Watch Hours of Wiffleball Games. Seriously...HOURS.

The Potomac Wiffleball League has been uploading videos of entire games from their current "summer" season. They've uploaded 11 videos in the past 24 hours on their Youtube channel which will provide their players and fans literally hours of visual wiffle stimulation. So who's shredding the competition in the PWL this time around? Scared Hitless and Superman's Wheelchair are leading the standings with a 10-0 record a piece. Big surprise, right? Not really, if you follow their league much.

Wiffleboy on SportsNation

For those who follow Wiffleboy28 on his Facebook page you might have noticed that he announced that he was featured for a brief moment on ESPN's SportsNation yesterday.Wiffleboy appeared to be surprised that he was featured on the show because he was unaware that he would be featured and only heard about it after the episode aired. He announcement also inquired if anyone caught the episode on their dvr so he could see it. So there you have it, yet another place where Wiffleboy28 has popped up on the television.

SAHD Wiffle Reviews Blitzball

As you may remember, we did an interview with Aaron Kim, the founder of Blitzball, for our first issue of the magazine. For many of you this was your first introduction to this product and it has since faded from the minds of most of our readers...but not all. The new and exciting website, Stay-At-Home-Dad Wiffle has been reviewing wiffle products left and right but I noticed that they had not reviewed the Blitzball. I gave them a link to the article in our first issue and soon enough they were ordering some of Kim's products. It had been a couple of weeks since I heard anything about them testing the product and they finally put something up on the website. The wait was well worth it because they put a video up reviewing not only the ball, but the bat as well (which can be ordered in a combo pack for $20). Click HERE to see the review on their site. They seem to be convinced that Blitzball is not an inferior product to Wiffle and, in time, will "built itself into a longtime player in the backyard[s] of America." SAHD Wiffle also thinks that the two products can "co-exist peacefully in the world of backyard bat and ball sports."

More Footage

Not much to say about this except that it's more footage from "the OPEN" tournament presented by Golden Stick.

"Open Arms" At the Open

For those of you who missed the Golden Stick National Championships, aka "the OPEN", in Boston this past week you're in luck because they just leaked a video that displays some of the top pitchers. There are some sick pitches in this video! See for yourself.

"Chug, Spin, Hit... Are You Okay?"

Wiffle Inc. should really just give up and strike up a sponsorship with a beer company so they can make this a sport. I've seen many videos like this (minus the whole chick getting drilled in the face part).

Random, So Random

This video, titled HCOWiffleball, appears to be the most random wiffle video I've seen in quite some time. They're singing 6 seconds of "Take Me Out To The Ball Game" - which is pretty weird. But what puzzles me even more are their outfits. I don't get it.

Wiffle Still Kickin' in Taiwan

It's nice to see that Wiffle Ball is still alive in Southeast Asia. I think this is a different group from the previous Taiwanese video I showed a month or so back. And before you ask, I have no idea why there's a bunch of fireworks/explosions going on in the background.

Josh Burckhardt: Wiffle King of the Pacific Northwest by Nate Bullock

[Dislaimer]: This article written by Nate Bullock for the August/September issue somehow slipped through the cracks and didn't make it into the magazine. This was in no way on purpose and I offer my humblest apology to Nate for this mishap. So since it's still a great article and a good read I've attached it here. Hope this makes up for it Nate! --- Sincerely, Wiffler's Digest

Josh Burckhardt: Wiffle King of the Pacific Northwest by Nate Bullock

Josh Burckhardt of the Cowlitz Phillies is having a season for the record books.  Already one of the most feared hitters in the league he’s taken his hitting to new levels this season.  He is currently batting an eye-popping .500 with 22 homeruns and 92 RBIs.

Burckhardt smashed three round-trippers in his last series against the Clark County Colt .45’s, and he currently sits at 22 homeruns for the season in 22 games and 156 at-bats.  Brad Williamson of the Lexington Brewers set the previous homerun record with 19 bombs last season.  To top it off, Burckhardt is the first player to eclipse the 70 homerun mark for a career.  He has 25 more homeruns than the next leading homerun slugger.

Before the season, Burckhardt was sitting just one RBI short of the all-time leader, Jim Hewey of the Brewers at 200.  He quickly passed that with 17 RBIs in his first two games of the season.  Adding to his hitting prowess, Burckhardt has a unique opportunity to become the first CCWA  player to crack the 100 RBI in a season barrier with 92 RBI through 22 games and two games to go.

Burckhardt doesn’t only hit homeruns, but he also hits for average.  He is leading all batters in the CCWA, hitting at a .500 clip.  He is currently the only player in the entire league batting over .350.  He also owns the single season record of .516 with a career batting average of .408.  He is a pitcher’s nightmare in the batter’s box as he can beat you with a timely single or the long ball.

It should be interesting to see just how far Burckhardt can lead the Phillies this season.  They will be tested in the postseason by some very good teams and will definitely need his big bat to help them reach the finals.

