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Trent and Auston Steffes return to Wednesdays and break down the big news that the NWLA Tournament will be taking place on September 6-8 in their hometown Twin Cities!
Tom Gannon talks with NWLA Tournament director Jacob Davey about getting the championship game on ESPN+, and the upcoming All-Star Game on ESPN2 (ESPN 8 "The Ocho") next week!
Afternoon commute podcast with fill in Sam Skibbe, talking NWLA Tournament 2023.
Texas Tim gives a shout out to the NWLA Tournament and recaps the Texas Wiffleball Medium Pitch Championship this past weekend.
Season 16 Wednesday fill in for the opening week of the season, Sam Skibbe breaks down 12 memories from the NWLA Tournament heading into the 12th installment this weekend.
It is that time of the year . . . NWLA Tournament time! Paul & Tim sit down with MAW team captain Connor Young to discuss his 2023 roster, the decision to remove himself from the active roster, why this year is the year for MAW, and much more ahead of this weekend's event.
Sam Skibbe and Carl Coffee come together to talk about two teams who have career losing NWLA Tournament records, but should no longer be considered under-the-radar. They are the legendary MLW All-Stars and WWW Mothmen. MLW is bringing a full roster for the first time ever and WWW easily has their best roster ever. It's time for one of them to make a deep run!
It's not 18 in 18 or 16 in 16 or however many teams are playing this year, but it is a tournament preview podcast series. Carl Coffee returns, and is joined by Caden Irwin for the first episode. Carl starts off with some Jacob Davey praise, and then they jump into all things Leroy Riot. Some new segments are 'Did you know?' and 'Three burning questions.' Stay dialed in for all the shows leading up to the tournament!
Trent and Auston Steffes re-take the Wednesday slot to rank the uniforms seen at this weekend's NWLA Tournament!
Tonight is the night! Tom Gannon speaks with Dylan Harshaw & Sean Bingnear in person at their Airbnb in Indianapolis. Get excited, the NWLA Tournament is here!
Tom Gannon speaks with Connor Young & Chris Sarnowski from Mid-Atlantic Wiffle, as well as Dustin Laugel from Yish in the fourth installment of 12 to 6 previewing the NWLA Tournament this weekend!
Tom Gannon speaks with Justin Gregory from Kalamazoo Wiffle League & Anthony Auspelmyer from Electric City Wiffle in the third installment of the 12 to 6 series previewing the NWLA Tournament in Indianapolis July 15th-17th.
Tom Gannon speaks with Will Smithey from Circle City Wiffle & Ronnie Szudarski from Berwyn Wiffle on the second episode of the 12 to 6 series previewing each team going to the NWLA Tournament in Indianapolis!
Sam Skibbe and Rudy Lyon sit down to talk this year's NWLA Tournament format and introduce the 12 teams that will be vying for one of Wiffle's greatest titles!
Sam Skibbe is joined by newly crowned national champion, Wes Ellis as they talk NWLA Tournament, UWiff, Hometown Cup, ORWBL, Caleb Jonkman, and more! An interview you don't want to miss.
Host Justin Tomkins recaps the NWLA Tournament from an outside perspective.
On this episode of "Going Corn", Kyle Gagliardi hosts the recap to the 2021 NWLA tournament with a few of his Leroy Wiffle Association teammates. Joined by Ian Garavaila, Marty Rasala and Mikey Kubacki Jr, the guys get together to break down their top 8 run.
The 2021 NWLA Tournament champs, GBL Celebration Station host the post-tournament podcast and are very in depth. On the mics are manager Tyler Walk, MVP Caleb Jonkman, and GBL founder and ten year tournament player Jeremy Ratajczyk.
Justin Tomkins and Caden Irwin join Carl, and they give a HOT TAKE! for each and every team playing in this year's NWLA Tournament.
We did it! Closing out the 2021 NWLA Tournament 18 in 18 series is Rudy Lyon and the newly formed DIRTball Wiffle Circuit. Rudy tells us they are not just CCW's B squad, and he has a team with veteran names and some young guns eager to show their talents. Thank you to all the guests and listeners, you all rule!
Ohio has not been strongly represented in the NWLA Tournament, and NEOW wants that to change. Bryce Postolka talks about the only 100% true rookie team. Not a single player has any experience playing this style, and Bryce is very UNSURE how they will do. Remember to say hi to them, it is not easy being new!
