I had wanted to write another story. An epic tale of the ultimate Cinderella story. The ultimate comeback story. And it almost was. But in the end, we came in second place, or as most like to call it, first loser. See my other team (not the Pagan/Black Sheep) went to the playoffs. We lost our first game. This really wasn't a surprise to us. In that league they have double elimination, meaning you have to lose twice before you are out. So having lost our first game we were banished down to the oh so sad losers bracket. Now technically you can work your way back from it, but most do not. Until this year. When we did. Won more games, made it to the quarter and then the semi finals. And then made it to the championship game. And WON! Confused yet? See, that team hadn't lost. So in double elimination, if the team in the championship hasn't lost, you have to beat them twice. And in our second attempt, after all that effort, we lost 3-2. Sigh. Wouldn't that story have been so much … [Read more...]