The Hunkiest Catch

Looks like Bird's the biggest catch (with Koray and Sergio giving some serious competition), and we promise you he ain't the deadliest catch. The only question now is, would you order this catch of the day? xoxo

Not Too eXESsive

Spotted: Some dodgeballers getting their dance on (shocker, we know) and last night was no exception. The night may not have been as great as after-parties before, but for goodness sake, when will the bars finally book enough bartenders to handle all of the thirsty homos! It seems like after sweating their way through the games last night (how HOT was that damned gym) they were ready to get hot and sweaty with each other. The favorite of this season's newbies, Nick, is on a roll this season, and we think he may have dropped his last boytoy Sykes for Mr. Wind. They were a little too close for comfort last night, and speaking of too close we saw Mikey Guggs getting *awfully* close with the man many debate could be the best catch this season...Brian B. We saw some homos outside attempting to play cards (who play cards at bars?) and there was an awfully sweet message recorded for B. Chen (he went to the ER, what details please). We were loving the outdoor deck until we urgently got kicked off, but we caught one of our refs under some asian persuasion. Wait two bottoms doesn't exactly add up to a top to us. The old Eastern Bloc forced us to listen to their awful cheer (again shocker we know). Flip-cup was PG, and not to our liking. Eduardo was getting his flirt on but no more than Sergio. The man kicking ass in the Best Catch poll is still showing his underwear to barely legal boys. We guess some things never change. xoxo

Masterbeat-down?

We are confused. So did Masterbeat take home the trophy this weekend in the tournament or is this an award for hottest dodgeball team ever assembled? You be the judge. xoxo

And The Winner Is....2nd Time Around

After being totally j we didn't win an award at the End of the Season bash, we got all agro and decided to make our own awards, The GG's! We asked for you to vote for your favorites, and a lot of you told us who was the hottest and best in BAD! So without further ado, the winners:

Best HHB (Hidden Hot Body): J.P. - for anyone who didn't vote for this unassuming cutie, have you seen him shirtless?

Sexiest Rookie: Conti - we think he is a beatiful addition to an already cute league.

Lady You'd Like To Make Your Lady: Robin - she's hard not to love.

Spunkiest: Carrie 2.0 - might as well just call him Spunky Brewster.

Person You'd Most Like To Be On Your Flip-Cup Team: Sergio - if you see him on the other team, be afraid, be very afraid.

Dodgeballer You Like To Get Drunk With: Paul the Commissioner - we not only think he's hilarious, but we love it when he picks up the tab too.

Makeout Bandit: Mikey - we always knew that hidden talent would come in handy...with half of the league, and we thought we were special!

Cutest Couple: V and Mandy - we like them seperately, but together we love them more.

Most Likely to Sleep With After Seeing Them Play: Cutrone - do we really need to wait until after he plays to want to sleep with him? We think not.

Most Memorable Moment Of The Season: Robin is going to be a mommy - it was the combo of great news and shots that really made it a shining moment in a memorable season.

So did the public get it right? Did your favorites win, or do you demand a recount? Sound off and let us know what YOU think. xoxo

Way Back Wednesdays 4-15

Back in the second season, there was a certain team of veterans that conquered the courts on a little team that cried WOOF! aka View Bar, but they came oh so close to cinching the trophy for Best Team in the league by...... this much.... in the finals. We think they lost to Boy Butter ultimately, but our memories are so hazy from all that flip cup we can barely remember our last names.

Sanchez, V, Leven, Thom, Sergio, Danny, amongst others ruled on the courts in Spring 2008. They were the fiercest in the land, with an affinity for neck ties, but it was the sea turtle moves that really won us over. You know the sea turtle move is where you put one hand over the other and rotate your thumbs to imitate one of our favorite underwater waterlife. And to think we thought it was just an easy solution if you get tired in a threesome. xoxo

She's Having A Baby!

