# Episode 209

**Source:** NYC PinPod  
**Type:** podcast_episode  
**Published:** 2021-11-30  
**Duration:** 10m 41s  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-209--47711198

---

## Analysis

NYC PinPod Episode 209 covers the final week of the Pinball NYC regular season across four competitive divisions (Upper Playfield, Left Flipper, Right Flipper, Right In-Lane), announcing playoff seeding and final standings. The episode also reports on the Stern Army NYC Match Play finals, Jack Bar's Turkey Flip Frenzy, and the Stern Godzilla launch party Five Strikes tournament, along with machine location updates from the Pinball Map.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] The Mutants finished the Upper Playfield Division regular season in first place with a 9-1 record and 109 points — _Eric Sweetland reporting final standings_
- [HIGH] Adam Kane won the Stern Army NYC Match Play finals at Jack Bar on November 24th, with Gabriel Chazanov in second place — _Eric Sweetland reporting tournament results_
- [HIGH] Adam Kane won the Stern Godzilla launch party Five Strikes tournament at Jack Bar on November 28th with five strikes remaining — _Eric Sweetland reporting tournament results_
- [HIGH] A Batman 66 machine was added at Pioneers venue according to Pinball Map user Zeta6742 — _Eric Sweetland reporting Pinball Map location updates_
- [HIGH] An X-Men Pro machine was recently added at the Gutter LIC with inaudible sound issues — _Eric Sweetland reporting Pinball Map location updates from user Pinash_

### Notable Quotes

> "It's Monday, the 29th of November, 2021, and this is NYC Pin Pod, in which a dude talks competitive pinball in New York City."
> — **Eric Sweetland**, 0:00
> _Show introduction establishing the podcast's focus on NYC competitive pinball_

> "Let's get this nightmare started."
> — **Eric Sweetland**, 0:25
> _Humorous transition into match results coverage_

> "My initials are HIP, and I am co-captain of Team NYC FSA and a member of the Butterballers."
> — **Eric Sweetland**, end segment
> _Host identifies his competitive affiliations and roles in the community_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Eric Sweetland | person | Host of NYC PinPod; tournament organizer and player; co-captain of Team NYC FSA; member of Butterballers |
| Greg Pavarelli | person | Directed Stern Army NYC Match Play finals at Jack Bar on November 24th |
| Tim Lawrence | person | Organized Turkey Flip Frenzy and Stern Godzilla launch party Five Strikes tournament at Jack Bar |
| Adam Kane | person | Won Stern Army NYC Match Play finals and Stern Godzilla launch party tournament; competitive player |
| Gabriel Chazanov | person | Finished second in Stern Army NYC Match Play finals |
| Travis Rosenberg | person | Won Turkey Flip Frenzy tournament; third place in Stern Godzilla launch party |
| Paul Karras | person | Second place in Stern Godzilla launch party Five Strikes tournament |
| Eric Drysdale | person | Second place in Turkey Flip Frenzy at Jack Bar |
| Dave Peller | person | Third place in Turkey Flip Frenzy at Jack Bar |
| Corey Hulse | person | Creator of PinballSpinner.com; helps provide Pinball Map location updates for the podcast |
| Benjamin Furiga | person | Podcast production contributor |
| Lauren Berner-Lawrence | person | Podcast production contributor |
| Pinball NYC | organization | Team-based competitive pinball league in NYC with four divisions; regular season concluded, playoffs beginning |
| NYCFSA | organization | New York City Flipper Sport Association; competitive pinball league organization with Upper Playfield Division team |
| Stern Army NYC Match Play Pinball League | organization | Organized competitive pinball match play event at Jack Bar; finals held November 24th |
| Jack Bar | venue | Hosts Stern Army finals, Turkey Flip Frenzy, and Stern Godzilla launch party tournaments |
| Mutants | organization | Upper Playfield Division team; finished regular season 9-1 with 109 points, first place |
| Stern Godzilla | product | Pinball machine with launch party held at Jack Bar on November 28th featuring Five Strikes tournament |
| Pinball Map | organization | Community resource for tracking pinball machine locations; provides API for location updates |
| PinballSpinner.com | organization | Website that scrapes Pinball Map API for regional machine updates |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Pinball NYC league regular season results and playoff seeding, Competitive pinball tournaments in NYC (Stern Army, Turkey Flip Frenzy, Five Strikes)
- **Secondary:** Pinball machine location updates and venue status, Stern Godzilla machine launch party and tournament, Pinball Map community resource and location tracking
- **Mentioned:** NYC pinball venue ecosystem

### Sentiment

**Neutral** (0.55) — Episode is primarily factual reporting of league standings and tournament results with neutral, professional tone. Occasional humorous asides (e.g., 'nightmare started', final bathroom commentary) add light levity but overall tone is informational and focused on community updates.

