Our hosts at Players Pub at the DoubleTree want to wish everyone a Happy New Year, and also extend thanks for all your support and friendship throughout these crazy 16 games.

Please take a moment this weekend and let Brian, Justin, Sprite, Melissa, Jolita and all the others know if they did a good job for you. All too often we forget that without them we'd be back where we were once before, in a back room, waiting for your order, sweating in the dark. They work for us so we're happy with them and the service, so just an attaboy will go far.

And we might want to look back and remember Sam, Tessa and others that have moved on or back to wherever home is.

And, of course, there is always Robert. Our own Penna. guy, always in the thick of things, and with us since day 1 when we came in to talk to the managers.

And by the way, they're ready for us as we go into the playoffs.

Oh yeah, bring in the chairs.