So first and foremost, a congratulations is in order as most of the league found out on Monday that Robin is....going to be a mom! Don't freak out at the fact that she was doing shots, she's not a boozing it up while pregnant, her partner is the one having the baby. And boy were there shots to be had, we don't understand how Robin stumbled home after Gym Bar, but kudos for still being alive and concious at the end of the night!

So back to the dodgeball of it all. According to the standings Gym Bar is still dominating on the court and narrowly beating Stonewall and The Legally Blondes by 1 match. It is still anyone's game and our MVP award would go to Poppi. We know it's hard to catch Eduardo's balls on the court, but she not only caught it, but she caught it in her vagina. No lie, she caught it and it somehow ended up between her legs. Also keeping the tradition going, Bryan B. of Eagle team hurt his finger really bad. We hear it's something called Mallet Finger, and we think Mandy of Pets at Play has the same problem! Looks like they have something to talk about.

Everyone headed to Gym Bar for the raging after party. They were met by pizza, pitchers of beer, and championship basketball on the television (did we mention this is a gay league?). The flip cup started and it was all down hill from there. We saw some heated runs as the flip cup table was the longest we have ever seen. Technically it was two tables, but still that's a lot of flip cup!

We also saw a lot of making out happen in the evening. We of course saw James and Vinny getting all lovey dovey, Monica was smooching some guy in the corner, Sergio was getting his groove on with a non-dodgeballer, and Kelly was making out with some girl. Did we also mention somehow his shirt magically flew open and he was a little, um, exposed? Not that we minded, we can never pass up a shirtless Kelly opportunity.

All in all, it was one of the craziest and loud after parties we have been to. As the night winded down we hear that some of the boys continued the after after party at Barracuda, but we were far too tired to keep it going. Guess it means we just can't keep up anymore, or maybe it means that we started partying too early. xoxo

Truth or Gay?

How did those dodgeballers end up at a (gasp!) straight bar for their usually pretty gay after parties? That's right the league headed uptown to 123 Burger, Shot, Beer ($2 shots and $3 beers may have helped this cause) and discovered it was straight and there were no hats allowed. What kind of bar doesn't let people where hats, isn't this a free country? Drinks were flowing, and those newbies were flirting shamelessly with the vets, and trust us they didn't mind.

We saw Weeks, Sanchez, Benji, Sergio, and Osada with an interesting mix of newbies pounding shots. While this wouldn't usually raise a red flag, we noticed several of them blushing and getting quite friendly with each other. We can only hope it was a nice game of truth or dare, how very 8th grade of them. Sadly there was no flip cup, but we did see a lot of flirting which is always nice, and by the time midnight rolled around and the burger sliders were being burped up we saw people started getting a little frisky. Although we did come to the conclusion that we think Kelly finally got his wish for his choice of a straight bar after dodgeball and who knew the drinks would be cheaper? xoxo

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

BAD! Hall of Shame

Recently Monica Seles was awarded the highest of honors by being inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame, because apparently two hands and a grunt gets you into the Tennis Hall of Fame.

All of this got us to thinking. Should BAD! have their own Hall of Fame, or more so, Hall of Shame? Should their league's Monica, we guess the name comes from the uncanny two handed throw usually accompanied by a grunt, be the first inductee?

Perhaps there are other viable candidates like the hard throwing Kelly or the best catchers in the league, Sergio and V, could also be inductees in this new venture?

We want to know what you think; who you would induct into the Hall of Shame? Does a two handed throw and a grunt really get someone into it? xoxo


Seles leads '09 Hall of Fame class

NEWPORT, R.I. -- For all her success -- nine Grand Slam titles and a riveting game marked by a trademark grunt -- Monica Seles does not dwell on might have been if not for that ghastly day in Germany in 1993.

"I try not to ask myself those questions because there are really no answers to it," she said.
Seles was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Thursday, honored for a career in which she won 53 singles titles, including four at the Australian Open, three at the French Open and two at the U.S. Open.

