[Pin Man]

On behalf of team 88 I would just like to say that team 173 and team 365 are true examples of gracious professionalism... In New Jersey Tj didn't do as good as we predicted (even though we only had 2 matches with robots that worked for alliances)... We cheered hard through out... I was human player cheering us on also... We cheered, sang, danced, formed conga lines, and it was the best time I think I have ever had at a Regional... OH BOY!!! We did not win the spirit award however but thats ok... It went to a team that also deserved it... We still cheered hard throughout...

Near the end of the competition team 365 lined about on both sides of us... I had no idea what was going on... I saw a couple of their team mates take the floor and they presented to us a motorized award... It was a pair of clapping MOE sticks... It was really cool how they made it... With this act they really touched our team...

Also we found another award in our pit given to us by team 173 RAGE... They gave us a nice plaque that says "Best Vibe"... It is really neat...

Team 88 was really touched by these two teams... They represent everything that FIRST is about... Even though we won't be seeing those two teams at the next regional we plan to cheer hard all three days... We will go crazy... And at Nationals when they are there, we will be out of control!!! So on behalf of team 88 I would just like to say thank you to teams 173 and 365!!! TJ LOVES YOU GUYS!!!!

THANK YOU!!!

David Kingsley
(aka Pin Man)
of team 88