BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN – Last night was a great night of cornhole, and Bushie was an amazing host. Bushie, thanks for the hospitality, food, and willingness to let a few of us linger until almost midnight.

Week 4 yielded a shift in the power rankings with Nick taking over first place, JG right behind him and Josh dropping to third (formerly on top) after his sluggish 2-3 record. In fairness to Josh, he was struggling with diarrhea all night. Can’t be easy to hold your follow through when you’re uncertain about shitting your pants. That said, Josh still registered 2 foot snags despite a faulty “trap door”.

Nick was the most outstanding player with a 6-3 record, and led the night in scoring average (again) at 18.6 per game and scoring differential with a silly +6.1 (nobody else was higher than +3.7). Nick and JG were on their way to even better records until Barker and I took 2 of 3 games from them late in the night.

Other highlights of the night included:

• Barker showing up halfway through the night despite a terrible day of work. He never disappoints folks.
• A huge win for Joe and me over JG and Mike, 21-19. The win was impressive because we were underdogs, but also because “Kim” (aka Bushie’s neighbor; aka “THO” – stands for titty hard on…Joe noticed her braless nipples poking out all night…good eye, Joey; aka “Does anyone besides Bushie actually know her name?”) called Joe a loser in the pregame and Joe responded like any coldblooded Italian would…by shoving his bag in the cornhole over and over and over again. Thanks for rising to the occasion Joe.
• JG and I overcoming a 20-11 deficit to Mike and Bushie to win 21-20 in dramatic fashion.
• Barker and I taking 2 out of 3 games from the powerful duo of JG and Nick. I know I mentioned this already, but it needed to be said again.
• Mike going 3-1 to close the night.
• “Kim” staying up until almost midnight watching us studs play under the lights.

Mike and Tony made their league debuts, each going 7-6. Both are very talented players and are forces to be reckoned with if they keep playing. The fact that players as good as these two barely got above the .500 mark tells you about the quality of the league.

Joe had his best week of the year going 4-4, including some serious quality wins over the likes of JG and Mike, and Tony and Josh. Joe’s 4 wins last night doubled his previous season total of 2, and his point differential last night was almost breakeven, whereas he’s -6.3 for the year in point differential. Joe is starting to make noise and is eyeing a rise in the standings.

Bushie struggled to an 0-7 record, but 2 of his 7 loses were really “Kim” playing in his place. Sorry Bushie, but you get her losses because she’s your neighbor. Bushie’s true record was 0-5, but he had the heartbreaking 21-20, come-from-behind loss to JG and me, and a tough 21-16 loss to JG and Tony. He wasn’t far from having a record close to .500. Plus, he rivaled JG for the “Looks Best in a T-Shirt” award.