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Recap 05-14-16 Suarez so clutch
Football Diary: Day 3258
What started as a chilly morning, turned into a heated battle on the football field. Having only 7 people to start, Yager very quickly jumped at the opportunity to show off his throwing prowess as All-Time QB. Then, very leisurely and well rested, former Dallas great, Tayib Rangwala native of Austin TX and Hasnain Rangwala show up late. Still having an odd number of people, Hasnain jumped at the shot to play all-time D. His yellow flags flapped in the air as he chased Yager and Saleh around the field, truly beautiful. As I wiped the sweat from my brow I look off into the distance. We couldn’t believe our eyes, Mr. Sodawater joined us and completed our 5v5 football dreams. The battle waged as Mustafa took control of his team, showing next level leadership, I couldn’t help but think of myself at his young, spry age. But he came up just short, as Zo and Yager teamed together to deal the final blow. What an amazing day, and great game. Until next week!
-Huzaifa Shafiq
What started as a chilly morning, turned into a heated battle on the football field. Having only 7 people to start, Yager very quickly jumped at the opportunity to show off his throwing prowess as All-Time QB. Then, very leisurely and well rested, former Dallas great, Tayib Rangwala native of Austin TX and Hasnain Rangwala show up late. Still having an odd number of people, Hasnain jumped at the shot to play all-time D. His yellow flags flapped in the air as he chased Yager and Saleh around the field, truly beautiful. As I wiped the sweat from my brow I look off into the distance. We couldn’t believe our eyes, Mr. Sodawater joined us and completed our 5v5 football dreams. The battle waged as Mustafa took control of his team, showing next level leadership, I couldn’t help but think of myself at his young, spry age. But he came up just short, as Zo and Yager teamed together to deal the final blow. What an amazing day, and great game. Until next week!
-Huzaifa Shafiq
Recap 02-14-15 Spiderman, Spiderman, does whatever a spider can
Today, I speak to you on a serious note...the
dangers of the competitive world of MFL Sunday Football. As we step onto the
field, we are all aware of the risks we take. However, today's victim signed no
contract, took no oath, and received no warnings. As Ammar Nazarali ran full
speed to grab Yager's flag, he lost his balance and crashed into a spectator.
The crunching sound was ten times that of an extra ruffled potato chip. This
innocent bystander was severely injured. Fallen on the ground in pain, it was
our responsibility to help. Do we call the ambulance? Send for a doctor? We
should...but what sort of trouble would we get into? Would someone's life be
forever changed over one accident? So, we did the only thing we could do. We
covered it up. With the brain trauma and likely loss of memory, we knew any
testimony couldn't hold up in a court of law. We rearranged the crime scene to
cover our tracks and placed the blame on a poor patsy. A blood pact was made to
swear secrecy and never speak of this again. Ammar has been suspended 3 games
for his actions and will anonymously pay for surgery to insert screws and make
this individual whole again. Final score of the game: Red 11, Blue 10. Final
score for justice? Ammar 1....Fence 0. (Ammar ran into the fence and broke two
pieces, we covered it up, shhhhhh.)
-Husein Ezzi
Recap 05-04-14
Games are often won before they even begin. How?
Picking the right players for your team can be the difference between victory
and defeat. On this day, the Blue team sealed their fate in the 3rd round. With
a star kicker available, the Blue team decided to pass on special teams help
for some extra "offense". Little did they know, the entire game was
basically won when every Blue drive started on the negative 20 yard line. Close
to the end of the game, the Blue captain tried to inspire his team with a call
to "Bucker Up". With his team so very confused, the game ended on
back to back pick 6s. Remember kids, don't text and drive and please...buckle
up. Final score: Red 11 Blue 5.
As is usually the case on these days, the game
was decided by the cruel wind. Thanks to some timely winded aided INTs and
kickoffs, the Red team was able to jump out to an early lead that they would
not relinquish. Final score: Red 8 Blue knee hole. I mean 4.
-Husein Ezzi
Recap 04-13-14
The MFL Gods are good. They provided us with a beautiful morning
temperature and Six Flags mist fans to blow at us. Surely, they had
outdone themselves. However, it was all too soon before the all-knowing
Gods wept when they foresaw the forthcoming cowardice.
Like a disappointed mother, it started to pour when issues of attendance arose. There were no shows, late shows and even tonight shows. Rain, work and downloading were reasons to shun her. At 9:39 The Late Show with Avid Letterman came- the show about someone who is zealous enough to come to football and even kickoff with a fractured foot, but is terrible with the technology of clocks, typing and Whatsapp- better stick to letters, man. We even saw a sneak peak at the Late Show with I wasn’t EVEN tOLd to WEAR shoes. It features a man that drives all the way to Fritz Park in sports enabled clothing, just to unlock a car that was running. If only, if only someone had told him. Hopefully, it will premiere soon. Finally, after 8 minutes, we saw The Tonight Show with leMME go ALL IN, who decided to stay up tonight partying and be late tomorrow.
