GSWL Open 2011 DVD Out SOON!

For $24.99 you can get a copy of the 2011 GSWL Open (National Championship) DVD. You can pre-order it from the GSWL website. Just thought some of you might want to know. I've seen the 2010 dvd and it's pretty impressive. So if you're wanting to know more about that organization, this dvd would be a great place to start.

Golden Stick has done it again. And by it I mean make national news. They recently made it onto ESPN's Weird Web Stories. Check it out.

GSWL - All Aboard

GSWL wants you! This 8 minute epic advertisement gives outsiders a deeper gaze into the largest wiffle organization in the world. They've expanded regions and still have room for more. Something tells me that 2012 will be Golden Stick's biggest season yet.

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.

The Wait Is Over - GSWL Format Release Is Out

The 2012 Format for GSWL/GSTC has finally been released on the Golden Stick website. It's a 27 page magazine explaining in details of what the plan is for 2012. The new point system to determine national standings is pretty impressive. But what I admire most is Lou Levesque's honesty on some issues and admitting that there are still a few things that need to be worked out and is open to the opinions of the players.

If you want to see the magazine for yourself, click HERE and read through it.

Shamefully, my attention mostly went to the dilemma a man named Doug Winship faces on naming his team for 2012. He appears to have narrowed it down to two choices: Wiffzilla and Mustangs. I don't see how this is a hard decision. That Wiffzilla logo is amazing.

Golden Stick Experiences Website Woes

 

This comes as no surprise to Golden Stick followers, but the GSWL website has been hacked and Lou Levesque has temporarily shut down the site until the problem is resolved. Although the threat to visitors is gone, others may have not been so lucky as facebook information was required to get to the messageboard and eventually to view the site at all. Levesque does not know the origin of the problem. The site could take some time to bounce back, depending on the severity of the hack. But if there's any league that can bounce back quickly it's GSWL. This happens only days before the big announcement of a major format change that is expected some time this week.

Super Savvy Are Weird...I Like It

Witness what could very well be the weirdest wiffleball team in the country: the Super Savvy Psychos out of Georgia.

GSWL Announcement... On An Upcoming Announcement?

So it's barely the off-season, a time that most league commissioners or presidents are taking it easy and not thinking about what the next season will bring. But if you're like Lou Levesque and run the largest wiffleball organization in the country - you don't have the luxury of "taking it easy" for about 5 or 6 months like the rest of us. According to a brand new article posted on Golden Stick's website there will be some major changes happening to the GSWL/GSTC format next year. What are the changes? No one outside of the Golden Stick front office knows. What was the point of the article? I can't say for sure. I suppose it's a 'heads up' that some fecal matter could be hitting the metaphorical fan for some of it's players. With great changes comes great dispute. Levesque has the league on "stand by" and to not make any significant decisions about teams and so on because the new format will surely "rock the boat." The front office had "headed discussions" over the changes and it's up to the players to "perfect it" once the new format is released to the public.

However, Levesque says the changes are necessary and that he "won’t stop looking until we [golden stick] see that we’re truly perfect.” In sum, Levesque is striving for perfection in his latest overhaul of the league's format. I find this to be admirable but cannot help but worry that his vision, which has yet to be revealed to the public eye, may be too ambitious. The funny thing about ambition is few people have it and it can serve as a repellant to many. Levesque is a man who is no stranger to constantly 'reinventing the wheel' but it takes hard work and dedication to perform such a task. I guess the real question is can the players in Golden Stick support Levesque's vision? We'll soon find out.

Premature Death For One GSWL Wiffler

It is with regret that today's post is the announcing of the untimely death of Kyle Piazza from Golden Stick Wiffleball League on October 30, 2011. His demise came at the hands of cancer. He only lived to be 28 years old but his reputation appears to have had the tendency to precede him as he was described as "unbreakable as they come" on the NWLA messageboard today. He  won Most Valuable Player last year in the MA Region of Yard League and won the MA Region with the Throwbacks in 2009. Clearly this guy was talented and his absence will be noticed in the MA Region but he "will always be a champion" according to an article on the GSWL website. Golden Stick has also uploaded a tribute video that you can view if you so desire.

Top 20 GSWL Pitchers

Golden Stick Wiffleball posted a new article asking their members to cast their votes on who they think the top 20 pitchers are in the GSWL/GSTC. If you are a member you probably already know about it or are currently finding out. If you are a fan of their organization then you'll still want to keep an eye out on that post as members comment with their opinions on who the Top 20 are.

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.

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.

GSWL NY Region (Fast Pitch) Week 1

Golden Stick is in full swing now and it's going to be hard to look for recently uploaded videos without seeing several GSWL videos, and that's okay. The NY Fast Pitch Region was kind enough to upload this video and displayed just how impossible it is to hit off pitchers most of the time. But when batters do come around with that big bat the ball normally sails...but it's all about probability, odds are you're going to swing and miss. This type of pitching can challenge the "fag bat" school of thought.

GSWL PA Pitchers & HFWB Double Header

Two pretty nice videos were uploaded within the last 24 hours. Wiffleboy28 uploaded a video showcasing the finer pitchers in the GSWL (Pennsylvania Region) and Hess Field Wiffleball uploaded the highlights from a double header matchup between the Cardinals and Mets. The Cardinals swept the Mets (not surprising). HFWB really have their act together this year. The website is being constantly updated and they are posting a video every now and again. They have really improved from last year in this regard and I've got to hand it to them...they have my attention. I'm checking their website now more than ever.