"It was just a lot of highs and a lot of lows," she said during a conference call. "One of the things that always kept me going was my love of the game."

Known for her two-tone grunts and two-handed swings, Seles first rose to No. 1 in 1991. She was 17, at the time the youngest woman to have topped the rankings. By the time she was 19, Seles had already won eight majors.

But in April 1993, at the height of her success, she was stabbed in the back during a changeover at a tournament in Hamburg. A man reached over a courtside railing and knifed her, leaving an inch-deep slit between her shoulder blades....

Read the rest of her triumph and tragedy here: http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=3835866

Out in the Open

Technically the dodgeball season hasn't officially started, but BAD! had their first night of open play on Monday, and apparently LOTS of people showed up to the Tony Dapolito center. Over 120 people came to try out and play, which is more people than were in the whole league last season.

To say the gym was full would be an understatement. To say that there were a lot of hot newbies would also be an understatement. There were so many hot boys, even the locker room felt crowded (not that we were complaining).

The new executive board at BAD! (Paul the Commissioner, Weeks, Sanchez, V, and Jess) ran the show, and with 14 teams playing, there was definately a little down time. The open play in the front gym was fun, and a tad chaotic, but when some poor unsuspecting girl caught one of Monica's torpedo throws, well we haven't heard that much cheering since Madonna's concert last summer!

We loved seeing some of our old favorites vets (Norman, Niki, PTW, Molly, RJ and Thom) and some of old favorite newbies (Scott C., Scott E., Kelly). Techincally they aren't newbies any more, they have officially joined the ranks of the vets in our books.

The after party was held at Stonewall and the flip cup game was on. The crowd was not as hectic as it was at the gym, so that meant more time for flip cup! It was like we had never left. There was double fisting and dancing at the table, but we guess the real action was happening off the table!

There was a group of some veteran boys who decided to play the age old game of "who has the bigger balls" literally. One by one they whipped out their sacks and compared to see who was 'bigger'. We just hope no one was taking steroids because we all have heard the old wives tales about what happens to your balls when you are on it. The most shocking part of the whole experience was the people who had the biggest and smallest were ironically on the same team last season.

Also there was some arm wrestling going on in the corner, and of course we had to watch. Jen the Gladiator was taking girls down left and right. You would think girls would learn that if she is tough enough to compete on "American Gladiators", she could probably kick your ass in arm wrestling.

The after after party continued at Woof! but we had to call it a night. It is only the first open play of the year! All in all a good time, and we hear there are more open plays this month. Although at the next afterparty we totally plan on winning the "who has the bigger balls" competition. xoxo

The End Is Rear

Balls (literally and figuratively) were flying in the air on Monday at the final night of regular play for Big Apple Dodgeball. Flying so high that at least 5 people (that we saw) were hit in the face with a ball, and that wasn't even the tip of the iceberg (Kelly can't you just play nice??). We aren't sure if its just the intensity of final night play, some hidden animosity between players, or roid rage but whatever it was, it wasn't pretty.

We witnessed the vicious elbowing of Poppy by an Eagle teammate. She totally had a crater on her forehead, but what concerned us most is the paramedics that tried to convince her to go to the hospital, but just like Amy Winehouse she said, No No No. She was fine after an icepack and a drink, just what the doctor would have ordered!

Splash may have single handedly won the season, with United Shipping Company and Eagle competing for second and third place respectively. We give props where props are due, but they better bring it at next week's tournament.

When we asked Benji what he thought of reffing this season, he made this face and then proceeded to run to G Lounge for the after party. And what a way to end the season, we saw more couples pairing off than an singles cruise in Mexico. Perhaps Paul the Commissioner was just speaking to Spencer about the season, but we saw them get awfully close. Perhaps this wasn't the first time they hung out this week?

Also what was the deal with the side meeting of the minds? We saw a heavy discussion happening with V leading, Sanchez nodding, Sergio dancing, Weeks looking pretty, Dom getting icy, and Monica itching for a drink. We hope they were discussing something VERY important for that long, you know how we like to be involved in everything! We were jealous we weren't invited.

