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SFKO results

Game 1: M2S 5 1UCK 1 - The game started out with lead-off kicker James first ever game of kickball by getting on base and scoring right off the bat. Unfortunately some miscue's by the defense allowed M2S to get out to a 3-1 lead by the end of the 1st inning. In the top of the 4th and down by 4, 1UCK were able to get runners into scoring position with no outs, but the ball bounced to where M2S were able to prevent runs from scoring. MVP James "Guerinteed"

Game 2: 1UCK 6 St Augustine 1 - 1st United Connecticut Kickers came out of their bye firing on all cylinder's scoring 3 runs to start the game off. 1UCK's defense held strong against the kick away style of St. Augustine and a 3 run home run by clean up kicker Kyle put the game away for the team. MVP Kyle "I break shot glasses with my hand."

Game 3: Banger's & Dash 4 1UCK 1 - Banger's and Dash possibly had the best combination of pitcher and catcher that 1UCK played all day. Despite the potent top of the line up of B&D, 1UCK was able to hold them to 1 run at the top of the 1st and did a great job of damage control when there were a few occasions where the game could have been busted wide open were it not for 1st United players making some key defensive stops. MVP Chris "Pittsburgher"

Game 4: Dumpster Fire 2 1UCK 0 - Once again is was 1UCK's defense that earns the team praise holding DF's explosive offense to only 2 runs through out 5 innings. Defense played almost flawlessly against a very strong and the offense did the best they could against one of the strongest defensive teams in the country. MVP Phil "Lt. Dan"

Game 5: 1UCK 8 America's Backyard 1 - After being eliminated from the tournament, 1UCK took on the team form official after party bar in a scrimmage. America's Backyard's team came out strong drawing first blood. It wouldn't be til several innings later where some well placed kicks by the 1UCK squad that started a 5 run rally that put the victory in 1UCK's name. MVP Awkward Zak

Chicken Cheer

Self Explanatory if you ask me.

Who will F.U.C.K. face?

We are now 9 days away from 1st United Connecticut Kickers debut at the South Florida Kickball Open and the pools have been announced. F.U.C.K. will be facing Menace 2 Sobriety from Washington DC, Dumpster Fire from NYC, Bangers & Dash from sunny Fort Lauderdale, and the mysterious team known only as St. Augustine Team. After some initial scouting here's a bit of info on what F.U.C.K. faces.

Menace 2 Sobriety - Despite people hinting that M2S is bringing an "availables" they are bringing a pretty strong defense to South Florida. This teams back up pitcher/catcher/charger combo is good enough to effectively shut down most teams they will be faceing On the offensive side of the ball, this team has too many weapons that have to be shut down to keep it close enough for the rest of the pool to have a shot of beating them. They've been doing this for years and will be the most disciplined team in this pool (and probably at the whole tourney). F.U.C.K.'s best chance of beating them is if they face them early in the day since the recent snow in DC has prevented much of the team from playing/practicing.
p.s. They are the SFKO defending champs, and several members of their roster were also on The Others team who recently won the Founder's Cup.

Dumpster Fire - If you believe what their captain has been saying for the past month this is more like Dumpster Fire Lite. Well DF Lite is still a pretty formidable squad. I mean, yes only a handful of the NY Star championship team are on the tournament roster, but none of those people are exactly slouches. Offensively they still have a whole lot of speed and people who can kick the crap out of the ball, while on defense you still have one of the best catchers playing today behind the plate. F.U.C.K. really only has a shot if DF is tired after some hard fought pool play games.
p.s. They were undefeated in their last season of play and won the New York Grand National Tournament last August.

Bangers & Dash - From what I can tell, this team is made up of a fair number of support players, but none that have really been stand outs for any of their teams. Nothing against them or their abilities, but few if any are the first people that come to mind when you think of No Yes Butt, Partially Screwed, Young Guns, Tricky Bunnies, or JKI. By no means am I saying this is not a solid squad, but with some of the teams they will face they might find themselves missing that MVP player to put them over the top. Out of all the pool teams, this one may match up with F.U.C.K. most evenly.
p.s. I'm still not postitive that such an MVP player isn't on their roster and I just don't know about it yet. They have at least 1 memeber of 2007 Founder's Cup runner up Fiasco United and may have more and/or players from that years FC champions Drinkers With A Kicking Problem

St. Augustine Team - I know the city of St. Augustine is like a 50 minute drive to the closest WAKA division (Jacksonvile). Probably shouldn't sleep on them since they may have played against Cobra Kai and have some expereince with the competative game, but I wouldn't count on them being much of a threat considering the caliber of teams they'll be faceing. How F.U.C.K. will fair against them is a mystery.
p.s. I have no p.s. for this team.

