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6/14/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages (Interim League) 6/4/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED DYP -------------------------------- 1 - Bill Nolan/Jeff Minnig 2 - Rick Weirman/Paul Freund 3 - Scott Turnidge/Zombo 4 - Josh Radas/Chris Moeser 5 - Tyler Troupe/Matt Canterbury edited by BillyBoy on 6/14/2016
6/24/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 6/18/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED DYP ----------------------------- 1 - Dave Gilitiuk/Tyler Troupe 2 - Tony Dardano/Josh Radas 3 - Del Compton/Holly Minnig 4 - Jim ?/Paul Freund 5 - Mike Carey/Leanne Diliberto 5 - Scott Turnidge/Dwayne ? edited by BillyBoy on 6/27/2016
6/26/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 6/25/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED ROTO BYP ---------------------------------------- 1 - Paul Freund/Leanne Diliberto - $60 2 - Bill Nolan/Tyler Troupe - $30 3 - Kevin Miller/Adrienn McCormack 4 - Rick Weirman/Josh Radas 5 - Mike Miller/Rick Weirman 5 - Jesse Rhode/Julie Rhode
6/28/2016 Topic: New "League Match" Pages BillyBoy Administrator	New "League Match" page contains information and tools to help you prepare for and play upcoming matches (easily set ratings, contact players, find subs, etc.). Access match pages by going to your team's page (click on your team name in the standings) and clicking on a sword icon on your team's schedule. edited by BillyBoy on 6/28/2016
6/30/2016 Topic: I'm Back!!! BillyBoy Administrator	Hope you got a nice tan while you were out there! Been real chilly down here! LOL
7/22/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 7/16/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED ROTO BYP -------------------------------------- 1 - Bill Nolan/Rick Weirman - $64 2 - Del Compton/Kevin Miller - $32 3 - Adrienne McCormack/Leanne Diliberto - $10 4 - Dave Gilitiuk/Paul Freund 5 - Cowboy/Matt Canterbury 5 - Zombo/Gary Cooper 7 - Josh Radas/Tyler Troupe
7/26/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 7/23/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED DYP ------------------------------- 1 - Josh Radas/Paul Freund - $50 2 - Scott Turnidge/Tyler Troupe - $25 3 - Dave Gilitiuk/Kevin Miller - $10 4 - Mike Carey/Rick Weirman 5 - Matt Canterbury/Adrienne McCormack 5 - Vivek Arora/Leanne Diliberto
8/3/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 7/30/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED ROTO BYP ------------------------------------- 1 - Bill Nolan/Steve Taylor - $46 2 - Holly Minnig/Kevin Miller - $26 3 - Matt Canterbury/Rick Weirman 4 - Josh Radas/Paul Freund 5 - Mike Carey/Paul Freund
8/5/2016 Topic: Last Chance at Duke's BillyBoy Administrator	*NOTICE!* *Duke's Sports Bar* in Scottsdale, the premiere foosball venue in Phoenix, has announced its intention to remove foosball from its premises in 30 days. The reasons cited for this move are due to ongoing issues with a segment of the player base failing to purchase food and/or drinks, amongst other disrespectful behavior toward staff members. Today I spoke to the owner of Duke's, Al McCarthy, for 30 minutes and I wanted to post some of that communication here, along with some afterthoughts... I have known Al for more than 10 years. Despite a tough demeanor, he's a good businessman (just look at the ongoing success of Duke's) and a generous man. Though some of the players may feel that Duke's insistence upon players purchasing food and drinks just sounds like a stingy request, the truth is that his establishment has given more to foosball than any other bar I've ever worked with. This leads to the main point of this post. I would like for players to take a moment to recognize how far foosball has come over the past 10 years. We went from a single tournament a week with maybe 7 teams, to three tournaments a week attracting 8-13 teams on a regular basis. In addition, we also now have a league with over 100 registered players, meeting every Tuesday and Wednesday. And, in the midst of all this fantastic growth, we have our shining centerpiece for tournaments and leagues, Duke's Sports Bar, which is quite possibly the best foosball venue in the country at this time. I can tell you that, having organized foosball tournaments for many years and having dealt with hundreds of bars, we have never been offered anything close to what we have been given from Duke's. We