It was off to Cubbyhole for the after after party and boy did it deliver. The boys and girls got together for the impromptu danceparty and hookups indeed. We love that Dykey Mikey found a new boy lesbian in Craig who was totally willing to join him in all things lesbian. And could it be two certain teammates have found love on and off the dodgeball court. We know one of them may be in a relationship but it didn't stop them from making out in the corner! Like we said before, the after after party is always where it's at, two turntables and a microphone. xoxo

A Little Pole Goes A Long Way.

And we ain't kidding!

After an intense night of play, what better way to relieve all that stress than get on a pole and strip your troubles away? It seemed to be the place to be at Henrietta Hudson's for post play. Boys and girls alike worked that pole giving us their best Anna Nicole, and boy was the crowd loving it.V and Lori worked it like pros, but no one got quite the response that one of our fave newbies Kelly did. He worked it out (twice mind you) all because Scott E. said he would buy him a shot. He even got more naked than we think he thought he was gonna get, courtesy of Koray (god bless your Turkish soul). All we have to say, if you are looking for a little cash around the holidays Kelly, you know where your talents lie.

We also got the chance to hang with old our friend Mark Maraccini who founded the BAD! league 3 seasons ago. He was in from LA and doing a little checkup on how the league has progressed since the 8 teams last in Fall '07. Well with 12 teams playing this fall, and the league always expanding, we are going to say it turned out pretty well. This picture can only be dubbed "The Forefathers of Gay Dodgeball".

We are going to also go on record and say it was the horniest night of post-play we have ever seen. Rachna, our dodgeball fashionista, was in rare form. We saw her serving drinks to people, getting dangerously close to the pole, and making out with the lovely lady bartenders. We also noticed several other smooches going on, Sanchez and Craig (who was straddling some Non-BAD! boy by the cage), Sergio and Beaux, and Gladiator Jen and Poppi behind a curtain. We saw one of these couples leave discreetly alone one by one, but shockingly about a minute apart.

The thing that shocked us the most was probably the slap heard round the world. We know Edwin is a very popular newbie, and Gilbride is probably one of the most popular vets around. So why did Gilbride haul off and slap Edwin right across his pretty face? We are hoping it was all in good fun, but let's really hope it was just a little foreplay. xoxo.

Love Is In The Air

With Splash still kicking ass and taking names in the standings, we couldn't wait to high tail it over to Gym Bar to have us a much needed drink. When we got there, flip-cup was already in motion. At one point it was the ladies of the league (plus Dykey Mikey) against those rowdy boys and the girls were killing the boys team. So naturally when the boys actually won a game, they started chanting penis, which got several eye rolls from the ladies.

Is it just us or is everyone crushing someone else in the league? We overheard Koray mention something about Norman, Poppi was getting cozy with her old friend Gladiator Jen, and Sergio & Paul the Commissioner wouldn't stop kissing everyone (not that we minded!). Girls were kissing boys, boys were kissing boys, it was one big love fest! If love is contagious, we hope we catch it!.

Someone who wasn't feeling the love was newbie Endre who got into a screaming match on the street with a non-dodgeballer about voting. We didn't know he was so passionate, you think he's that passionate between the sheets?

Also could it be a certain newbie was playing two veterans like a fiddle? We saw him making out with a certain newly single vet at one point, then he left with another. xoxo.

What To Do

Since there is no play this Monday for the Big Apple Dodgeball league, they have turned their attention to an activity that doesn't require flip cup skills.

Join them at Splash tonight for Musical Mondays and watch the hilarity that ALWAYS ensues when you mix the BAD!Asses and musicals or as Sergio coined it homosexual musicality (homosexicality).

Where: Splash on 17th between 5th and 6th

Time: 8pm

Drink Specials: 2 for 1 drinks until 9pm.

And if you go, please remember to tell us how it went: Badgossipgays@gmail.com