The Capital City Flyers vs. the KGb's.  Pick your side.  When asked about this week's anticipated Cold War matchup an unnamed KGb player coldly stated, "We must break them."

This will be the first GOTW appearance for the Flyers, who are coming off back-to-back Sweet 16 appearances.  With respectable losses to the #6, 9 and 26 teams, the Flyers would like to avoid a fourth loss, which might cost them a first-round tournament bye.  The KGb's looked daunting to them through the first six weeks as they jumped to a 5-1 record, but after a 23-22 nailbiting loss to Big In Japan, a Flyer fan exclaimed, "You see, they aren't a machine, they're just a bunch of men and women!"

The KGb's are only in their second season in the USHSL as a late convert from the Congressional League (formerly Raising Arizona).  In that first season, they dropped their first four as they acclimated to the new League, but rallied to sneak into the tournament as a #47 seed and proceeded to upset #18 Big Sticks, and only fell to the Saints by six runs.

They have taken that moment into the 2011 season with an 8-2 start.  A win this week over the Flyers would jump them into the Top 16 and in position to secure that coveted first round bye in the tournament.  

Maybe you don't understand what I'm talking about now, but you will when it's over.  You will when it's over.