Predictions Aplenty

When all is said and done, it really comes down to how teams play on Monday. Early on in the league the underdogs have always seemed to come from behind to win the tournament, much to some better teams dismay. Although in the last couple of seasons, the obvious team has come into the tournament in the top 3 and slayed all of the teams in their path. So how will Monday play out in our opinion? Check out our predictions and let us know if you want to start betting on Cubbyhole now. xoxo

The 10 Faces of Dodgeball

This picture actually couldn't reflect some of the emotions we have often felt or displayed in the Tony Dapolito gym this season. It's been one wild ride for sure, but let's figure out what people are feeling while on the sidelines.

1 - Dissapointment

2 - Joy

3 - Crazy

4 - Lackluster

5 - Horror

6 - Excitement

7 - Blitzed

8 - Cruising

9 - Confusion

10 - Not Giving A Fuck

 Did we capture all of the emotions that run through a night of dodgeball, or did we miss your favorite? Chime in and let us know if you feel the same way, or if we missed a particular one (and yes horny is an emotion we all feel every Monday). xoxo

How It All Went Down

What a fight to the finish it was! Penelope snuck right past Gym Bar to snatch the first place prize from them and took back the bragging rights from Eagle for being the biggest and baddest team to beat this Fall in the league. Eduardo's team Cubbyhole took a well deserved second place after practically tasting the victory of first place for several weeks, but it all came down to games and the fact that each and every one count. Rock Bar settled for third after climbing the charts, while poor Gym Bar fell from grace and landed with a thud in fourth. Boxers rounded out the top 5 teams and it looks like the tournament is just around the corner. Henrietta Hudson's could never come out of last place this season, and we know that every season has that one team that can never catch a break. So the real question is do you feel the rankings are right? Was this season more fair than previous seasons? Were the teams fairly matched? Weigh in on the season and let us know what YOU thought of the shenanigans and how everything went down. xoxo

For the Love of the Game?

Super fan or just really excited to play? We know BAD! has it's fair share of fans, but now there are those who are designing their own line of shirts! While we admire the artistry, it's really what's under this hottie's shirt (and shorts) that we are interested in. xoxo

Pre-Party In The USA

So last night apparently everyone decided to drink BEFORE the games. God, how did we not think of that? Tequila shots and beers were consumed before entering the Tony Dapolito Center and apparently their strategy worked. The teams that drank won most of their games. Perhaps it was all due to a little liquid courage? What do you think, should Tony Dapolito take out those pesky drink vending machines and install a bar? If they do, we just hope they stock it with a lot of tequila. xoxo

Stars Are Just Like Us

Looks like Scotty E isn't the only celebrity who is playing dodgeball these days.  Fresh from her performance at White Party in Palm Springs this weekend, wannabe pop tart Ke$ha put on some short pants and hit the court for the West Hollywood Cali Stay Puft Dodge Ball league finals at Staples Center on Monday. According to TMZ her dodgeball skills on the court were almost as bad as her vocals on her horribly addictive songs. When TMZ asked her if she had drank a bottle of Jack before playing the sport, she replied, "Blah, Blah, Blah".  xoxo

The Standings: Shakeup City

Here's what we can tell you, C-IN2 has clawed their way up to the top spot. What we can't tell you is exactly how that is possible since they have played less games than Eagle and Duplex. This who bye-week thing has thrown us for a loop, because we aren't sure how they are on top. And we can always spot who's a top from a mile way. xoxo

Who's On Top Now?

My, my, my. How the mighty have fallen. xoxo

Just Like Last Season

Another Monday come and gone, another Tuesday morning we curse our drunken antics from the night before. If you feel like you have been by a ton of bricks and your eyes look like two piss holes in the snow, it's probably a morning after dodgeball. That's right it was the second week of the Spring season at the Tony Dapolito Center, and shit started to hit the fan last night. The girls brought their A-game last night! Did you see Henrietta Hudson's totally come back from the dead against Project Sandwich? Not only did Niki manage to take on an entire team with her amazing ability to catch anything that comes in her direction, but she saved the day by getting in all of the hunky guests in the lobby.

Speaking of Henrietta Hudson's, last night's after party was off the chain. The after party was up to it's old tricks again, pun intended. Between the flip cup and the dancing, we forgot how much fun the after parties could be. We saw several boys getting very cozy and we think it was a good night to get to "know" all of the hot newbies in our league. Sadly the pole and the cage went untouched, but we think it's only a matter of time before they get a good workout. Baby steps people, baby steps. xoxo

And So It Begins...

Taking a look at the scores, you might have thought we were looking at last season's scores. The question remains this season: Is Eagle the team to beat? Looks like they seem to think so. xoxo

Luck of the Dodgeballish

Feel like getting lucky? xoxo

But I'm A Small!

