PING-PONG!
04/24/2008 7:05 PM by Kyle Sheldon
In the locker room, one of the more popular activity among players is ping-pong. And really, how can you not like ping-pong? Competing after training today were rookies Ryan Cordeiro and Jeremy Barlow. I can't say I know who ended the day victorious, but Cordeiro was winning while I was watching...
If I had to guess, I'd say you're probably asking yourself the following question: "which United player reigns supreme at the ever-popular game of ping-pong?" Thinking one step ahead of your very own thoughts, I polled a few of the guys to find out.
Me: Who is the best ping-pong player on the team?
Dan Stratford: Pat Carroll, probably [who was standing nearby].
Dane Murphy [also standing nearby], in response: Funny, 'cause I beat him yesterday - worked him.
Strats: Well, I have to dish out that WVU love [PC and Strats were college teammates]. But, actually Namoff is really good.
Me: Jose, how are your ping-pong skills? Who's the best?
Jose Carvallo: I'm not bad, but I'm not perfect. I'd say Jaime, Santino or Marcelo.. maybe Namoff.
Quavas passes. He is obviously dying to answer the question, as well [embellished for dramatic effect].
Me: Hello, Q. How are you?
Q: Ask me! Ask me!
Me: Oh.. what are you doing this weekend?
Q: No! Ask me the ping-pong question!
Me: Oh. Okay. Who do you think is the best ping-pong player on the team?
Q: Namoff and Jaime are really good. 'Tino is pretty good, too.
Me: Your answer was really boring, Q, considering how excited you were.
Q: I know.
One name kept coming up. Namoff. I heard it everywhere I turned.
Me: Who's the best ping-pong player on the team?
McTavish: Namoff.
Me: Who's the best ping-pong player on the team?
Wells: Namoff.
Me: Who's the best ping-pong player on the team?
Santino: Me [okay, not everyone agreed].
Me: Who's the best ping-pong player on the team?
Burch: Namoff.
So, I decided to go to the source.
Me: Yo, Namoff, who's the best ping-pong player on the team?
Namoff: Bryan Namoff.
Me: Really? Third person?
Namoff: Bryan Namoff.
Me: Who else is good?
Namoff: Nobody else.
Me: Seriously?
Namoff: I have yet to find an opponent that requires me to break a sweat.
He seems pretty confident. I've not yet seen him in action, but it seems entirely likely that the Inaugural Behind The Badge Ping-Pong! Tournament will be taking place in the near future. Having never seen any of these guys play-pong, who would you put your money on?
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04/24/2008 7:57 PM by ArlingtonforUnited
No offense but is this one of those terms where everyone around the world calls it Table Tennis and here it comes pink-pong? And everyone around the world calls it football and then soccer here! Nevertheless, I am happy that our boys enjoy something different in the locker room. I am really counting them on Saturday.
04/24/2008 8:49 PM by stewartdc8
HAHAHA!!! You had me rolling with laughter. You're pretty funny man, and the whole Namoff converstation was great... it reminds me when Olsen said "Ben Olsen doesn't have an ego."
04/25/2008 9:03 AM by Dougg_118
You know what you must do right?
Hold the first ever DC United Team Ping Pong Tournament!
Let's see if Namoff is as good as he says he is!
;)