Bocce is a sport for grandparents and Italian uncles, or at least it was before Barstool Chicago got its hands on it. The Barstool Bocce Tournament, held at the Chicago Bocce Club — 'Proud Home of the Chicago Bocce League' — has been a full production: camera crew, a referee in a striped shirt (shoutout to Mintzy finally learning the rules), and EddieBarstool on the call. Multiple teams, multiple matches, and absolutely zero chill from anyone involved.
barstoolWSD explains his own bocce dominance with the humility you'd expect from him.
barstoolWSD has been exactly what you'd expect on a bocce court — loud, confident, and in possession of what he's calling a 'rocket of a right arm.' Team WSD ran Team Chief off the floor in Episode 1, and WSD did not let anyone forget it. Whether you find that endearing or insufferable probably depends on how many times you've had to hear about his athletic gifts. Either way, the scoreboard backed him up early.
Team Megan with a commanding lead in Episode 2, and Megan is not hiding how she feels about it.
Then came Team Megan. MeganMakinMoney's squad has been rolling through the bracket, with DaMidgetZimbo — ZAH — dropping threading-the-needle shots that had EddieBarstool losing his mind on commentary. By the championship matchup against Team WSD, Team Megan had built the kind of lead that makes you wonder if you've been underestimating bocce as a competitive outlet. WSD's howitzer arm met its match. Megan has reportedly floated the idea of hustling people at bocce going forward, which honestly tracks. You play at this level, you start thinking about revenue streams.
The whole thing has been a genuinely fun bit. Dante the Don even crashed the commentary booth uninvited and apparently delivered an 'incredible performance' despite having zero credentials for the role. Mintzy officiated. Eddie called it straight. Barstool Chicago found a sport that fits their energy perfectly — competitive enough to matter, absurd enough to keep everyone from taking it too seriously. If they run this back next year, expect WSD to spend the entire offseason working on his pallino placement.