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

Truly Outrageous

So last night's 80's party at the Eagle may have felt like this for a lot of people....

But we have to admit everyone came fully dressed to the nines, and wow there were some great outfits. For instance:

Karate Kid was in FULL effect!

Apparently nothing screams 80's like white trash and handlebar mustaches.

Headbands were the accessory du jour.

These guys are 2 members away from actually being The Breakfast Club. How cute is Mezzano in that preptastic white ensemble? These three could be our runners up for favorite outfit of the night.

We loved that Vanessa rocked the one piece blue jumper complete with bright flashy jewelry. You are hot.

We don't even know where to begin with outfit on BBahr, but it kinda turns us on and scares at the same time. Definitely one of our favorites, just mind the tan lines next time.

We loved that glitter was in full effect on Scotty last night.

The off the shoulder shirts ala Flashdance were also in full effect last night.

Words can not express how confused we were when we saw Norman's outfit. We actually didn't even recognize Norman, but sure enough he looked like Ellen Barkin circa 1987. It was like something out of Working Girl. Also Daniel, those bedroom eyes are dangerous. You kept giving them to us all night and we will one day take you up on your offer.

The team that really worked it out last night was Project Sandwich. We would be the meat between those slices of bread any day of the week. So what did YOU think of the 80's party last night. Did we miss anything, or was the night a complete blur for you too? xoxo

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

We. Totally. Can. Hardly. Contain. Ourselves. xoxo

Trend Spotting: Dating Teams

We have discovered why there is a lack of hookups this season at the after-parties! It's because whole teams are going on dates with each other. It all started with a simple karaoke date between Penelope (or as we call them Penny's) and Henrietta Hudson's, it spiraled into a super secret hush hush brunch date between Penny's and Eagle, and now we see Eagle and Eastern Bloc are laughing over margaritas at Blockheads!

Guess the after-parties aren't where you are finding the action these days, it's when teams fall in love with each other and only hang out on the sly. Well, if you haven't started dating a team you better hurry up. It looks like Eagle and Penny's are trying to corner the market and date the whole league. xoxo

Rock Bottom?

The temperature continues to rise outside and things are really heating up in our little league as well. After a kumbaya-tastic weekend of outdoor play in the beautiful weather and a picnic that looked like it was more fun than any of the after parties this year (where was our invite???), tempers seemed to flare-up this past Monday. Perhaps it’s the lack of newbies or that the vets have all hooked up with each other already, but the after parties this season have been… lacking.

On the courts there was some great drama though. Eagle and Duplex went head to head for the first place slot and it was a great game. Endre and his sweaty sexy arms really dragged Duplex along, but Eagle wanted it too much and pulled through for the win. Sorry Duplex… no undefeated season for you. Although in a bizarre twist of fate Project Sandwich, or as they have dubbed themselves "sand-bitches" (how fitting), took down the once mighty Eagle for a surprise win. They were almost as surprised they won as we were. Also, we will never complain about having to hang around to shag late again.

We got to hear Jason K. of Woody’s and James the Ref go at it. Jason K. was not happy with James’s performance as a ref last night and lit into him. To which James replied to his rants by saying he was going to throw him out of the game. Jason K., sounding like a privileged Upper East Side celebutante, threw down his board status and told James there was no way he was leaving. Dearest Jason, buying a few pizzas doesn’t mean you get to behave like that. Even though James was probably high as a kite when reffing, he is still the ref and deserves some respect. And James, we agree with you: if someone is being a bitch on the court, toss their asses out (it makes for a better post)!  Plus, we like it when you act so butch.

Then when we finally got to Rock Bar, we learned there was drama there too. By the way, we aren’t too thrilled with that space for after parties, are you? It was small, dark and it smelled worse than Leven’s arm pit in back, but hey, we have to pay our dues to the people on the back of our shirts right? Apparently, there was live music at the bar when the dodgeballers started to roll in and one of the performers was upset that they weren’t paying attention to him and his ukulele (no joke). He started singing a song where he screamed at the bar to “shut the fuck up”. Now, I know they banned smoking in bars, and now you can’t dance without a license, but talking? Luckily the guy realized that no one was listening to him and that no one wanted to listen to him and stormed off the stage. That’s show business!