have an entire room of our own, complete with jukebox, bathrooms, air conditioning, tables and waitresses, complete with four immaculate T-3000 pro tables (and a fifth table in the next room). In addition, Duke's contributes cash to all event prize funds. Normally, we would be very lucky to get just one or two of these items, and even then it would be an ongoing challenge to keep things in order. Not a single tournament night would go by without some form of a problem or another related to, essentially, the fact that the bar pretty much does not care much about foosball. Let the last two paragraphs sink in. We know where foosball was only a few short years ago, and where it is today. And we know that Duke's is our pride and joy, and truly a one-time-opportunity. Losing the venue will almost certainly have a deleterious effect on the future of foosball in the valley. So I think you all can see where this is leading. It is easy to take things for granted; it is human nature. But this is a time where we, as a foosball community, must come together and take measures to preserve what we've created and keep the growth of our game in this region on track. Duke's Sports bar is critical. MY CONVERSATION WITH AL: I was told by Al that most of the incidents of non-paying customers, who insist on playing every week without buying food or drinks, involve the same repeat offenders. Personally, I cannot comprehend how a person can enter a place of business and use their space and resources and not pay them anything. At the moment, I do not know specifically which players these are, but those players know who they are, and the establishment knows who they are. And as you know, Duke's will no longer tolerate it. All of this said, after 30 minutes on the phone with Al, I feel that the situation may be salvageable. We came up with a potential solution involving a pre-paid bracelet to play in the tournaments, the cost of which can be deducted from food or drink orders. This ought not be a problem for anyone who swears that they buy drinks anyway. However, Al did not commit to this solution and is still leaning towards dropping foosball on Fridays altogether. He is currently on vacation, and said he would consider such an idea and decide for sure before our 30 day eviction notice is up. In the meantime, it goes without saying that any further incidents during this time period will almost certainly destroy any chance of a long term solution. A SPECIAL REQUEST: So what do you say? Can we keep Al and Duke's happy in the next several weeks? This might mean buying an extra drink. It certainly means not arguing with employees – even if you may feel offended or wrongly "accused". We have a long term objective, let's bite the bullet and make sure it happens ---------- Bill Nolan Brad Chamberlain Arizona Foosball edited by BillyBoy on 8/6/2016
8/9/2016 Topic: Foos Bowl XV August 27 BillyBoy Administrator	*Arizona Foosball 2016 Spring League Championships are Saturday, August 27, 2016!* End-of-Season League Party! * SEE THE FULL FLYER! * League finals, open events, and free food! This event hosts all the league championship title matches (team & individual), as well as the first *Interim League* handicapped events (*Handicapped ROTO BYP* and 1-on-*1 Battle) open to ALL PLAYERS.* League prizes and payouts will be awarded after the championship match. There will also be a FREE FOOD BAR for all league players! (See if you can eat your league entry fee!) For more details, check out the full flyer here. edited by BillyBoy on 8/9/2016
8/19/2016 Topic: Scrimmages CANCELLED this Weekend! BillyBoy Administrator	Saturday Scrimmages at Stinger's have been CANCELLED this weekend, August 20. The venue is hosting a standing-room-only UFC event this week. All systems are go for FOOS BOWL XV the following Saturday! Rest up, and bring your best game (and your appetite) to the League Championships Party! edited by BillyBoy on 8/19/2016
8/20/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 8/13/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED SUPER ROTO BYP ---------------------------------------------- 1 - Mark DeOliveira/Paul Lopes - $70 2 - Dave Gilitiuk/Paul Freund - $40 3 - Johnny Valles/Ashtien - $2 4 - Bill Nolan/Holly Minnig 5 - Kevin Miller/Marc Waggoner 5 - Adrienne McCormack/Leanne Diliberto 7 - Steve Mathews/Josh Radas
