wiffleinsemi

Carl Coffee and Brandon Corbett coming at you on-site from The Swamp. No large crowd noise, but a hint of big game action between King Friday and the Thunder Ducks every now and then.

• Surprises in the early season? Things not surprising at all?
• Blowouts, barnburners, and perfection litter the first two weeks
• Resetting the expectations having seen teams play.
• Things more impressive than the Wicked Aces perfect games <3
• Over/unders of the ridiculous nature: extrapolating Week 1 stats over a full season
• Dennis Pearson and NWLA Tournament roster.
• Early guesses at Mr. Munson's Great Athletes of Week 2
• Looking at the next couple weeks schedule
• King Friday crosses the plate; the guys call one at bat
• Other things that could cause the Swamp to flood <3

Intro music: Johnny Headband "And Then Again" http://johnnyheadband.bandcamp.com

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Whiteford Wicked Aces taking on King Friday in the fifth game of the day at the Zoo in New Hudson, MI on 4/29/12. Justin Hughes takes the mound for the Aces against a 2-2-1 rotation from King Friday, including Tristan Birotte, Eric Sizemore, and Brandon Mushinski. This game is intriguing for a couple reasons. First, this is King Friday making their debut on a Wiffleball field; the second you'll soon learn as you listen to the gamecast!

As always, Carl "Cex" Coffee doing the play-by-play and Brandon "brandon" Corbett impersonating a color commentator. This time, though, they're coming to you from atop one of Michigan's many lofty plateaus!

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VS.

No spoilers for this game, but Belgian did go on to win the double-elimination tournament and turn a lot of heads around the league,while the Mattseals continue to impress and distance themselves from their 2011 stigma.

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On the mics:
Carl "As Always" Coffee
Brandon "Ditto" Corbett
Greg "Special Guest of Honor" Franzen

1. Satellite Tournament Recap:

• What impressed or surprised?
• Is the 2-1-2 pitching rotation the stupidest gameplan ever?

2. Ringler Division Predictions

3. "Apples to Oranges"

• Who would you take: a WSEMer or Detroit Tiger in 7 stat categories?

4. #1 FAN QUIZ! How much does WSEM's number one fan really know about the league?

5. Garcia Division Predictions

• ... and can you spot the game the host even forgot about?

Music: Intro: Illy Mack "Squirrels" - http://fivethreedialtonerecords.bandcamp.com/album/squirrels
Outro: John Denver "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - http://johndenver.com

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On the Mics:
Carl "C-doo" Coffee
Brandon "Gazelle (?)" Corbett
David "Dabadooey" Buhr

There were a few engineering difficulties during recording, which were mostly worked around during editing. There is a lo-fi quality to the recording as a result, however, the only dialogue that really suffers as a result are a few moments of quick, inconsequential banter.

1. Winter Meeting Recap
   • New Rules
   • League Lineup
   • Mr. Munson's Great Athlete's of the Week
2. Division Alignment / Rivalries
   • Most anticipated series, match-ups?
3. Fields
   • Loss of Pacman Park and the Drey, and plans for their replacements
   • Which fields are you most excited to play on?
   • Listener Mail ** Favorite / strangest fields to play on
4. Spring Training is upon us
   • Leagues starting up nationally.
     • Crofton Wiffleball Association
     • Scranton Wiffle Ball League
     • National Wiffle Ball League *NJ not NY, apologies
     • Tampa Bay Wiffleball League
   • WSEM upcoming plans
     • February 17th @ Heritage Park in Taylor, 11am
     • Satellite Tournaments for league buy-in: March 31, April 7 or 14 @ Frenchtown
5. New Wiffler's Digest issue cover story: Top 15 Rec Pitchers
   • Two WSEM pitchers make the list
     • Cliff Comstock and Dennis Pearson
   • If you only get one, what makes a great Wiffle pitcher?
     • Speed? Deception? Great defense?
6. Reminders
   • $100 league buy-in due by your 2nd week of games
   • Matching shirts with player numbers are required
   • Schedule early to get Marquee Matchups and video highlights
7. We'll see you back here in late April for the 2012 season preview!

Music:
Intro - Deastro "Michael, Lone Archer of the North Shore"
Fields Insert - Judah Johnson "Loop Hymn"
Outro - BB Mak "Back Here"

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On the mics:
Carl "long like a Union rifle" Coffee
John "cold as a motel Bible" Hill
Brandon "daffodil in a bottle" Corbett at the sports desk and pinch-hitting

First segment: We are working with other leagues and the London, OH tournament to set up an NWLA tournament, so let's look at some of the leagues who have shown interest in attending.

 PWL - http://www.potomacwiffleball.org/
 KWL - http://kzoowiffleball.com
 HRL - http://www.hrltwincities.com/
 OCWA - http://www.leaguelineup.com/ocwa
 NWBL - http://nwbl.net/
 SCWL - http://leaguelineup.com/scwl

Winter Wiffle action update:
 TBWL - http://www.hometeamsonline.com/teams/TAMPABAYWIFFLEBALL
 HVWBL - http://www.hudsonvalleywbl.com/

Second Segment: Turning to WSEM news (or "John Hill leaving on a jet plane).
 - Belgian Wiffles new home field @ Heritage Park in Taylor.
 - Expansion to ten teams? A very real possibility.
  - Punchouts (Manchester), Evan Bortmas
  - King Friday Wiffle, Richard Hurd
 - Two five-team divisions.
  - 28 game schedule remains intact
  - 4 games vs. divisional opponents (16)
  - 2 games vs. four other division teams (24)
   - 2 home series, 2 road series
   - 4 games vs. rival from other division (28)
   - A geographical split?