With that tragedy off stage, they reverted back to real music and it was about time that Rock Bar earned its title. The tunes were pumping and not your standard dodgeball fare of Whitney, Britney Gaga, and Madonna. We’re talking some fierce 60’s, 70’s and 80’s tunes. We saw Stacey and her attached at the hip partner Jeremiah rocking it out to Tina Turner’s “Proud Mary” so hard that they made all us Mary’s proud. Although Stacey why the long face after what seemed like a bitchfest with Erika outside? We couldn't hear, but judging from your face, we are guessing you girls weren't discussing puppies and rainbows. Over at the pool table the ladies were knocking balls with some of the boys. Sergio was up against some fierce girls like Cyn, Tamika and Nicole. He got beat harder than Ike beat Tina on that pool table. Sergio, you’ve been voted the flip cup champion. Maybe you should stick to that. We also saw Jerry hanging around too and, we must say, we are happy to see him with those piercing blue eyes and a smile that would melt even Ricky Martin’s newly gay heart.

After the feeding frenzy of pizza (so much for that Fire Island diet, huh boys?), the table was cleared off and prepped for flip cup. It was a little improved from last week, but not much. We didn’t play much at all because the corner they stuck the table in was about 100 degrees and smlet like a mix of must and dust. We heard ladies were taking off their bras and Mezzano was putting them on. We thought we all agreed that it was better when Mezzano was wearing less clothing, not more (same applies to Endre, Conti, Lukus, Trevor, etc, etc). We heard that after we left, spin the bottle came out and some vets and newbies were mackin’ it up. We need to learn how to weight the bottle so it’ll land on Andreau. Also, Andreau, who was your special guest? He was quite the tall drink of water. You have hot friends; keep supplying the parties with fresh meat, we really appreciate it!

The flip cup table played a very quiet second fiddle to what had our attention: the NCAA championship game. We are a sport league, right? So we put on our best butch face and pretended we knew what was going on. Everyone seemed to be going for Butler except Southern newbie Adam. What’s his story by the way? He catches like a pro on the court and he catches our eye at the after parties. He has that sexy deep voice, those gorgeous eyes, he's friendly to everyone (shocker we know) and that adorable smile. Adam, your North Carolina team won the championship and you’ve won us over with your charm, so keep it coming!

The party disbanded a bit and we saw a few vets leaving together, but we think it was just to share cabs. The recession has totally messed up our ability to discern whether people are going home together or just sharing cost of transport. Damn economy!! We watched all the cute boyfriends act, well, cute. Dom and his boyfriend, who has been hanging around a lot lately, were caught smooching innocently throughout the night. We even caught Steve with his arm around BBahr. It really pangs us to say it but that was actually pretty endearing to see. Maybe we were wrong when we said it wasn’t going to last… When we realized we didn’t have anyone to put our arm around except another $2.50 Alabama Slammah, we knew it was time to make a hasty exit. xoxo

Duplexal Tension

After a weekend of sunny weather and outdoor dodgeball action (did anyone else get as tan as us?), the merry men and women of BAD! came together on a dark stormy night. Not much happened on the court last evening, but off the court was a different story -which we will get to later. Open play was well attended and super fun. We must give kudos to the board for extending the open play time: well done! Then the only other mentionables is that Team Eduardo *we mean Eagle* finally had a game taken from them by Gym Bar (Gym and the Holograms = totally the cutest team name ever) and Project Sandwich ate their way to a well deserved victory. If you ask us, other than Eagle, there are no clear break away teams this season. Hmmmm, do you think maybe the board feted the teams? It also seems that they feted it so that no fun people ended up on any of the same teams. The overall attitude in the gym is pretty low energy if you ask us… What’s up with that?

Anyways, on to the good stuff: the after party at Duplex. It was quite funny to watch the dodgeballers roll in to Duplex all wet and when they got to the top of the stairs, looking around thinking, “Did I go to the right bar?” Don’t worry kids, you did. We know that Poppi wasn't there to ply us with drinks and Lady Gaga, but the post-game fun was just in the cabaret in the back. And fun it was. Perhaps you can blame it on Spring Fever, but the ‘ballers were all a bit frisky last night. Flip-Cup ruled the small theatre’s stage for the beginning of the night and everyone started to get cozy with a drink. Eduardo, Jacob and Trevor were arm wrestling in back. Apparently Eduardo and Trevor are all quiet on the hook up front, so there has to be a different way to release the sexual tension. We know Jacob would have been happy to help them with their "release".

