The following is an update from Fatty Trey “The Bookie” Sumner, currently stationed in Iraq:

IRAQ -
First off all – thanks for the case of wiffle balls!
We now have leagues set up at 3 different sites – ad Diwoniyah, Al Kut and Tallil – around the country and are finalizing the plans for Fatty Iraq 2010.
Participation has been great! We have had visiting players from the TMC and from ODA and, most recently, had a visit from our BGD XO.

In Fatty tradition, I bet my site commander that I could get him out to play wiffle ball. He agreed and I may have been throwing around just a very small amount of mild smack talk (Moop & EZ: I wish you could have been here!) about getting the chance to beat up on an O5 – turns out he was a baseball star at West Point and was more than happy to come out and play. He was a natural at wiffle ball, but my team played well and we beat his team 8 – 2. He was a great sport about it (can you tell a LTC to get the **** out of your batters box after you strike him out?) as I have yet to see any disciplinary paperwork.

He has also agreed to see if he can find a General to come out next time he visits so that we can have a 2 on 2 match. Although, he wasn’t happy about losing, I think I have a pretty good chance at getting to strike out a fat stack of officer this deployment. If that one happens there will pics and video for sure. Unless I lose…in which case it will have never happened.

- Trey

SPARTA – Congratulations to Andy “The Big ‘Un” Albertson and his fiance, Amy, on their holiday engagement!
We’ll look forward to the plans and wish them the very best as they settle in to their new home!

HARVARD – As seen in the previous couple of posts, our lovable degenerate gambler, Trey “The Bookie” Sumner is currently involved with a government sponsored tour of Iraq, where he is arranging “Fat Bastard Iraq II,” the second national championship tournament.
Due to the extreme conditions and concrete playing surfaces, the wiffle balls they brought along have deteriorated quickly.
“Wiffle is picking up fast  here, and we’re running out of balls…right now, we’re destroying about a dozen balls a month at our site…and there’s two sites playing, with the potential for more” said Sumner in an email to the home office. “We’ve got at least seven more months in country – at a minimum.”
As such, he’s appealed to the Fatties to replenish his supply with a shipment of 150 new balls.
We intend to so so.
In lieu of a fund-raiser, we’re asking any interested Fatties and fans to hit up the DONATION page and throw in $10 to the cause. With the coffers currently dry, we estimate that buying and shipping in bulk should allow us to get the job done for around $200, so 20 of you can make it happen.
Thank you, in advance!
**** UPDATE FROM THE HOME OFFICE: Thank you for a tremendous response from all the Fatties!!! We’re happy to announce that a dozen dozen wiffle balls are on their way to Iraq, as of today, courtesy of Brian at EXCURSIONS Journey to Health online eBay store. Be sure to check him our for your wiffle supplies as well!
Thanks to Brian and all the Fatties who responded so quickly…and thanks, most of all, to our men and women in the Middle East! We’ll look forward to the next update from Fat Bastard Iraq II.