When the Leroy Wiffle Association stopped coming and the core guys moved to GBL, it was assumed that was the end of Leroy in the NWLA Tournament. NOT SO FAST! Tim W is bringing a team to Indy, and it is made up of many familiar tournament names. They aren't lacking experience or heart, so keep your eyes on the Riot, they may shock a team or two.
It is NWLA Tournament week, and what better way to kick it off than to talk with Kyle Schultz from MLW fame? Kyle and the MLW All Stars went 1-4 in 2019, but that record should not be judged too harshly. They were competitive in those DE games, and now this year they look to make a run.
Josh Howland is the man who pushed historic Colonie Wiffle Ball to play in the tournament last year, and he and the CWB All-Stars from the Capital Region of New York are coming back. They are bringing some new guys, some returning 2nd year players, and some pretty big names from the NWLA Tournament past. Should be an interesting team to keep your eyes on!
Spencer Bogad and Sam Skibbe break down everything that has happened with wiffleball in the state of MO in a long but overdue podcast recapping events. SWBL Season 19, Summer League, MO-Wiff, Hometown Cup, NWA, TaTa, Goldenstick Yard, NWLA Tournament, and United Wiffleball are all mentioned! Enjoy it on a long commute!
Brendan Dudas, the star hitter for the CCW Skull Crushers, commissioner of Circle City Wiffle Ball, and lead guy running the NWLA Tournament, joins the 8th installment of the 18 in 18 series. Dudas does it all, and hopes this is the year they stop losing in heartbreaking fashion. Also, if it looks like he needs help with anything and you are available, ask him what you can do :)
Cameron Smith has quickly emerged as one of the biggest names in the Midwest wiffle scene. He is playing in his 3rd NWLA Tournament, but his SWBL Cardinals are playing in their 10th. The second winningest team in tournament history is missing one thing, a cup. Is this the year?
Wade "Web Gem" Cooper kicks off the 18 in 18 series talking all things HRL Dong Show. He was a part of the 2020 NWLA Tournament championship team, and is now managing the 2021 team who is looking to bring another cup home to Minnesota.
Evan "Pysch" Sibbet and sidekick Tom Gannon join Carl for episode 4, where they all break down the brand stinking new, NWLA Tournament format.
Coffee and Burt reunite for a big show. Sam Skibbe joins the duo to unveil the brand new and exciting format for the 10th NWLA Tournament coming up next month. Sam does an outstanding job explaining every fine detail. Before that, they talk about the chances of a professional national wiffle league actually happening.
July for most years was the home month to the NWLA Tournament, so out of respect to the past, a 2.5 podcast series called 'Off to Indy!' has been launched on July 1st. Episode 1 has ten questions about all things 2021 NWLA Tournament, which is now being played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
On this 2021 team preview, Nick & Paul are joined by Kyle Tomlinson of WSEM - one of two teams from the Midwest that will be competing in the MAW Opening Day tournament. The 3x NWLA Tournament champion chats with us about a variety of topics including his first taste of the "east coast style" of Wiffleball last October, which member of his Opening Day team he thinks will turn heads, the 2021 WSEM league season, and much more!
