Turbo Bocce Week 8 Recap

Losing at bocce is worse than 10,000 heart attacks. Its also worst than 10,000 maniacs, but not by much.

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I want to start the Week 8 discussion with a game between Gruden’s Grinders and We Came In Like a Bocce Ball. Game one was a big win for Gruden’s Grinder’s who took a 13-3 win behind seven big points from Joe Potenza (one of which you can see on the highlight below). Gruden’s Grinders continued their winning ways in game two with an 11-6 win, behind six points from Jake Wilcox.

Then in the third game, Turbo Bocce history was made . . . Jen Powell and Paige Hoffman showed us all why you shouldn’t give up just because you lost the first two games in the series. There is still plenty of time to accomplish something special. So what is this great accomplishment you ask? Its a Buzz Saw. Short answer, a buzz saw is when you win 14-0. Long asnwer, its not easy to win a game up to 11 by 14 points. The only way to do it is to be leading exactly 10-0 and then to get a 4 point round. Its only happened seven times in 11 year the history of the league, and tradition dictates that the team who gets buzz sawed buys the victorious team a shot. Click HERE if you want a little info on the history of the Buzz Saw.

Jen and Paige knew they had a shut out and were excited about it, but I don’t think they knew just how difficult it is to win 14-0. When they found out they seemed pretty happy about it. Congrats to Jen Powell and Paige Hoffman for writing their names in the Turbo Bocce history books! If Hank Aaron saw that bocce game, he’d call Michael Jordan and tell him that they both wasted their life.

One of the best games of the day was played between Balls of Fury (second place in the league) and Thunderballz (third place in the league). This game was a true clash of styles with John and Robb of Balls of Fury liking to play long, and Jake and Sara of Thunderballz preferring the short game. The first game was close, but Balls of Fury won behind shots like the one you can see below by Robb Jones. In the second game Balls of Fury ensured they would win the series and move to second place in the league with a big 12-4 victory. Like most times when styles clash there can be big swings from one game to another depending mostly on who has control of the pallino. Despite losing big in the second game Thunderballz were completely dominant in the third game and won 11-1.

Dolce played De-Boccery in an especially exciting series, the first game of which was not so exciting as Dolce won 11-1. In the second game Dolce continued to shoot well, forcing Kelly and Meg of De-Boccery to knock their shots out if they wanted to win. As you can see below, Kelly was able to get that done, and De-Boccery won a close game 11-9. In the third game of the series De-Boccery took the momentum they had and ran with it, ultimately winning 11-3 and taking the series.

One of the hottest teams in the league is Where’s the Green, who had a tough match up with One Eyed Fish. The first game of the series was as close as a bocce game can get, with Where’s the Green winning by the two point minimum 11-9. Somehow the second game was even closer, with Where’s the Green needing overtime to finally win 12-10. The third game was close too, but Where’s the Green kept their hot streak going and earned the sweep with another close 11-7 win. As you can see throwing against One Eyed Fish can be distracting, but Pasquale didn’t seem too bothered.