Hussman Brawlers Out of League!
Hussman Brawlers are the next team to have forfeited out of the league. I personally had spoken with a couple of guys from Hussman Brawlers at our scheduled game against them on June 8. Apparently all of the guys on the team (or majority) are all carpenters who work for Hussman Builders. The night of our game against them only two players showed up and the rest were working.
In case you didn’t know, Hussman Brawlers were in the Friday B League last summer and they went by the team name Hussman Stickmen. This is obviously not a case of “negligence” on their part, as work takes precedence. These guys all work in an industry in which when work comes along, it has to take priority. These guys are putting food on the table for their families and work is definitely not steady in that industry.
However, I am a bit concerned that Chris Corbett has elected to simply allow the remainder of their schedule to go on as forfeits. Earlier this season, in an unprecedented move, Chris replaced the Lincoln Mutual team with a team from the Sunday Men’s league called the Closers. I wish that Chris would have at least looked at the option of replacing the remaining games on the Hussman Brawlers schedule with additional games against the remaining teams in our league. I feel this would have been the best decision, which keeps in line with his desire to limit the number of forfeits, which prompted him to replace Lincoln Mutual.
I will be addressing the Lincoln Mutual/Closers issue along with the Hussman Brawlers issue in e-mails to Chris Corbett. I’ll be sure to let you all know what transpires.
I know that I speak for everyone on the Bulldogs in wishing the players and the families of the Hussman Brawlers the best of luck and hope that we will be able to see them in future leagues under better circumstances.