Just as disheartening was the play on the field. Everything from targeting of a cleat-less player, to touchdowns being claimed after unforced forward fumbles, to kneel-downs at the one inch line being taken out to the 20. Some didn’t reach far enough for the touchdown and other players didn’t run hard enough after the ball was thrown for a hail-mary on sixth down. There was even the shameful act of forfeiture (2-6) to a team playing down a man in a game of three on four. To make matters worse, the core of the losing team declared they would receive the ball after revamping their team to make it superior. After many delay-of-games, they went on to win a promulgated sudden-death game (10-8).
With smiles on their faces, the dedicated MFLers played hard and did not go home until the afternoon. They were there SHARP and ON TIME at 9:15 and brought plenty of water that they didn’t drink. There was no weather update, yet they showed up and didn’t sing “Rain, Rain, Go Away.” The good MFL Gods rewarded them with a very fun, entertaining and memorable time.
-Moiz Jafferji
Like a disappointed mother, it started to pour when issues of attendance arose. There were no shows, late shows and even tonight shows. Rain, work and downloading were reasons to shun her. At 9:39 The Late Show with Avid Letterman came- the show about someone who is zealous enough to come to football and even kickoff with a fractured foot, but is terrible with the technology of clocks, typing and Whatsapp- better stick to letters, man. We even saw a sneak peak at the Late Show with I wasn’t EVEN tOLd to WEAR shoes. It features a man that drives all the way to Fritz Park in sports enabled clothing, just to unlock a car that was running. If only, if only someone had told him. Hopefully, it will premiere soon. Finally, after 8 minutes, we saw The Tonight Show with leMME go ALL IN, who decided to stay up tonight partying and be late tomorrow.
Just as disheartening was the play on the field. Everything from targeting of a cleat-less player, to touchdowns being claimed after unforced forward fumbles, to kneel-downs at the one inch line being taken out to the 20. Some didn’t reach far enough for the touchdown and other players didn’t run hard enough after the ball was thrown for a hail-mary on sixth down. There was even the shameful act of forfeiture (2-6) to a team playing down a man in a game of three on four. To make matters worse, the core of the losing team declared they would receive the ball after revamping their team to make it superior. After many delay-of-games, they went on to win a promulgated sudden-death game (10-8).
With smiles on their faces, the dedicated MFLers played hard and did not go home until the afternoon. They were there SHARP and ON TIME at 9:15 and brought plenty of water that they didn’t drink. There was no weather update, yet they showed up and didn’t sing “Rain, Rain, Go Away.” The good MFL Gods rewarded them with a very fun, entertaining and memorable time.
-Moiz Jafferji
Recap 03-30-14
It was a beautiful day, sunny and bright outside. The animals were out
to play, but little did they know that there would be no one to play
with them in the park. I started the day as usual, leaving the house at 9
and getting to Fritz at 9:05. As I got there I noticed Ammar wasn’t
lying to me when he said he was going to come this week. We both took
out the stuff and headed to the field. Ammar asked his usual questions,
“Who’s coming this week?” I said jokingly, “no one”. Little did I know
that I was almost correct.
I stared at the field and asked myself whether or not I should set up the field. I decided to set up the string and after nailing down three nails I decided to wait 10 minutes. It was 9:30 and I decided to pick everything up. Ammar came to me, and I told him that I’m sending a cancel message. He said he was going home. As we said our goodbyes, I rolled up all of the string, and a car came. Ammar was surprised as well as I.
We started our classic masjid football sized field 2 on 2 with Moiz bhai all-time. That ended up a tie pretty much as there was non-stop scoring. We were sitting on the bench during a long water break and Taiyeb showed up.
As we played 3 on 3, the teams were fair and everyone was scoring. It was 7-6 Blue when Red decided to play a game called, “let’s see how many pick-6’s Taiyeb can throw”. One, two, three. In a matter of seconds, the score was 10-7. As Blue finished the game, winning 11-7, we decided to keep playing. What seemed another few seconds later, Blue was up 16-8 in what was a classic “who gives a crap” circus game.
Taiyeb was undoubtedly the MVP of the game. Unfortunately, it was for the wrong team.
Final score: Blue 16, Red 8.
I may have not gotten the scores right.
-Aliasgar Hamid
I stared at the field and asked myself whether or not I should set up the field. I decided to set up the string and after nailing down three nails I decided to wait 10 minutes. It was 9:30 and I decided to pick everything up. Ammar came to me, and I told him that I’m sending a cancel message. He said he was going home. As we said our goodbyes, I rolled up all of the string, and a car came. Ammar was surprised as well as I.
