The last but not the least, Rio Regional is a solid region from top to bottom.
Ron “2nd place is the first loser” Kappauff drew the one seed with his solid showing in last years tournament, and his workout regimen after work EVERYDAY. He has been training for a full year and is ready to claim the title. Don’t let his quiet office tactics fool you. Ron brings a new shoulder pad line and enough inflatable’s to deflate any competition. His first round opponent is Rita “Hire and Fire” Carel. Just because she is a 16th seed doesn’t mean she is going to go quietly. She controls the dress code, clean war rooms and new hires, but that is not going to be enough for this match as Ron slips by with a close victory.
The next match up is the good ole 8 vs. 9. Robert Parish vs. Pam Klosterman. This match has cost me many hours of sleep, tossing and turning into the night. Analyzing each of these competitors’ strengths and weaknesses I decided when it comes down to it neither of these competitors has been training as hard as they should have been during the off season. Pam with vacations, employee sales, and envelopes about request for free equipment and more sponsorship opportunities that you can imagine. Robert with TV shows, merger meetings, and trying to figure out Wal-Mart is doing neither of them has seen the gym or the octagon since last years fight. Expect this fight to start like a Monday morning and then finish like a Rawlings Spring Catalog deadline. Pam uses her bond with the interns through the employee sale and wins this match out right.
This is a marquee match up of the region two strong competitors. Curtis Cruz vs Ron 100% cotton Hilson. These two workaholics train just as hard. Even though Curtis can’t decide where his office should be, he claims he works at the
Lindsey “neighbor” Naber vs. Brian Scheele This isn’t just a battle between the 1st floor and the 2nd floor, or marketing and customer service. This match will determine who goes to the 3rd floor more. That is the key to this match. I’m going to give you a little something they call in the betting world an “inside tip” Brian may put one a smiley face when the phone rings at 8:01am and a mother is raging about her son’s bat breaking, but I have seen him under the lights at the Kirkwood Recreations Facility. This guy is an animal; he will sacrifice his body in anyway to win. It doesn’t matter if it is checkers or 10K run he is going to go 101%. My money is on Brian, only because Menard can’t text in votes for Lindsey, but don’t be surprised IF this match gets out of hand you could see some interference by Lindsey’s not so secret lover Mr. 1974 NL MVP.
Hoying vs. Elrod is another great match up in this powerhouse region. Hoying has been spending a lot of time over seas learning from the one and only Mr.Miyagi. Brian-son is an all around athlete and can run and jump circles around Seth. Don’t forget the fact that Brian has been seen doing pushups and sit ups in his cube wearing prototype protective from head to toe. I don’t care if Seth tells the interns he is going to give them bad reviews if they don’t vote for him. In this match it isn’t going to matter. Lets think about this Seth has been planning his wedding since he was 12years old, and it is all coming together. He tries to squeeze in a jog at lunch so he can fit into his tuxedo that he was measured for 3 years ago. Seth has been picking out what to serve at the reception, and what color shutters he wants to put on his house to match the white picket fence in the front. Hoying Pummels Elrod!
Jason Voorhees vs. Mark Barry is going to be a good fight, but fall a little short of an epic battle. Mark has been slammed with national accounts making their final selections for the 08 season, so there has been no time for the octagon. This fight is going to end like the 2006 and 2007 Men’s College World Series a clean sweep. No matter how hard you cheer for Mark this year he is going to end up like his North Carolina Tarheels. Voorhees has been preparing for this fight since his loss last year, and I have seen one of his battle notes to a colleague of mine, and let’s just say I was scared. Voorhees wants this win so bad I heard he is accepting same day art request.
Barb Foerstel vs Sharon Adams match should be interesting. These two have very different styles of fighting.
Travis Gessely vs Jan Grundig match is going to be more than just entertaining for all of us it is going to be inspirational. Jan is the UC Irvine of the UFC. I’m calling an upset!! Travis has been walking around the office like a zombie. He still hasn’t figured out why everything with a Jenny Finch or a Cat Ostermann signature on it turns to gold. Don’t judge Jan’s book by the cover she is a fighter. She is going to take advantage of Travis in his zombie like state of mind and advance to the 2nd round. If you don’t believe me just wait and see. It doesn’t matter how many different colored pants or bags Travis is developing Jan is going to walk away a winner. Let’s face it Travis’ showing last year was a fluke!!
Good luck to all the competitor this year, and hang on tight for a wild ride.
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