Panel: Charles Max Wood Shai Reznik Joe Eames Alyssa Nicoll Ward Bell In this episode, the Adventures in Angular panel celebrates creating 200 episodes of Adventures in Angular! They talk about the origin of the show, how each of them came across the show and were asked to join the panel, and if there is a future for Angular. They also touch on where they see Angular going in the future, how difficult it is to predict how things are going to pan out in the next few years, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: The first episodes of Adventures in Angular The origins of the show Angular was really picking up – make a podcast Chuck originally turned down the idea for the show Now get around 8,500 downloads per episode Alyssa heard about the show from ngConf Is there a future for Angular? What does Angular’s future look like? Why I am betting my future on Angular 2 – Shai talk from 2016 Angular is here to stay Angular IV Learning the first 80% of different technologies is easy, the last 20% is the hard part Angular in Depth blog Angular is solving the right problems Hard to know if Angular is going to be around for the long haul Incumbent technology as we move forward You never know what’s going to come up next New technologies are the main “threat” The case for Angular Enterprise level products Vue, React, and Ember Having alternatives is a good thing And much, much more! Links: Adventures in Angular Angular ngConf Why I am betting my future on Angular 2 – Shai talk from 2016 Angular in Depth blog Vue React Ember Sponsors Angular Boot Camp Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Charles Landscaping Home Depot Chuck@devchat.tv Shai Pact JS TestAngular.com Alyssa Angular Crash Course for Busy Developers by Mosh Hamedani Angular NgRX course by Deborah Kurata Joe Framework Summit A Quiet Place Notion WorkFlowy Ward NWLA Tournament
Panel: Charles Max Wood Shai Reznik Joe Eames Alyssa Nicoll Ward Bell In this episode, the Adventures in Angular panel celebrates creating 200 episodes of Adventures in Angular! They talk about the origin of the show, how each of them came across the show and were asked to join the panel, and if there is a future for Angular. They also touch on where they see Angular going in the future, how difficult it is to predict how things are going to pan out in the next few years, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: The first episodes of Adventures in Angular The origins of the show Angular was really picking up – make a podcast Chuck originally turned down the idea for the show Now get around 8,500 downloads per episode Alyssa heard about the show from ngConf Is there a future for Angular? What does Angular’s future look like? Why I am betting my future on Angular 2 – Shai talk from 2016 Angular is here to stay Angular IV Learning the first 80% of different technologies is easy, the last 20% is the hard part Angular in Depth blog Angular is solving the right problems Hard to know if Angular is going to be around for the long haul Incumbent technology as we move forward You never know what’s going to come up next New technologies are the main “threat” The case for Angular Enterprise level products Vue, React, and Ember Having alternatives is a good thing And much, much more! Links: Adventures in Angular Angular ngConf Why I am betting my future on Angular 2 – Shai talk from 2016 Angular in Depth blog Vue React Ember Sponsors Angular Boot Camp Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Charles Landscaping Home Depot Chuck@devchat.tv Shai Pact JS TestAngular.com Alyssa Angular Crash Course for Busy Developers by Mosh Hamedani Angular NgRX course by Deborah Kurata Joe Framework Summit A Quiet Place Notion WorkFlowy Ward NWLA Tournament
Panel: Charles Max Wood Shai Reznik Joe Eames Alyssa Nicoll Ward Bell In this episode, the Adventures in Angular panel celebrates creating 200 episodes of Adventures in Angular! They talk about the origin of the show, how each of them came across the show and were asked to join the panel, and if there is a future for Angular. They also touch on where they see Angular going in the future, how difficult it is to predict how things are going to pan out in the next few years, and more! In particular, we dive pretty deep on: The first episodes of Adventures in Angular The origins of the show Angular was really picking up – make a podcast Chuck originally turned down the idea for the show Now get around 8,500 downloads per episode Alyssa heard about the show from ngConf Is there a future for Angular? What does Angular’s future look like? Why I am betting my future on Angular 2 – Shai talk from 2016 Angular is here to stay Angular IV Learning the first 80% of different technologies is easy, the last 20% is the hard part Angular in Depth blog Angular is solving the right problems Hard to know if Angular is going to be around for the long haul Incumbent technology as we move forward You never know what’s going to come up next New technologies are the main “threat” The case for Angular Enterprise level products Vue, React, and Ember Having alternatives is a good thing And much, much more! Links: Adventures in Angular Angular ngConf Why I am betting my future on Angular 2 – Shai talk from 2016 Angular in Depth blog Vue React Ember Sponsors Angular Boot Camp Digital Ocean FreshBooks Picks: Charles Landscaping Home Depot Chuck@devchat.tv Shai Pact JS TestAngular.com Alyssa Angular Crash Course for Busy Developers by Mosh Hamedani Angular NgRX course by Deborah Kurata Joe Framework Summit A Quiet Place Notion WorkFlowy Ward NWLA Tournament
July is about to end, but we were able to get the NWLA Tournament Recap Show in before the month ended. Michael VanNostrand co-hosts with Carl, and they talk about the biggest non-WILL surprise, Mike V then subs in to answer the Michael Sessions questions, and then they give their observations about all 16 teams. Littered in the show Mike V answers some fantasy football questions. Weird show. But fun? Maybe.
