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Season 2015: Week 17

Only a few weeks left of regular season curling action. Another great year to be sure.

Zimmerman – McLaughlin: Normally Zimmerman would be a decent bet, but attendance has been spotty and led to some atypical outcomes as of late. McLaughlin performed well last week and might be able to use that momentum to start a streak (in the positive direction). Tough to call but I see Zimmerman just barely squeaking one out.
Rokke – Lawrence: The veil has been lifted on Rokke (NR). It turns out that under all those red jackets and PG-13 tee shirts, they’re just a regular curling team. They’ll have their hands full with Lawrence this week and I think with some apparel embellishments in the form of fake sleeve ink, faux hair, or bedazzled athletic supporters, Lawrence can get the boost they need to make it happen.
McLellan – Dveris: McLellan almost did the league a favor last week, but couldn’t quite commit. We’ll see how that carries over to this week’s match-up. Dveris are neck-and-neck with them in the standings so I think we’l l see a pretty good game. Each will have a big end the winner will have to grind it out. I think Dveris has a slight edge.
Dubois – McGovern: Another highly anticipated showdown on sheet 4. Dubois has been scrapping to get into 3^rd place and now they have their sights on 2^nd. McGovern will continue with their new effort to use data mining to their advantage. This one will end in a whiskey fueled brawl for second best. McGovern uses the cloud to retain their spot.
Lichty – Jansen: Lots of really even match-ups this week. Both of these broken spirits are coming off of a loss last week so the good news is that one of them will experience a victory. Sadly, Jansen’s focus currently has veered towards more nontraditional frigid activities such as ice fishing and figure skating. If Lichty is capable, they can turn this to their favor and triple toe loop to a win.
Long – Anderson: A big thanks to Anderson for volunteering to mentor this week. Long has been around a while, but they still appreciate that big brother perspective from time to time. They’ll spend the first few ends getting reacquainted, and by the 7^th it will all degrade to a sheet wide tickle fight. Anderson will regain their composure in the 8^th to finish the deal.
Boomer – Lickteig: Good times will be had. Not sure by who, but someone. Boomer brings the pain this week. Lickteig turns that pain to victory.
Rohde – Pylka: Jet-setting Pylka is back for another go, this time against well-grounded Rohde. Look for a number of 2 and 3 point ends with the deciding factor being the hammer in the 8^th. This could really go either way, but I think Rohde can eek it out.

Chili next week! Chili next week.

Season 2015: Week 16

Week 16 folks, lots of action as the season enters its final quarter.

On a more serious note, I’m sure many of you remember Jana who used to work upstairs a few seasons ago, and most of you know about her health issues. This link was shared with me this morning and I thought I’d post it here to help it reach as many people as possible.

Jansen – Rohde: Are you kidding me? Jansen has been all over public access and MySpace talking trash about Rohde for the last week. Rohde in turn has been blowing up Google Plus with similarly negative messages. Big mouths don’t win games though and this week, Rohde lets their rocks do the talking.
Boomer – Moll: See you guys at the Gnome at 9:30?
Dubois – Lickteig: The fun goes a bit overboard this week and the aftermath is not pretty. Broken glass and blood stains will linger on sheet 3 through playdowns. Lickteig bends but doesn’t break.
McLaughlin – Pylka: Both teams will find it terribly distracting to play next to such a melee. In this case, Pylka’s laser focus will give them the edge over McLaughlin’s rubbernecking.
McGovern – Rokke: Some think sheet 5 is great; center ice and all that, but really, it’s a pain in the rear. No benches, long commutes to your drinks, hard to get out of the way during opponent’s play and so on. McGovern has been preparing for this match all season and now it’s time. Rokke (NR) is still a mystery, beatable, but mysterious. Big data wins again.
Lichty – Dveris: Evenly matched rinks go at it on coveted sheet 6. As of late, my instincts have been less than accurate about Lichty, so I’m going with Dveris who pull together a solid 8 ends of curling fury.
McLellan – Hammes: The streak remains unbroken at 0:32 for Hammes, why change it now? Fourth end social this week is a tart sangria dispensed from a mason jar (with twine). How Instagrammable!
Zimmerman – Anderson: Forced to play on sheet 8, Anderson defiantly declares this week that nobody puts Anderson in a corner. Zimmerman on the other hand tries to use the mystique of old number 8 to their advantage. My biggest regret is that while this match will probably have an exciting conclusion, it’s so difficult to see from upstairs. I’m siding with Anderson.