Bar Nuts (Catman, Mansfield) 2
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The Winged Buffalo (Wendell's, Norton) 6
A good start to the season. Even though we all know that Laroche's Gaff's team has pretty much guarenteed themselves ANOTHER Championship this season (since the rule about making them break up was apparently waived ONCE AGAIN at the second captain's meeting that I was unable to attend), we all had a good night of darts. My only suggestion would be that since we keep waiving the rule about teams having to break up for a season after winning two, three, or four years in a row, then maybe we should get rid of the rule that says no team ever has to move up if they win the Championship. I mean, what's the motivation to move up if you don't HAVE to? Obviously teams want to face the weakest competition they can to make themselves feel better. Come on, a SIX team division 1? Not ONE team has moved UP in 3 seasons, and we've actually had teams move DOWN? At some point you have to force people up. There are 24 teams in FOUR DIVISIONS and THREE LEVELS?!?!? Ridiculous. Should be TWO levels TOTAL. 8 teams in Division 1 and 16 teams in Division 2 (two groups of . That's it. 6 Division 1, 6 Division 1A, and 12 Division 2 just promotes people to play as low as they possibly can. The MMDL has 24 teams in ONE DIVISION ALONE never mind three. No reason so have THAT few teams broken up into THREE levels of players, ESPECIALLY since we are ALL local. You are either the top division or the bottom division that's it. The worst from the top gets to move down, and the best moves up, and everyone else either tries to get better or just has a 'fun' night out. Giving big trophies to teams that win the lowest division in a league that ONLY has 24 teams total doesn't solve anything. Hell, maybe everyone should get a 'participation trophy' like they give 8 year olds in little league.