Leading off the show is Tim Cooke, from Mid Atlantic Wiffle. MAW is having a great wiffle year, and Tim tells us all about that along with some other big wiffle happenings he is involved with. We then did predictions a little different this year by bringing in ten NWLAT experts to rank all the teams. We then averaged them out, with Carl and Michael VanNostrand breaking those down. It's a long show, so I understand if you want to skip to certain parts. Tim Cooke interview: 1:15 Predictions Breakdown: 1:23:25 Final Averaged Out Rankings 1. SWBL 2.6 2. OCWA 3.0 3. WSEM 3.9 4. AWAA 4.0 5. GBL 4.6 6. HRL 5.5 7. KWL 6.3 8. WILL 8.9 9. BWBL 9.3 10. RPWL 9.5 11. GAWL 10.3 12. MNWA 11.6 13. HWL 12.8 14. ISWB 12.9 15. BWACS 14.9 16. BCW 15.9 Cya in Morenci!
We hit double digits in the NWLA Tournament 16 in 16 Series, with Michael VanNostrand from AWAA jumping on. The Blue Kamikazes are looking to improve upon their disappointing 9th place finish last year, and they have the roster to make a deep run.
Chandler Phillips and Sam Skibbe, the two managers of the two teams in the 2017 NWLA Tournament Championship jumped on the line for a quick draft. It was easily the most entertaining NWLAT ASG Draft in history. It's the classic 'good guy' vs. 'bad guy', and theatrics are something not lacking.
Josh Smith returns, and they open up the show talking to Pat "Truck" Moriarty about his new HRL Origin Story wiffle documentary. Josh and Truck are then replaced with Tyler Walk, and he and Carl recap the recent Indy Southside hosted NWLA Tournament Regional.
Carl, Jeremy Ratajczyk and Michael VanNostrand break down the Indy Southside hosted NWLA Tournament Regional Qualifier coming up this weekend. They preview the seven teams competing for four spots to get to Morenci, and also predicted how each team would finish.
Michael VanNostrand welcomes in Ridley Park wifflers, Dylan Harshaw, Tommy Loftus, Joey VanHouten and Austin Bleacher for the debut episode. They go through their historic NWLA Tournament journey last year, and Michael covers everything. From gas prices to eating lobsters on planes, every stone is upturned. If you were ever curious to go into the minds of Ridley Park during all of their elimination games, this is a must listen.
Earlier in the day we determined the two teams who would pick in the draft. --- https://twitter.com/NWLATournament/status/998263397891354627 *Spoiler* GAWL won the draft lottery, and Mequon finished 2nd. Mike Jenkins and Mike Boyles then jumped on a call and picked their pools.
Bumpy Martinez gets Kris Morse fresh off yesterday's AWAA Opening Day Tournament win. Morse mentions K-Von and Robles' appearance at the tournament as well as a brief scouting report on Brewers rookie Tom Gannon. They speak about the NWLA Tournament and K-Von and Robles potentially making the trip. Then they get into Opening Day in the Palisades and prospects for the 2018 Cardinals, as well as Morse's Minor League team Balls Deep. They wrap up with Two Wiffle Dudes agenda, NWLA and GSWL Yard League.
J.J. Neely bailed last minute, so Josh Smith joined the panel which included fellow Huntington Wiffler, Anthony Stidham. Tommy Loftus from Ridley Park and Mike VanNostrand from AWAA also joined. We talk LWA, magic pills, non-cash tourneys, your favorite league rules & a crazy twist to the NWLA Tournament. ***APOLOGIES!!*** Video did not save and I am sorry. This is just an audio episode, but I will make sure to do multiple tests for Ep. 6 to make sure the video is recorded. This is still a fun episode, I promise!
The Dudes open the show with some Real Talk...whatever that means, but it is good. Then they welcome in 2017 NWLA Tournament stud rookie from Ridley Park, Tommy Loftus.
Anthony subs in for Andrew to help Josh interview commissioner of the Greater Cincinnati Wiffleball League, Jim Bryant. We get to know Jim, his league, and his thoughts on the NWLA Tournament and his plans for 2018.
Trent & Brandon show off and discuss some new looks from around the game before finishing off their rankings of the top 12 NWLA Tournament team uniforms. YouTube: https://youtu.be/GL8vTuzLDkk
Brandon and Trent counter rank the bottom-half team uniforms (#23 - #13) from the 2017 NWLA Tournament. YouTube: https://youtu.be/sNxShrX7wwQ
Carl and Josh reunite for a special episode featuring three guests. Justin Tomkins comes on first to talk about the NWLA Tournament's new qualifying rules. Nate Fudala joined us once again to talk about his newly re-branded Florida wiffle circuit which is now called Backyard Rule. Tim Cooke, who is a big part of the rebirth of Fast Plastic then joins us to talk about the Texas Open and the future of FP.
