PMDP Leads Series Versus Marine Debris

PMDP Crew members pull up a large net. (PC: James Morioka)

A Sunday in October at Manawai (Pearl and Hermes Atoll)- the chase for the pennant, the Big Dance, the time champions are crowned, and legends are born. A palpable excitement stirs the spectators (or maybe they’re just gliding on the breeze like normal) as the series continues with PMDP defending their home turf against the challenge of their arch rival Marine Debris.

Shortly following kickoff, Rudolph (Boat Team MD3 in your score books) attempted a cherry-pick in a 100-series reef. Old school purists may object to the move as bush league or contrary to the unwritten rules, but the analytics consider it to be value added. The net had an attached FAD and a booby pecking on the top, and Sullivan-Haskins made routine work of photo documentation. Guerin showed he still has it with textbook sponson-deadlift form. LeVault, who finished the day with four fouls, two errors, and a number of other blunders continued his dismal limp to the end of a lackluster career. He was saved by the furious play and invigorated power of the rookie coxswain Sim. The net was pulled on board and Rudolph gained an early lead for PMDP.

Meanwhile to the east, Naluai led a drive despite a daunting defense that included large sharks. Andrade, experienced in shark encounters and unmoved by emotions as trite as existential fear, pressed onward. Together with Lee in the sand margins and Luitgaarden patrolling the edge, Blue Steel (Boat Team MD4) was putting together a good haul.

But Marine Debris wasn’t done and maintained a stalwart stance. There was some particularly fouled seine in some patch reefs in the current that posed quite a dilemma. If PMDP could even find this debris, would they be able to perform a removal before the buzzer?

A lunch time rally was needed, and as we’ve seen time and again, Morioka stepped up and showed out. Is there a better lunch man in the league? Despite having the crafty lefty Currie temporarily sidelined on the IR, Morioka plugged Thompson into Pineapple Express’s (Boat Team MD1’s) lineup with great success. With Nichols at the 3 spot and Chamberlain at clean up, Marine Debris was on the ropes.

Tequila Sunrise (Boat Team MD2), once again delivered an inspired performance. O’Brien at the helm continued to show why he’s a front runner for Manager of the Year. Naipo-Arsiga was a flat-out baller, and Echeverry and Frank as a double combination was too lethal for Marine Debris to handle.

PMDP ended the day with 7,895 pounds and a clean deck. The series is slated to run through October 8th, but at this juncture Vegas odds have PMDP heavily favored.

PMDP Leads Series Versus Marine Debris

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