The Last Tournament of 2011

Ever wonder what went down during that Midnight Madness Wiffleball Tournament hosted by Wiff Junkies? Remember The Name (also known as 603 All-Stars and Doom) won the tournament at about 6:20 AM. Scott Martell, the event organizer, was surprised to see that a whopping 13 teams came out in the middle of the night to participate in the tournament.

The Off-Season Isn't Dead For Every League

While the Palisades WBL website is visually appealing it lacks that fresh article feel when you visit the home page. Before recently, if you wanted to get the scoop on what is really going on in the league you had to visit the messageboard, which for some is a big hassle. I know, I know, creating a user ID and password is so hard. But now you can get oven fresh news on the league on their Wiff Hot Stove page. By the looks of things it appears that the league is going to be mixing teams up and expanding, which is proving to be the makings of an interesting off-season. No easy feat, I assure you.

Merry Christmas From Wiffler's Digest

Mix it up with some Wiffle ornaments

Like it or not, Christmas is upon us. Decorations and lights line the houses on each block, Christmas music blasts over the speakers in each store you enter, and parking lots are so far that finding a spot should merit college credit. For some of us the season is a cheerful celebration, and for others a grueling time of year full of stress and annoyances. Nevertheless, we here at Wiffler's Digest would like to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas. If you find it hard to blend your love for wiffleball with Christmas, take a cue from Trevor Collie, aka Wiffle King. Trevor decided to get creative and paint some wiffleballs and sprinkle them with glitter. Are the chic? No, but it is a creative idea that gets people excited for the upcoming 2012 wiffleball seasons! This photo was taken from the December newsletter from Journey's Excursions to Health and if you haven't subscribed to that newsletter...make it a resolution for the New Year.

Season's Greetings,

Josh Smith
Wiffler's Digest

Black Top Wiffleball League's Winter Meetings

Black Top Wiffleball League, formerly known as Auburn Wiffleball League, in Massachusetts has recently had it's captain meetings to discuss the upcoming 2012 season. This small, 4-team league is making great strides to make 2012 their greatest season yet by making some admirable rule changes. The league plays in a wide open parking lot and as a result there are a few unique problems that many leagues would be unable to relate to. One of the new rules has to do with errors in attempting pegging of runners - in that situation base runners will automatically advance to the next base and no further. This rule is significantly similar to the 'one base over-throw' rule that the Garrett Drive Wiffleball League (GDWL) has used since 2002. The league is also looking to use different venues for the upcoming season such as a skate park and the Industrial Park. The most impressive proposal for the 2012 season is the decathlon the captains must perform to establish the draft order. Activities range from the athletic (field goal kicking) to the random (Yahtzee). Also, their highlights show, Non-Stop Black Top, will have new episodes every two weeks. This is good because, given the potential the show provided in 2011, Non-Stop Black Top has the potential to be one of the best ongoing wiffleball series online. If you don't believe me watch the four episodes they produced in 2011:

              

BWWBP League Play

Brian Trigg and his fantastic Bassett Woods Wiffle Ball Park are in their first season as a league and here is the most recent highlights footage. It's nice to see this beautiful field enjoying some league play. This video is pretty solid, decent commentary, great slow-motion, and good camera angles. These things are hard to find in league highlights videos. Hoping to see much more of this from our friend Trigg.