Major League Wiffleball

Wiffleball Player Goes “Pro”

Shaun Breen — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:18:28 +0000

He was one of our original six league members. So it's fitting that Joe Yerdon is now working as the lead writer/editor for Pro Hockey Talk on NBCSports.com. Over the years, Joe has dislocated his shoulder several times, and his wiffleball career seems to be over. Still, Joe will continue to get hits, but they won't be with a wiffleball bat, and they won't help his career .308 batting average. Instead, those hits will be from visitors reading his hockey articles.

Reds Community Fund Summer Wiffle® Classic

Shaun Breen — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:00:29 +0000

Don’t miss out! The third annual Cincinnati Reds Community Fund Summer Wiffle® Classic is back! This is the premier Wiffle® tournament in the Midwest. Teams from all over the region (and the country) will converge in Mason, Ohio on Saturday, August 14th to compete for a championship, while qualifying for the Redsfest tournament in December. Does YOUR team have what it takes? There's only one way to find out - register today!

Canada Day

Shaun Breen — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:55:29 +0000

We mentioned in our last article that it's a good idea to add special elements to your wiffleball games to make them even better. Today is a perfect example -- it's Canada Day.
One easy thing to do is to wear a hockey jersey. If you don't have a hockey jersey, you can get one here. We’re not saying to go crazy and start pitching hockey pucks, or wearing skates. However, if you could somehow pull-off a wiffleball game on ice in the summer, I’d love to see that.

Fun Tournament Ideas

Shaun Breen — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:54:08 +0000

It's been a little over six months since our favorite west coast wiffleball league, Wiffleball2K, had their Swingin' For Santa event. That means that the next one is less that six months away! If you're looking to create a fun wiffleball atmosphere for your league or tournament, Swingin' For Santa is a good model to follow.

Stephen Strasburg’s Wiffleball-Like Stats

Shaun Breen — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:04:38 +0000

He's thrown a little over 12 innings so far, and Stephen Strasburg's stats look more like wiffleball numbers than baseball numbers. 2 starts, 2 wins. He's recorded 37 outs, 22 by strikeout. He's given up 6 hits and 2 of those were home runs. His strikeout-to-walk ratio is 22-to-5. He allows less than one baserunner an inning.

Make Some Noise With Your Vuvuzela

Shaun Breen — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:27:35 +0000

If you caught any World Cup soccer action so far, you've heard what sounds like a swarm of angry bees in the background. Well, it's not bees buzzing, or technical difficulties with ABC's or ESPN's broadcast. It's from a horn called a vuvuzela. And you can even buy your own vuvuzela online! Buy one and liven up the atmosphere at your next wiffleball game!

No Blown Calls in this Perfect Game

Shaun Breen — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 17:59:21 +0000

One way to improve your chances of a perfect game is to strike out everyone, like Steve Nebraska did. Major League Wiffleball's Quentin Jensen almost did that, and he didn't even need an umpire. While we’re still talking about Quentin Jensen’s perfect game 10 years later, and there must be a few people out there that occasionally refer to Steve Nebraska’s (fictional) perfect game, I have a feeling we’ll be talking about Armando Galarraga’s (almost) perfect game in another 10 years too.

Strike Out Arthritis

Shaun Breen — Fri, 21 May 2010 10:55:08 +0000

Remember hitting a Wiffle Ball in your back yard as a kid and feeling like Babe Ruth or Ted Williams? Or maybe you prefer Joe Mauer or Derek Jeter? Either way, it's time to find that swing again! This summer, you can help find a cure for arthritis by playing wiffleball. On June 26th, the Arthritis Foundation will host the 2010 Strike Out Arthritis Wiffle Ball Tournament in the Boston, Massachusetts area, and raise funds to help find a cure for our nation’s #1 cause of disability which affects 300,000 children in the U.S.

Recycling Wiffleballs for Earth Day?

Shaun Breen — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:00:26 +0000

Are wiffleballs recyclable? What should we do with our broken balls? Should we just throw them away? Does anyone want them? We have a whole bag of cracked wiffleballs that's overflowing, just taking up space. Can you help us out?

Joe Nathan Out With Torn Elbow Ligament

Shaun Breen — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:23:55 +0000

Looks like the Minnesota Twins are getting a new stadium and a new closer. Say it ain't so, Joe! This morning, the Twins announced that their closer, and wiffleball fan, Joe Nathan has suffered a significant tear to his ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow which could cause him to miss the entire 2010 season! It's sad to see, especially since Nathan, who turned 35 in the offseason, had surgery in October to remove bone spurs from the same elbow to prevent an injury like this from occurring. The devastating news didn't come as a total surprise, since it was announced yesterday that Nathan flew to Minnesota for an MRI, just a couple of days after leaving a spring training game against the Red Sox due to elbow soreness. Nathan has already mentioned the dreaded three words that no fan ever wants to hear [...]