Posts written by Shaun Breen

Shaun Breen is the founder and Commissioner of Major League Wiffleball.

Dan Patrick Back on Sirius

Dan Patrick Back on Sirius

He didn’t officially put the “Whiff” in Wiffle Ball, but that’s OK. Dan Patrick is back on Sirius Satellite Radio. He’s in the same time slot as ‘The Herd’ with Colin Cowherd on ESPN Radio, so it’s going to be a tough decision who to listen to on a daily basis.

Prince Fielder to Join Wiffle Ball League?

Prince Fielder to Join Wiffle Ball League?

Two weeks ago, we offered Boston Red Sox slugger David Oritz the option to join Major League Wiffleball. Yesterday, on ESPN Radio’s The Herd with Colin Cowherd, host Colin Cowherd suggested that Prince Fielder should quit baseball and join a Wiffle Ball league. Well, we at Major League Wiffleball would be glad to …

Big Papi’s Slump Could Result in Wiffle Ball Career

Big Papi's Slump Could Result in Wiffle Ball Career

David Ortiz is off to a slow start in 2008. No, it’s not bad enough to be traded to the Minnesota Twins. This photo is from 2002. Ortiz played for the Twins before he became a hero in Boston. Ortiz wasn’t much of a power hitter in Minnesota, and he hasn’t been …

Commissioner’s Salary Info Released

Commissioner's Salary Info Released

Last fiscal year, Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig earned $14.5 million, about the same amount that he earned during the previous fiscal year. Selig is easily the highest paid commissioner of all the major American sports. By comparison, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell earned a pro-rated salary of $11.2 million, NBA Commissioner David Stern …

Wiffle Ball Spring Training

Wiffle Ball Spring Training

If you already have a Wiffle Ball league, do you have a spring training? While it may sound odd, it’s actually a great idea. Having a spring training provides an excellent opportunity to test out your rules, and tweak them before the regular season starts. It also gets all of the players together, …

Jennie Finch on Sports Illustrated cover

Jennie Finch on Sports Illustrated cover

Women’s softball star Jennie Finch is seen holding Wiffle Ball equipment on the cover of the July 11, 2005 issue of Sports Illustrated. Finch is has been featured on the weekly television show “This Week in Baseball” where she pitches a softball to a different Major League Baseball hitter each week, and often strikes them [...]

A field of dreams on a cul-de-sac

A field of dreams on a cul-de-sac

Don’t let the name fool you. Major League Wiffle Ball sounds about as professional as any sports association. But at league headquarters, a suburban home about 10 miles north of Albany, the wisecracks fly as fast as a plastic ball filled with holes. “You can’t hurt the cars with the Wiffle Ball,” said player Mike [...]

MLW listed in ESPN the Magazine

MLW listed in ESPN the Magazine

In August 2001, thanks to ESPN the Magazine, the nation’s attention shifted briefly from the Major League Baseball home run race between Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and Luis Gonzalez of the Arizona Diamondbacks, to a trio of relatively unknowns that were setting their own home run records in Major League Wiffleball. In [...]