Welcome to Bocce In Boston

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

Registration for the Summer 2010 Bocce In Boston Season is now open!

Registration will be on a first come, first served basis. The season will begin on July 7th and go until August 25th. Time slots per week will be 6:30, 7:15 and 8:00. Matches take place at Jose McIntyre’s  located on Milk Street in the Faneuil Hall/Financial District area.

There are 4 people per team. The team cost is $160 (comes to only $5 per week per player) which includes your league shirt.

Colors can be found here!

Since we have more teams than shirt colors available, we will be asking for your top 3 choices. We will try to have as few overlaps as possible.

Please contact me at bocceinboston@gmail.com with any questions. The below link will take you to registration.

Congrats to Kieth Carton and Crew, De-BoCce-Ry, Bocced Boob Job and GTL for qualifying for the finals. Lots of fun matches last night. De-BoCce-Ry took their first loss of the season with a 13 -2 loss against the upstart Put It On My Tab team. And in true Put It On My Tab fashion, they left their credit card at the bar. The Milk-A-Holics were fighting for their first victory of the season. They played close but ended up with another loss. And GTL played the most exciting match of the night. Win and they’re in the playoffs, lose and they’re out. Their match against Snakes On A Pallino went back and forth with Men With Minivan cheering against the GTL squad (hoping they could back door their way into the playoffs). But they pulled it together and won the match.

Another nice night with the Palliny Awards. Currently the categories that are less than 10 votes from 1^st place to 2^nd place include Mr. Cocktail, Playa Female, Playa Male, Lochness, Alias, Social and Spirit. 3 of those categories have the difference between 1^st and 2^nd as 3 votes or less. Next week we’ll be taking votes until 7:45. Then we’ll be giving out the prizes for our winners.

The schedule this week will put you up against the team that finished closest to you in the standings through our 7 weeks. So you may have played this team already. I’m already getting nervous for the rematch of Son of a Bocce vs Snakes on a Pallino.

Week 8 – May 26th, 6:30

Black Court – Is Wayne Brady Gonna Have to Choke a Bocce? vs Put It On My Tab

Green Court – What Sport Is This Again? vs Organized De-Bocce-ry

Red Court – Men with Minivan vs Bocce Said She Was 18

Week 8 – May 26th, 7:15

Black Court – Son of a Bocce vs Snakes on a Pallino

Green Court – Kieth Carton and Crew vs De-BoCce-Ry

Red Court – Balls of Glory vs Sammy Adams

Week 8 – May 26th, 8:00

Black Court – Red Army vs Spocks Balls

Green Court – Bocced Boob Job vs GTL

Red Court – My Bocce’s Too Bootylicious vs Milk-A-Holics

CHAMPIONSHIP

Week 8 – May 26th, 8:45 – Green Court

Winner Kieth Carton and Crew vs De-BoCce-Ry vs Winner Bocced Boob Job vs GTL

What happens when you mix a Bar Crawl, a Booze Cruise and Pirates?

You get the Crawl In Boston Pirate Crawl

On Saturday May 22nd, once again we’ll be bringing you another of the finest themed bar crawls that Boston has to offer. It’s time to kick off the summer with the return of the Pirate Crawl.

One of the stops will take us onto a boat for a scenic trip of the Boston Harbor. There are 3 decks in total, 2 fully enclosed, and an open-air upper deck. There will also be 2 full service bars, a lounge and dance areas including a professional sound system

More info here

What an exciting night! First thanks for the generous donations. We raised more money last night than in all the weeks combined. Excellent job! The updated Palliny Awards have been posted. As I mentioned before, the actual number of votes are now hidden. The leaders in each category are posted. But it’s super close. In 5 of the categories, the difference in votes is 6 or less. So please keep the donations coming in and win a prize!

Ohio State and Michigan

Bruins and Canadians

Red Sox and Yankees

You may have thought those were real sport rivalries. Not so fast my friend…

#1 in that category is Son of a Bocce and Snakes on a Pallino. I was there first hand to officiate this passionate match between old friends. Don’t let anyone tell you that bocce isn’t a real sport.

And then there was 1. Kieth Carlton and Crew suffered their first defeat last night. After the match they weren’t worried as they figured they’d need to get a loss out of their system and take the pressure off. De-BoCce-Ry survived a scare with a come from behind victory to remain the final undefeated team.

Next week is the last of the regular season. The top 2 teams in each league will be eligible for the championship. All teams will play however during the final week. Currently De-BoCce-Ry has clinched a spot in the playoffs. In the Paul Revere League, Kieth Carton and Crew has the best shot of joining them. However if they lose by 12 next week and the Wayne Brady squad wins by more than 11, Wayne Brady will reach the playoffs.

In the Sam Adams League, it’s madness! 6 of the 9 teams still have a shot for the playoffs. I’m looking forward to the many thrilling matches next week. We have been contacted by NESN.com and they are sending someone to cover the championship game for an article on their website.

Happy Cinco de Bocce!

Toucher & Rich from Radio 98.5 will be at Jose McIntyre’s for a Cinco de Mayo Fiesta with Corona from 5:00 – 7:00. Enter to win tickets to see comedian Bill Burr at the Wilbur Theatre and more!

Matches begin at 7:00 tonight

We have begun pre-registration for new teams for the summer league. If you have a friend who is thinking about joining the next session beginning on July 7^th please have them contact us at bocceinboston@gmail.com.