Trent hosts the big 6-0, with Caleb Jonkman as the 2nd Dude and the guest. Caleb first appeared on 2WD in Dublin last July, and since then, he has only gotten more known throughout wiffle nation. He plays in LWA, ORWBL and GBL, and is quickly becoming an NWLA Tournament 2-way stud.
Josh Smith returns with Trent Steffes as his co-host, and the Two Dudes come back strong with Chris Meador as the guest. Chris is a member of the Skibbe Wiffleball League, the SWBL Cardinals in the NWLA Tournament, and recently has had success in the Ontario County Wiffle Association. Chris is one of the best hitters in the country, and many agree is the best fielder.
Carl and co-host, Tim W from LWA, returned for a special episode that started with some Fast Plastic and NWLA Tournament host committee news. The 2017 NWLA Tournament was then recapped, with the Dudes talking about the 'good', 'bad', and 'other' for each of the 16 teams. I apologize for Tim's audio, it is a little loud.
Justin Tomkins and Sam Skibbe agreed to let the 2WD Podcast Network host the 2017 NWLA Tournament All-Star Game Draft, and I am glad they let us host it. Both managers came in prepared and picked very competitive teams. Tomkins comes in with a career 1-2 ASG record, and Skibbe will be managing in his first game. *Spoiler* Here are the rosters Team Tomkins Brett Bigler Chris Hess Mike Hogan Brett Detmar Rob Licht Chris Faulkner Alex Clark Tyler Roush Team Skibbe Jackson Crosley Luke Thompson Travis Strojny Mat Peisert Mike Vannostrand Nick Salinski Mike Kubacki Austin Bleacher
The trio of NWLA Tournament national podcasts has begun, and leading off is the preview of the eight regional qualifiers. Sam Skibbe stepped in as the second dude, and they broke down team's strengths, weaknesses, asked if they are a contender or pretender, who the breakout player will be, and lastly the surprise player. Nice listening material for your drive to Southern Michigan! ;)
Tim W, from Leroy Wiffleball is hosting a new show on the network called 'Tim W5'. It is short and fast, so we hope to knock out a lot of these, especially during NWLA Tournament season. Mike Graziani was our first guest. He plays for the Wiff is Life League, located in Western PA.
It was Minnesota's turn, and Sam Skibbe joined the Dudes to break down the HRL hosted Regional. I hope everyone has a safe trip to PA and MN, and best of luck to all teams!
Josh, Carl, and Justin Tomkins broke down the newly restructured NWLA Tournament Regionals. PA went first, with MN going next week. They previewed the seven teams competing for four spots to get to Morenci, and also predicted how each team would finish.
Josh Smith, Justin Tomkins, Kevin Sickle, and Trent Steffes were the panel for Episode 2. They talked about sophomore NWLA Tournament teams, the pitchers hand/poison debate, hats, and do-overs. Fun show!
Kris Morse filled in for Josh and they opened up the show catching up on all things Kris. Corey Zeh then joined and we learned about the future of HFWB, the new CReW league, and how Corey was able to succeed so fast in the NWLA Tournament.
Pat "Truck" Moriarty was the guest for the Golden Anniversary Two Wiffle Dudes show. Before Truck joined, Josh and Carl talked with Sam Skibbe to get an NWLA Tournament update, as well as some SWBL talk. Truck then jumped on board, and he was asked all sorts of wiffle questions. We asked him how he hasn't been burnt out after all these years, how he thinks HRL is doing without him running the league, and lots of other entertaining and informative questions. Fun show!
Another 2017 NWLA Tournament rookie league, Wiff is Life, will be coming to the PA Regional. So the boys talked with the man in charge over there, Jacob Davey.
Episode 48 was given the honor to be the first media platform to unveil the 2017 NWLA Tournament Regional Schedules. There will be a video of the random drawing, and the schedule will obviously be on the tournament website, but 2WD is here to give it to you first. Justin Tomkins hopped on for the first segment, and he quickly ran down each of the 14 regional team’s schedules. Jeremy Ray from the Huntington Wiffleball League then joined the show. He talked about which format he likes best for the HWL, how he doesn’t feel bad for the tough luck HWL has had in the NWLA Tournament, and the future of his league. Great show!
