Tullyville Trolly Derailment

Lessons on the adjacent court came to an immediate halt. A ball hopper collapsed as a stunned instructor keeled over, knocking down the stanchions, strewing practice balls all over court 2 at the Yonkers Tennis Center. Children wept unabashedly in their strollers as mothers in the lounge clapped on the viewing window in disbelief. "What happened mommy" echoed through the facility. "Where's Al Michaels" chortled Joe Cruz from the side line bench on court 1. But a victorious Titan just turned and said sheepishly to an incredulous Bill 'Energizer Bunny Legs' Tully, "Maybe, today, I'm more Irish than you." TennisTitan had just authored the miracle of all miracles, the upset of the new century, in leading Vladimir 'Russkie' Kartsev to a first set thumping of 'Big Al' Diodati and the usually masterful 'EBL' (6-2). 'Russkie' put together an outstanding first set but was unable to sustain his level in the (1-6) follow up. The 'bloated behemoth' had it all working throughout the 90 minutes of sustained action: cranking 'heat' on the serve, volleying well, and delivering running forehands for winners on critical points. 'Big Al' was not a happy camper. "Titan, Tully played earlier today and didn't anticipate how far that horseshoe was up your ass today. Me, I had braciole with my pasta fagioli yesterday because my wife won't have corned beef in the house." The erudite Russian author interrupted, "Da! That is like what Viktor Tikhanov said in 1980 at Lake Placid when he blamed the vodka for taking the American kids too lightly. Never take the 'ponderous plunderer' for granted...he may be lame, but he's definitely got GAME! This will be known as the "Miracle on HarTru." "How true," sighed Tully, as he turned to console a despondent 'Big Al.'