Pipe It Up!

This week's special guest is founder and CEO of LeftySwag Bats, Jeff Kirt. As Jeff enters his 4th year as an official MLW sponsor, he shares with the Pipe It Up! audience what it's like to start your very first business and trying to build a brand from the ground up. After the interview, the hosts address what it takes to get drafted into the MLW, where Tommy is traveling for work, and what types of content they enjoy watching as of late. 

This week, Tommy picks Jack's brain on how his body has held up over the course of his lacrosse career. Jack then discusses how his lacrosse skills and wiffle ball skills have progressed over the years and how they compare. When looking at the most skilled players in MLW, Tommy shares his main observation on the key to Nick Saylor's success over the last few seasons. The hosts then discuss the upcoming MLW 30 for 30 "Two Days in September", and why the MLW documentaries are some of the best videos on the MLW Wiffle Ball channel. The episode wraps up with a lesson on wiffle ball scuffing for this week's Q of the Day.  

Our best show to date. Joined by Kyle Schultz, Tommy and Jack had the pleasure of interviewing Home Stand's father-son duo Pete and Ty Rodriguez, the Manager and Owner of the company, respectively. Home Stand has manufactured and shipped official MLW Strikezones since 2020, which have quickly become a fan favorite product amongst MLW Nation. Hear the incredible origin story of Home Stand, how they developed a relationship with MLW, their mission moving forward, and more on this week's episode of Pipe It Up. 

For more information on Home Stand, check out their Instagram (@home.stand) and be sure to head over to mlwmerch.com to see our official MLW Strikezones!

This week, former Pipe It Up! host Drew Davis joins the show to talk about competing for $10,000 in Jomboy Media’s Warehouse Games. Jack and Tommy then discuss which former MLW players they’d love to see make a return at some point, including some players that haven’t been on a roster in nearly a decade. Over the weekend, 8 MLW players also filmed an exciting new YouTube video which Tommy shares some details about.

This week, Tommy and Jack recap the 2021 MLW Tour that included appearances in Atlanta, Houston, and Indianapolis. Tommy then shares an unlucky encounter he had with a squirrel a few years ago. To conclude, the boys discuss their thoughts on the MLB lockout.

Tommy and Jack are in the heart of the MLW offseason, but preparation for Opening Day has already begun. Tommy shares the details of his recent meeting with Kyle Schultz regarding the 2022 season, while Jack adds his ideas to make the 2022 season the best one yet. The hosts then previewed the upcoming "MLW Tour" video upload, which will include all of the MLW travel footage from 2021. Later, the opportunities for content creators are discussed, including the pros and cons of producing content for YouTube, cable, and streaming services. 

This week, the Pipe It Up hosts had the pleasure of interviewing wiffle ball icon Jordan Robles. As one of the most dedicated and decorated to ever play the game, Jordan shares what it took for him to earn the #1 wiffle ball player ranking nationally. Check him out on Instagram @jrobles845 for more!

Our first ever video podcast! Tommy and Jack step into the spotlight to share some laughs over the funniest fan made MLW memes, discuss the upcoming 2022 draft, and had the pleasure of interviewing the man behind some of MLW's graphic design. Head over to the MLW Wiffle Ball YouTube channel for the full Episode 80 experience!

It had been awhile since we had a Pipe It Up "tale derail", so Tommy delivers with a story of embarrassing himself on stage in front of 500+ people. Jack gives his take on what level of embarrassment he would go to in order to create good content for MLW and the podcast. After these shenanigans, the hosts discuss the upcoming MLW "Valley Wiffs" tournament in Arizona, which will feature an appearance from the Los Angeles Angel's Jo Adell! Jack and Tommy also talk about the NFL postseason in comparison to other sports, and conclude the episode with a BIG announcement for the podcast.