### Signals

- **[competitive_signal]** Final regular season standings for Pinball NYC across four divisions released; playoff brackets announced with specific seeding and matchups (confidence: high) — Upper Playfield: Mutants 9-1 (1st), Terrorists 8-2 (2nd), Balls of Steel 7-3 (3rd), NYCFSA 6-4 (4th), Cartel 4-6 (5th), Chillers Only 3-7 (6th, last playoff spot)
- **[event_signal]** Stern Army NYC Match Play finals and Turkey Flip Frenzy completed at Jack Bar on November 24th; Stern Godzilla launch party Five Strikes tournament held November 28th (confidence: high) — Adam Kane won Stern Army finals; Travis Rosenberg won Turkey Flip Frenzy; Adam Kane won Godzilla Five Strikes with five strikes
- **[venue_signal]** Multiple machine location updates across NYC venues: Batman 66 added at Pioneers, Indiana Jones flipper rubbers replaced at Coyote Club, Circus Voltaire out of order at Barcade, X-Men Pro with sound issues at Gutter LIC (confidence: high) — Pinball Map user reports tracked via PinballSpinner.com API scraping
- **[product_launch]** Stern Godzilla pinball machine launch party event held at Jack Bar with Five Strikes tournament format (confidence: high) — Stern Godzilla launch party organized by Tim Lawrence on November 28th with 20 players
- **[competitive_signal]** Five Strikes format tournament used for Stern Godzilla launch party; described as awarding 0, 1, 1, and 2 strikes based on group placement with elimination at 6 strikes (confidence: medium) — Eric Sweetland describes Five Strikes format rules for Godzilla tournament
- **[community_signal]** NYC PinPod establishes collaborative production workflow with multiple contributors and community engagement via email and social media (confidence: high) — Eric Sweetland credits Benjamin Furiga, Corey Hulse, PinballSpinner.com, Pinball Map, and Lauren Berner-Lawrence; invites submissions to nycpinpod@gmail.com
- **[operational_signal]** Pinball NYC playoffs scheduled for week of November 29th; Stern Army NYC Match Play returning December 8th after hiatus; Sunday match play resuming with two-part format (December 5th and December 19th) (confidence: high) — Playoff matchups scheduled for November 29-30 and December 1st; Stern Army resumes December 8th

