National WIFFLE®

On this [belated] episode of The Drop, we continue the pitching discussion from the prior episode. Nick breaks away a little bit from the Twitter pack when it comes to the change up, openers/piggybacking strategies are discussed, and we dive into the age old conundrum of keeping wiffleball pitchers healthy. Plus some talk on the MAW Opening Day Tournament and 2019 season.

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00:00:00 – 00:02:30 – Introduction, MAW talk

00:02:30 – 00:06:15 – Change Ups

00:06:15 – 00:11:15 – Openers, piggybacking, set tournament rotations

00:11:15 – 00:29:58 – Pitching injury discussion including some things Nick thinks pitchers can do to reduce the change of an injury, rules that help lessen the stress on a pitcher’s arm, a digression on adjusting to a 4-2 count, and more.

With SPW's second full season right around the corner, I sit down with all the SPW team captains (Ryker Holloway, Riley Viator, Justin Johnson, and Ben Schafer, myself.)  We discuss everything from predictions for each team to the goals we have to improve the league this season.  Lots of exciting stuff coming this season and we begin unpacking it all in WSP Episode 11, enjoy!!

In his recent article for the Drop, Nick interviewed a quartet of high end Mid Atlantic area pitchers to pick their brains on what it takes to be a successful wiffleball pitcher. Diving off of that, this episode of the Drop Podcast explores several pitching-related topics. Borrowing from a question asked on the pilot episode of “The Cut Off” podcast, we discuss whether we think wiffleball pitchers can be developed from scratch. We also look at some pitching strategies and whether the rise of the short reliever in Major League Baseball could find its way to competitive wiffs.

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00:00:00-00:01:30 – Introduction, Nick’s new pitching article on The Drop website

00:01:30-00:17:05 –  Can wiffleball pitchers be developed even if they don’t have a wiffleball pitching or baseball background? Included in this discussion are what kinds of non-pitching baseball background may make it easier in developing into a wiffleball pitcher, staying within yourself, the mental & physical aspects, and examples of players we are aware of that support the notion that pitching can be developed.

00:17:05 – 00:22:30 – Potential pitching strategies, specifically an “every other inning” strategy.

00:22:30 – end – Baseball has gone reliever heavy. Will, should, or can that cross over to wiffleball?

Back to our traditional show format for episode 87. Carl and Tom open up the show talking GAWL, Palisades and togetherness and then they welcome in Brendan Dudas, commish of Circle City Wiffleball. Dudas has became one of the biggest names in the sport, and he talks about it all!

What does the the wiffleball equivalent of a 5-tool baseball player look like? In this episode, we start to tackle that loaded question by focusing on the two hitting tools found in a 5-tool baseball player - hitting for average and hitting for power.

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00:00:00 - Introduction/plugs/introduction to tool discussion

00:04:00 - Hitting for average

00:16:50 - Hitting for power

So a few weeks back after being on FPRN, Carl had a good wiffle buzz and called Tom Gannon. They then called Stephen Farkas. Not knowing what to call this episode, we then just decided to call it: Two Wiffle Dudes Episode 86. It's not a traditional episode, we didn't edit much, but hopefully its halfway entertaining.

Q&A with longtime Stomper and In the Box member, Nick Schaefer, who will be joining the podcast as a regular going forward. Plus, a look at the CFOT Winter Wiffle league in Alexandria, VA and some of our picks for players that could be on the rise in the 2019 Drop 100 (with a focus on MAW players).

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00:00:00 – Introduction

00:01:00 – Introduction to and Q&A with Nick Schaefer, who will be joining the Podcast as a regular in addition to assuming the role of lead broadcaster for MAW broadcasts in 2019.

00:18:40 – CFOT Winter Wiffle league discussion

00:25:00 – Early predictions for big moves in the 2019 Drop 100 with a focus on MAW players

Moving into the 2019 Season, MLW has made some major announcements regarding the expansion of the league. One of the new team that caught my eye instantly was the Metro Magic. Headed up by Jack Aigner, the Magic will feature two league veterans as well as two rookies. In Episode 10 of WSP, we sit down and talk with Jack about his MLW career thus far, why he wanted to start his own team, and what he hopes to bring to the table in 2019, enjoy!!

In Episode 9 of WSP, I am joined by Kyle Vonschleusigen, one of the Palisade WBL's most notable pitching stars. In light of all that has gone down behind the scenes of the Palisades' world over the past few months, in this episode, Kyle and I unpack everything that has happened to the PWBL and what the future looks like for the players and fans of Cottage Lane.

Joining me in Episode 8 of WSP, we have Riley Viator.  Besides just being a good friend, it's been an honor to play with him over the past year and to attend my first pro tournament with him.  Today, we are gonna discuss just that.  Everything from the trip over to our first ever win, enjoy us chatting over what our first Fast Plastic experience was like!!