Ok so we hope we aren't the only ones out there, but did anyone else not get the t-shirt size they ordered? While we wouldn't exactly call ourselves big, we happened to be on the receiving end of an overly large t-shirt that we practically are swimming in. We are sure there is some pocket gay out there with the same troubles as we had on Monday. We are going to have to be creative and get all Project Runway on our t-shirts and hopefully we can make it work. Or we could take a note from Week's past seasons shirts and just cut it to all holy hell. The only problem is he has something that we are sorely lacking...hot biceps. xoxo

Back In Action - Bigger and BAD!der

Bonjour mes amis. Spring may have finally sprung, and with every new spring comes new beginnings. That's right, today is the first day dodgeball is back in session. Ahh, it feels like yesterday we were making out with some newbie in the back of Cubbyhole, waiting for Kylie to play on the jukebox. Well the time has come to strap on that jock strap again, grab your IDs and locks, and remember to wash your team shirt because BAD! is back, and (no pun intended) badder than ever. I know I know, they say that every season, but we actually think this season is going to be a crazy amazing time because, well, most of the people from last season are back and they all kicked ass. For those of you who have never played, we would love to give some pointers to what you might expect from tonight (and the season).

You can expect on court dramatics. That's right they don't call gays dramatic for nothing. There will be flair, there will be cheers, there will be chants (thank god Eastern Bloc is disbanded from last season), but most of all there will be all kinds of drama on the court. Someone will bitch about a call, someone *may or may not* cross a line and the ref *may or may not* see them, someone will get hit in head accidentially, someone may or may not be hit in the balls, and of course some people may cheat. We know the honor system only goes so far, so be an adult and play fair. No one likes a cheater, they never get laid at the afterparties.

There will be dancing at the after-party. Not just any kind of dancing, but dirty, really dirty, dancing. The kinda dancing that makes you blush, and then you wonder how can people get that low? We have seen everything from jump ropes to limbo at the after-parties in the past, so really nothing would shock us at this point. Of course guys will dance with guys, and girls will dance with girls, but it's always the most crazy when the guys dance with the girls. Why, we will never know. They always seem to take it the next level, not that we are complaining. It's just funny. Although if you aren't dancing, you are probably...

You are probably ruling at the flip-cup table.  Such a big contingent of the after-parties are the fact that the flip-cup tables are where all of the action is. That's right, every dog has it's day at the table. If you aren't very good at flip-cup well we suggest you start practicing during your lunch hour because amazingness at the flip-cup table will score you cool points (and sometimes a new trick). That's right, who likes to be on a losing team during flip-cup? We may have witnessed a new trend last season at the flip-cup table called "Spin the Bottle" flip-cup which heated up many a chilly Fall night last season, we just wonder if the trend will make a comeback in the Spring. Well 9 times out of 10 if you have just played a round at the flip-cup table you may notice...

People tend to spill drinks. Yeah we know it sucks, we hate when it happens to us. It's part of the lovely nature of any bar experience. So do us a favor, don't wear your new Prada shirt and Louis Vuitton boots when you know you will be flipping a plastic cup of Bud Light in the basement of Gym Bar. Plan accordingly. Also watch your cell phones and bags, do yourself a favor and splurge on the extra two bucks for coatcheck instead of shoving it under a table. It will save you so much headache in the longrun.  We know you might not be keeping an eye on your jacket because...

You will be macking on some cute guy/girl. It's enivitable if you combine alcohol, the testerone of playing a night of dodgeball, the guys from Grindr not chatting you back, skipping dinner, and the looks from across the flip-cup table when you are kicking ass and taking names. Hooking up is human nature, it just so happens that BAD! has some of the finest ladies and hottest guys this west side of Manhattan. We don't blame you dodgeballers, hell we would hook up with them too if we looked like half of you! Our friendly suggestion would be don't cockblock your friends if you know there is some newbie they want to try to mack on. Just like cheaters, no one likes a cockblock, it's bad hook-up karma and it makes you look like a douchebag.

You will take off your clothes at some after-party this season. We know, we know, this is the one thing you say, "Nope not me, ain't gonna happen". When it's 2 AM and that pole at Henrietta Hudson's has been used more than pass around bottom at the Eagle, we won't hold it against you. That's because it happens to everyone. If it ain't at the flip-cup table, it's going to be on a bar somewhere, or perhaps on the stage at Pieces, or on the catwalk at XES, the dancefloor at Cubbyhole. Point being, you can't escape it. Everyone has their moment in time to show off their Fire Island frames, and hell some of you even make money off it. If your pretty and you know it, you will end up shirtless before the end of the night. Mark our words, and trust us no one is complaining. What's the point of putting so much time at the gym if you can't show off the goods every now and again?

