Bittersweet Goodbye

"Joe, I wanted to make sure you had something to think about on that long drive ahead of you" Titan said with a twinkle in his eye at the conclusion of the night match at the Tarpon Tennis and Sail Club. 'Gimpy Knees' Cruz wanted one last set against the 'Yonkers Yakker' before departing the west coast. Both combatants were hurting from the effects of their recent play against each other. TennisTitan was reeling even more from the thrashings administered this week by the superior play of the 'Human Dynamo' and the 'St. Pete Pistol' when he was far outclassed. But TT added insult to injury to his 'gimpy guest' by hanging another hard fought defeat on the 'Puerto Rican Plantain' (7-5) under the lights. "What kind of host are you?' whimpered the whining Latino as he gathered his belongings together. 'PRP" did his best to adapt his run and gun style of play to accommodate his throbbing right elbow. The 'immobile minotaur' exhibited the 'Titan Shuffle' hobbling to balls within his limited reach and striking winners at key moments in the contest. "Amigo, I thought that this one might go to a breaker like on Wednesday night. But at 5-5 you dropped your serve even more quickly than you down a full glass of rum." 'GK' observed, "And you served it out faster than you can say 'make me one too.' "Hasta lluego, vamos en Nueva York."