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.

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.

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.

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.

Golden Stick teams up with Travis Roy Foundation

This year makes the 10th year that people have been raising money for the Travis Roy Foundation. This year Golden Stick took part in the Travis Roy Tournament at Little Fenway and helped the foundation raise a record breaking $406,000 this year alone ($1.5 million since 2002). That's a lot of money for a great cause! For more information on this story READ HERE.