We hope you dodgeballers don't disappoint us and make this the craziest season yet. Newbies, if you don't know what the hell you got yourself into, don't worry we know you will fit in just fine ;) Vets, don't take advantage of the newbies...too much. Be nice, it's their first week in a big new league and we are sure they will need a helping hand to guide the way in the beginning. Just remember, you were a newbie once before too. Ahhh, the more things change, the more they always seem to stay the same. xoxo

Call It Like You See It

So we love that BAD! finally got real refs this season that know how to call a game (yeah we are talking about you hippy chick from last season that would have rather been picking daisies than calling Kelly out for high throws). They may look familiar because they played in previous seasons, but due to various injuiries still get their fix of the Tony Dapolito gym every Monday by reffing games. Between Craig, Benji, Sam, Nick the Fireman, and Dykey Mikey, we have to say quite the attractive bunch of people giving out red cards. So the question is which ref do YOU wish would blow your whistle for stepping over the line? xoxo

Winner Winner

Not only did the Eagle team take 1st for the season, but they did some serious damage last night in the tournament and won the whole she-bang. They were a fierce team and proved it so. Congrats to all of them for playing a great season and being the first in dodgeball history to not only win the season but the tournament! Winning is always sweet, but victory is sweeter. xoxo

Honesty is the Last Policy

It seems last night some people really got fired up by the lack of honesty among you dodgeballers. While the refs can only see so much, if you get hit and they don't call it, you usually will go out. Well one team in particular had quite a few missed calls and kept playing because no one called them out. Tsk, Tsk, let's hope you play fair in flip-cup at least. xoxo

The Eagle Has Landed

They said no one could beat them and for 11 weeks they were right. Although last night XES took down the mighty Eagle Team to make sure they didn't go the whole season undefeated. It was star players Symmes vs. Eduardo in a showdown that was surely brewing behind the scenes. We have the whole video of Game 3 (after both teams each won a game) and you can tell the game came down to the very end with Symmes making 2 amazing catches with less than 30 seconds on the clock. Although we don't know who was happier: Symmes or the guy behind the camera. xoxo

One Big Happy Dysfunctional Family

So we have seen the message boards literally explode over the past weeks, and some of it is totally deserved. Like how the HELL did we leave off Lukas, Chris, and Kirk off the Hottest Newbie poll...we will forever feel shamed. But just remember at the end of the day you guys are one big dysfunctional dodgeball family. You can say whatever you want about somebody, but just remember you all play at the Tony Dapolito Center every Monday and you will all eventually drink out of the same flip-cup at the afterparty. You all probably will also compete for some trick's affections at the end of the night, but just like on the courts, the competition is fierce but all is fair in love and war.

We are about to do something that we never thought we would do, but we are going to quote Star Jones. When asked about her often turbulent relationship with the other ladies of The View she stated: "We fight a lot, you know, but that's family. We may be dysfunctional but we're still family." Translation: "We may hate each other and talk bad behind each others backs, but god damn someone else try to mess with any one of us, we won't be afraid to cut a bitch." We couldn't agree more. xoxo

Mad As Hell

So we know a lot of anger sometimes spills out of the Tony Dapolito Center but usually it's left on the courts. Although it looks like one of our readers is mad as hell and not going to take it anymore. See what they said:

"Grrr. I'm sick and tired of the way Tony D staff treats us each and every week. Plus this place is rampant with mice and cocha rocha's and never has soap in the bathrooms. gossipgays do you magic and get people to voice their opinions to the Commisioner of Parks and Recs. This is some serious bull shit and the gays need to stand up to this crap."

You feel the same way? Well take 2 minutes out of your day and write to Parks and Rec center here. Maybe if enough people get as mad as this something will actually be done. xoxo

Masked Intentions

This is a first. BAD! is throwing a spooky Masked Halloween party at their long-time yet little visited sponsor, The Eagle. The 1st floor is going to house the dodgeballers and guests exclusively for the masquerade ball, and rumors of an unmasking ceremony at some point gets us all tingly on the inside. We are happy the Eagle is finally getting some love, as their team is currently dominating in the standings, but yet BAD! never ventures there on Monday nights. We can only hope that by the time people start losing their masks, their inhibitions will soon follow. xoxo

What: BAD! Masquerade Ball
When: Wednesday, Oct. 28 @ 8pm
Where: The Eagle, 1st Floor (554 W 28th Street; between 10th and 11th Aves)
Who: You +1 guest
Dress: Bring a mask of your own or you will be given one at the door!