Welcome to Bocce In Boston

The season continues tonight with Week 4 / Mustache week action. Unfortunately I just checked the USPS tracking and the mustaches won’t arrive until tomorrow. So we’re going to postpone Mustache Week until next week.

We raised a good chunk of money at our Beer Pong Tournament on Saturday so we’re on our way to reaching our $300 goal. Tonight we will be giving away the hottest new craze, crazy bands, for every $2.00 towards to Palliny Awards. So please vote tonight. All proceeds benefit The Home for Little Wanderers.

Palliny Categories:

Individual Awards

Team Awards

Mini Golf League sign ups are going well. About a quarter of the Bocce teams have signed up (not to mention over a dozen new teams). More info at http://puttinboston.com/

Week 4 – July 28th, 6:30

Black Court – The Shot Put Rejects vs Put It On My Tab

Green Court – Joanie Loves Bocce vs Bocced Boob Job

Week 4 – July 28th, 7:15

Black Court – Beotches with Balls vs Deboccery LLC

Green Court – Cousins from Another Mother vs Prom Night Dumpster Babies

Red Court – Sammy Adams vs Blackballed

Blue Court – Bocce-lism vs That’s Bocce Said

Week 4 – July 28th, 8:00

Black Court – Son of a Bocce vs Fist Pump All-Stars

Green Court – The Milk Street Bowlers vs No Stamps

Red Court – Nobody Puts Bocce in the Corner vs That’s Boc-CE said!

Blue Court –Refined Young Cannonballs vs Big Ballers

The updated standings and pictures are now up

We’re way behind on our fundraising efforts. So next week will be mustache week. Everyone who donates at least $2.00 will receive a fake mustache. Show off your philanthropic side with this stunning new look. So vote next week, get your mustache and make fun of those who don’t have one. All proceeds benefit The Home for Little Wanderers.

You may ask what type of prize you get for winning a Palliny. Our first prize announcement goes to the winner of the MVP award. This individual will receive their own championship belt.

We heard lots of positive feedback about the upcoming mini golf league. We opened up registration to the public earlier this week and teams are filling. Glad to see some of your teams have already signed up (send me your shirt sizes). More info at http://puttinboston.com/

Schedule for Mustache Week / Week 4 is below

Week 4 – July 28th, 6:30

Black Court – The Shot Put Rejects vs Put It On My Tab

Green Court – Joanie Loves Bocce vs Bocced Boob Job

Week 4 – July 28th, 7:15

Black Court – Beotches with Balls vs Deboccery LLC

Green Court – Cousins from Another Mother vs Prom Night Dumpster Babies

Red Court – Sammy Adams vs Blackballed

Blue Court – Bocce-lism vs That’s Bocce Said

Week 4 – July 28th, 8:00

Black Court – Son of a Bocce vs Fist Pump All-Stars

Green Court – The Milk Street Bowlers vs No Stamps

Red Court – Nobody Puts Bocce in the Corner vs That’s Boc-CE said!

Blue Court –Refined Young Cannonballs vs Big Ballers

Week is all set. The standings and pictures have been updated

If you feel like tagging, pictures are also at http://www.facebook.com/bocceinboston

Excellent job with the shirts yesterday, I love the customization many of your teams have already done.

FYI…on the back of the shirt is a bar meant to put your/team name. It helps with those awkward moments when you see the person you talked to for 20 minutes the week before but now can’t recall their name.

Thanks to those teams that used the beanbag balls on the blue court. I discovered recently that we were missing balls. They’re very expensive and I’ve ordered a new set. I hope they get here in time for next week’s matches but I figured the beanbag ones are better than nothing. And I did quite enjoy the pickup we had afterwards using them. Especially since my team came back from a huge deficit.

