That 70's show

Your Titan was so much looking forward to his opening indoor match at the Yonkers Tennis Center today. The ideal day to appreciate paying to play tennis - a rainy day in New York with the temperatures in the high sixties (when otherwise you might wish that you were playing outdoors). But I got rained on anyway! TT partnered with Bill 'EBL' Tully. He of "that great first step toward the ball" and excellent court anticipation. The opposition, the Inwood Tandem, of Roy 'Mr. Spin' Marzullo and Jim Addiss 'Abada' two veteran players who bring tenacity, guile, and shot variety onto the court with them. Well, Energizer Bunny Legs forgot to bring his sneakers and wound up tweaking his ankle seven games into what was becoming a donnybrook of a first set (4-3). It took 45 minutes to play the 7 games that were marked with long rallies and multi-deuce games. TT's game was flat. He dropped his only two service opportunities, shanked a few put-aways at net and was being 'eaten up' by the forehand returns of 'Abada.' But damn, we were on serve when EBL rolled his ankle in the ballet-type sneakers that Mr. Spin had laying around in his trunk. But my hat is tipped to 'Spin' and 'Abada,' men in their 70's, who provide a wonderful example for this 60 year old hacker to keep on playing. Or did I mean yakker! Like FoxNews - "I report, you decide."