Though we didn't walk away with the trophy (well no one did, there is no actual trophy), we did at least score a victory in the playoffs, which was a big step for us. After being as surprised as anyone at our performance in the regular season, I don't think any of us were going to be disappointed if we didn't win the somewhat-coveted title. In the past two seasons I've played, we always lost our first playoff game, quickly squandering any hope of making it to the finals. So, after we won our first match this time around, I felt pretty happy to get to the semifinals.
It seems we have a history of losing to the team who wins it all, and that's exactly how it panned out this time around. If we were going to lose to anyone, I'm glad it was that team, because they're quite good, and they seem to be nice folks. It was a well-played match, but we were bested. We had defeated them earlier in the season and I don't have any doubt that we could have done it again, but it just didn't happen. We played a fine match, just not fine enough.
So, if settling for a second place finish is the short end of that stick, we've got nothing to feel bad about. I didn't really want to win first place anyway. Then you've got to show up for the parade, fend off the press, people start selling your autograph on eBay; it's a whole big thing that I'm just not ready for.
The new season starts on the 13th, so needless to say, my off-season training is in high gear. I've been winging stuff at people from my car all weekend. I hit some lady in the back of the head with a full can of soda earlier today. I think I saw her get up as I sped off.
Final standings are here.
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