And From Our Sports Editor...

“People ask me what I do in winter when there's no baseball. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for spring.” 

-Roger Hornsby

Hornsby's immortal words gave always inspired Stonecircle researcher and Brass Monkeyz shortstop Kory “The Ringer” Goulais. During spring and summer, Goulais spends most of his non-researching time on the baseball field (playing for four teams) and barely has time to squeeze in his work (just kidding). The other side of the office tandem is Christian “The Clootch” Cloutier who manages the Brass Monkeyz. His management philosophy was best expressed by the immortal Sparky Anderson, who once said: “Players have two things to do. Play and keep their mouths shut.”

Kory Goulais and Christian Cloutier,
2010 Brass Monkeyz Old School Champions


But we digress.We regret to inform the faithful readers who follow the ups and (ahem) downs of the Brass Monkeyz Old School baseball season on this blog that the BMs got themselves, no doubt for reasons beyond their control, finished  a dismal 6-6, earning a mediocre third in the six team division. Sic transit, etc.

On the plus side, reigning MVP Goulais continues his pace from last year (when he is there, slacker!) The Clootch, like player coach Reggie Dunlop (Slapshot reference for hockey fans), is in charge of both administrative duties (like getting the ball before the game) and playing responsibilities (striking out), an onerous concantenation of care which no doubt affected his season tremendously. Take heart, however:  the Brass Monkeyz will embark on their playoff run, and hopefully Our Times will have more cheerful news to report upon completion of the season. Avid fans may remember that the Brass Monkeyz are the defending champions. Will they be able to repeat last year’s success? Stay tuned!