Warning: Story “stocked with fishy lines”

All Carney Pirate ballplayers who would like to attempt to wrest the fishing championship title away from defending champion Matt “I can’t find my fish” Snyder, show up this Friday at The McMenamin’s house at 2:30pm. From there we will HOV down Interstate 66 to a private lake (and a very nice one at that). This is not a gag. This a real invitation, come on over, it will be a terrific end of the season event. All of you country boys from Prince William County can show the City Slickers from Fairfax County what skills you bring to the dock (there’s a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot). There will be no Mommies there, so if you forget your bug spray, your Donald Duck arm floaties, your food or water – tough! Coach Snyder is taking no prisoners and has been dying to try out his brand new fishing waders (good things come to those who wade) on a bunch of, well I won’t write in a family website what he called you. Ever since Matt took Reed Bromley’s crown away, Reed has been logging four hours a day on his Nintendo 64 playing Bassmasters 2000. Ian MacGeorge from Orlando, has never been on a lake that wasn’t created by Walt Disney, so he’s as excited as Matt Crouse backstage at a Lil’ Wayne concert. Call corporate headquarters, if you want more information, have a question, or have some travel strategy of your own, which of course, guarantees you’ll get lost in the wilderness. It promises to be a fine time for anglers at the scenic fishery. Coach Rowland, always the instructor, reminds us that you can tune a piano, but you can’t tune a fish.

We will be off the water before it is dark and those that want to stay and swap fish tales (remember, when in doubt, exaggerate) after The Prez is named the winner, can join in a delicious country buffet dinner somewhere near the outskirts of civilization. Like the man said, “Carpe diem” which I’m pretty sure is Latin for fish for the day. Hope to see you there, the more the merrier. Infielders, watch your videos before Tuesday’s game.