Toronto Mike

Dodgeball

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Another Championship Game of Dodgeball

Tonight, my dodgeball team plays for the championship of the world. Well, it's the TCSSC dodgeball championships, and that's sort of like the championship of the world. We won the championship last season and tonight we go for the repeat.  We'll be without our best female player because Jordy went
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Mike Kic Goes Bananas

I've been playing ball with Mike Kic for years.  He's one of our three Mikes, and all three can lose their cool on the field now and then.  When competitive people engage in a heated battle, fuses shorten and tempers flare.  The challenge is to ensure the line is never
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The Faces of Dodgeball Champs

Over the winter I played dodgeball.  It was my first dodgeball season and it was a great deal of fun.  We actually ended up winning the championship. Believe it or not, this is what a champion co-ed dodgeball team looks like.  Scary, eh?  I've signed up for another season and
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A Champion Once More

For the second time in less than eight months, I'm a champion.  My slo-pitch team won our division last September and tonight my dodgeball team won the co-ed division. Dodgeball is fun when you're losing, but it's hellishly fun when you're winning.  We dominated tonight, and that's the best. It's
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Hump It Into Submission

"If you want to have dodgeball victory, you have to grab it by its haunches and you gotta hump it into submission!" ~ Patches O'Houlihan, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Even though I missed a good chunk of the season with an injury, I returned last week to help lead my
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A Ball Well Dodged

After several weeks on the shelf, I made my return to dodgeball just in time for the semi-finals.  We were facing the team that beat us in game one, a bunch of bearded dodgeball playing misfits who had a great regular season.  The competition was fierce. I played my best
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No April Fool's Day Joke

I got the call.  The dodgeball team I played with earlier in the year before quitting on the advice of my doctor needs me.  They're short a guy for their semi-final playoff game tonight. This is not an April Fool's Day joke.  I'll be on the floor tonight with the
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Learning to Dodge That Ball

Tonight, I played my second game of dodgeball this season.  We lost the first game last Tuesday but tonight we destroyed the competition.  I thought I'd share my thoughts of the game of dodgeball now that I've had some seasoning. First and foremost, dodgeball is hard on your throwing arm.
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Dodgeball!

I've never played dodgeball, but I've seen the movie.  It looked like a lot of fun, and soon I shall see.  I've joined a dodgeball league. My first game is tomorrow night, so today I hit the web to learn the rules.  I learnt about the opening rush, the 5-second
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