Dart Banquet and Playoff Update

We have information about this year's Dart Banquet!

• WHAT: Unclebrewki's 2010 Dart Banquet
• WHERE: Manteno Sportsmans Club
• WHEN: Saturday, March 27
              Drinks begin at 6:00 PM
              Dinner begins at 7:00 PM

We are planning on giving away a few cash prizes at the banquet, please bring your darts, as you may be getting the chance to hit a bullseye for money.

Please e-mail president@unclebrewski.com with a head count for each team.

Congratulations to the winning teams advancing to the next week of Playoffs!

A/B Division Semifinals

• 1. Mulligans Misfits vs. 6. Mulligans Plastered Bastards
• 2. Pub @ Midtown #1 vs. 3. Sky's Lanes & Lounge

C/D Division Semifinals

• 2. Gallagher's #1 vs. 10. 2nd Street
• 3. American Legion #1 vs. 5. Bit O'Blarney Pub

A/B Division Results

• Throwbacks Throwers defeated Throwbacks #2
• Anthony's #1 defeated Anthony's #2
• Sky's Lanes defeated Pub @ Midtown #2
• Mulligans Plastered Bastards defeated Bowling Alley #1
• Pub @ Midtown #1 defeated Throwbacks Throwers
• Mulligans Misfits defeated Anthony's #1

C/D Division Results

• 2nd Street defeated Country Place #2
• Gallagher's #2 defeated Suzy's
• American Legion defeated Country Place #1
• Bit O'Blarney defeated Bowling Alley #2
• 2nd Street defeated Brian's Place
• Gallagher's #1 defeated Gallaghers #2

Playoff Schedule

The schedule page is now updated with the playoff schedule, and can be seen below. See the previous posts on the home page for more information about the playoffs.

Playoff Seedings Set

A/B Division Seeds

1. Mulligan's Misfits
2. Pub #1
3. Sky's Lounge
4. Bowling Alley #1
5. Mulligans Plastered Bastards
6. Pub #2
7. Thorwback's Throwers - If they win their first match, they play Pub #1 @ Suzy's They must call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to confirm next opponent
8. Anthony's #2 - If they win their 2nd match is TBD. Call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to find out where to play.
9. Anthony's #1 - If they win their 2nd match is TBD. Call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to find out where to play.
10. Throwbacks #2 - If they win their first match, they play Mulligans Misfits @ 2nd Street They must call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to confirm next opponent

• 7-10 play @ Suzy's. Seed 2 plays there for 2nd match
• 8-9 play @ 2nd Street Seed 1 plays there for 2nd match
• 3-6 play @ Country Place
• 4-5 play @ Pub @ Midtown

C/D Division Seeds

1. Brian's Place
2. Gallagher's #1
3. American Legion
4. Bowling Alley #2
5. Bit O Blarney
6. Country Place #1
7. Country Place #2 - If they win their first match, they play Gallagher's #1 @ Throwbacks. They must call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to confirm next opponent
8. Suzy's - If they win, their 2nd match is TBD. Call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to find out where to play.
9. Gallagher's #2 - If they win, their 2nd match is TBD. Call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to find out where to play.
10. 2nd Street - If they win their first match, they play Brian's Place @ Bowling Alley. They must call Dave Huffman 708-941-7072 to confirm next opponent

• 7-10 play @ Throwbacks Seed 2 plays there for 2nd match
• 8-9 play @ Bowling Alley Seed 1 plays there for 2nd match
• 3-6 play @ Gallaghers
• 4-5 play @ Mulligans

Brackets and more to come soon.

Please e-mail Dave Huffman with any questions.

Playoff Schedule Revised

Here is some important information regarding the remainder of regular season and playoffs. First of all - Dave, Don and Myself decided early last week based on such a poor forecast, that no one's safety was worth risking a night of darts. Having said that, we now need to adjust some things. Some teams have made plans around the finals being 3/9/10 so we are going to keep that the night of the finals, we will not push the season back. To accomplish this, we are going to make the play-in games and 1st Round of the playoffs the same night.

In a nutshell here is how it will work:

• The last 2 weeks are on the schedule page for the regular season, adhere to that schedule for next 2 weeks.
• March 2nd - Seeds 7,8,9,10 will play the first game and the winners will go on to a 2nd game. The early game will start at 7 pm on March 2nd. The winners will move on to play again that night along with everyone else in the first round of the playoffs. Times and places to be determined still.
• March 9th - The final 4 teams in each bracket (A/B & C/D) will play at the legion to determine the champions of this year's league.

I wanted to get this out to everyone asap so you can pass it on.

Also it is vital that the last week of the regular season you have your stats in by Thursday nite so we can determine divison champs and playoff seedings.

Please e-mail president@unclebrewski.com with any questions.

Darts Cancelled Due To Weather!

Due to the winter storm today and expected blizzard conditions tonight, we will be cancelling all matches scheduled for today. The schedule will be pushed back one week. The playoffs are now scheduled to begin on 3/2 with the Finals on 3/16.

Please e-mail president@unclebrewski.com with any questions.

Playoffs Are Coming Soon

Please Note! Dates have changed due to the cancellation of Darts on February 9th.