A Wiffleball Calendar?

I'm surprised this hasn't been done before. Well, if it has - I haven't seen it. The legendary Wiffleball 100 of the National Wiffleball League Association. You may not be thinking about it now but in late December you'll be looking for a calendar, if you're the type of person not satisfied with the one of your cell phone, and this calendar could be one of your options.

CCWA Playoffs

The CCWA news blog, Holey Balls, has been recently updated with videos from their playoffs. Check it out.

New Kids League

There's a new league out there called HG Wiffleball. If you like MLW - Schultz Field you might like these kids. They don't appear to be as organized as MLW-SF yet but perhaps they will be in the future. They don't have a website yet and it's unclear as to where in the United States they are located in...so don't be expecting them to show up in the League Tracker anytime soon.

Most Over-The-Top Video Ever

There have been some really cheezy wiffleball videos out there but this one takes the cake. Thanks to Tabbit Field Wiffleball - this is, by far, the most over-the-top wiffleball video out there right now. The editing must have taken days and for that I must give them some credit, but come on...smoke comes off the bat when they hit the balls. At one point they use fire effects to have the outfield wall on fire. They appear to have used only home runs in this video and some of them go really far, like the one at the end of the video. Whether or not you like the video you have to admit that they put a lot of work into the video.

A Burning Question

I've watched a lot of videos over the past year and there's a question I've been wanting to ask for quite some time and I simply cannot wait anymore to ask it... Just how many damned mini Fenway Park's are out there!? It seems like everyone has one in their backyard. Don't get me wrong, Fenway is a gorgeous field but you'd think that people would come up with some original concepts for field construction on their property. I guess I won't judge. If you like the Red Sox, that's cool and it's your property so do what you wish. But think about how many Fenway Parks you've seen on this blog and elsewhere. It's astounding.

Palisades WBL Playoffs Start Soon

The competition in Palisades WBL has been hot but the playoffs are just around the corner. I love when leagues actually have a playoff preview video! The playoffs are going to be pretty intense in Palisades, NY this year.

Ryan Bush & Freaky Franchise win 2011 OCWA Championship

The Ontario County Wiffle Association (OCWA) had their playoffs recently and Freaky Franchise defeated the Flying Squirrels in the OCWA Championship. Freaky Franchise had a great 2011 Season, finishing with an 18-2 record and currently rest at #8 on the NWLA Top 50 Rankings. The secret to their success? Ryan Bush. He pitched 44.1 innings and only allowed 13 hits and 9 earned runs. He struck out 114 batters this season, had a 0.81 ERA and possesses a dazzling 10-1 pitching record. With this guy on the mound it was no wonder that they only allowed 98 runs (tied for least amount in league) to score against them. Bush didn't do too bad at the plate either, hitting .453, 17 HRs, & 74 RBIs. Brett Bigler also helped the Freaky Franchise at the plate, hitting .630 but only 4 HRs and 21 RBIs. While Bush did have some help on defense and at the plate he clearly was the main ingredient in the success this year during the regular season. But during the post-season it was a different story.
Upon closer examination it seems that Bush had a rough time on the mound during the post season. Freaky Franchise went 4-1 in the playoffs and the one loss was Bush's. He had 4 K's during that outing but his team lost 10-11 against the Flying Squirrels. He pitched more during the rest of the playoffs and struck out 21 more batters but all his outings were no decisions. It is at this point that Jon Suhre and Nate Saint Ours should receive some credit. Both Saint Ours and Suhre pitched 4 innings and had 2-0 pitching records. Saint Ours and Bigler really made the magic happen up at bat, with Saint Ours hitting .500 (5 HRs) and Bigler hitting .474 (6 HRs). These facts are interesting because it's not uncommon to see teams with a fantastic player choke in the playoffs. This is Bush's second consecutive championship (he did it last year with the BT Storm) and his numbers proved him worthy for the 2011 OCWA Pitcher of the Year Award.

--- The OCWA announced 3 days ago that they will be having a draft for the 2012 season but did not mention a date yet.

GSWL/GSTC "Open" Happening THIS WEEKEND!

21 teams from across the country will be meeting up in Boston, MA this weekend to battle it out for some cash ($3,000 to be exact). Click HERE to read the full article on the Golden Stick page.

Really Old Wiffleball Field

You don't find old videos like these often about wiffleball. This is the oldest miniature Fenway Park built that I'm aware of. I've never heard of this Appollo Field but it looks pretty awesome.

Tequila!

I'm not really sure to make of this video. Perhaps he just saw the Pee Wee Herman movie and enjoyed the part where he performed that dance at that biker bar. Kids are weird.

Wiffleball Pitching Machine

There is more than one wiffleball pitching machine out there. Is there really a demand for such a device? Who would drop nearly $1,000 on this? Any thoughts?

