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It's Not Boring!
Before
leaving after the 2001 season for the lush landscapes of Seattle,
I was an eight-year veteran, one of the originals. I'm still an
"original," but no longer am I one of "the three"
who have been around for every season. There's only two of those
guys left, and Sunday the 28th of July, they will once again add
another chapter in their ongoing and possibly forever-lasting rivalry.
You
probably know I'm talking about Scott Carmichael and Joey Creighton.
At least I hope you do. These two have faced each other many times,
will face each other many more times, blah blah blah. You've heard
it all. So have I. So have they.
So
what's one more time, eh?
Sunday
marks the fourth annual All-Star Weekend for the league. Scott and
Joey have made the All-Stars all four years. However, they've never
been teammates, and it's not likely that they ever will be in the
near future.
Truth
be told, Scott and Joey rarely get to play together, and it seems
that when they do, they're using someone else's equipment. I remember
a couple times when they played together back in 1998 or 1999. Back
then we'd decide teams as people showed up. We didn't have set teams.
There was always the chance you'd either get to play WITH Scott
and Joey (and pick up an easy win) or play AGAINST Scott and Joey
and become so pissed off you'd punch concrete. When they played
together, all I really remember are scores like 11-0, or 9-1, or
something so ridiculously one-sided that the game wasn't all that
fun. Dr. Rapp recently wrote about how good they become when they're
together (and you thought they were good as solo artists). He's
right. I also wonder at times if they're unbeatable...with ANY ball.
But
lucky for the fans, we won't be seeing them hit back-to-back at
the All-Star Game. If this were the case, you may as well stay home
and wait for this site to load the information you already knew
was coming: "Scott and Joey take the All-Stars, 19-2!"
No,
Sunday we get what we've always been getting: another matchup between
the two. You might think it's boring, and you might think it's played
out, but you're wrong. The league couldn't ask to be in a better
situation. I don't care if they never team up again. I like competition.
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