Solstice Wiffle

Krash Mosser plated all four runs for his team with two 2-rbi triples, coming in consecutive at-bats in the top of the fifth inning off Flo Anderson.  The Homeboys scored three in the third inning off Guts Gutekunst, who returned to the mound in the sixth to throw a shutdown inning.


Rookie of the Year candidate (i.e. new guy) Erik K. hurled two scoreless innings, as did the Commish. Krash and Stats each threw three scoreless.


Kurt, Peter, Kevin - 4 runs, 9 hits
Chris, Erik, Matt - 3 runs, 8 hits


W: Mosser
L: Anderson
S: Mosser


HR - none

The Charge of Pete and Kev

HALF an inning, half an inning
Half an inning onward,
All on the asphalt of Nance Bradds Field
Rode Pete and Kev.
'Forward, the hitters!
Charge for extra bases!' he said:
Onto the asphalt of Nance Bradds Field
Rode Pete and Kev.

'Forward, the hitters!'
Was there a spectator dismayed?
Not that the players knew
Some one had blundered, but
Their's not to make reply,
Their's not to reason why,
Their's but to do and die:
Onto the asphalt of Nance Bradds Field
Rode Pete and Kev.

Fielders to right of them,
Fielders to left of them,
Pitcher in front of them
Overhanded and undered;
Stormed at with bat and pluck
Boldly they played and well,
Into the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode Pete and Kev.

Flashed all their bats bare,
Flashed as they swung in air
Swatting at the mighty strokes
Charging like a storm, while
All the town wondered:
Plunged in the chalky dust
Nineteen runs they gave to  
Kurt and Glen
Reeled from the bat-stroke
Shattered and sundered
Others would have gone under
But not Pete and Kev.

Fielders to the right of them,
Fielders to left of them,
Pitcher in front of them
Overhanded and undered;
Stormed at with bat and pluck,
While Pete and Kevin fell,
They that had played so well
Came through the jaws of Death,
Into the mouth of Hell,
All that was left of them,
Left of Pete and Kev.

When can their glory fade ?
O the futile charge!
All the town wondered.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the sacrifice laid,
Noble Pete and Kev!


Glen, Kurt - 19
Pete and Kev - 6

Farewell, Cpl. Peter Newkirk

Please enjoy this look at wifflers past - from back in the day when the ball was MUCH larger and before Sgt. Carter made them start keeping stats. RIP, Corporal Newkirk.

Archival wiffle photo.

Saturday, Glen and Pete defeated Ben and Kurt, somehow. Final score, 11-9, I believe. No stats = old school.

Memorial Day Scoresheet

Those of you who eschew the scoresheet, preferring others to record the batter-by-batter events of the game are, from time to time, missing out on a little bit of wiffle magic.  Here's today's scoresheet:

Peter "your Commish" Berwald took most of the scoring duties for the home team today. I took most of that job for the visitors, and had the pleasure of watching, inning-by-inning, as Peter decorated the scoresheet with his expert sketches.  Here's a detail:

Infantryman, by da Commish

There's other interesting stuff to see on the scoresheet, such as:

• Peter's two scoreless innings of pitching.
• Matt and Kurt each went 8-for-12 at the plate.
• Glen's third inning Grand Slam.
• The Visitors' late comeback in the fourth and fifth innings.
• Fred's scoreless pitching in the sixth for the save.

Happy Memorial Day.

What a Piece of Work

What a piece of work is a Wiffler, how noble in batting, how
infinite in pitches, in fielding and swing how express and
admirable, in sitting how like an angel, in chalking-runs how like
a god! The beauty of the world, the paragon of athletes—and yet,
dear friends, what is this quintessence of plastic?

Fred, Kurt, Matt - 7 r, 19 h
Dave, Glen, Pete - 5 r, 12 h

W: Mosser
L: Cebulash
S: Kirchner

HR: Cebulash (Grand Slam) - his 8th.

Steamed and Pressed

Memorial Day Weekend Blogger: Peter Berwald!

It was a hot and hazy Saturday morning as three regular participants showed up to play some wiffle ball. The usual pre-game chatter took place about who had won in the “bigs” and what the guys had done the previous night while the Commish re-chalked the field (remnants of chalk remained from Thursday night's game)..

And then the surreal occurred. Ben "Tag" showed up to play, he walked on the field with a child-like grin and extra “swag” in his step.  He was coming in off of a good game the other day, and he was hungry for more-and he didn't disappoint the fans....in theory.

Not to be outdone, who came coasting in on his bike? Han Soo, that’s who. No driving to Columbus for graduate school today, and a clearly he was looking forward to having break from the usual parenting routine. Like Ben, he came to play… in theory.

The sides were chosen; Peter "The Commish" and Han Soo “Two Strike” took the field.

With a runner on first and two outs, who was next to show up? Brent “Mac Daddy" Mackintosh! 3 per side! Play ball!

The visitors loaded up the bases and Kurt (Krash) Mosser knocked in a run to start the scoring. He followed up his RBI inning shutting down the home-team as Han Soo, Brent and Pete began a day of anemic hitting including against the likes of Ben and Glen, a couple of pitchers accustomed to giving up a run or two.

As the game progressed, the visitors pecked away with consistent hitting and timely RBI’s while the home-team couldn’t seem to put it all together including a bases-loaded ground out by the Commish against Glen in the bottom of the 4^th.

The game ended with all three home-team “hitters” flying out to deep left against “The Artist, Glen Cebulash.”

Photo courtesy of Brent Mackintosh

The final score says it all, visitors 10, home 0.

Ben 8 for 14 with a triple, and 4 RBI’s. He gave up 3 hits from the mound.

Glen 7 for 14 with two doubles and 3 RBI’s. He gave up 3 hits as well.

Kurt 9 for 14 (all singles) with 4 RBI’s. He gave up 3 hits...hmm, sense a pattern?

Brent 2 for 9 at the plate (singles). He gave up 5 runs from the hill.

Han Soo 3 hits (singles) for 9 at bats. He gave up 2 runs.

Pete 4 for 9, all singles. He gave up 3 runs.

Side notes; Glen made a great catch on a line-drive from the Commish. Kurt hit a shot that hit the wall in a millisecond for a powerful…single. It would've cleared the fence and then some. "The wall giveth..." There were probably 10 pop-ups by everybody. The home-team had no extra-base hits. The Commish went up and over giving up 50 plus runs for the season…he obviously needs to back himself up with better fielders.

Wiffle Picture Puzzler

A snap from tonight's action...

Does anything seem unusual about this picture? Make your guesses in the comments.