Wish I could say San Francisco Treat but Jake and Rosy were the ones who got the treat this weekend. We lost to them 15-13 in the third game. Hard fought battle all the way through.
The tourney was only a 12 team tourney so the top 4 seeds received bye's in the first round. We played the winner of Dax/Billy vs. Jose/Pedro. Jose and Pedro won in 2 close games. We played them on a rather chilly day. The SF wind was in full force. We were fortunate that the sun came out from the fog for a couple of hours while we played. Otherwise it would have been freezing cold. I didn't take my shirt off at all for that match. Phil and I won in 2 games that were not really close. I think the scores were 8 and 13. We played well and they did not.
That was our only game on Friday. On Saturday we had only one game if we won it and we did. We played Brad and John and beat them in 2 games. The first was close as we won by 2 points. The second we scored a lot of points and ran away with it like 21-12 or something like that. The first game we were up a bunch of points but then I shot the ball a few too many times and John was on it and converted them. We pulled it out in the end though. Saturday was a pretty nice day too.
On Sunday we played 2 matches in fantastic weather for SF. The fog burned off early and the wind was present but not terrible. Our first match was against Stein and Willy. Both of the games were tightly contested. The first we were up and they made a late run to get back in the game. We pulled it out with a sideout and won 21-19. In the second, they were up a bit as Willy stuffed Phil a couple of times and they were serving pretty tough. We came back though and were able to score a real one for the game and 21-19 win.
In the finals we played Jake and Rosy. In the first game Phil pretty much served them off the court. He had a lot of aces but also caused havoc on their passing. I think the score was like 12 or 13. In the 2nd game we were down a bit and came back but Rosy sided out for the game 21-19. In the third game I had a lot of scoops but no putaways and that was really the game. If I had put those balls away then we would have had a comfortable lead. I did not and they won with a Jake Gibb sideout, 15-13. Congrats to them and on to the Grandaddy!
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Sorry I missed Sunday's play, it sounds like a nice day, weather wise.
It will be nice for you to sit back, while all but 8 teams fight through the qualifier this week.
Beat of luck capping a great 2008 season with the Grandaddy.
Jeff
Todd,
I saw the second and third games in the final. It looked like you were hurt or at least very tired, since a bunch of balls on defense you normally pick up dropped, and like you wrote in your blog, you relied more on the roll and cut shots. So, not to take anything away from Gibb and Rosy, but were you heard?
AR
Hey Todd, Regarding your phone text...no reason to apologize to us for not pulling through. We were rooting for you! You can't win 'em all. We were still impressed and had a great time. Thanks for getting in touch!
Take care, Melissa
Hey, Its a Silver. **Contrats**
Also, AVP putting up your homecoming
highlights, bet you made a bunch of first graders real happy.
Good to see you and Kerri and Misty giving voice to the Volleyball community.
Wow Todd it seems like this volleyball season started about 5 years ago. You guys have been all over the planet and endured some outrageous weather conditions. Someday you will sit down and not believe what you have accomplished and all the things that had to go right. Of course the support of your family must be the cornerstone to all your success and happiness. Anyway it is too bad Gibbs and Rosenthal had to crap in your punch bowl in San Francisco. They must be as popular in the Bay Area as a Sara Palin For VP T shirt....Scott from Cape Cod
You can't win them all. Second is not so bad, and, its lucky the SF weather cooperated.
Stay focused for Manhattan. That would be a great double with the Olympic gold.
Great to see volleyball and you are gettting much deserved exposure.
Jody for Chicago
Hi Todd,
I got to see you play on Saturday up in San Francisco. You two looked really sharp against John and Brad. I especially enjoyed seeing you getting coached by Hannah. She seems so comfortable in that role, and you two seem very coachable. I still remember how hilarious it was last year in SF when she was trying to coach Phil on his serve receive by demonstrating the proper form to him from the sideline.
Best of luck to you in Manhattan, and I hope to see you at the final event in Glendale.
Cheers,
Drew
Jeff- Looks like the MB qualifier was more of a warm-up for most of the teams.
AR- No I was not hurt or tired. Just played a medium type of game that wasn't enough to match their fire.
Melissa- Great to see you and meet your family. Glad we could all chat for a bit too.
Daniel- It has been showing the medal to the kids.
Scott- they are the cornerstone.
Jody- MB would be a very cool double.
Drew- thanks. Hannah is great. She is just super positive. Last year in SF was a classic.
Todd
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