I'm sitting on the scores. But we are on track. I'll give Ms. Team America your regards on Thursday. If you could help us out by getting AP stuck in traffic that would be much appreciated.

Our '7.5' teams need to meet in the final at Boar's Head...all out war then my friend!!!

How are your 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5 teams doing?????

downs_chris · 11-27-2012, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Topaz

Oh *really*...I'm sure that went over well! Hahaha!

I'm sitting on the scores. But we are on track. I'll give Ms. Team America your regards on Thursday. If you could help us out by getting AP stuck in traffic that would be much appreciated.

Our '7.5' teams need to meet in the final at Boar's Head...all out war then my friend!!!

How are your 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5, 12.5 teams doing?????

the two 7.5, 8.5 and 9.5 teams are all on track to boars head...which would be a problem...haha - both tri level teams going to sectionals too...hmm

JRstriker12 · 11-27-2012, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by coolblue123

Had a gyro and now waiting for 1/2 priced food by the pound bar. dang, shouldn't of skipped breakfast this am.

Anyone got in on that Sodastream deal yesterday?

Made this as well during TG dinner:

*Drool*...........

Topaz · 11-27-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by downs_chris

the two 7.5, 8.5 and 9.5 teams are all on track to boars head...which would be a problem...haha - both tri level teams going to sectionals too...hmm

Mr. Clutch, in sure, has already procured your blood signature for 7.5 declaration.

8.5 has a tough one coming up! Good luck! I'd come watch but I have a date with Team America.

zapvor · 11-27-2012, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by coolblue123

Had a gyro and now waiting for 1/2 priced food by the pound bar. dang, shouldn't of skipped breakfast this am.

Anyone got in on that Sodastream deal yesterday?

Made this as well during TG dinner:

!!!!!!!!!!forget tennis. can i just meet up with cb for food

zapvor · 11-27-2012, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by hollywood9826

yea those were the days. I was probably the only 3.5 in the history of tennis with a 5.5 serve and 1.5 everything else.

Just be lucky I didnt have a ball machine grwoing up or I would have been like jim courier with an ugly but effective baseball like 2 hander

i had fun hitting inside the bubble after the stadium meet too. i was hitting like crap that day

Sup2Dresq · 11-27-2012, 02:30 PM

Topaz · 11-27-2012, 03:03 PM

Not surprisingly, the latest ratings have brought out the crazies from NY again. Sad, isn't it.

I mean, it isn't like we made a big deal out of it when a certain someone was demoted last year, right?

Nursing school has given me an evil streak.

11-27-2012, 09:08 AM	#46785
Topaz Legend Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,648	Cindy, I've played up the last two years with reasonable success. I'll be fine, thanks. I'm ok not being a big fish in a small pond. Nursing school has shown me how lucky we are to even be playing tennis and able to complain about the stuff we do. All about perspective. Downs...dont worry about it...you'll see when the scores go up. Why do you ask? __________________ What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

11-27-2012, 09:10 AM	#46786
Topaz Legend Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,648	M, K, and NMS can always appeal up if they want. __________________ What would you do if you knew you could not fail?

11-27-2012, 09:25 AM	#46788
coolblue123 Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rockville, MD Posts: 1,531	Had a gyro and now waiting for 1/2 priced food by the pound bar. dang, shouldn't of skipped breakfast this am. Anyone got in on that Sodastream deal yesterday? Made this as well during TG dinner: __________________ BB NYC Hexy Fiber 17g 53lb. Last edited by coolblue123 : 11-27-2012 at 09:30 AM.

11-27-2012, 10:35 AM	#46790
Cindysphinx G.O.A.T. Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 14,079	I played 4.0 for several years before I became 4.0. I will be interested to hear your experiences for next year. I swear, it was a lot tougher being a 4.0 on a 4.0 team than being a 3.5. I'm not quite sure why. Some of it, I suppose, is self-imposed pressure to live up to a number. "I need to hit like a 4.0 now" type stuff. There was more going on, though. I think I had easier 4.0 opponents when I was playing up. The captain perhaps knew it will look like a sacrifice to put a 3.5 on Court One or in the line-up against killer opponents, so she tended to give the 3.5 Cindy an easier draw? The minute I had 4.0 by my name, captains weren't the least bit shy about tossing me to the wolves -- sometimes with a much weaker partner. Maybe all of this is less of an issue for singles players, though. Anyway . . . why are you scaling back, AQ? __________________ -- Random Error Generator, Version 4.0 -- Master Moonballer

11-27-2012, 11:47 AM	#46792
Topaz Legend Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,648	I think it does make a difference with singles. Plus, when I do play dubs, I have a set partner already, possibly one more depending on whether she plays this year or not. Bottom 4.0 is really 3.5...has been for a while, plus the 3.5s that play up. My team put me in at singles for playoffs, and I didn't feel like I was getting thrown to the wolves. Maybe because we have a pro who has a say in the lineups...he said out loud that I got the nod because of how I was playing. I paid my dues for several years...working and working on the strokes. So I feel ready. shrug Maybe that will change later one, but really...I still get to play, so all is good. __________________ What would you do if you knew you could not fail?