Category: Weekly Matchup

Hi Metro League.  I wanted to get this up early to make one last plug for the chili night this week.  It’s not too late to join up and participate, even if you don’t tell anyone, or even if your whole team can’t make it I’m sure there will be plenty of extras for you.  I guarantee that chili will be eaten.

• Boomer – Dveris:  Both teams have similar rankings but Boomer put up a good fight and won against McGovern early in the season while Dveris did’t fare so well.  If they can bring their “A” game Boomer should slide to a spicy victory.
• Arndt – Lichty:  Lichty is one of the few teams that has had a bimodal schedule.  They have played lots of bottom teams and a handful of top rated teams with mixed results.  Arndt has done better overall and have recently come off a five game win streak (broken by Lockwood last week), expect a hard fought but smoky win.
• Wangensteen – Rohde:  Wangensteen continues to shock the league by wearing (comparatively) next to nothing on the ice, I’m not sure if this helps them, but it certainly adds to their sheet cred.  Rhode has been commanding respect throughout the season, but due to Wangensteen‘s tougher schedule I’m going to call them for the saucy upset of the week.
• Erickson – Anderson:  Erickson has played many teams close this season, but has come up short in most matches.  Anderson, on the other hand, has a decent record that includes a high profile win a few weeks ago.  Anderson will turn up the heat early and mark a W at the end of the night.
• Lockwood – Kruse:  This should be a great game to watch – two top five teams duking it out with Kruse looking to break away from the pack and Lockwood trying to remain one of the top teams of the league.  Records alone are not enough to call the winner on this one so I’ll consult the cheese bits and the sour cream and go with …. Kruse with a simmering victory.
• Dubois – McGovern:  Both rinks have survived the mighty Lawrence and lived to tell about it but I’ve got a feeling about McGovern, a feeling that tells me I’ll be replaced if I ever pick against them.  Expect this one to boil down to some classic skipping by both sides.
• Jansen – Sonnabend:  Jansen has wins across the middle of the ranking, but Sonnabend will be trying hard to keep ahead of the pack.  Sonnabend will play it safe this week with guards heavily peppered above the house.
• McLellan – Beranek:  If McLellan finishes the season strong they have a chance of moving up a spot before the end so wins against them will not be easy but Beranek has shown that they can hang with anyone in the league.  A layered game (like an onion) will result in a V for Beranek.

There it is, you can put hot sauce on that and eat it.

Good curling.

Hi Metro League.  You’ve got all of Wednesday to read this so take your time.  Look for a chill in the air at 9:00 so watch for frost and keep your brooms dry.  Here are the match ups for the week:

• Lichty – Stanek:  Lichty is reeling from a rocky season, and Stanek will try to take advantage of that this week.  The arena will echo with the sounds of “line is good…only weight” as Lichty goes for redemption.
• Boomer – Dubois:  Both of these rinks share a similar story this season with wins peppered across the league, but both struggle with flow.  Boomer will channel the essence of Jay-Z and flow their way to three straight.
• Lawrence – Erickson:  Lawrence, still in mourning from last week’s implosion, will don black in an attempt to take out their frustrations on Erickson.  If they can channel their aggression they can defeat Erickson, but not without a few tense moments.
• Wangensteen – Dveris:  This will be a great match up.  Currently, Dveris is on the rise and Wangensteen is slowly sinking, but by the numbers they are neck and neck.  I’m calling the psychic hotline for this one ….. she says that “win and the winner both begin with a ‘W'”, Wangensteen it is.
• Anderson – Jansen:  Sure I could talk about their records, facial hair, and good posture, but I’m going with Anderson based solely on his ability to organize a chili cook off.  If you didn’t see it above, please take a moment to look at it and participate.
• McLellan – Lockwood:  No longer the winless.  No longer the team with one win, McLellan now owns two Ws for the season.  Will it be enough to overcome Lockwood?  No, but the Lockwood rink are such great guys, that you don’t feel so bad when you lose to them.
• Beranek – McGovern:  President Obama called this week and asked me to pick McGovern for the win and since he helped me get out of a traffic ticket last month I figured that I owed him one.  So as much as I’d like to see Beranek win, it is their patriotic duty to let McGovern take it.
• Sonnabend – Rohde:  Will Sonnabend come off the bye week strong like Dolf Lundgren or busted like Brigitte Nielsen?  A lot of folks would like to see them down in the muck with the rest of us and Rohde could be the rink to pull it off.  But a record is a record, and I’m calling Sonnabend to pull a Lundgren and maintain their position.

See you on the ice.