Cover for New Issue Leaks

If you follow us on Facebook, you might have noticed that we leaked the cover page of the Jan/Feb issue of the Wiffler's Digest magazine. All the more reason why you should be following us. Anyway, the new issue is nearly through and is almost ready to be sent to our publishing guy. Expect the issue any day. The cover story, as you can see, is about the top 15 recreational league pitchers in the country. But there are other interesting stories as well such as Ryan Winfield's advice piece on promoting your league. Luke Gagnon wrote a fantastic Winter Wiffle Report article highlighting Tampa Bay Wiffle and Hudson Valley WBL. Golden Stick's Scott Martell ponders the possibility of a 'Wiff-Con'. Readers will get to know more about Wiffle Ball's biggest competitor - Junk Ball.

There are over a dozen articles in this issue, making it our largest to date...and the best part is it will be printer friendly as the layout will fit on a 8.5'' x 11'' sheet of paper. So now you will be able to print out the magazine to share with friends. Yes - this issue, although running very late, is shaping up to be our best one yet! When the magazine has been published we will upload it and make a post announcing it. Readers who are on the 'subscription list' will be the first to receive the magazine, followed by an announcement on Facebook and Twitter, and ultimately an announcement on this blog. Unlike issues in the past, you will be able to download the magazine without receiving it via-email from us because it will be uploaded onto Google Docs. The first two issues have already been uploaded there, so if you are tired of perusing our Picasa album and want to view the full quality .pdf version go to the magazine section of the blog and follow the links.

Wiff Junkies Indoor Tournament In 9 Days

If you visit the Tournament Tracker page on this blog you'll quickly notice that there were nearly 100 tournaments this year and few stand out. You'll also notice that the frequency of tournaments dramatically drops after late August or early September. So when a promising winter tournament in New England appears I feel I must point it out. Scotty "Wiffs" Martell (from Golden Stick) emailed me about such a tournament. He's hosting a tournament in N. Smithfield, Rhode Island on December 17. It's not only an indoor tournament, which is rare, but it's a tournament that takes place during the middle of the night - the only tournament to do that this year (that I'm aware of). It starts at 10 p.m. and, depending on the amount of teams, will surely continue well past the time when the rooster crows.

I should also mention that Martell runs a site that some of you may have heard of, Wiff Junkies. The site is similar to this one, a blog that sports an online magazine. From what I can tell, all (or most) of the articles appear to have been written by Martell. Quite impressive if you ask me - that's quite a load. The things I have previously mentioned is where the similarities between Wiffler's Digest and Wiff Junkies end. Wiff Junkies has a primary focus on GSWL/GSTC whereas Wiffler's Digest focuses more on backyard/recreational leagues. There's nothing wrong with that and readers from both magazines could benefit from reading what the other end of the spectrum is talking about...see how the other half lives, if you will. But there is no animosity between the two projects as Martell appears to show respect to the Digest in the Editor's Note from the first issue. So if you want to know a little more about GSWL or just want some more wiffle reading material check them 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.

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!

A little taste...

As some of you may know, the second issue of the Wiffler's Digest magazine will be out at the end of this month or the first week of September. We've finished contributing all the content and are now waiting for it all to be assembled. It's a long and painful process but I think everyone's hard work will pay off for this issue. So what all is in the upcoming issue? Well I won't spoil everything but I will tell you that there is some coverage of the London Wiffleball Tournament that I, and some of the writers, attended. There's also some opinionated articles along with part one of a fictional wiffleball series and a review of the movie Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story. But it's not just articles, there's actually a quiz in this issue and a couple more wiffle related ads. While I won't link you any of the content in the new magazine, I do hope you enjoy a preview of the cover. Those of you who have emailed us and wanted to subscribe to the magazine will be the FIRST ones to read the new magazine before it is uploaded in .jpg form onto our Picasa photo album. For best quality, I strongly suggest you subscribe so you can have it in .pdf form - it's much nicer. Just email us at wifflersdigest@gmail.com and say you want the magazine. That's it!

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