Scouting Report

1st United Connecticut Kickers brings together several different styles of play for various regions of the county. Is everyone on the team veterans of the game? No. Does everyone have blazing speed along the base path? No. I could go on but you get the point. However everyone on the team does bring something to the team.
The team's captains have a combined 15 seasons of kickball over the past 3 years. The teams infielding core have played together in various teams and leagues, while the outfield is loaded with good hands, fast legs, and the ability to read ball launched out to them. The big question is how well will this team work together. While this team may not be on anybody's list to win the upcoming South Florida Kickball Open, F.U.C.K. has the skill and knowledge of the game to catch a team sleeping and end their hopes of a championship run.

ZTFA: Bars of F.U.C.K. history.

The origin's of 1st United Connecticut Kickers, as told through the bars that influenced it's birth.

Vegas Blvd, 233 Sisson Ave, Hartford, CT (860) 232-3749

You could say that Vegas Blvd is the bar that started it all. VB, not to be confused with VD was the first sponsor bar for WAKA kickball in Hartford. It was here, at the pre-season party, where "Awkward" Zak met Carey "Zamboni" Desmarais, and informed her that her team was going down. It was her teams only loss of the regular season. She got the last laugh when her team qualified for WAKA's annual founder's cup to be held in Boston and his choked in the division tournament.

An Tua Nua, 835 Beacon Street, Boston, MA (617) 262-2121
It was the Fall of 2007 when Zak and Carey would theoretically meet future teammate Andy "Biased Media" Festa. It was the pre party for the Founder's Cup and with the limited flip cup space and bar staff quickly putting a halt to it, Carey and Festa had to have faced off at one point in the evening. At the same time Zak was making sure teams scheduled to face teams from Hartford had plenty of beer, it's hard to imagine Andy was at no point at the table when Zak showed up with pitcher's in hand for Balls of Glory. It's not known if it was a factor BoG's performance the day after.

Sidewalk Cafe, 236 South Street, Hartford, CT (860) 956-8192
2008 brought a new home for WAKA in Harford. With the division growing from 9 to 22 teams, they needed a place with more than one bathroom and a capacity in the triple digits. Carey was playing with Kevin "El Capitan" Seabury in the newly created CT-Thunder division, and together with Zak, the 3 began working together on the division board. This working relationship laid the foundation that would be the team's leadership.

Superdive, 200 Avenue A, New York, NY (646) 448-4854
Summer of 2009 brought the New York City Grand National Tournament. Kevin brought together F.U.C.K.'s first manifestation, Balls and Dolls to the first open tournament. At the pre-party at Supderdive Zak and Carey met future teammate Chris "Pittsburgher" Holland which would set up future partnerships. Carey slept on the floor of his hotel room that night, and the team he was playing on Menace 2 Sobriety monkey stomped B&D twice on their way to 2nd place.

O'Shea's, 3555 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV (702) 697-2711
Founder's Cup 2009 once again had Zak, Kevin, and Carey in the same place, Las Vegas. After standing around drinking the beer Zak had won from a bet, negotiations were held to land a man known only as Tweasy on the F.U.C.K. roster.

Margarita's, 350 Roberts St, East Hartford, CT, 860-289-7212
Friday February 5th may well have been the most important night in F.U.C.K. history. It was at this night sitting in the bar section of a chain mexican resturant that the "Chicken Cheer" was born.

Dicey Riley's, 217 Southwest 2nd Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL (954) 522-1908
America's Backyard, 200 East Broward Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL (954) 727-0950
1st United Connecticut Kickers will be making their tournament debut at the 2010 South Florida Kickball Open where Dicey's will be hosting the pre-party and ABY will be hosting the post-party. History will be made when these F.U.C.K.ers are unleashed on the world.




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You have found the home of the 1st United Connecticut Kickers, a team of kickball players from the Hartford area and beyond who have come together to travel to different competative kickball tournaments. Over the next couple of weeks, months, and maybe even years this will be the home of all F.U.C.K. related activity