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After a blistering 2 weeks of gameplay, we have our first league champion.  Of course, while there will be many more to come, but I say, the first is the best.  Mostly I say this because:

Aaron – 46 wins – Current Leader!
Greg – 43 wins
Clarkson – 33 wins
Daniel – 12 wins (evidently racquetball doesn’t translate well to ping-pong)

Excuses have run rampant through the player ranks.  For instance, Clarkson missed several days in the office due to a NYC trip.  But if baseball players have to play through injuries and rain, no business trip shall stand as an excuse in the MOPPL. Nonetheless, schedule modifications were made in an attempt to rebalance the total matches played by the competitors.  Daniel…well, what to say about Daniel.  Considering his history of sensational racket sports, we expected more from him.  It seems he just wasn’t prepared for the smaller table size.  Good natured ribbing and jokes likely worsened the scenario.

Several sensational matches played out between Greg and Aaron in the MOPPL Arena, as the proverbial cream rose to the top.  Emotions ran high during the half dozen matches that went deep into overtime periods.  Thank heavens no children were around to hear some of the foul, raucous language spit forth from demoralized losers of many a hard-fought match. No serious injuries were suffered; however, one cell phone screen was unfortunately lost due to a run-in with a table edge, and 1 ping pong ball was lost to a hungry and rather sizeable Bull Mastiff.