As the regular season winds down and the playoffs approach, it's time to solidify the rules for the post season tournament. Below are the basic rules that will be used to set the post season tournament:

• The tournament dates will be 3/2 (only seeds 7-10 play this week), 3/9 and 3/16.
• There will be two separate tournaments brackets: Divisions A&B and Divisions C&D.
• All teams will compete in a neutral location with the Finals to be held at the Legion on 3/16.
• Each division winner will be rewarded with a 1 or 2 seed regardless of record compared to other non-division winners. The best record from those two teams will be awarded the #1 seed.
• The tournament brackets will be reseeded after each round so that the lowest seed will always play the highest seed.
• Handicaps will be based from the Final Regular Season Stats.
• To be eligible for the post season tournament, a player must have competed in at least 20 games during the regular season.
• Bar Subs are eligible for the tournament but must have competed in 20 games. They may only compete in the post season tournament for one team. They are not allowed to compete for multiple teams.
• No League Fees are collected during the tournament. Each team is responsible for paying for their own games on the dart board.

Please contact Dave Huffman with any questions/concerns.

Mid-Season Tourney a Success!

I wanted to thank everyone for making this year's mid season dart tournament a huge success. There were very few glitches, and we were done by 11 o'clock! 64 people turned out, which was awesome. We had 99% positive feedback and 1 complainer. I'll take that every time.

Congratulations to Tom Deery and Richard Sain on winning it all. They beat John Botta and Doyle Sorenson in the finals.

I also wanted to thank the following people

• Dave Huffman- for doing stats every week!!!!
• Shawn Steward- for keeping our website up!!!
• Don Sorenson- for making the tourney a huge success!!
• Tom Deery- for helping us newbies with the tourney!!

I hope you all had as much fun as i did! Lastly, I wanted to appologize to Robin Bishop for getting stuck with me as a partner, sorry Robin...

Thank you,
MikeyT

New Features on the Website

The website has some new features throughout - click on a Team or Player's name anywhere to see detailed statistics from the last 2 seasons. You'll be able to see your team's and your weekly progress with detailed statistics for each week as well as a graph showing the ups and downs.

The schedule page now also shows previous week's results as well as the pending results for the current week before they're completed. No more waiting until the next week to see how your division rival did!

Here's an example of the new Team Wins graph:

Don't forget to Follow Uncle Brewski on Twitter, you would have known about these changes earlier this week! And, you'll be notified as soon as the previous week's stats have been posted.

Thanks, let me know if you have any questions or other suggestions for the website.
Shawn

Mid-Season Dart Tournament

The Mid-Season Dart Tournament is back this year! E-mail president@unclebrewski.com if you plan on attending so we can get a head count to know how many dart boards we'll need.

• WHAT:
  Mid-Season Dart Tounrey
  Double Elimination, All 501 Games
• WHERE:
  American Legion in Peotone
• WHEN:
  Saturday, January 16th 2010 @ 5PM
  Registration from 4-5PM
• COST:
  Entry Fee $10, includes Free draft beer and pizza
  The league is also adding money to the payout!

We will also draw for the 42" TV Raffle so make sure to hand in your ticket stubs and money ASAP!

Thanks,
MikeyT

Sponsor Fees Overdue

Attention Captains -

A few teams have not provided their sponsor fees to the league yet. If you haven't done so, please get with your bar owner and provide a check in your weekly envelope tonight. The sponsor fees are $50 per team.

E-mail president@unclebrewski.com if you have questions or are uncertain if you have paid your sponsor fee.

Teams still owing the sponsor fee:

• American Legion
• Anthony's #1
• Anthony's #2
• Country Place #1
• Country Place #2

2008-2009 Final Statistics Posted

You can view the 2008-2009 Final Statistics here. This includes all players and bar subs that played last season, ordered by last name. Use these averages to determine handicaps for week 1. If a player did not play last season, use last year's league average of 2.35.

Download the Handicap Sheet here.

Thanks,
Shawn Steward

Follow Uncle Brewski's Dart League on Twitter

That's right, you can follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/UncleBrewski/! Stay informed of the latest league news and be notified when the stats are updated on the website.

League Schedule & Rules Updated

The Schedule has been updated for the new season. Also, some rules are changing this year. You can see the complete set of rules on the new League Rules page. Below are the changes for this year.

1. All sponsor fees are due to the league by the 2nd week of play 10/20.
2. The sponsor fee is now $50.
3. Envelopes may be dropped off at either the Peotone Bowling Alley or The Country Place.
4. All team players and/or subs must have played in 20 or more regular season games to qualify for the playoffs.
5. All teams must update their stats by Thursday at midnight each week in order for the site to process everything.

Thanks,
Shawn Steward

The Dart Season is Upon Us

We are only 2 weeks away from the 2009-2010 dart season. We'll be starting on October 13, 2009 and schedules will be available soon. Mike Tierney from Sky's Lanes & Lounge is the new League President, you can email him at president@unclebrewski.com. Please be sure to thank Brian Gain and Dan Corbett for the great job they did running the league over the last handful of years.

The league website is undergoing maintenance in preparation for the new season. Please be patient as everything will be available once the season begins.

If you have any suggestions or recommendations for the dart website this year, please Email Me.

Thanks,
Shawn Steward