The Hawks locker room is a special place. It's happy place with lots of friendly joking and shenanigans. It could be because the Hawks are tied for the most wins in the NSFL, and have already won two more games than last year. But, no, it's something else. There's always something going on, but chances are, you'll be hearing the most noise coming from the corner of the room near Jorge Masdival's locker. You see, Masdival is the undisputed locker room champion. Not in poker, not in Madden, not in competitive shoe tying. No, Masdival is Baltimore Hawks' pog champion.
That's right, pogs. Those ridiculous little cardboard discs that were so big with kids in the 90's. For those of you not cool enough to be in elementary school in the 90's let me explain. Each player contributes and equal number of pogs and they're put in a stack. Each player the takes a slammer (usually a heavier disc made of plastic) and throws it on the top of the sack, sending pogs flying. Each pog that lands face down is kept by the player, pogs that land face up are placed back into the stack. Players take turns throwing their slammer at the stack until there are no pogs left. The player with the most pogs when the stack is gone is the winner. Depending on the house rules, the winner may or may not keep the loser's slammer. In Baltimore, they play for keeps.
Pogs are back in Baltimore, and they're back in a big way. Masdival's secret weapon? A solid metal Apollo 13 slammer he got in a kid's meal back in the day. It is the envy of the locker room. Many have attempted to win that magnificent little disc from Masdival, all have failed. If you ask him nicely, I'm sure he'll be happy to show you his ever growing collection of slammers.
That's right, pogs. Those ridiculous little cardboard discs that were so big with kids in the 90's. For those of you not cool enough to be in elementary school in the 90's let me explain. Each player contributes and equal number of pogs and they're put in a stack. Each player the takes a slammer (usually a heavier disc made of plastic) and throws it on the top of the sack, sending pogs flying. Each pog that lands face down is kept by the player, pogs that land face up are placed back into the stack. Players take turns throwing their slammer at the stack until there are no pogs left. The player with the most pogs when the stack is gone is the winner. Depending on the house rules, the winner may or may not keep the loser's slammer. In Baltimore, they play for keeps.
Pogs are back in Baltimore, and they're back in a big way. Masdival's secret weapon? A solid metal Apollo 13 slammer he got in a kid's meal back in the day. It is the envy of the locker room. Many have attempted to win that magnificent little disc from Masdival, all have failed. If you ask him nicely, I'm sure he'll be happy to show you his ever growing collection of slammers.
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