8/28/2016 Topic: Foos Bowl XV RESULTS BillyBoy Administrator	Another record turnout! 50 people in attendance for the league championship matches and inaugural Interim League event! The Western Conference dominated the Eastern Conference in the individual titles matches, winning 7 out of 8 of the medals. However, it was the Eastern Conference that took home the biggest prize as their conference winner, Foos Lives Matter defeated the notorious Bearded Kartel of the West to become FOOS BOWL XV CHAMPIONS. Here are all the results... LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH Foos Lives Matter 3, Bearded Kartel 2 INDIVIDUAL TITLE MATCHES League Stud - Colten Dusenberry (W) defeated Phill Tran (E) Goalie War - Rick Weirman (E) defeated Scott Turnidge (W) Forward Shoot Out - Jim King (W) defeated Carl Townsend (E) Singles - Scott Turnidge (W) defeated Noel Rooney (E) Doubles - Holly Minnig (W) defeated Delwayne Compton (E) Rollerball - Casey Nelson (W) defeated Chris Hawthorne (E) 5 Bar War - Dan Held (W) defeated Chris Petit (E) Hired Gun - Mike Lawrence Most Improved Player - Delwayne Compton INTERIM LEAGUE OPENER - HANDICAPPED ROTO BYP (18 teams) 1 - Dan Held/Casey Nelson - $150 2 - Chris Petit/Ashtein - $80 3 - Steve Taylor/Travis Hubred - $50 4 - Steve Mathews/Holly Adrion - $30 5 - Tim Friesen/Eric Friesen 5 - Mo Ahmadnia/Noel Rooney 7 - Delwayne Compton/Matt Canterbury 7 - Mike Myers/Chris Serrao 9 - Rick Weirman/Paul Freund 9 - Josh Radas/Tyler Troupe 9 - Adrienne McCormack/Leanne Diliberto 9 - Chris Petit/Ronnie Garrett 13- Kevin Miller/Gary Cooper 13 - Bill Nolan/Mike Carey 13 - Marc Waggoner/Scott Young 13 - Chris Hawthorne/Carl Townsend 17 - Rissa Veloso/Bryan Hendricks 17 - Chris Caldwell/Scott Turnidge edited by BillyBoy on 8/28/2016
9/1/2016 Topic: Interim League 8/31/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED DYP ------------------------------- 1 - Dan Held/Rulon Smith - $70 2 - Noel Rooney/Mo Ahmadnia - $30 3 - Phill Tran/Adrienne McCormack - $16 4 - Rob Newmeyer/Tyler Troupe 5 - Kevin Miller/Cowboy 5 - Scott Young/Paul Freund 7 - Ronnie Garrett/Leanne Diliberto 7 - Bill Nolan/Cowboy
9/5/2016 Topic: Interim League 4/3/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED 1 BALL ROLLERBALL --------------------------------------------------- 1 - Paul Freund/Ashtien - $44 2 - Tyler Troupe/Leanne Diliberto - $24 3 - Dan Held/Bob Smith 4 - Rick Weirman/Josh Radas 5 - Josh Parrott/Josh Radas
9/12/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 9/10/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED ROTO BYP ---------------------------------------- 1 - Dave Stath/MightyMo-$64 2 - Del Compton/Steve Taylor - $30 3 - Kevin Miller/Adrienne McCormack - $10 4 - Vivek Arora/Mike Carey 5 - Josh Radas/Tyler Troupe 5 - Bill Nolan/Rick Weirman 7 - Leanne Diliberto/Paul Freund HANDICAPPED SINGLES ---------------------------------------- 1 - Dave Stath - $30 2 - Rick Weirman - $16 3 - Kevin Miller - $8 4 - Paul Freund 5 - Mike Carey 5 - Bill Nolan 7 -Leanne Dilberto 7 - Tony Dardano 9 - Ken Oglesby
9/16/2016 Topic: Interim League 9/14/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED ROTO BYP ------------------------------------------- 1 - Noel Rooney/Mo Ahmadnia - $60 2 - Phill Tran/Chris Petit - $30 3 - Paul Freund/Bill Nolan 4 - Daniel Blech/Scott Young 5 - Nolan Gorney/Rulon Smith 5 - Johnny Valles/Cowboy
9/19/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages/Interim League 9/17/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED DYP ------------------------------------ 1 - Steve Taylor/Vivek Arora - $64 2 - Johnny Valles/Adrienne McCormack - $30 3 - Paul Freund/Rick Weirman - $10 4 - Kevin Miller/MightyMo 5 - Del Compton/Mike Carey 5 - Josh Radas/Tyler Troupe 7 - Leanne Diliberto/Greg Syphus
9/21/2016 Topic: Interim League 9/21/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED DYP ----------------------------------- 1 - Noel Rooney/Leanne Diliberto - $80 2 - Chris Petit/Rob Newmeyer - $40 3 - Phill Tran/Dan Blech - $24 4 - Adrienne McCormack/MightyMo 5 - Dan Held/Paul Freund 5 - Tyler Troupe/Mike Carey 7 - Carl Townsend/Bill Nolan 7 - Dave Stath/Ashtien 9 - Irving Mawolo/Nolan Gorney 9 - Mark DeOliveira/Ronnie Garrett
9/25/2016 Topic: Saturday Scrimmages 9/24/2016 BillyBoy Administrator	HANDICAPPED BYP --------------------------------- 1 - Mo Ahmadnia/Tyler Troupe - $76 2 - Rick Weirman/Paul Freund - $38 3 - Ashtien/Ken Oglesby - $10 4 - Johnny Valles/Greg Syphus 5 - Steve Taylor/Mike Carey 5 - GTO/Age 7 - Kevin Miller/Del Compton 7 - Gary Cooper/Leanne Diliberto