Then Steve had the idea to change the game up a bit and do “Lip Sync For Your Life” a la RuPaul’s Drag Race. The idea had promise, and some of us were very excited to see which members would give it a go. But then it dawned on us: this was just another opportunity for attention whores (*cough* BBahr & Mikey *cough*) to beg for the spotlight some more. Luckily, we were treated to some guest stars that made us smile like Vanessa and Castellano, but our attention waned quickly and couldn’t wait for the awkwardfest to end. Steve: valiant effort, but let’s not do that again. We are still cringing a bit today at work.

With the lip service over, boys started to pair up and the new hot couple of the moment (Nick and John) was seen leaving together for a second week in a row. We wonder if they had to flip a coin for our favorite game, "Who's gonna bottom tonight?"… Then thankfully the flip cup table came back. We flipped for a bit and checked out the trade at the table, but what surprised us the most were the amount of girls that came to party. And they didn’t just sit in the corner and chat among themselves this time around. They are going to give the boys a run for their money this season. The flip cup was mostly straight forward other than a tepid attempt to get Truth or Dare going. Rumor has it that upper management is trying to put the kibosh on that game, but we’ll see how well they pull that off. Endre was throwing himself at Andreau the whole game, (can they be required to play with their shirts off this season?), Nicole and Jason traded shirts (how fierce is that girl?), we saw Bex bench pressing the boys (pocket gays at that) and guys were making out with girls (ew).

But then the royal rumpus started. Out of nowhere, Stacey, who spent most of her night in deep conversation with that blond bombshell Rachel just outside the party (Oh my! ladies Eastern Bloc was soooo last season) decided that winning last season’s “Loveliest Lady” contest wasn’t the only title she wanted: she wanted to win the WWE Championship belt as well. Like out of a scene of Wrestlemania VI, her and super cute Laura started getting down and dirty. Not that we were complaining, give the girls some jello and bikinis and we could make some serious cash at the next after-party. It was almost as if they were at a Home Depot super sale and there was only one power drill left. Stacey definitely had the upper hand but Laura held her own and thankfully when Stacey finally pinned Laura they were still all smiles. The lesbionic sexual tension was delicious. Keep it up ladies; we love when you party hard.

The night started to wind down, the music got shut off and the girls were reprimanded for wrestling, but WAIT! Jason K came to the rescue armed with pizza and munchies, and the remaining dodgeballers chowed down like they were fat kids at an all you can eat buffet. For the future, avoid all things garlic past midnight. It was at that point and we watched BBahr go home without Steve for the second time, mostly so Steve could stay and satiate his wandering eye on the flip cup table (even Stevie Wonder saw this one coming kids) and the remaining ladies and gentlemen made desperate attempts to find someone to walk home with in the rain. That was our cue to exit before we took advantage of one those lonely boys or girls. We guess when it rains, it pours. 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

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

For All The Marbles

So we just saw the layout for the tournament next Monday on the BAD! website, and oh boy this shizz is crazy. Will anyone be able to take down the first place Eagle team? Will the refs go crazy by the amount of screaming that will likely occur from off the sidelines? Can one team duplicate the success story of last season's Eastern Bloc team? Only time will tell, so let the shit talking begin. 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

Spotted: Sandwiched

We spy with our eagle eyes an actual Eagle. Well a couple of hot C-IN2 boys (one even in dodgeball getup) and an Eagle dressed as a bee in the back of Next Magazine this week. Jeff may be the meat in the John and Kurt sandwich, and we hear his meat is something to savor. xoxo

Rock the Vote

So Kurt from The Eagle team is not only a total cutie, ok maybe we are suckers for guys in pictures with dogs, but he needs your vote! See he's competiting on the Time Out NY website for Best New Bottom, err, Arrival. If that isn't reason enough to vote for him, he gives a shoutout to BAD! in his bid for America's Next Top Model, we mean, Best New Arrival.

Kurt Dyer, 29; program and operations manager, Public Allies New York; Greenpoint, Brooklyn
“I just arrived to New York about five months ago from Milwaukee, and I’m bringing my down-home Midwestern-ness to the fast-paced new life I’ve already come to love. I get to do amazing social-justice leadership work for an organization connected to Michelle Obama. Every Tuesday is ‘Topless Tuesdays’ on my blog (dyertimes.com). I have a heart-on for roller-derby queen Suzy Hotrod. And my dodgeball squad, Team Eagle, can beat up yours.”

