SIGN UP! - Summer 2008 Season
written by Commissioner Gallaway
SIGN UP! – Summer 2008 Season Sign-up information.
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Maids Sweep Year End Honors
written by Commissioner Gallaway
It was cold comfort for the Mega Maids as they swept year-end honors at the PWL Champions Dinner just three days after losing the World Series to the underdog Canvassers.
Brett Beyerlin was named the league’s Most Valuable Player for the Spring Season garnering 56% of the vote in the five man race. Beyerlin did the league a favor and skipped the dinner so those in attendance could enjoy their meals.
| Chris Coger picked up Rookie of the Year honors beating out two others with 80% of the vote. Coger who had a post-season melt down at the plate and on the mound gave an emotional acceptance speech that no one listened too. Commissioner Gallaway presented Coger the award as Mega Maids manager Kris Garcia looked on from the crowd. |  |
Less suspensful were the recognitions given to the season stat leaders in nine categories.
Batting
- Average – Charlie Zold (Rated ‘E’ for Everyone) – .667
- Home Runs – Steve Dubois (WMD’s) – 11
- Runs Batted In – Stephen Zigmund (Canvassers) and Brett Beyerlin (Mega Maids) – 20
Pitching
- Opponents Batting Average – Chris Raymond (Rated ‘E’ for Everyone) – .160
- Earned Run Average – David Korkoian (Rosse Posse) – 0.00
- Strike Outs – Steve Dubois (WMD’s) – 8
Fielding
- Fielding % – Stephen Zigmund (Canvassers) and Kevin Hyde (Free Agents) and Chris Kennedy (WMD’s) – 1.000
- Chances Per Error – Stephen Zigmund (Canvassers) – 42
- Putouts – Brett Beyerlin (Mega Maids) – 49
Color Commentary [1] - posted 10 days ago in Awards
Champions Dinner: Spring 2008
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Canvassers invite you to attend the 2008 Potomac Wiffleball League Spring Champions Dinner.
We will honor the World Champions, and present awards to the season winners based on fan voting for Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player.
We will also honor league leaders in nine categories for batting, pitching and fielding.
Most importantly, PWL Player Trading Cards for Spring 2007 will be distributed and traded. Make sure you RSVP today to get your trading cards printed.
PWL Champions Dinner
- Wednesday, June 25, 2008
- 7:30 PM
- Guapo’s Restaurant
- 4515 Wisconsin Ave NW – Washington, DC 20016
On your own for food and drinks. The fun is on us though.
Color Commentary - posted 13 days ago in News
World Series (Sp08): Canvassers Win Series in 3
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Canvassers lost the first game but beat the Mega Maids in games two and three to clinch their fourth World Championship in six seasons and defend their title from Summer 2007.
The Canvassers had lost two games in the regular season to the Mega Maids and came into the series statistical underdogs. The Canvassers finally found their stroke at the plate after a long season with two of the team’s starters hitting below .200.
Leading candidate for Rookie of the Year Chris Coger of the Mega Maids struggled under the post-season pressure, hitting only .176, 200 points lower than the closest other player, and sporting a 7.0 ERA from the mound.
Kris Garcia hit four homers, matching Stephen Zigmund, including a walk-off homer that won Game 1 for the Mega Maids and broke a 3-3 tie. Except for the walk-off, the only time the Canvassers trailed in the three game set was after a Mega Maids three run second inning in Game 2.
Veteran post-season umpires Kevin Hyde and Brian Clapp called the game which was not without controversy. Wall flower Brett Beyerlin was upset with three calls by Clapp. Admittedly, Clapp had downed two beers by the middle of the second game, but there were no calls that would have changed the outcome.
Every player in the series hit a home run, a PWL first.
