Subject:      Secret #1 (Was: Re: tip of the week #5 1/2)
From:         parinell@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (James C Parinella)
Date:         1995/05/25
Newsgroups:   rec.sport.disc


In article <3q2l2n$6cb@newsbf02.news.aol.com> fjmandpmm@aol.com (FJMandPMM) writes:
>Individual defensive play
>
>don't give away your secrets!
>
>-Jon Gewirtz
>
>Tip of the week #6 to follow later this week.

Here's a cute little Jon Gewirtz/Jordan Haskell tale from Boulder a
couple years ago.  NYNY was still in their run at the top, but had
shown an occasional chink in their armor, and for some reason, Boston
was beginning to develop its own attitude, so we would have these
battles for the universe every few weeks or so.  Anyhoo, we're at
Boulder in yet another tight game, and Jeremy Seeger gets the disc a
yard outside the goal line with Jon G. covering him.  Jeremy has a
goal cutter, so Jon pretty much tackles him, wrapping up as much of
his body as possible.  Somehow, Jeremy's throwing wrist can still
pivot, and he wrists off a three yard pass just before he hits the
ground, and we score the goal despite an outstanding defensive effort.
At this point, Jordan begins to scream, "You don't have to play like
this. You're the best in the game.  Why do you do that stuff?  That's
BS. There's no reason for you to do that."  Jon replies, "Yeah, OK,
Jordan.  I'll never do it again."  Well, having heard that, our
sideline erupts, "Jordan!  You're a hero!  You've converted Jonny! Hip
hip, hooray!  Hip hip, hooray!"  And we rushed the field, lifted
Jordan to our shoulders, and carried him off the field.

Jim "that story was essentially true except for some slight writer's
embellishment" Parinella