Even though we know his team literally can't beat us up, vote for his fine ass anyways. xoxo

Mask And You Shall Recieve

So BAD! decided to have a Masked Party and invited everyone they knew, and I don't think they expected the outrageous and often amazing response that happened at The Eagle last night. There were those who spent hours on their costume, those who felt a little frisky and went half naked, and then there was the ode to Lady Gaga. Hands down the most creative and best of the bunch. That is until Ms. Effie walked through the door.

Daaayyuuummm girl. We hardly recognized you. How have you hid this femme fatale for so long? We give props where props are deserved, and all we have to say is she brought it last night. She also won the costume contest, and it looks like she got Jason, who was trying out for the Phantom of the Opera sequel, by her side. Between all of the pizza, candy, and beers, we are surprised we didn't bust out of our costumes. Some people actually had enough room for a little apple bobbing.

That's right it's just like you are in sixth grade all over again, and while we are sure some of the dodgeballers had no problem with getting down and dirty, it's actually a little more difficult that one might imagine. Rob from American Apparel took home the award for most bobs in a dodgeball event. That boy couldn't get his head outside the water. He just kept going in for more, which is totally why we adore him.

As the night wore on, people started to take off their masks and let their hair down a bit. We saw a couple of teammates getting quite cozy, well actually there were three of them at the bar but one of them left, and the two teammates kept going at it. We could hear Eastern Bloc shouting about something, will they ever shutup?

We saw a newbie in a phantom mask on top of a certain WOOF! member towards the end of the night, and we won't get into what we experienced on the second floor. All we will say is that if you wanted to know why The Eagle is the dirtiest gay bar in Manhattan, the second floor was proof!

Overall we had a blast, and well let's just say everything got crazier at the afterparty at Barracuda. Why is one party not enough with you people? We took off our mask and headed home because if there isn't anything scarier than having a Halloween party at the Eagle, it's realizing the next morning that the trick you brought home doesn't look so great without a mask on. xoxo

Who Whore It Better: Masked Edition

We are suckers for the little black bow tie look. Our question is did Norman totally upstage Carrie 2.0 by giving you a full suit look? Or did Carrie and that oh so shimmery tank top seal the deal?

It should be who DIDN'T wear it better! Not that we are complaing because any excuse to get JP and Chris shirtless is totally justified in our book. So is the leather harness the accessory to accompany a shirtless night at The Eagle, or is simply bearing your buff bod enough? YOU be the judge. 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!

It's Anyone's Game

Last night was proof that it's anyone's game this season as the undefeated Eastern Bloc and second place Stonewall took a tumble by losing both of their matches. This was just the thing Gym Bar needed to take over the score board and come out on top. All of the top teams are currently tied for winning 6 matches, but it's the games that count! At this stage in the game, Gym Bar has a good lead on it's competition, Eastern Bloc, Pieces, Bamboo 52, and Carraway & Sciacca, who are all neck and neck for first. See for yourself here.

That being said, we think the teams have finally decided to bring their A -Game and try to win. We saw several underdog teams finally start stepping up to the plate, making it a VERY interesting season. Also making it more interesting is some of the team flair on the court. We don't know how Gym Bar does it, but they play in wigs. Yes, we never thought it would come to this, but if Kelly can still throw hard and look fierce doing it, hats off to him!

Last season it was socks, this season headware seem to be the team flair to wear. We saw pink banadanas on Carraway & Sciacca, blue bandanas on Pieces, "Angry Beaver" headbands on Henrietta Hudson's (how terribly ironic), bedazzled white karate headbands on Eastern Bloc, smiley face headbands (how very Watchmen) on G Lounge, dark hats on Besspots, and yellow do-rags on the Boy Butter team (cheers for making gay look so thug).

We will give props where props are deserved and give a shout out to the Eagle team who managed to have their shirts altered in different designs using small metal holes. Everyone's shirt is different, and we could see them totally wearing them out after. Also Pets at Play did some altering to their shirts, with interesting results. Adding a little color to white shirts definitely helped.

After the games people headed uptown to Splash Bar for some two for one drinks after party fun, only to realize it was Musical Mondays. It definitely made for a different kind of post play afterparty. When we saw Sergio and some newbies singing along at the tops of their lungs, we were happy to see there were some dodgeballers who were secretly theater queens in the league. All in all it was a nice change of pace. We are sure the after after party at Woof! was a little bit more of our pace, but as you know a change will do you good. xoxo