"The Boss. He's Back!"

Commissioner Dee of the HRL Twin Cities posted an update on November 9th entitled 'Life, the Universe, and Everything'. The big news message within Dee's message has rocked the wiffleball world with excitement: Pat "Truck" Moriarty is coming back. And by coming back, I mean reclaiming his role as commissioner of the HRL. In 2010 he stepped down as commish and turned the league over to Craig "Dee" Deelsnyder. While Dee has done a great job running the league, it is undeniable that the HRL lost it's social flair (with the exception of the Blue Jays, of course) that it had when Truck was at the captain's wheel. I was not the only person who shared the position that the HRL had become reclusive under Dee's watch. The HRL was once very involved in the NWLA messageboard but suddenly dropped out of the national spotlight in 2010. Their league board was quite alive and well, however, leading some to believe that they no longer were concerned with what everyone else was doing or maintaining their reputation as the nation's top recreational wiffleball league. With the sudden downturn of the HRL, the Kalamazoo Wiffleball League and Palisades WBL muscled away the spotlight and the HRL - a distant memory. KWL commissioner, Brian Meyers, wrote an article about his disappointment in the HRL and called them out as his league (KWL) had won the 2010 Wiffy Awards for Website of the Year and Commissioner of the year, which the HRL previously had a dynasty on. But I've got to ask, is Dee the one who should shoulder all the blame for the HRL's fall from grace? I don't think so. It takes more than one guy to get the word out about a league and a commissioner can only do so much. Dee cited that he had a lot of things going on in his personal life and that he could no longer "put the time and effort needed to run the HRL" and that "life was catching up" to him and that, as a result, he was stepping down as league commissioner. It is unfortunate that such an able commissioner is stepping down from one of the nation's top leagues but we can all take great comfort in the fact that the league is still in good and familiar hands as the league enters it's second era under Pat "Truck" Moriarty's reign.

NWLA Blowing Up With New Content!

With three new articles, a new format for the rankings, and announcing the 2011 Hall of Fame Inductees...the NWLA website is fresher than ever! Here's a list of the three new articles, check them out:

• Minnesota Nice by Luke James
• Wiffleball: Toast of the Internet by Sly Rivers
• Hess Possessed! by Brian Meyers

Hermann's Shameless Quest For Funds...Continued.

A couple of years ago KWL Commissioner Brian Meyers got a tattoo of a wiffleball on his left arm, little did he know it'd cost him dearly. NWLA Columnist Josh Williamson recently reported the forced amputation of the arm with the aforementioned tattoo due to copyright law - leaving him with one arm. But as if that wasn't enough Wicked Cow Entertainment has decided to make some money off of this new found wiffle-memorabilia. Williamson reported yesterday that the arm has been sighted on ebay with bid offers nearing $20. Just sick.

PLACE YOUR BIDS NOW!

Meyers Loses Arm to Michael Herman for Having Wiffle Tattoo

NWLA Columnist Josh Williamson has posted a new article about the latest scandal involving Michael Hermann of Wicked Cow Entertainment (Wiffle Inc.'s henchmen). The article, One Armed Meyers, tells us that on a way to a pub Meyers was cornered 3 shady gentlemen who used chloroform to abduct him. Not long after he woke up in Kalamazoo General minus one arm. Why did this happen? Meyers has a tattoo of a Wiffle Ball on his left arm. When Michael Hermann found out about this he demanded that Meyers sign an agreement for the trademark usage but Meyers refused. Meyers is still confident that he'll be able to pitch well this season because it's not his throwing arm. Hitting, however, could prove difficult as well as hugging family members...you know how everyone hates one-armed hugs.

Poll update -- Palisades WBL and Kalamazoo Wiffleball League are running a close race. Who's going to win?

Meyers Petitions On Behalf of PWBL Blue Jays

Brian Meyers writes another great article. This time he asks why the Palisades WBL Blue Jays were not listed as a candidate as a 2010 legacy team. He makes a short and sweet argument in favor of the Blue Jays being listed as a legacy team. Time will tell if his argument will be heard and his petition successful.

KWL's Brian Meyers with his Wiffle Bat Review!

This could be the new bestest Wiffle Bat review ever ever ever ever ever [echo].

KWL Industirals Hit Factory...nice.

This video has surfaced on the new Kalamazoo Wiffleball League Youtube Channel. There are two reasons to be excited about this. That looks like a great place to practice and it hasn't just been the Industirals, Andy Ross has made a pitching appearance there recently. Also the KWL is getting their feet wet in the realm of video. The league has been notorious for plenty of great photographs but you know how the kids are these days...moving pictures are all the rage. Hopefully the KWL will stick with videos for 2011. They're such an interesting and quirky league that the only way to find them more hilarious or fascinating is through video media. Their commissioner recently bought two Flip UltraHD camcorders. So with an investment like that I think it's safe to say that we will most definitely be seeing the KWL moving and in High Definition. It's yet another reason to be excited about wiffleball for the year 2011.