We started our classic masjid football sized field 2 on 2 with Moiz bhai all-time. That ended up a tie pretty much as there was non-stop scoring. We were sitting on the bench during a long water break and Taiyeb showed up.
As we played 3 on 3, the teams were fair and everyone was scoring. It was 7-6 Blue when Red decided to play a game called, “let’s see how many pick-6’s Taiyeb can throw”. One, two, three. In a matter of seconds, the score was 10-7. As Blue finished the game, winning 11-7, we decided to keep playing. What seemed another few seconds later, Blue was up 16-8 in what was a classic “who gives a crap” circus game.
Taiyeb was undoubtedly the MVP of the game. Unfortunately, it was for the wrong team.
Final score: Blue 16, Red 8.
I may have not gotten the scores right.
-Aliasgar Hamid
Recap 03-23-14
I woke up with the sun blinding my eyes. It was
just your typical perfect late March day. A crisp 65 degrees with birds singing
and the grass as green as chutney. I thought to myself, "Could this day
get any better?". Then I woke up for real with my toes frozen solid. It
was so bloody cold outside, I had to wear 3 jogging suits, 5 socks, and 2 pairs
of mittens. When we reached the field, there were a many of children dressed
warmly and well prepared. And of course, your classic few with shorts and
t-shirts begging for pants and jackets. As usual, we laughed and let the
children suffer.
-Husein Ezzi
Recap 03-09-14
There are many reasons someone might miss MFL
Sunday football. Sometimes they are in India. Maybe they have to attend a
Sunday brunch with family. There have even been rare cases when someone just
doesn't want to play. The one thing that will ALWAYS cause someone to miss or
be super late to football...the two most evil words in history: SPRING FORWARD.
Today, spring forward claimed another poor soul. We aren't sure what happened
to Ammar Nazarali, but we can assume the space time continuum has devoured him
completely. This proved to be costly for the Blue team. Without a reliable
kicker, they were burned for several long gains and TDs that made a big
difference in a close game.
The key turning point was a clutch goal line
stand by the forgotten Jafferji brother, Huzaifa. The very next play, he would
sprint down the middle for a 99 yard TD to give the Red team the lead. Ah, but
what inspired this brilliant play? In a touching moment, members of the Blue
team presented a beautiful gift to the Red QB Yager. They thought, "Hey,
he just scored a TD on an INT, let's make him even happier with a gift!"
How were they thanked for this generous and kind act? With bullets and missiles
for TDs. How cruel of you Yager. Final score 11-10 Red.
-Husein Ezzi
Recap 02-09-14
As I stepped onto the field covered in fog, I knew today would be
no ordinary day. The sound of kids laughing and setting up the field was
nowhere to be found. As we wondered where everyone was, the fog whispered,
"To those who play...one of them will pay". If only we knew what the
fog had in store for us, we would have never left home.
As we played some 2 on 2 while waiting for people to arrive, a car
drove up to the field and watched us silently. He waited. And waited. The
longer he waited, the more furious the fog grew. Then he left. The fog was not
pleased. "Those who tease me...will be covered in leaves". I didn't
know what that meant at the time...I most certainly do know.
As people arrived, we asked who was this man who waited in the car
and left. Mustafa confidently proclaimed it was him. He was proud to disrespect
the fog. Little did he know what horrors awaited him on the field.
Struggling through occasional double coverage, Mustafa's energy
level was rock bottom. His mind was clouded by thoughts of breakfast and
chocolate milk. This combination proved to be too much for him. He thought some
water and a quick sit would ease his troubles. He was right...until he heard
the words, "MUSTAFA BRING THE JUG". The fog laughed. He knew his
revenge would soon begin.
Each step Mustafa took felt like a thousand miles. His body was
breaking down. Half way there, he fell to the ground. First his knees. Then his
hands. He prayed to the football gods, "Forgive me". Some people
think war is the most awful thing to witness...those people have never seen
Mustafa throw up.
The aftermath was brutal. I won't go into details, but Burhanuddin
said, "It looked like eggs and orange". As Mustafa stared into the
ground and saw what he had done, he couldn't bare the shame. He took some
surrounding leaves and covered what he had done (photo attached). The fog was
pleased. His revenge was complete.
Red defeated Blue 9 to 5, but really the only score for today was:
Fog 1...Mustafa 0.
-Husein Ezzi
Recap 01-26-14
-Saleh Mushir
Recap 01-12-14
-Husein Ezzi
Recap 01-05-14
A bitter cold battle between blue baby yags and taaha vs red moiz
and zos. Mustafa was guest player. 5 special team tds and a few ints made the
difference. Final score 11-9 red. No throw ups to report.
-Husein Ezzi
-Husein Ezzi