Kzoo and others busy this weekend into next week

So, it's spring time. No dip!? And spring time only means two things...
1) You will gain a new appreciation for allergy medication.
2) It's wiffleball season!

Some of the nation's best leagues are going to be busy this weekend into next week. Palisades WBL will be having their 2011 draft this Sunday, April 17th. Kalamazoo Wiffleball League will be having their season opener the following Monday on April 18th. Meanwhile Hess Field Wiffle Ball and Wiffle in SouthEast Michigan will be having preseason tournaments. This is a really exciting time to be in a league or just a fan of the game. From here on out places like the NWLA website, league websites and forums, and this blog will be constantly buzzing with news, stats, and all things wiffle. So if you're not used to the fast pace of wiffle news - fasten your seat belts because it's sure to be a wild ride.

The opening week for Kalamazoo could be more interesting than first thought. The weather has really taken a turn for the worst for a league trying to get it's season underway. This weather in Kalamazoo has been wet and chilly with temperatures in the mid-50s...which is probably why this poor fellow is wearing gloves. But Kalamazoo looks as if they'll try to tough it out as depicted in one of the site's latest articles (Weather or not, here we come). Also they finally have the 2011 NL Preview up too.

Oyster Bay Wiffle Ball League Draft Announced

Yesterday the Oyster Bay Wiffle Ball League announced that the 2011 draft would take place at 7 pm. They used the website www.random.org to mix up the teams for them, I'm guessing to prevent any bias. While that may work for them I don't think that's a trend that should catch on because the real goal of a draft is to keep the teams almost equally competitive. Using a tool like that website really leaves too much to chance. There are odds that perhaps teams could still end up stacked because the tool only knows names it's drawing out of a hat, not the talent behind the name. But we'll see how it works out for Oyster Bay in 2011 using this tool. They still have only 4 teams, which is cool. It's amazing they're so stable for only having 8 players! Here are the draft results:

White Sox -- Nick Carbone & Chris Sodocha
A's -- Robert Venegas & Tyler Paci
Cardinals -- Austin Seaman & Austin Paci
Astros -- Ian Bozsnyak & Kevin Rubio