Have a fantastic weekend. Week 3 schedule is below. -J

Week 3 – July 21st, 6:30

Black Court – Big Ballers vs Prom Night Dumpster Babies

Green Court – Cousins from Another Mother vs Beotches with Balls

Week 3 – July 21st, 7:15

Black Court – Bocce-lism vs Sammy Adams

Green Court – Fist Pump All-Stars vs That’s Bocce Said

Red Court – That’s Boc-CE said! vs Refined Young Cannonballs

Blue Court – The Milk Street Bowlers vs Blackballed

Week 3 – July 21st, 8:00

Black Court – Put It On My Tab vs Deboccery LLC

Green Court – Son of a Bocce vs Joanie Loves Bocce

Red Court – The Shot Put Rejects vs Nobody Puts Bocce in the Corner

Blue Court –No Stamps vs Bocced Boob Job

Week 2 of the summer season continues tonight. Please let me know if you can’t make it.

Tonight begins our charity efforts: The Palliny Awards are the Bocce In Boston superlatives.

They’re named after the Pallino ball, the initial ball played to begin a match of bocce.

Individual and team votes can be purchased each week for $.50 each. You can get as many votes as you please. At the end of the season, the winner of the most votes will receive special prizes.

Votes will be posted each week on the website through week 6. Results will then be hidden although you can still vote during the final 2 weeks.

All proceeds from the votes will go towards our charity: The Home for Little Wanderers.

Individual Awards

Drinker – Individual who most enjoys her drinks at the bar

Playa  – Individual who does the best in the art of flirting

MVP – Individual who displays best bocce skills

Team Awards

Alias – Team with most creative team name

Spirit – Team that shows most class and sportsmanship

Style – Team that wears their uniform with the best sense of style and originality

Below is the schedule for tonight.

Thanks -Jay

Week 2 – July 14th, 6:30

Black Court – Sammy Adams vs The Milk Street Bowlers

Green Court – Big Ballers vs The Shot Put Rejects

Week 2 – July 14th, 7:15

Black Court – Put It On My Tab vs Cousins from Another Mother

Green Court – Blackballed vs No Stamps

Red Court – Prom Night Dumpster Babies vs Beotches with Balls

Blue Court – Fist Pump All-Stars vs Bocce-lism

Week 2 – July 14th, 8:00

Black Court – Bocced Boob Job vs Son of a Bocce

Green Court – Nobody Puts Bocce in the Corner vs Refined Young Cannonballs

Red Court – That’s Bocce Said vs Joanie Loves Bocce

Blue Court – Deboccery LLC vs That’s Boc-CE said!

Socialize In Boston – Beer Pong Tournament

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON JULY 8TH

Socialize In Boston is excited to be throwing our very first Beer Pong / Beirut Tournament with proceeds to benefit The Home for Little Wanderers.
Here’s some good information to know:

Where / When is the event?

The Point located at 147 Hanover Street. We’ll be starting up at 3:00.

What does this event cost?

Registration for a 2 person team is $20.00. Please keep in mind that proceeds of your donation will support The Home for Little Wanderers. Everyone who registers will be receiving:

*Socialize in Boston Nametag
*Socialize in Boston T-Shirt

Appetizers will also be provided
Winners will be receiving a trophy and the octobong, the 8 chamber beer bong.

REGISTRATION CLOSES ON JULY 8TH

We  will have prizes for the winners which we will announce once we have a better idea on how many teams will be competing. Location will also be announced shortly but will be in the Faneuil Hall area.

Who is Socialize in Boston? http://socializeinboston.com/

Socialize in Boston is a social networking group that gives professionals a chance to meet new people in a casual and fun atmosphere. People of all ages have gathered to join the bar crawls, and we’ve raised money and goods for local charities. We also spread the word about other similar events we’ve heard about, as well as new places and bar/restaurant specials. We’re bringing people together, one drink at a time for local charities.

What is The Home for Little Wanderers?

A nationally renowned, private, non-profit child and family service agency. It has been part of the Massachusetts landscape for over 200 years, making it the oldest agency of its kind in the nation and one of the largest in New England. Originally founded as a orphanage in 1799 (see history for more details), The Home today plays a leadership role in delivering services to thousands of children and families each year through a system of residential, community-based and prevention programs, direct care services, and advocacy.