---

## Transcript

 Thank you. Hello, pinfolk. It's Monday, the 29th of November, 2021, and this is NYC Pin Pod, in which a dude talks competitive pinball in New York City. My name is Eric Sweetland. I run and play in tournaments locally. On this week's podcast, I'll run down local competition results. Let's get started. Let's get this nightmare started. In the final week of this season of Pinball NYC, on Monday, November 22nd, in the Upper Playfield Division, the Mutants traveled to Jack Bar to see Team is the Shit. The Mutants won 12-4. Balls of Steel hosted Chillers Only at Midway. The home team won 9-7. Terrorists went to Owl Farm and took a 13-3 win over Parliament. And the cartel came up to At the Wallace to visit our New York City Flipper Sport Association, NYCFSA 11-5. Also on Monday, in the left flipper division, the two-for-oners forfeited by not traveling to Skylark to see Tilty Pleasures. Tilty Pleasures get a 12-0 win. The Aristocrats and the Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers met at Bar Great Harry. The Aristocrats got the 8-8 home tie win. the Colliders went to Pioneers to see the lesser players, the Colliders win 10-6, the Deluxe Horses at Greenpoint Beer and Ale Company got a 9-0 forfeit win over Intermission Dolores, and the Pin Pals went to High Dive to see Special Win Lit, the Pin Pals won the tiebreak and get an 8-8 away win. On Tuesday, November 23rd, in the right flipper division, Schlubbs hosted No Moving Parts at Jack Bar, No Moving Parts won an 8-8 tiebreak, Not enough members of Balmy Maybe traveled to Buttermilk Bar to see Danger Danger. Danger Danger gets the 12-0 forfeit win. Pinister Six beat our Butterballers at Boat Bar 12-6. And Ball Drainers went to Milo Yard to see Neptune Treasure and picked up the 10 away win Also on Tuesday in the right in division Trolls went to the Coyote Club to see the Pin Babes The home team won 12 Dead Rabbits didn't show up to the Monroe to see the Monroe Falcons. Home team win 12-0. Tied for last hosted Jersey Jack and the Jackpots at Barcade Brooklyn. Home team win 9-7. And Kettle's Hand Grenades traveled to Midway to see You With The Face. You With The Face got an 8-8 tiebreak win. After 10 weeks of play, the final standings for the pinball NYC regular season look like this. In the upper playfield, where six teams make the playoffs, on top the Mutants are 9-1 with 109 points. Terrorists are 8-2 with 102 points. Balls of Steel are 7-3 with 86. Our Flipper Sport Association was 6-4 with 93, the Cartel were 4-6 with 66 points, and Chillers Only were 3-7 with 76 points. Out of the playoffs for this season, Team is the Shit finished 3-7 with 62 points, and Parliament 0-10 with 42 points. In the left flipper division, where four teams go on to the playoffs, Special When Lit leads the way, 8-2 with 105 points. The Pin Pals were 7-3 with 86 points. The Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers were 6-4 with 89, and the Aristocrats were 6-4 with 87 points. Outside the playoffs, Tilty Pleasures were 6-4 with 85 points. The Deluxe Horses were 6-4 with 81 points. The Two for Oners, 5-5 with 73 points. The Colliders finished 4-6 with 78 points. The lesser players were 2-8 with 69 points, and intermission Dolores' season was over before it started. They went 0-10 with 0 points. In the right flipper division, where four teams make the playoffs, Neptune's Treasure was on top 8-2 with 103 points, followed by Ball Drainers 8-2 with 97 points. Danger Danger finished 7-3 with 99 points, and No Moving Parts were 5-5 with 71. Just on the outside, our Butterballers finished 5-5 with 70 points. Schlubbs were 3-7 with 61. Pinister 6 was 2-8 with 75. And Balmy Maybe was 2-8 with 56 points. In the right in-lane division, where six teams make the playoffs, the Monroe Falcons went 9-1 with 108 points. The Pinbabes were 7 with 93 points Kettle hand grenades were 7 and 3 with 85 points Jersey Jack and the jackpots were 5 were 5 with 84 points You with the Face were 5 with 67 points And Tied for Last finished 4-6 with 71 points. Out of the playoffs this time around, Trolls 2-8 with 70 and Dead Rabbits 1-9 with 54 points. On Wednesday, November 24th, the finals of the Stern Army NYC Match Play Pinball League played out at Jack Bar under the direction of Greg Pavarelli. The top eight qualifiers participated in Papa-style match play, with Adam Kane finishing in first place, followed by Gabriel Chazanov in second. At the same time, at the same location, on the same machines, Tim Lawrence directed Jack Bar's Turkey Flip Frenzy. Twelve players went head-to-head against the clock. After two and a half hours, Travis Rosenberg finished first with a plus-ten win differential. In second was Eric Drysdale at plus-four wins and Dave Peller at plus-three wins. On Sunday, November 28th, Tim Lawrence organized the Stern Godzilla launch party at Jack Bar. Twenty players participated in this Fair Strikes tournament, which is 0, 1, 1, and 2 strikes awarded based on finishing in each group of four, and a player is eliminated upon receiving six strikes. It lasted nine rounds. Adam Kane was the last player standing with five strikes. In second place was Paul Karras, and third place, Travis Rosenberg. It's time to play! Looking ahead to this week's NYC Pinball Calendar, The Pinball NYC playoffs begin on Monday, November 29th. In the upper playfield, the Mutants and Terrorists have a bye. Sixth-place chillers only will visit third-place Balls of Steel at Midway. And fifth-place the cartel will come up to at the Wallace to see fourth-place New York City Flipper Sport Association. Also on Monday, in the lower playfield, The first place special when lit will host the fourth placed aristocrats at Boat Bar and the second place pin pals will have rubber baby buggy bumpers at Pioneers The lower playfield finals continue on Tuesday, November 30th when no moving parts in fourth place go to Skylark to see Neptune's Treasure in first place and third place Danger Danger and second place Ball Drainers will play at Solid State and also on Tuesday November 30th the right in finals Sixth place tied for last visit third place Kettle Hand Grenades at Kettle of Fish And fifth place, you with the face, visit fourth place Jersey Jack and the Jackpots at the Coyote Club. The Monroe Falcons and the Pin Babes each have a bye. Wednesday, December 1st, will not be the first week of the Stern Army NYC Match Play Pinball League. It will return on December 8th. On Sunday, December 5th, the first half of the Stern Army Sunday match play at Jack Bar will be held at 2 p.m. Seven rounds of match play with prizes awarded to be followed a fortnight later by the second half. Give me your money. Time for location updates. Thanks to Corey Hulse of PinballSpinner.com, who has created a website that scrapes the Pinball Map API for updates to machines within a region. Thanks also to the creators and users of Pinball Map for this wonderful resource and their reporting. Here are those updates from the past week. Seven days ago, user Zeta6742 noticed that a Batman 66 has been added at Pioneers. User SubRuckus went to the Coyote Club four days ago and reports to us that the Indiana Jones there now has flipper rubbers. User Pinash says that the Circus Voltaire at Barcade is out of order as of two days ago. And one day ago, the same user, Pinash, updated the recently added X-Men Pro at the Gutter LIC to say that the sound is inaudible. That's all for this week's pod. I'm Eric Swidland. My initials are HIP, and I am co-captain of Team NYC FSA and a member of the Butterballers. I made this podcast with the help of Benjamin Furiga, Corey Hulse, the creators and users of Pinball Map, and Lauren Berner-Lawrence, and hopefully a growing number of you in the NYC pinball community. Please send me your competition results, questions, comments, observations, beefs, or calendar invitations to your pinball events to nycpinpod at gmail.com. Like the podcast on social media at nycpinpod. On next week's podcast, I'll be back to talk about competitive pinball. Between now and then, eschew needlessly gendered bathrooms. you

_(Acquisition: groq_whisper)_

---

*Exported from Journalist Tool on 2026-04-13 | Item ID: 21752f77-400d-4bbd-b30f-5e0c56df8db3*