Region C 1 Mark Daniels vs 5 Andy Hart Rabbit eared, thin skinned Dumbo Hart loves his daily management dictated polls, but he won’t love this one. Daniels stomps on that little cockroach.
Aw, c’mon!
2 Ted Johnson vs 3 Jim Murray Smooth brained Ted pummels chrome domed Big Jim.
Region V 1 Chris Gasper vs 4 Adam Jones Kid Gas wins the “Hypogonadism Showdown” over Bonesy.
2 Andrew Callahan vs 3 Albert Breer Breer sends Soyjak to the showers
Region N 1 Gabrielle Starr vs 5 Nick “Fitzy” Stevens The Fake Ivy Leaguer eliminates the Fake Bostonian.
2 Michael Felger vs 6 Nick Cattles Every year Felger gets taken out by one of his acolytes, but shiny headed Nickeless won’t be the one.
Region T 1 Marc Bertrand vs 4 Tony Massarrotti Felger’s fool pulls off the upset
3 Cerrone Battle Ackerman vs 15 Trenni Casey Jerod Mayo would have dubbed this the “Imposter Syndrome” showdown, with both of these pretenders claiming to have insight into the hearts and minds of local sports fans, with neither actually having a clue. The Raleigh resident fends off the Farm Bred Wisconsinite.
The remainder of the Round of 32 went as predicted, save for the Andy Hart upset of Zolak, of whom the local meathead-American community views as one of their own and won’t vote for. Ponderous.
The Salty Sixteen Round will take place Monday, March 24th, the Hateable Eight later that same week. Thank you to all the voters and spectators.
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The Round of 32 got off to a roaring start yesterday, with Faux Fitzy and Nickeless Cattles pulling off minor upsets, and Adam Jones beating back Chris Curtis’s unwanted advances (Lucy take note).
What does today have in store? Well that’s entirely up to YOU!
Region C 1 Mark Daniels vs 8 Mark Dondero After getting his ass handed to him by Daniels, expect to see Mr. Dondero pulling his hoodie closed a little tighter while monitoring the halls at Bellingham Memorial Middle School.
No running in the halls!
4 Scott Zolak vs 5 Andy Hart Everyone’s dream dad puts lil’ Andy in timeout
I want to watch Bluey!
3 Jim Murray vs 6 Brian Scalabrine Scal is annoying but Large Gymnasium is vile.
2 Ted Johnson vs 7 Dan Shaughnessy Mrs. Johnson’s PTSD is triggering at the thought of the beating Ted is going to unleash on Shank.
Region T 1 Marc Bertrand vs 8 Christian Arcand There will be no trouble brewing for The Far Side kid in this matchup
4 Tony Mazz vs 5 Dan Lifshatz Lifshatz’s best bet is Mazz advancing to the Sour Sixteen
3 Cerrone Battel Ackerman vs 11 Kendra Middleton Hopefully Kendra finds her missing epi pen before her swollen face gets any worse. Raleigh beats Jacksonville
Hoping Kendra had a blast in Ireland
7 Pete Abraham vs 15 Trenni Casey You people just do not like Trenni. Prove me wrong (you won’t)!
The ever-vacationing Kendra wishes all her voters a Happy Saint Patrick’s Day from the Irish Sea! Is she hinting she’s going to boatrace her next opponent?
So with Suffolk County having the “Evacuation Day” holiday today, the Tournament will start back up Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 match-ups per day, two full regions each. Tomorrow will feature Regions V and N. Leaving Regions C and T for midweek. This way we can make sure everyone can take part in the honored tradition of voting for their mediots in this tournament while at work. During lunch.
(I will reluctantly move the Sports Junk Drawer to Thursday, so March Sadness isn’t competing against the full might of March Madness.)
Glad everyone is enjoying this in the spirit it was intended.
A pair of upsets Friday in Region T with Trenni Casey dwarf-tossing Mike Reiss, and Kendra Middleton out-pointing Taylor Kyles. Otherwise, chalk.
Several of the match-ups next week look to be humdingers and quite frankly, too good for this point in the tournament.
Keep scrolling, deadbeats.
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If you went to bed early last night you missed a couple of white knucklers. Scott Zolak pulled out a dramatic last second win over Rich Keefe, and Rob Bradford got Guregian’d after a day-long rock fight with Karen. Remember to vote early and often, and to check back in regularly throughout the day to follow the dramatic proceedings.
Region C 8 Mark Dondero vs 9 Jared Carrabis Mr. Dondero is going to get the entire Bellingham Jr. High lunchroom to stuff the ballot box.
Save room for some spice cake!
7 Dan Shaugnessy vs 10 Meg Ottolini This should have been the Battle of the Recovery Ward. Shank is back in the tournament after almost missing last year due to emergency quadruple-bypass surgery. Jeff Howe was exempt in 2024 with a severe case of what physicians now refer to as factitious disorder imposed on self (formerly known as Munchausen syndrome). But then Ottolini had to stick her upsetting feet into the mix and pull off the wild card win over Howe. Jeff may never recover. Meg O thinks she’s hilarious, has momentum and hammer toes – that’s proving to be a winning formula.
Region V 1 Chris Gasper vs 16 Dan Greenberg Kid Gas facilely matriculates to the subsequent echelon.
Pretentious? Moi?
3 Albert Breer vs 14 Chris Smith Bert once again whips it out and gives Smith a golden shower.
7 Bob Ryan vs 10 Jackie MacMullen Jurassic World: The Journalistic Trenches. Watch as Bob “T-Rex” Ryan takes down Jackie “Metriacanthosaurus” MacMullen in a battle that time forgot! The CGI budget for Mr. Ryan’s teeth alone must have broken the bank. Good thing we have been tipped off on how to make money just for charging our phones.
Happier times
Region N 1 Gabby Starr vs 16 Joe Haggerty Pretty tricky of the committee to pit Ms. Starr up against “Pork Chop” Joe right before Shabbat. Expect Gabby to persevere.
5 Nick “Fitzy” Stevens vs 12 Chris Forsberg The Greek carpetbagger bags another victim.
2 Michael Felger vs 15 Phil Perry Felger doesn’t under perform until the Final Four.
Region T 6 Taylor Kyles vs 11 Kendra Middleton The DEI Derby! Were there no Boston bred slightly chubby 6’s that the Sports Hub could have hired? The Jacksonville Jackass will put a banana in Kyles tailpipe and pull off the minor upset.
2 Mike Reiss vs 15 Trenni Casey MAJOR UPSET ALERT! Historically these seedings should be reversed, but Trenni has become somewhat irrelevant, while Reiss has taken a dramatic heel turn in the past year. Hopefully Mrs. Casey gives Myke Crease a personal apology once she’s done beating his ass.
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