Spring 2009 Big Dogs Invitational
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the invitations went out some time ago, and no one (with the possible exception of Jay Parker) was afraid to answer the bell. so many guys came out, that it took 3 photos to get them all . . . .
Starring, from left to right:
Bumper, Schicky, Larry (in the pink shirt), Muff Money (in front), Nate Dobeck, Doug Troutman (back in flyers cap), Joe Swatsky (Penn State), Chrissy Schu (black RoseBowl T), Kozie (front, miller lite), Lukie (blue American longsleeve), Dave Hobowski, Randy Kasenych (hat in the back), Pizzoli (old navy front), Damian Ziegler, Booper (phillies fan) Schu, Andy Mekosh, Georgie Zip, Kirk (Maroon darts shirt), Paulie Hornberger (flanel longsleeve, sporting the wisdom greys), Ed Dormer (yellow Tank).
somewhere in one of these picts you can find waldo, errr, anyone mentioned in the roster.
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with 20 different shooters, the interesting match-ups were plentiful. highhlights included three different shooters knocking down a 53, and bumper putting up a 48.
doug going into the 9th inning down 8 against kirk, and hitting a white horse for the win was the highlight inning of the day. kirk was also the victim of another great shooting exhibition when kirk managed to put up a 50 game, only to lose to Joe Swatsky (who banged an 8 in the ninth).
on a day like this, with so many match-ups, there are a lot of clutch performances, and innings (games?) players wish they had back. one of the stronger day long stories was Dave Hobowski’s loss in his first match (vs. Joe Swatsky), and his then near domination of the loser’s bracket, where he won 6 matches in a row to make his way to the finals.
in the winner’s bracket, Danny “Muff” Lawler (who usually suffers from a lack of confidence) was shooting steady darts, and chalking up wins. finally, those two shooters, who are often teammates at away tournaments, met in the title game.
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Muff came out on top of that contest, and takes over the crown as reigning big dog.
The shooters of the last invitational tournament faired well, with Ed finishing in third, and Nate Dobeck firing a 53, which tied for high game of the day.
all in all, it was great to see so many shooters out, enjoying a fun day rehashing old memories and creating new ones!