How Do I Sign Up?

Registration is done via paypal. We have limited spots available on a first come, first serve basis. Teams are guaranteed to play at least 2 games. Click the link below to sign up. Please  also indicate your shirt size.

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=ZG59YRHFD42WY

Rules

1. Cups are arranged, 6 on a side, in pyramid formation
2. One team of two starts off with two balls. Players throw the ball across the court, trying to get the ball in a cup. When a ball lands in a cup, one player from that side must chug that cup, and it is removed from the play area (pushing it to the side is OK). When both players on a team sink a cup, they get the balls back.
3. Cups are restacked into pyramids when 3 cups remain on a side.
4. If a player, for any reason whatsoever, drops a ball into a cup on his own side, it counts.
5. If the ball is still spinning in the cup, only girls can blow it out.
6. There is a cup of warm water to dip the ball in, in the event that the ball picks up something unpleasant off of the floor.
7. After the last cup is made, the team behind gets 2 shots (one per partner) to try and rebut.
8. No bouncing and No leaning, just shoot the ball in the cup. Your elbow must stay behind the plane of the table. Balls that miss the cup or bounce before hitting the cup are considered dead.
9. If you shoot and you make 2 balls in the same cup before the opposite team takes the cup away, they have to take away 2 additional cups of their choice plus the one you hit.
10. No substitute shooters. You start the game, you finish the game.

Very excited to have so many teams back and looking forward to meeting the new teams!

See you on July 7th!

We had a tremendous amount of teams sign up yesterday. But now we have an odd number of registered teams. So we need one more. Registration will be temporarily extended until we get an even number of teams.

We’re down to the final week for summer registration. We need time to get the shirts made so we can’t extend past that date. We have open spots for teams and individuals looking for teams.

Indoor Bocce has taken the country by storm. After a very successful spring season, we are happy to announce that we will be having a summer session as well. The Bocce In Boston League will be an 8 week season taking place on Wednesday nights. This weeknight league let you show off your bocce skills, raise some money for The Home for Little Wanderers and give you the chance to network with other Bostonians.

Matches will be held on Wednesday nights at Jose McIntyre’s located at 160 Milk Street in the Faneuil Hall / Financial District area. The season will begin on July 7th and go until August 25th. The starting times are at 6:30, 7:15 and 8:00. Registration will be $160 per team (only $5 per person/week). We will also have t-shirts as part of registration costs and an awesome trophy for the winners. Prizes will be given out to other league participants as well.

Visit here to see a feature on us on NESN.com

The folks over at NESN  love indoor Bocce

Thanks to everyone for participating in the inaugural Bocce In Boston season. We look forward to seeing you during the summer.

Congrats to De-BoCce-Ry who won the championship over the Bocced Boob Job team. It was a very fun match to watch.

The NESN.com guy got plenty of info so once his story is posted, I’ll let you know.

Congrats also to our Palliny Winners. The proceeds to The Home for Little Wanderers will be very much appreciated. It seemed that everyone liked their prizes last night.

Ms. Cocktail – Meghan, Bocce Said She Was 18

Mr. Cocktail – Mike, Snakes on a Palino

Playa Female – Tiffany, Bocced Boob Job

Playa Male – Dave, Spock’s Balls

MVP Female – Lisa, Son of a Bocce

MVP Male – Mike, Spock’s Balls

Lochness – Bobby, Bocce Said She Was 18

Alias – Bocce Said She Was 18

Social – Bocce Said She Was 18

Spirit – GTL

Style – Spock’s Balls

Many of you asked me about the status of the Summer. Registration is now open to everyone. So it’s first come, first serve to all. We do have plenty of spots left but don’t wait until the last minute. Registering your team early also gives you priority on shirt color (I know one returning team that has already decided to go with a new look). So keep that in mind as well.

Also, if you don’t have a team but still want to play let me know and I may be able to place you with a team looking to fill a spot.

Registration is here

Pictures from last night are here

See you this Summer