From: jimc@megatek.com (Jim Campbell)
Subject: Re: Nude OTL - World Championships
Reply-To: jimc@megatek.com
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 15:06:30 GMT

Just some comments about Tom's report on the nude OTL games...


In article <1d5ce1INNeio@network.ucsd.edu> middleto@poincare.ucsd.edu (Tom Middleton ; System Manager) writes:
>
>
>Nude Over-The-Line World Championships:
>(Over-The-Line is a form of 3 man softball indigenous to beach
>tribes in Southern California.)
>     On October 24 and 25 the Sun and Fun Seekers sponsored the
>seventh annual "Nude Over-The-Line World Championships" tournament at
>Glen Eden Sun Club in Corona, California.  The Camping Bares 'A' team
>consisting of Tom, Mark and Ed played under the team name CLOTHING
>SUCKS and provided the returning champions from last year with a
>serious challenge in the first game of the tournament.  After allowing
>the champs to take a lead in the early innings CLOTHING SUCKS tied it
>up in the fifth inning (OTL games are only supposed to be five innings
>long) and forced the game into extra innings.  Unfortunately, the
>champs came back to win in the sixth.  The Camping Bares team then had
>to face a newcomer in the tournament, the Camping Bares 'B' team, also
>known as THE THREE BARES.
>     THE THREE BARES was put together from three Camping Bares that
>had showed up just to watch the festivities.  Jim had practiced some
>with CLOTHING SUCKS and was the most experienced player on THE THREE
>BARES.  Erik may have seen an OTL game before but Paul (a visiting
>bare from out of state) was still wondering what OTL spelled when he
>joined the team.  The cruel 'A' team had no mercy on their compadres
>in the 'B' team and the mercy rule (which ends the game) was called
>into effect by the umpires when CLOTHING SUCKS established an 11 - 0
>lead over THE THREE BARES.

	I didn't mention this to Tom at the time, but after talking it
over with my team-mates, it was decided it would demoralize out fellow
Camping Bares by defeating them in their first complete game in front of
near strangers. Having made that decision, we further ascertained that it was
going to rain soon, so we decided to get the game over with as quickly as
possible. Rather than letting them getting only one run and then deliberatly
not scoring, hence letting them win, we figured just let them get a whole
bunch of runs until the "mercy rule" ended the game. Besides, we could
keep a little warmer by running around chasing their hits, while they would
freeze from just standing around. So you see, even though the "mercy rule"
was employed to end the game, the polarity was reversed from what Tom seems
to be thinking.

>     In this double elimination tournament the next challenge was for
>THE THREE BARES to take on a quickly put together 'B' team from the
>Sun and Fun Seekers Club.  Unfortunately, the sky opened up with tears
>after having watched the previous match.  An hour of rain muddied the
>field and the tournament had to wait for Sunday.

This is the rain I was talking about.

>     But the rain would not dampen our spirits nor stop the fun.  The
>magnificent athletes and their fans spent that raining hour in the
>warmth and comfort of Glen Edens jacuzzi.  Later, after a few games of
>tennis in which Ed barely defeated Mary and then soundly trounced Tom
>leaving only a tattered shell for Mary to finish off, we feasted.
>Yes, even in the wet and cold early evening air Mark and Rebecca
>prepared a masterpiece dinner which all Camping Bares can be proud of.

	Definetly good eats!

>     Dinner was followed by a Glen Eden sponsored game of NUDIE (BINGO
>with different letters) in the recreation room while some people
>watched the last game of the World Series and others socialized in the
>Jacuzzi.  Later, a country-western band played for a G.E. dance and
>all in attendance reported a fun time.

I won $10 at "NUDIE". Must be beginners' luck.

>     Sunday morning brought sunshine and new warmth for those of us
>that made an early trip to the jacuzzi.  Once revitalized I cooked
>another feast for breakfast, my famous Nude Chef French Toast.  Fruit
>was added to the menu and even though a few people were late for
>breakfast no one went hungry.  After breakfast it was time for the OTL
>tournament to start again.

Great food, Tom!

>     Sundays first game pitted the Camping Bares 'B' team against the
>Sun and Fun Seekers 'B' team.  It was a close game in which THE THREE
>BARES fought hard and earned some respect.  But they still lost.

	We lost this one on purpose, too! You see, um... oh, yeah! We
lost THAT game so as to not dominate the tournament with only Camping Bares
teams. We thought it would be rude to our hosts (Sun & Fun Seekers) if we
didn't allow them to be represented in the finals by one of their own teams.

We're nice guys, and we finished last.

> The
>Sun and Fun Seekers 'B' team then challenged their 'A' team.  The 'A'
>team won leaving the 'B' team with only a slim hope of staying in the
>tournament.  That hope rested in beating CLOTHING SUCKS, it didn't
>happen.
>     Thus, the stage was set for a rematch between the champs of Sun
>and Fun Seekers and the Camping Bares CLOTHING SUCKS team.  The
>Camping Bares took an early 5 - 0 lead but the Sun and Fun Seekers
>fought back to a 1 run deficit in the fourth inning.  Even though the
>Camping Bares didn't add any runs in the top of the fifth their
>defense held the Sun and Fun Seekers in the bottom of the fifth and
>CLOTHING SUCKS had beaten the champs.
>     But wait, it wasn't over because the fat lady wasn't singing.
>Each of the two top teams had won a game against the other and now it
>was time for a playoff game.  The Sun and Fun Seekers used their
>position as tournament organizers to allow only a short break before
>forcing CLOTHING SUCKS into its third straight game.  This proved to
>be fatal for the Camping Bares as their bats were too tired to muster
>much activity and they scored only two runs.  Final score, Sun and Fun
>Seekers 4, Camping Bares 2.

	You know, I remember telling Tom repeatedly, "3 runs an inning!".
But would he listen to me? NO!!! He HAD to listen to Ted, (One of the players
for the Sun & Fun Seekers team) who kept saying "Hit it to me, Tom!", WHICH
HE DID! Ted would happily catch them for outs. Listen to ME next time, Tom!

>     Still, a good time was had by all who played.  I have to give my
>personal gratitude and the teams appreciation to Eds wife Lee and
>Marks fiancee Rebecca who were the best cheerleaders (and most
>attractive) in the whole tournament.  Also, my warmest thanks to Lee,
>Rebecca and Mary for their score-keeping services, I don't know what
>us men would do if we couldn't keep score.  We are looking forward to
>next years tournament and vow revenge.  Maybe we can have some more
>Camping Bares teams next year.  See ya then.
>
>-- 
>===============================================================================
>Thomas Earl Middleton		| Camping Bares:  "An Anarchist Disorganization
>aka Happy Bare			| Dedicated to the Destruction of the Fabric of
>middleto@poincare.ucsd.edu	| Our Society"

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