Saturday, May 19, 2007

Let's just say: "Won and Done"

"My dad ACTUALLY beat me, or should I say ACCIDENTALLY beat me." This is what the TennisTitan heard upon the conclusion of his stunning (6-2) thrashing of 'Big Daddy' Jeff Briscoe as the upset victim responded to his wife when the weary combatants returned home from a one-setter played at the Dallas White tennis court in Northport Fl. this morning. Your Titan, only a few short hours from departing for NY, had been chomping at the bit to get 'some road work in' before returning to the friendly confines of Kinsley Park. Two scheduled matches with 'Big Daddy' earlier in the tour were rained out to the disappointment of Titan and his many fans. 'Big Daddy' had become accustomed to 'rolling over' TT, what with afternoon playing times and post-fishing trips being the norm, and heavily favoring the junior Briscoe. 'Big Daddy' was unprepared for the 'coffee effect.' Titan's regular opponents know that he is 'pumped' on java every Saturday at Kinsley. Forty (40!) ounces of 'joe' gets that motor-mouth going and puts some pop in the serve and (limited) jump to the ball. The savy Titan made very good use of today's wind, dropping a slew of balls out of reach of his more mobile opponent. The 'bloated behemoth' was mentally tough in dismissing with ease 'BD's' six aces against TT with the wind at his back. As Titan packed his bags into the car heading for the airport he opined to his elder son, "My new grandson, Joseph, may not be the most important joe in my tennis game now, but wait until he gets old enough to hit with his PopPa. Then we'll see. And Jimmy, PopPa's victory over daddy was another birthday gift from me."