Hector a.k.a. “$h0wT!m3” Melendez asked us to post this …

“To the #BTSHuniverse:

I first want to give a special THANK YOU to everyone who has sent their show of love and respect over text, facebook, emails and in person on and off the court. It means a lot especially when even people I don’t know, know me by SHOWTIME and we have never met before this season.

I would like to give a brief update on my last injury which put me in a neck brace during a BTSH game. Since that last injury, I have basically had to deal with neck and back pain every day and game since. I have been able to play but with each game, I go home and basically lay very helpless in bed and go to work the next day in much pain. I recently suffered one more injury vs. Cobra Kai when I tried to stop short twice. one leg gave out while my knew drove into the floor and I landed a little awkwardly. It didn’t show after the game but the next morning and even until now is STILL in the same amount of pain but worsened today at work.

With all this being said, I have (really) FINALLY made the decision that I should no longer continue to put my body at harms risk. Doctors have seriously said that I won’t last long if I continue at this pace. They see me in a wheelchair for good in less then 2 years after some MRI’s and XRAY’s with 2 ER visits within 8 days. I won;t say that I no longer want to play but I only feel I won;t go through all this as a goalie in the league but its rare and unlikely that someone will give me a spot on a team.

I want to also thank the 2 people who brought me into this league. Without them $h0wT!m3 would never have been possible. Thank You to Amy Baker and Alex Zabala. Amy was the captain of the Unicorns at the time and Alex was a player I was coaching who brought me along to watch his game. The Unicorns didn’t have enough players and Amy asked if I could fill in. Well, the rest is history. I also need to thank every single team/captain who took a chance with me after the unicorns, Mega Touch, Mathematics, Rehabs and the Dark Rainbows. Playing this year would not have been possible without the help of YES YES YES Rich Glanzer. I am missing a lot of people but I will cut it short by thanking everyone who has written about me in BTSH. Especially Derek and Eli. You guys have made me the BTSH online star that I am today (lol),

On that note and sorry to anyone I forgot to mention but it would be way to long of a message.

THANK YOU BTSH,
Hector $h0wT!m3 Melendez
aka BATTLE DOME KING”