Canadian League Playing Through Cold

A league has finally been spotted in Canada. It's a curious discovery, considering there has been no other known leagues to exist above our northern border. The Crofton Wiffleball League is located in Crofton on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. They look as if they just got started. They only have a Twitter account right now and no other form of online presence. It appears that there are only a few of them for now, but all leagues have had similar humble origins. Hopefully these guys stick it out and we'll hear more from them as things thaw out in the spring. Crofton is the fourth league, that we know of, that has developed outside of the United States in the past year. Other places include Japan, Taiwan, and the Dominican Republic.

Small Ball...Taken To A Whole New (and lower) Level

I don't know what's more shocking, the fact that this kid cannot throw a strike from less than 5 feet away from the batter or that they are playing wiffleball in a master bedroom. Sure, I've seen all kinds of indoor play in person and on the web. I've seen games in gymnasiums, basements, garages, batting cages, just about every spacious area with a roof over it. But playing in a bedroom...that takes small ball to a whole new level. They obviously didn't think this through before they uploaded it onto the web because mom and dad are going to be PISSED when they find out that they were in their room. It's when I watch videos like these I get frustrated and cannot wait for wiffleball season to truly begin so there will be more wiffleball videos that are actually worth watching.

2012 Promo Double Feature

As each day brings us closer to spring, "promo" videos such as these begin to pop up all over Youtube, forums, and league websites. Promo videos are a great tool to get entice new players into joining and pump up existing players. Creating a promo video is a subtle art and doing it right can set a good pace for your season. Take Palisades for instance, a league that couldn't make a bad video if they tried. They have to take pride in their videos and as they watched this promo for the first time they were probably out of their seats and ready to hit the field. So it must be also with Black Top Wiffleball League. They are a relatively new league and unique setting by being one of the only leagues that I am aware of that play on a concrete surface. They have began to film more and more and this year they will continue to upload a higher volume of videos on the web.

Preview To 2011 OPEN DVD

I was fortunate enough to view the 2010 Open DVD by GSWL last year and it is pretty amazing. It is hard to wrap your mind around the amount of pitching talent that is involved in the OPEN tournament. The 2011 video should be no different and if you get it, prepare to have your mind blown. But I'm not sure if it will be available to the public to purchase. We shall find out once it's released, a date which has yet to be determined.

WSEM Discusses The "National Fixation"

Wiffle in SouthEast Michigan has come out with another fabulous podcast. But unlike their previous episodes they discussed the national scene for a little while, particularly leagues that are interested in coming to London, OH on July 13 to participate in the first ever NWLA tournament. Brandon Corbett also gives an update on two leagues that are having winter seasons, Tampa Bay Wiffle Ball and Hudson Valley WBL. If you are wanting to know a little bit about the NWLA tournament that is set to take place, listening to this podcast would be a great place to start...after all WSEM's commissioner, Carl Coffee, is the chief organizer of the tournament. CLICK HERE to give the podcast a listen.

This Video Is Awful Every "Tingle" Time You Watch It

I think it goes without saying that this kid is absolutely obnoxious. But it's obvious this kid is so full of crap that he cannot contain himself by just releasing his verbal diarrhea to his friends and family. No, smearing some on the internet won't be the least embarrassing for someone like him about 5 or 10 years from now. Why would you expect anything less from someone with such an awful name as Brandlee. Talking into a lint roller is somewhat refreshing though, at least he didn't hijack his sister's hair brush. When he gags after saying 'Miller' it was probably because his dad last used it on his wool socks and this kid must have an allergy. Still does not excuse him from saying every "tingle" time instead of 'single' time. Who needs to edit when you're going to let the whole world see something, right? Just awful. The tags to this post say it all, folks.

London Wiffleball Tournament Date Announced

The long awaited date for the 14th annual London Wiffleball Tournament was finally released a couple of days ago - July 14 (Saturday). Brian Wheeler, the tournament's organizer, emailed us with the date and his hopes for it this year. Some leading commissioners of leagues in the NWLA that went to the tournament last year plan on getting more leagues involved. The plan is to get as many NWLA teams together the following Sunday to play each other. The event could also serve as a meet and greet that would otherwise never take place. Wheeler said in his email that he will cooperate with the NWLA in their efforts to play on July 15. Leagues with teams that plan on attending include, Wiffle in SouthEast Michigan, Potomac Wiffleball League, Kalamazoo Wiffleball League, HRL: Twin Cities, Ontario County Wiffle Association, National Wiffleball League, and Suburban Chicago Wiffleball League. If this occurred, it would be the largest known summit for independent wiffleball leagues to ever take place - a truly historic event. More details on this event as the tournament date comes nearer.

Dirk Nowitzki Playing Wiffleball

Can't believe I forgot to post this when it was uploaded onto Youtube nearly 2 weeks ago. Enjoy.

Black Stick Wiffleball League 2012 Promo

Despite the fact that this league has never put up a website they've impressed me for listening to Interpol.

Top Pitchers Honorable Mentions

* and/or bold print = made the top 15 pitchers list article in Jan/Feb issue

The Last Tournament of 2011

Ever wonder what went down during that Midnight Madness Wiffleball Tournament hosted by Wiff Junkies? Remember The Name (also known as 603 All-Stars and Doom) won the tournament at about 6:20 AM. Scott Martell, the event organizer, was surprised to see that a whopping 13 teams came out in the middle of the night to participate in the tournament.

The Off-Season Isn't Dead For Every League

While the Palisades WBL website is visually appealing it lacks that fresh article feel when you visit the home page. Before recently, if you wanted to get the scoop on what is really going on in the league you had to visit the messageboard, which for some is a big hassle. I know, I know, creating a user ID and password is so hard. But now you can get oven fresh news on the league on their Wiff Hot Stove page. By the looks of things it appears that the league is going to be mixing teams up and expanding, which is proving to be the makings of an interesting off-season. No easy feat, I assure you.