Cameron Road Continue To Build Character and Learn Valuable Life Lessons in Loss to Mean-Eyed Guinness Drinking Cats
On a blustery day where winter clung to Onion Creek like Ciro clutching his USB portable heater on an 85 degree afternoon, the Honey Badgers gathered to do battle after last week’s blood letting.
With a flurry of late night text exchanges, Jay employed his 5 man defensive shield in front of him to start the game. Unfortunately, the shield ended up looking more like a colander as the team was a bit leaky at the end of the day.
Only 12 Honey Badgers showed up to field 10, which was not ideal as these days require all hands on deck. Still, it was a salty, fashion forward bunch. Chappy sported a “distressed” winter cap from the “Hipster Homeless” winter collection available at Abercrombie & Fitch ($45.99 retail). Brian S came straight from his early morning sailing regatta on Town Lake and sported a pair of shorts with pockets. Big Dave decided to play the game in Wal-Mart’s finest pair of black sweat pants. And Gianluca stood out like a Punter in a personality contest with a billowy pair of hand-me-down white shorts.
As far as the game was concerned, it was rough sledding for Cameron Road. Adam, fresh from his week in the Mexican sun, promptly took a ball to the nuts, and Gigi, ironically after spending 2 years in Alaska, looked like a wet kitten pulled from an icy river. I guess he forgot how to layer in the month that he’s been back in Austin.
Guinness were obviously good, but they didn’t need the extra help Cameron Road provided them with a bevy of assists and an own goal. But what the hell, the Honey Badgers are all in for this “lost year” and wanted to ensure their eventual return to Over 30A.
Despite the score (which shall not be mentioned here, but it was kept in the single digits), there were some fine moments from the Honey Badgers. On several occasions they linked up with some nice probing moves spanning 6-7 passes. Ryan especially ran his socks off all day long and was a busy little bee in midfield. And when he wasn’t posing for the next GQ cover with hands in pockets and a sultry hip shake, Brian S did his best to hang onto the ball and pass his way out of trouble. Cameron Road also perfected the “ball into the woods” play.
As the final whistle mercifully blew, it was straight to the Tecate. But the wintery mix, howling winds and near frigid weather even conspired to ruin a perfectly good post game. The good news? A bye week and then only SEVEN MORE GAMES TO GO!!
Man-of-the-Match: Ryan seemed to find just the right balance of giving a shit and not giving a shit as he put in a good shift yesterday, and for his efforts he has been deemed “keeper of the ziplock” for the next game as Chappy will be sunning his bunion on the shores of the Pacific ocean.
