Entries from May 2008

The Heckler

Date May 12, 2008

Do you have a heckler? You know, a fan that picks on one or more of the players? At MLW, we don’t have a heckler, we have someone we call ‘The Heckler’.
‘The Heckler’, who officially goes by the name Dennis, likes to watch us play and pick on the same few players [...]

Don’t Bunt!

Date May 7, 2008

It may have its place in baseball, but bunting is an awful way to try to get on base in wiffleball. In fact, in Major League Wiffleball, you can’t. Check the rulebook (Rule 5.04). An intentionally bunted ball will be recorded as a strikeout.
However, if the ball is bunted in fair [...]

Kenny Mayne’s Book

Date May 4, 2008

Kenny Mayne, the guy who used to host SportsCenter on ESPN, and is now seen only for special events like the Kentucky Derby, recently released a book titled ‘An Incomplete and Inaccurate History of Sport: . . . and Other Random Thoughts from Childhood to Fatherhood’.
Inside, there are three chapters (in a row) dedicated to [...]

Blown Saves

Date May 1, 2008

So you just blew a 3-run lead in the last inning and lost the game.
You’ll never pitch again, right? Wrong. Sure, it’s a little disappointing, but it’s a game. It’s not Major League Baseball, it’s wiffleball. For many people, it ranks somewhere around hopscotch and Chinese checkers. It’s not a [...]