Washburn Wiffleball League Impresses

I was skeptical when all these NY leagues sprouted up seemingly overnight. I didn't think some of them would have the goods. Surely some of these leagues will be duds, I thought. To my surprise I was wrong, and in this circumstance that realization is met with cheerfulness rather than embarrassment. Chiefly among the leagues I expected to fail or at the very least stay under the radar was Washburn Wiffleball League. They have been uploading videos all season long and although their only in their 4th week I'm already a fan...the least I can do considering I expected them to flop. My apologies. I guess I just couldn't accept the fact that every league that has developed in one area so suddenly to be a success. There's an infant mortality rate of sorts that is very real among new leagues starting up. Many leagues never get a true start before being cut off and abandoned. It's a very easy thing to do, abandon such a big and time-consuming project. But WWL has brought the goods this season so far and I expect them to henceforth. Just what the Hell is going on in New York? What is in the water up there? NY has turned into a Galapagos for wiffleball leagues but I wonder how long that will last...

Palisades vs NY Climate

With the exception of today the next 9 days will be very wet for the NYC region. This is a continuation of the latest trend of never-ending thunderstorms that have been pounding the northeast over the past couple of weeks. On their forum, Palisades WBL have come to accept the increasing likelihood that Week 3 of their regular season is going to be a washout. Tallaman, one of their fields, "has been a swamp all spring". Brett Bevelacqua seems optimistic considering the weather forecast saying "it looks like we may be able to get the games in." I'm not so sure they'll be able to pull it off but I wish them all the luck in the world. Most leagues east of the Mississippi River have had to battle the weather as they've tried to get their seasons off the ground and now it's the Northeast's turn. The uncooperative weather won't just affect Palisades but the several other NY leagues as well as leagues in the New England area.

Rabid Raccoon Still Lives to Spread Love of Wiffleball

As I've mentioned earlier I have a theory that the reason there are so many leagues in New York is due to a lone rabid raccoon biting otherwise bored potential wifflers. But rabies isn't the only thing this creature is spreading, he also has a fondness for wiffleball - a trait he shares with his victims. So if you're in NY and you see a wandering rabid raccoon LET HIM BITE YOU, you'll take your league to new heights! Anyway this is the latest footage of said rabid raccoon. Be advises, he is still at large! Still don't believe that this little guy isn't spreading the love in New York?
Here's a list of leagues that have recently started up in NY:
Kingston Wiffleball League (2008)
Palisades WBL (2008)
Ontario County Wiffleball Association (2008)
Hudson Valley Wiffle Ball League (2010)
Oyster Bay Wiffle Ball League (2010)
Liverpool Wiffleball League (2008)
Parson's Summer Wiffleball League (2010)
NRWBL (2010?)

GSWL - NY Region showing off their indoor training facility

These guys have been recently playing in their "combine" and although I don't really dig Golden Stick Wiffleball it looks like a pretty nice (yet basic) set up they have there. This particular region also looks to be made up of a lot of young guys, which is odd because most Golden Stick related players I've seen are approaching middle age. Maybe these guys aren't as conceited or arrogant?... Yeah, I think I pulled something when I said that from restraining laughter. Who knows? I know nothing about this region so you never know but if the stereotype holds true - they're probably douche-bags.

PSWL Welcomed into NWLA

The Parson's Summer Wiffleball League was recently welcomed into the National Wiffleball League Association. The NWLA's newest league is located in New York. Where else would we expect a league to be from? New York seems to dominate the wiffleball world these days. 8 out of the 19 leagues in the NWLA East Region are from New York. This leads one to assume that New Yorkers have gone rabid for the game. It's almost as if a raccoon with rabies and a fondness for wiffleball is traveling throughout the state and biting ordinary people. The result: a sharp increase in the amount of wiffleball leagues in the region....oh yeah, and rabies. Personally, I don't see how this connection has not been made earlier. It's so obvious!