Rastock Win Streak Halted at 87, Then Injures Arm
Rastock Win Streak Halted at 87, Then Injuries Arm
Talk about streaks. Then talk about bad luck.
Joe DiMaggio’s famous number was 56. Rastock’s number is 87. Both records will never be broken.
We all know that “Joltin” Joe DiMaggio, the famous New York Yankee baseball star, once married to Maryln Monroe, hit in 56 consecutive games.
Over the past couple of months, former pro Rastock, who once played on the same roster with Bolivar at Bridgeport Jai-alai, has been making the drive from Orlando to St. Pete to play on America’s first and only public court on a regular basis – as often as 3-4 times a week. And he has been accumulating a lot of wins. A LOT. In fact, he had wrapped up 87 straight wins while playing in the “Chopped Liver League”, a group of about 30 players with mostly amateur experience. The fact that he won 87 straight games is quite remarkable – considering 3, 4, 5, or 6 post games and dependent on his partner – either a front or backcourter.
That came to an end Tuesday night when Rastock and Alex lost on game point at 14-14 to a team of Seminole King and Rick B. The other two teams in the game had a few less points. This was a shocking end to his 87-game winning streak.
Now talk about bad luck.
On the first point of the next game, he injured his right arm – inside of the elbow below the bicep but continued to play. He won that game and then played another game, winning that one too before announcing he could not continue. The pain was getting worse.
Right now, he is hooked up to a device called TENS – an electro therapy device as shown in the photo. I had never heard of it before, thinking it might be snake oil, but I looked it up on Amazon to see what it is all about. With nearly 100,000 reviews from one seller and a 4.6 rating, I looked no further. Perhaps this will help him.
Right now, the NJAA has him listed as day to day and will take the next 3-4 days off. With the 4th of July tomorrow, he may have caught a good time to sit out.
We shall see. Good luck Rastock. Remember, you have 2 wins in a row when you return!
