Carl and Brandon dust off the mics for the first time in nearly five months to bring you a special Wiffle spirit infused December edition of the WSEM Podcast. Due to the long layoff, the talking points start with some fun with 2011 awards. From there it goes into a look forward at basics for 2012 including new teams, roster moves, and rookie signings, before opening up some listener mail to answer questions from fans, then finally touching on balls and trash. Any reason to talk Wiffleball in December is darling, and we have had a resurgence lately. God bless the offseason!
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.
There is also buzz in the rumor-mill that David Buhr has inked a huge deal that could land as many as five or six players on the Belgian Wiffles roster. Little information is available, but many wandering eyes are looking to the ripe farm systems of the Dominican Republic. Other outside sources, however, seem convinced the real news is coming out of Japan. I am sure the rumors will continue to grow as we anxiously await the official announcement.
Finally, today is a landmark day, as teams can begin scheduling matchups for the upcoming season. You do not have to nail down exact dates yet, but can select which of the fourteen weeks you would like to play certain series. Opening Day will be April 27th, and Closing Day will be July 30th. The season will be 28 games again, with two home and two road games versus each opponent. So, captains put the feelers out there, start getting in touch with each other and writing the script of how this season will play out! Have fun!
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.
There is also buzz in the rumor-mill that David Buhr has inked a huge deal that could land as many as five or six players on the Belgian Wiffles roster. Little information is available, but many wandering eyes are looking to the ripe farm systems of the Dominican Republic. Other outside sources, however, seem convinced the real news is coming out of Japan. I am sure the rumors will continue to grow as we anxiously await the official announcement.
Finally, today is a landmark day, as teams can begin scheduling matchups for the upcoming season. You do not have to nail down exact dates yet, but can select which of the fourteen weeks you would like to play certain series. Opening Day will be April 27th, and Closing Day will be July 30th. The season will be 28 games again, with two home and two road games versus each opponent. So, captains put the feelers out there, start getting in touch with each other and writing the script of how this season will play out! Have fun!
