Breaking Sagra News!

Peroni will award a free happy hour at Stetson's on U Street to the DC Bocce Team registering the most participants with the Black Shirts at our table between 1 and 3 on Saturday at Sagra 09. You can bring non-bocce members for purposes of registering the most people for your team! Let the competition begin.

Two Fabuloso Italian Events THIS WEEKEND!

Thought you all should know about two events speaking to our inner-Italian and outer-Peroni lover . . .

First, this Saturday 6/27 beginning at 1pm DC Bocce will be on U Street at Nellie's Sports Bar for a big Peroni event -- Sagra 09. Join us for a Bar Crawl till 7pm in supporting the Inova Kellar Center by registering with DC Bocce at Nellie's (9th & U St, NW). Anyone who shows up at Nellie's between 1pm-3pm wearing their DC Bocce t-shirt get's free registration and will enjoy League drink specials all day! Participating bars include such favorites as Ben's Next Door, Cafe Saint-Ex, Harmony Cafe, Local 16, Nellie's, Policy, Ulah Bistro, and Stetson's. Check your email for details on getting free registration to this event courtesy of DC Bocce.

Second, Sunday 6/28 from 11:30 to 5:30 at 3rd and F Streets, NW there is an Italian Street Festival. Check out www.festaitalianadc.com for details.

As if it couldn't get any more ovary-ish...

Tomorrow. Bocce Finals (I think it's the finals, my team was out before the season even started.) Are you there God? It's Me, Bocce VS. Plan B(occe) plays at 11:00AM. It is like the women's reproductive health play-off. Double awesome.

Saturday's Forecast: Very Moist

Yes, that's right folks. The shit talking is starting.

Team Moist is undefeated and the official forecast for Saturday: Very Moist.

Watch out folks.

Peroni Prize Pack Winner!

Though this is slightly delayed, the League is pleased to announce that Tuesday team Sacco and Vanzetti is the winner by raffle of the Mid-Season Peroni Prize Pack! We wish them and all of you good luck in the continuing Peroni Beach House contest, which ends this week. See you all at the bar!

Keepin' It Teal

After a satisfying 4-2 regular season, Change You Can Bocce was dominated by its milk chocolate-colored opponent, BB Chocolate, 16-8 in the first round of the playoffs. It was bad, folks. Real bad. NBA Finals Game 1, Lakers vs. Magic bad. And, we were the Magic, except nobody on our team was rocking the Stan Van Gundy mustache and only three of us can two-handed windmill dunk a basketball.

There are a number of reasons that could explain our rapid fall from grace. Maybe it was the unpredictable regular season schedule. Maybe it was The Captain's inability to convince teammates to actually wear their $40 Teal uniforms during match play. Maybe we shouldn't have discontinued our rigorous pre-game partner stretching routine. Maybe we should have given she-who-has-not-been-nicknamed a suitable nickname to go along with Dr. Clutch, The Captain, The Enforcer, The Beast, Mr. Awesome, An-HUGE and Unkle Unkool. Only time will teal.

I would like to formally apologize to our sponsors--though, it was your decision to sign us to a heavily front-loaded contract--and to the DC Bocce League for our embarrasing performance. We realize this means you will have to cancel the rest of the Spring Bocce playoffs, forfeit many nights of enjoyment at the Pour House, and delay the championship trophy presentation until next season when we return to form.

Unteal next season... Change You Can Bocce OUT!

Vote for DC Bocce!

Your favorite bocce league has been photo profiled on the DC social site DC.MetroMix.com! Take a look at the photos below of various sports leagues in the city and place your vote for a fellow DC Bocce League participant for Best Team Name on the Metro Mix site here. Good luck to the current teams in the running!