REMINDER: Winter Meeting is February 25th at Carl's (address on the site). We'll do it in the early afternoon.

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Music credits:
Opening: The Budget Sinners "Wreck of the Old '97"
Update: Light "Super Giant"
Sing out: Boyz II Men "It's so Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday"

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Carl Coffee and Brandon Corbett on the mics.

• The Wiffle Spirit abounds
• 2011 awards talk
• Two new teams and one name change
• Roster moves, rookie signings
• Front office addition: Joel Crozier, Crown Prince of All Things Kickass
• Listener Mail - Fielding questions from the fans
• Any reason to talk Wiffle in December is great! Isn't it?
• - Balls, trash, others trash, swirlies

Sorry for the quality of the closing few minutes. The main mic "malfunctioned" (read: "was not plugged in"), but some mystery mic still picked up the audio in a lower quality. It's witchy. We knew we'd never catch that weird, random wave of awesome we were riding again, so we just rolled with it.

Remember, scheduling opens Monday 12/12 for you to choose which weeks you want certain matchups.

Opening Day is 4/27 - Closing day is 7/30. 14 weeks to play 28 games (2 home and 2 road vs. each team).

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The Round Table of Squares Carl Coffee, Chad Hoppe, Mike Constanti, and Alex Shore

The killer quote: "I can strike them out after giving myself the stranger!"

What the lower seeds need to pull an upset:

• (8) Mattseals over (1) Git r' Done: a miracle? Groundings?
• (7) Commandos over (2) DeLoppes: Joe Seto superman. Murder?
• (6) Ass Kickers over (3) Warriors: "The closest matchup." Mike take control? Wild Warrior? Should it be the other way around? Will they pitch around?
• (5) Belgian over (4) Squirrels: Swing. Bat with less than two outs. Poison nuts.

The Panel's picks:

• All WSEM Teams
• MV(non-pitching)P - said in unison
• Cy Young
• Captain of the year

Favorite Moments of the Season

• Chad: Preseason shit-talking threads, living 3 hour and perfect games vicariously
• Alex: Benny Hill Mattseals, talking trash and threats. Not trees.
• Carl: Biegas hit streak, opening night in Detroit, acquisitions
• Mike: Building and opening Constanti Field, clutch pitching performance

Spontaneous Myth or Fact Redux

Playoff Schedule Thurs 7/21, 6pm: (6) Ass Kickers @ (3) Warriors
Sat 7/23, 3pm: (7) Commandos @ (2) DeLoppes
Sun 7/24, 1pm: (5) Belgian @ (4) Squirrels
Sun 7/24, 6pm: (8) Mattseals @ (1) Git r' Done

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Editing: Cliff Comstock and Brandon Corbett
Hospitality: Cliff Comstock

Music: Zoos of Berlin "Electrical Way" - http://zoosofberlin.bandcamp.com Dark Wave "S.U.T.F.S." - http://darkwave.bandcamp.com

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Chad Hoppe, Carl Coffee, Brandon Corbett, Nick Snow
from inside the clubhouse office at Frenchtown Field.

• Stand-out performances and players over the past 3 weeks
• Playoff home field advantage races
  • 1st/2nd - Git r' Done (19-3), DeLoppes (19-5)
  • 3rd/4th - Westside (13-11), Squirrels (14-12), Ass Kickers (8-14), Belgian (13-15)
• 7 seconds of small talk
• End of the season: thoughts looking back, and to next season
  • What's worked well?
  • Considered changes?
• Clarification: Fielders call safe/out at bases; offense calls fair/foul
• Chad and Brandon have a heated high noon discussion

Engineering, editing: Cliff Comstock
Music credit: Cliff Comstock and BJ Hoppe

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Carl Coffee & Chad Hoppe "Live" from outside Fifth-Third Field in Toledo, OH as the Mud Hens take on the Columbus Clippers.

• Quick game and ruling recaps
  • Many cherries popped/li>
• Wiener talk. ... Everyone's happy!
• What if All-star teams were chosen today?
  • Chad and Carl name some names.
• Chad's "Rookie of the Year" front runners
• Upcoming game previews
  • Would a 14 inning perfect game impress the doubters?
  • What does Chad really think about the Squirrels?
  • 2 Top teams face off on 7/2! ? ... Somebody tell GR'D!
• What can we say?

Cliff Comstock - Sound board engineering / production

Music:
(Intro) "The City" - Desktop
http://desktopjams.org/
(All-stars) "Klara" - Red Iron Orchestra
http://red-iron-orchestra.bandcamp.com/
(Last laugh) "Totally Awesome" - The Pop Project
http://www.popproject.com/

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