2008 Schedule
Date |
Event |
Description |
April 26 |
NFL Draft Day Tradition
12 noon
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games to be determined
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June 7 |
Battle of the 'Burbs |
Squads representing Levittown, Croydon, Bristol, Bensalem, Langhorne, Fairless Hills and Morrisville will battle for turf supremacy
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July 7 |
All Star Teams Announced |
LWA Commissioner Cade Feeney and CEO/President Andy Waskie will present the announcement live on www.lwawiffleball.com
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July 12 |
2nd Annual All-Star Game
|
Format to be decided |
August 1-3 |
Annual LWA Camping Trip |
Take the weekend, gather your boots, and tell stories by a campfire. An oh yeah... Wiffleball games!
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August 23 |
Pot Luck Tournament |
Arrive at 1130am for the live drawing! Teams will be decided by sheer Pot Luck!
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September 20-21 |
2nd World Series of Wiffleball
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Pick your own teammates for this 2 day Tournament! |
October 18, 25 and November 1 |
Playoffs |
Format to be announced soon |
November 15 |
2nd Annual LWA Awards Banquet
|
details pending |
LWA 2007 Year in Review
January 2007
January 1 – New Year begins. Nobody is talking Wiffleball
January 5 – Hall of Fame Voting starts. Year 4 of the Gary Repko snubbing begins.
January 9 – Phil Shipos votes for himself for the 4th consecutive year
January 10 – Comet Chasers GM Bill Shaw resigns, citing “no good reason”
January 22 – www.lwawiffleball.com is born. 7 Visitors accidentally log on.
January 22– Mike Lubieski, Cade Feeney, Bottlerockets and Spacedick are announced as the 2007 Hall of Fame Class.
January 24 – Lovable All-Star Frank Morelli’s first Morelli Munchie of the year is written.
January 26 – Tim Shaw is traded from the Poisonous Seahorses for Ray Debo, Johnny Lombo and a 3rd round pick in 2008… basically a trade for no real reason at all.
January 31 – The new LWA team logos are unveiled. GM’s enjoy a nice laugh
February 2007
February 15 – A GM meeting is held. Nothing gets accomplished.
February 24 – In preparation for Opening Day, Field Maintenance Day is held. Basically it’s Redding raking while Andy barks orders and Nick sits around and smokes.
March 2007
March 2 – Shady Woodsmen’s GM Nick Waskie celebrates his birthday by throwing himself a party.
March 3 – The LWA’s 1st Annual Hall of Fame Banquet is held, inducting Mike Lubieski.
March 10 – Spring Training begins. No one arrives.
March 17 – Pitches and catchers report. No one reports.
March 24 – New player tryouts. No one tries out.
March 30 – Opening Day 2007. Vince Shipos karate chops pasta.
March 30 – Kev Shaw strikes out 12 in a frustrating 3-1 loss to Phil Shipos and the Morrisville Creek Runners
April 2007
April 6 – Dustin Riccardo walks out of a game after exchanging words with Brian Dickerson, also known as Guzz. He returns moments later and offers many packs of diapers as an olive branch. Alleigh appreciates it.
April 14 – Cade Feeney’s surprise 30th B-Day celebrated by playing Wiffleball
April 14 – Jay Oseredzuk hurls a 6 Inning No-Hitter striking out 10 versus Dagobah Sandtraps
April 28 – Pommelhorse Warriors send Bill Shaw and a 4th Round Pick to the Angry Silverbacks for Vince Shipos and a 1st Round Pick in perhaps the most lopsided trade in league history. Bill missed several weeks due to injury and Vince burst onto the scene as a viable Rookie of the Year candidate.
April 28 – Nick Waskie rams a Walk-Off Grand Slam off Guzz
April 28 – A crazy game. Andy Waskie homered on the 1st pitch of the game off Vince Shipos. He then called his shot on his 2nd at bat Homer. Andrew Laba also homered on the 1st pitch he ever saw as an LWA hitter.
May 2007
May 8 – Chris Schmitt is traded for Greg Davis… a deal where neither player gave a shit.
May 12 – Longtime Croydon legend Bobby Teenager is arrested for a DUI.
May 12 – Andy Waskie and Guzz Homer 5x in a row in a game versus Jay Oseredzuk and Jon Redding
May 12 – Jay Oseredzuk throws a No-Hitter vs. Winter Warlocks, striking out 8
May 22 – Bad blood between Andy Waskie and Guzz is prevalent when Andy wins another game versus him.
June 2007
June 2 – Kim Laba and JE both debut for the LWA
June 2 – Infamous “Gayest Catch Ever” occurs between Steve Hauber and Andrew Laba
June 9 – 1st Jewish player joins the LWA (Levi – last name probably something that ends in stein)
June 9 – Kyle Downs’ LWA debut
June 15 – Bill Shaw is placed on the 15-Day DL, his first appearance there since a brief one night stand in 1998.
June 16 – Vince Shipos throws a No-Hitter for Smoked Tee-Ta’s
June 21 – LWA Throwback Night
June 21 – Trish Miller’s LWA debut begins by hitting a lob ball Home Run of Andy Waskie.
June 30 – Brian Hauber teams with Shawn “Buddafet” Williams on the Morrisville Creek Runners. Of the 14 All-Time Hit Backs, Hauber and Buddafet combine for 7.
June 30 – Winter Warlocks last game is a 5-3 walk-off victory against Dagobah Sandtraps
June 30 – Winter Warlocks contracted by the LWA. Warlocks GM Guzz responds, “Who contracted them – LWA or LWAndy”
July 2007
July 3 – Bill Shaw’s cyst removed from his lower back. Friends and family reply, “Ewww”
July 3 – Guzz suspended 10 Games by LWA Commissioner Cade Feeney
July 3 – Fred Kerner suspended 20 Games for quitting in the middle of a game (suspension later reduced to 10)
July 7 – Kev Shaw wins the 2007 All Star Game MVP
July 8 – Waskie Brothers, Andy and Nick, bash 5 Home Runs apiece as their team Redding Finally Got His Back Hair Trimmed destroyed Jerk Store 21-3. It’s the 1st and only time Andy and Nick teamed in 2007.
July 14 – Vanilla & Chocolate team for the first time in 7 years in a 14-6 win over Ball Scratchers
August 2007
August 4th – DTA indoctrinates new member Vince Shipos is a 2 Game Sweep of Skandar Ackbar, Val Venis and Cobra Commander.
September 2007
September 8 – Andy Waskie throws a 1-Hitter as Angry Silverbacks (Gary Repko, Andy, Jon Redding and Bill Shaw) defeat Pommelhorse Warriors (Cade Feeney, Vince Shipos, Bill Shaw and Jon Redding). Yes, you read that right.
October 2007
October 13 – Best of 5 Series is held to much success.
October 20 – Andy Waskie hits Home Run #300 off Jon Redding as 2 Manly Cocks and a Werewolf beat 3 ½ Arms 15-0.
November 2007
November 17 – LWA Awards Banquet is held. Potent Jerusalem pot almost ruins the event as Andy bugs out moments before it’s start.
November 17 – It’s announced Jay Oseredzuk will be enshrined in the LWA Hall of Fame in 2008
December 2007
December 2 – 2008 Draft is held via text message. Guzz is taken 1st Overall by the Poisonous Seahorses
If you would like to add anything else to this timeline – please don’t hesitate to send me an e-mail as I’m positive I’ve forgotten some moments.
