True Foes till the wheels fall off!

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#1 Post by **Matt** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 8:18 pm

True Foes Own Summer of '05

Criterion's hard-nosed softball team, the True Foes, has long been known for its grit, enthusiasm, and sportsmanlike behavior. But this year, it has come to be known for something elseâ€”winning. Making a major leap forward from last year's 3-7 record, the True Foes proved a lot tougher than they looked as they sealed their first-ever winning season (5-4-1) with a 16-4 victory over the New York Taxi and Limousine Commission, on the sultry evening of Monday, July 25. It was a gratifying end to a great season, and the team looks forward to electrifying those in the Media and Government League for many summers to come. True Foes till the wheels fall off!

Check it.

godardslave · #2 Post by **godardslave** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:00 pm

if someone else had posted this thread, you would have closed it. :p

(just kiddin!!)

from above link this sounds like an exciting game!

5/19/2005 TRUE FOES MUCKRAKERS 14-13

The True Foes mounted a comeback from an early 10-0 deficit. They came back again to tie the score at 13 with 3 runs in the last of the 7th -- a rally that started with 2 outs and no one on. They won with a 2 out hit in the bottom of the 8th inning.

Someone "ask jon mulvaney!" who hit the winning run?

Ted Todorov · #3 Post by **Ted Todorov** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 9:53 pm

And it ain't over 'til it's over. The True Foes have made the playoffs. Their first playoff game is against El Destructo Monday, August 1st, 6 PM at the Con-Ed field -- 16th St. and Avenue C.

Be sure to go there to cheer them on, demand a Rivette box set, and maybe bring some ear plugs 'cause that field is almost under the FDR drive...

flambeur · #4 Post by **flambeur** » Thu Jul 28, 2005 10:26 pm

..and I was expecting the first playoff game to be played at Grey Gardens..

Theodore R. Stockton · #5 Post by **Theodore R. Stockton** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:25 am

Maybe the rumor about the ringers in the cover art department WAS true.

godardslave · #6 Post by **godardslave** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:29 am

Theodore R. Stockton wrote:Maybe the rumor about the ringers in the cover art department WAS true.

hehe. i would go and watch them play but California to NYC is a long way to go for a game of softball.

Maybe next time i make it over to the east coast, i havent been to new york for a long time.

Andre Jurieu · #7 Post by **Andre Jurieu** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 10:14 am

Theodore R. Stockton wrote:Maybe the rumor about the ringers in the cover art department WAS true.

They probably have a couple in their webpage department as well considering the shoddy way the August titles were posted. I think Boudu still has claim over two spine numbers on their webpage. Still, you can't put a price on a great clean-up hitter and a solid short-stop.

Napoleon · #8 Post by **Napoleon** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:55 am

HA, ha, ha, ha! I've only just 'got' their name!

True Foes = Truffaut!

If only they had showed as much enthusiasm in getting his key film released without a load of glaring glitches.

Ted Todorov · #9 Post by **Ted Todorov** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:57 pm

El Destructo clobbered the True Foes on Monday 19 - 4, eliminating them from the playoffs.

leo goldsmith · #10 Post by **leo goldsmith** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 4:54 pm

By the way, who's spearheading the Fantasy Corporate Softball pool? Someone should really get on this for next season.

ByMarkClark.com · #11 Post by **ByMarkClark.com** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 9:41 am

Quite a turnaround. Perhaps the Criterion softball team discovered steroids during the off-season?

FilmFanSea · #12 Post by **FilmFanSea** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:29 pm

ByMarkClark.com wrote:Quite a turnaround. Perhaps the Criterion softball team discovered steroids during the off-season?

Could be ... I hear they brought in Rafael Palmeiro as a hitting coach during the off-season. Out of gratitude, they've given Rafy the opportunity to do a commentary track on an upcoming release of either Nick Ray's Bigger Than Life or Sascha Guitry's 1936 Le Roman d'un tricheur (aka The Story of a Cheat).

godardslave · #13 Post by **godardslave** » Wed Aug 10, 2005 10:02 pm

we should so some kind of "fantasy" film directors competition.

toiletduck! · #14 Post by **toiletduck!** » Thu Aug 11, 2005 7:57 am

godardslave wrote:we should so some kind of "fantasy" film directors competition.

You try finding a good fantasy gaffer in these parts... buncha good-for-nothing hacks is what they are!

-Toilet Dcuk

#15 Post by **Matt** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 6:31 pm

Follow the team's '07 progress on their catcher's blog.

I want sports bloopers.

tryavna · #16 Post by **tryavna** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:07 pm

Ha ha! I'd forgotten all about this. How come we didn't follow their progress last summer?

Tribe · #17 Post by **Tribe** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 8:58 pm

godardslave wrote:we should so some kind of "fantasy" film directors competition.

It's sort of been done...see here for the results for the 5-27-07 game between the Found Film Footage team versus the Filthy Film Festival Entrants team of the Cosmic Baseball Association. Scroll down for the rosters for each team.

Tribe

Cinesimilitude · #18 Post by **Cinesimilitude** » Thu Jun 21, 2007 2:43 am

I now play softball every sunday with a bunch of folks from our local music scene, we even entered a 4 province tournament with 64 teams from alberta, BC, saskatchewan, and Manitoba. It's gonna be a hell of a lot of fun.

It would be freakin sweet to take on the True Foes.

Narshty · #19 Post by **Narshty** » Thu May 29, 2008 9:11 am

The 2008 season is underway.

Perkins Cobb · #20 Post by **Perkins Cobb** » Fri May 30, 2008 1:08 pm

Do we know where (in Central Park, I presume) they play? That might be a good place to brace them for answers on things like, say, exactly which Rivettes they're teasing us with. And, give Tamara the ring if I like her answer.

Zumpano · #21 Post by **Zumpano** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:50 am

The jersey? Where can I get one of these?

Napier · #22 Post by **Napier** » Wed Apr 07, 2010 11:10 am

Zumpano wrote:The jersey? Where can I get one of these?

Who knows, maybe they're looking for a ringer. How's your softball skills?

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