Leroy Wiffleball Association is a league on the rise, so on this episode, the dudes talked to the man in charge of it all, Tim W. Before Tim joined the show, Carl and Josh talked about TBW, HRL, and a little NWLA Tournament talk. Tim W. then answered all the tough questions, and then stumped Josh. He stumped him good.
Few people in wiffle nation have put a stamp on this sport as much as Billy Owens. It was truly an honor to have him on. Before talking with Billy, Josh and Carl talk about the aftermath from last week's show, how to succeed in the NWLA Tournament, and their favorite styles of wiffleball. Billy then joins in, and talks about the history of Fast Plastic, the hay-day of his tournaments, and much more. Great show that any wiffle enthusiast will thoroughly enjoy!
Josh and Carl open up the show with Michael Sessions, and they talk about the 2017 NWLA Tournament located in Michael's city of Morenci. They then welcome in Trent Steffes, MNWA founder and commish. Trent is a young wiffle enthusiast who is loved by all of wiffle nation. We talk to Trent about MN wiffle, his obsession with socks, and the deep down truth of HRL.
Justin Tomkins is the guest co-host, and the Dudes start off the show by breaking down the new NWLA Tournament requirements and rule change. Both Justin and Carl are on the NWLA Tournament Host Committee, so their analysis on the subject goes deep. The Dudes then interview Ian Crosby and Adam Milsted, who play for the traveling wiffleball team, Way Too Beautiful. W2B play out of New Jersey, and both of the guys were informative and entertaining.
Josh made it on for this show, and the Dudes were joined by Sam Skibbe, Justin Tomkins, and Derek Linderman. Those three guys along with Carl make up the existing NWLA Tournament host committee. The big news of the show was the future of the tournament without Chris Gallaway. It won't be easy to keep it going without one of the most legendary wiffleball figures of all time, but the committee will try. We broke the big news about the date and location of the 2017 tournament, and then answered a lot of the tough questions. If you care about the future of this great tournament, you will want to listen. I promise you that!
32 is a big one. Chris Gallaway makes his decision regarding his involvement with the NWLA Tournament in 2017. He then answers the Who, What, Where, Why, When & Will Questions. It's a must listen podcast, so give it a listen!
Busy day at the fields, but Carl managed to sneak in one interview during the jam packed wiffle Saturday. He talked with Caleb Jonkman from Leroy Wiffleball Association, fresh off their Double Elim Round 1 win over Hess Field.
Evan pops the Two Wiffle Dudes Dublin interview tour cherry. The WSEM pitcher just got in after driving 14 hours from Nebraska, and isn't awkward at all.
This podcast has a way of going long, but it's good content. The show started with Carl, Josh, and Jimmy Cole predicting the first five teams, then an interview with Tyler "Smallpox" Flanke. Then, the three dudes predicted teams 6-10 and interviewed Mark Belles. After that, Jimmy had to leave, so Josh and Carl predicted teams 11-16. Alex Shore then made his predictions 16 to 1, and it wasn't boring. Hope you enjoy it and have a safe trip to Ohio!
Carl and Nick Coffee set up a laptop, and spoke into it, old school style. In the second of three NWLA Tournament installments, they previewed the eight leagues that finished top 8 in the 2015 NWLA Tournament. Same style as last week.
Carl finally got his lappy fixed, and although he lost everything, he threw together a show right before the weekend. Justin filled in as the 2nd Dude, and they previewed the eight teams who had to qualify for nationals. They talked about the players who stepped up for them in regionals, who needs to step up at nationals, and if they are a contender or pretender in OH.
Josh Smith was joined by Sam Skibbe from SWBL, and Trent Steffes from MNWA, and the three of them broke down the fourth and final NWLA Tournament Regional. They broke some breaking news, they updated the standings, they were nice to Brew City. Give it a listen, shall you?
Josh had the night off, so Carl was joined by Justin Tomkins as his co-host. They were then joined by Kris Morse from Hudson Valley WBL and Stephen Farkas from WSEM. They did a quick recap of the Morenci Regional, and also looked at the updated standings. They then talked about some sad news out of Hess Field. Finally, then broke down all six teams playing in the BWBL Regional this Saturday.
