What? I'm in the final?!?

First off I want to congratulate Jimmy on a great match and a really excellent B-Cup season for KCU. Our semi could have gone either way. More importantly, congratulations on the baby, which is great news. Welcome to the ranks of fatherhood.

Obviously this is an historic moment for the Bonafide. We have tasted semis before but never been to the finals. (Am I correct that I'm only the second US team to reach the finals, after Scott? Or am I forgetting something?) It's a great end to the season after surviving and winning the Group of Death.

There are several people I'd like to thank. I'd like to thank Johnny Sic for setting such long odds against the Bonafide -- now if I just manage to beat Le Tigre I can cash that ticket and my daughter can go to college. I'd like to think Habib Mahmoud for coming in at the last moment to beat Wind, and also Joshua Hollfeld for repeating that act last night. Finally, and most importantly, I'd like to thank those crazy programmers over at Hattrix Cupmanager for allowing Ratz, Ellwood, BFC and Le Tigre to all be placed in the same half of the playoff bracket and eliminate each other.

Now I must go review videotape of Tigers. Surely there must be a way, despite the fact that they have yet to lose. And they have only allowed three goals in the Cup.