SLAM Diabetes

The first annual SLAM Diabetes Tournament, played at Little Fenway and Little Wrigley, appears to have been a huge success. They will be having the 2nd annual SLAM Diabetes tournament in mid-June next year so if you're wanting to get in on that just go to their site and register. This is just one more tournament to consider when you name tournaments that support a great cause. Also, when watching the video you'll notice Luis Guzmán hanging out at the tournament.

The latest episode of This Month In Wiffleball from the Palisades WBL is online! As always it's good but this episode displays just how much the competition is heating up. The Blue Jays (3 championships under their belt) might not make the playoffs...pretty shocking. The White Sox are still dominating with a 15-3 record. One of our magazine's editors, Matt Riegler (Yankees), is in the video a few times as well and seems to be doing quite well at the plate. If you follow Palisades at all and for some reason have strayed from their site, dig your head out from under the sand and watch this video. The playoffs are about to start.

Golden Stick Gets Some Attention

Golden Stick gets some love on the summer show via Ultimate Athlete Magazine. Ultimate Athlete typically covers high school sports from Long Island but have branched out to incorporate a wiffle story. Check it out.

2nd Issue of Wiffler's Digest is READY!

The 2nd issue is ready to go! You can read it on our picasa album or email us at wifflersdigest@gmail.com and tell us you want the .pdf version and we'll send it to you. The .pdf version is higher quality and we recommend it over the .png images on our picasa album. Let us know your thoughts about the new issue!

Oh Those Pre-Teens...

This must be their first boy-girl party. I remember my first girl-boy party. It was my 13th birthday party. Only one girl showed up. I never said it was a good boy-girl party, but since there was a girl there - it counts. Anyway I'm sure this party went through the usual motions where the guys stand in one area growing into their faces while the girls huddle on the opposite side of the room fiddling with their braces. The only thing that makes those awkward moments worse is when Will Smith's "Big Willie Style" is blaring from a boombox in the corner. So after the music is either changed or turned off the mingling finally begins. Among boys of varying heights we find David Holland - who apparently gallivants around parties without socks or a shirt.

It seems that a wiffleball bat can be summoned, seemingly from nowhere, in moments of sheer boredom to be used as an instrument of violence. Nothing breaks the ice at a party better than inflicting pain on someone using a yellow plastic bat! You can add this to the growing pile of intentionally hitting people with a wiffleball bat. I keep saying to myself that I've seen them all but soon enough another one is uploaded and I find myself wondering when everyone is going to realize that a wiffleball bat does, in fact, hurt quite a big when swung at full force upon someone's body. Why accept facts when you can hurt somebody, right?

I wonder if they used the chandelier as a piñata after everyone was tired of being hit?

Stay-At-Home Dad Wiffle

There is a league/organization out there that has escaped my attention for too long - SAHD Wiffle. The two main guys who play in the league are stay-at-home dads, thus the name Stay-At-Home Dad (S.A.H.D.) Wiffle. I'm not sure if these guys really play in a league format or not but they have done quite a few product reviews on different types of bats and balls. They are definitely worth a visit if you haven't visited them already.

WWL - Year In Review

I've got to say that one of my favorite leagues to watch this year was the Washburn Wiffleball League in New York. They played a lot of games and put out a lot of videos. A lot of leagues don't bother to include playoff videos but WWL is not one of them, they posted it all. But they didn't stop at the championship...they made a SportsCenter parody called SportsCircle that highlighted the season as a whole. Most people can't pull off the SportsCenter parodies without failing miserably but WWL did a splendid job with this video; but don't take my word for it - watch it. They even did commercials.

Missouri Park Seeks Wiffle Players

Hannibal, Missouri ---Aron Lee, of the Hannibal Parks and Recreational Department (HPRD), is doing something rarely seen before - seeking out wiffleball players. They want 5 person teams consisting of either 2 men and 3 women or 3 mean and 2 women. $100 per team. The games will be played on Tuesdays in the Admiral Coontz Recreation Center (that's right...indoors). Registration lasts until September 13 so if you live in the Hannibal area in Missouri, this is your chance to join a league. Missouri is not known for having any stable wiffleball leagues and this project could change that. They plan on playing through the fall and winter so that people will have something to do when it's cold outside. Hopefully there will be some players to meet Mr. Lee halfway and the project will take off. Lee intends on posting game results and statistics on the HPRD website. Perhaps we'll be hearing from them soon.

Source: Hannibal Courier-Post

EDIT: There is no longer a co-ed team requirement for the league. You can have teams of all males or all females.

MLW Schultz Field HR Race

One of the most fun leagues to watch out there is a small group of kids in Michigan that play in a league known as MLW - Schultz Field. They've been playing since 2009 and the long balls are starting to add up. They've got two kids that close to hitting 50 home runs a piece. No league is complete without a little competition in the home run department.

Nerf Swerve Bat Review

If you're shopping for bats lately and don't have a lot of cash - listen up, especially if you're a kid. These video reviews give you the skinny on the Nerf Swerve Bat. Also you can see reviews on Amazon, which also complain about the bat cracking.