The Dudes were joined by Jeremy Ratajczyk, Commissioner of the GBL, and NWLA Tournament hitting superstar. They opened the show with a quick OCWA Regional recap, then ask Michael Sessions some questions about the Morenci site. After that, they dive right into the preview and predictions.
Justin Tomkins from the OCWA joined the Dudes as they previewed the opening NWLA Tournament Regional hosted by OCWA in New York City. They talked about each league, the standout players, and made predictions. It's pretty thorough, and not super long. I think you will like it.
Farkas returns to co-host, and the Dudes catch up and talk before interviewing Dan Rish, from Seattle Wiffleball. Dan is originally from Wilke-Barre, PA, where he played in both the BWBL and SRL before forming his league in Seattle. He will manage and star on the first west coast team to play in the NWLA Tournament, when his Freeze travel to New York in one week to play in the OCWA Regional.
We continued our Scranton/Wilkes-Barre interview tour, by talking with the man in charge of the Backyard Wiffleball Leauge, Kevin Sickle. The BWBL has been around for years, and Kevin's name has quickly become a big one in the wiffle community. Before the interview, the Dudes broke down the 16 NWLA Tournament teams they think will go to Ohio. Even though the rosters are not out, and they know just about nothing in regards to many teams. So don't take them too serious!
The Dudes brought in Mr. Wiffle-do-it-all, Sam Skibbe. All three of them ranked the proposed NWLA Tournament Regional sites based on competition and fun, then Sam was interviewed. He was asked about his upcoming 14th SWBL season, his NWLA website duties, and the 5th NWLA Tournament that he is a big part of. Another pro, another great listen.
Carl and Farkas start off the show by catching up, then welcome Chris Neumann, Commissioner of Brew City Wiffleball in Wisconsin. Chris talks about how get got involved with wiffle, his chances in the NWLA Tournament this year, and his true feelings about getting passed up in the SWBL draft over beer.
WSEM and NWLA Tournament stud pitcher Austin Bischoff joined Carl and guest host Michael "The Mayor" Sessions for the third show of the week. The Dudes talked about the upcoming WSEM season, Austin rejoining the Dads, and a lot of other wiffle related nonsense.
Start off the show with a wiffle parody song called "Seasons of Wiffleball" that should actually be 176 days (give or take), but still a goofy fun listen. Josh and Carl then list some leagues they wish would resurrect, then talk with Aussy from Hess Field Wiffle Ball. HFWB, like many other leagues, is currently going through many big changes, and they face some tough uphill challenges this year. Aussy talks all about that in great depth and doesn't hold back. He dips into NWLA Tournament talk, answers a bunch of facebook questions, and gives his true feelings about that inside-the-park homerun from Chandler Phillips after that collision in the DE Winner's Bracket Finals Game. Solid show, that you won't be disappointed in.
Carl replaced Josh with Stephen Farkas, and they started the show by breaking down the Elite 8 matchups in the Ultimate Mock NWLA Tournament Championship. After that, Carl and Farkas interviewed the OCWA co-commish, and manager of the legendary NWLA Tournament team, OCWA Freaky Franchise. We asked T(h)om(p)kins some hard hitting questions, and he answered them. http://www.nationalwiffleballrankings.org/#!Elite-8-Ultimate-Mock-NWLA-Tournament-Championship/c12hj/5664c72d0cf212bd6be937e9
The Dudes continued the trend of talking with a wiffler who plays in multiple leagues, this time with Zach Artim, member of both the SRL and BWBL in Pennsylvania. Zach was the Ace pitcher for SRL Hotel Sterling in the 2015 NWLA Tournament, and he talked about his history with the sport, and who he may play for in 2016. The show opened up with Stephen Farkas who plugged his new YouTube show, as well as inputting his $12 Stud NWLA Tournament team. It wasn't a super long show, so give it a listen, shall you?
Stephen Werner filled in for Josh Smith as co-host, so Carl started the show by asking him some hard hitting questions. After those shenanigans, the Dudes interviewed Kris Morse, member of the Hudson Valley and Palisades Wiffleball Leagues. We talked about Kris' celebrity neighbor, his winter indoor wiffleball league, his toughest competition in NWLA Tournament play, and much more!