Ellington Wiffleball League

At first we were challenged by the little punk Gelsominos. I went to their field and hit a whole slew of homeruns, including one left-handed...to dead center. Now we have been asked to participate in state-wide wiffleball tournament that is taking place in Wallingford, CT. Since none of us would ever turn down a chance to play wiffleball, I accepted the invitation and reserved a spot for one four-player team (tentatively playing a team from Norfolk, or Norwalk, or something). If interest is high, we can get another spot ($48 a team, with prizes).

So send some IMs to Cruzer731 (he goes to Marist, maybe he knows Drew) and tell him what Ellington's wiffleball players are all about. Go to his website: http://run.to/MLWPA and peruse the tournament specs...it's fast pitch with a wheelbarrow as a strikezone so we'll have to practice up. Oh yeah, Big Al wants to order some EWL apparel, t-shirts and/or visors.

EWL EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: JRD, HEAD GROUNDSKEEPER OF TALL JACK PARK (01.22.02)

If Tall Jack Park was covered with Astroturf, or everyone wasn't afraid of Mrs. Deptula, the Ellington Wiffleball League might very well play every day of the week at Tall Jack Park. However, the grass gets torn up and Mrs. Deptula doesn't like people so unfortunately we can't play everyday.

In order to solve the first problem, Mr. Deptula, head groundskeeper of Tall Jack Park, has inserted special grass plugs into the holes we made in the field over the summer. Hopefully new grass will spout, but when? Will the field be ready for next season? Will the EWL be forced into playing street hockey during 2002?

Webmaster Chris interviewed his dad way back in November to get all the answers. To kick off the EWL's new 2002 website, we (and by we I mean I) have that interview for you right here.

INTERVIEW WITH JRD

WELCOME TO EWL 2002

This thing is kicked off like someone with a bad AOL connection. There's been more anticipation for this than for the next Britney Spears album. OK that's about as true as a professor who calls a 5-page research paper a "short essay".

But I've put more time into this thing than Bob and Lindsay put time into the bedroom. I'll probably get more complaints for this new site now than Case McClellan gets when he's intoxicated. Good thing I care as much as Mike Nash cares about reducing fractions with Visual Basic.

I think I'm about done with my metaphors and comparisons, so welcome to the new Ellington Wiffleball League website. As Limp Bizkit would say, take a look around, there's some cool stuff, like the part where I used everyone's gangster names. Some people may recognize the picture of the wicked jolly guy as Pete with gloat toggle on during paper football league...more on that in the upcoming days. Finally, just like that ACDC song, come on baby shake me all night long. Welcome to illicit wiffleball...

© 2001-2002 Chris Deptula, All Rights Reserved (well not really it's too expensive). This league is in no way affiliated with the The Wiffle Ball Inc. in Shelton, CT (CT pride, baby), although we are affiliated with those about to rock (we salute you) and someday our league will have its own judicial system so Drew can be fined for being late and Q can be suspended for being pissy.