- Game 1
| Canvassers at Mega Maids | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Canvassers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Mega Maids | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
- Game 2
| Mega Maids at Canvassers | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Mega Maids | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| Canvassers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 |
- Game 3
| Canvassers at Mega Maids | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Canvassers | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 0 |
| Mega Maids | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Color Commentary - posted 13 days ago in Scoreboard
All Will Be Settled Sunday
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Sunday, June 22 at 11:30 AM the Mega Maids will host the Canvassers in a best of three game World Series to finish the Spring 2008 PWL Season.
Color Commentary - posted 17 days ago in News
World Series POSTPONED!
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Delays and disappointment have plagued the 2008 Spring Season from the start. Being forced out of our home for 5 seasons, never ending rain, and then astronauts finding arsenic, all of which fails to compare to 43% of the games being forfeited.
The post-season has been no different. Two of the four teams had to forfeit on Saturday’s Division Championships setting up a phoned it World Series.
Team managers for the Mega Maids and Canvassers spoke over the weekend and consulted with the Commissioner’s Office and decided to postpone the World Series games scheduled for today.
The last time a World Series was postponed was during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake.
Color Commentary - posted 21 days ago in News
Saturday Playoffs Forfeited
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Mega Maids will host the Canvassers Sunday in the World Series.
Color Commentary [1] - posted 22 days ago in News
Spring 2008: Most Valuable Player Nominees
written by Commissioner Gallaway
VOTES ARE DUE, MONDAY, JUNE 16, AT 12:00 PM
- Brett Beyerlin (Mega Maids) won’t win any class contests but his Spring 2008 play has been inspired. The reckless way he plays has been tempered enough that he only hurts himself now, not his team. He homered 9 times and drove in 20 runs, tied for the league lead, and his .899 slugging percentage, the lowest of any MVP nominee is deceptive as his superb base running isn’t always reflected in Total Bases. He struck out 7 batters and kept opponents to a .242 AVG on the mound. Only 2 errors all year after averaging two per game last year gave him a sold fielding performance and the most putouts in the league.
- Patrick Browning (Crazed Mud Puppies) is on the verge of becomming a real PWL threat but needs a team upgrade and a little more consistency. A solid year, but the real bucks come when you make the post-season. He drove in 10 runs on 6 homers and most of the time was just hitting himself around to slug 1.075. He struck out 5 batters and had a .229 OBA. 4 errors give him the lowest F% of our nominees at .878.
- Steve Dubois (WMD’s) hits the crap out of the ball and in one single game had 5 homers and 2 others that were swatted down on their way out. He led the league in homers with 11, and missed the last four games, driving in 19 on the season and leading in slugging with 1.422. Pitching was a trouble spot, with a .372 OBA but he did strike out 8. He committed 2 errors in the field for a .941 F%. When he gets hot, you might as well throw the ball and close your eyes.
- Stephen Zigmund (Canvassers) won the MVP last season with numbers that make his Spring look like his ex-girlfriend was playing for him. Though below average for him, he was still a solid performer at bat, on the mound, and in the field compared to the rest of the league…a 3 tool wiffleballer. He drove in 20 runs, hit 10 homers, and slugged 1.333. He struck out 7 and had the lowest OBA of the nominees at .204. In the field in 42 chances he didn’t misplay a single ball, a perfect F% and a gold glove.
- Charlie Zold (Rated ‘E’) the only rookie nominated for MVP, came late and left early this season, but made the most of his time including winning Player of the Week honors in his rookie season. A previous contract to play Nerf football means Zold is splitting his time as a two-sport star and won’t make the playoffs. His team will miss the 17 runs he drove in, his 1.286 slugging percentage as well as the 7 dingers he hit as they try to advance to the World Series. He kept batters he faced to a .292 OBA and had 2 K’s. 2 errors in the field gave him a .929 F%.
Spring 2008 Most Valuable Player
Brett Beyerlin (Mega Maids)
Color Commentary - posted 26 days ago in Awards
Spring 2008: Rookie of the Year Nominees
written by Commissioner Gallaway
All three ROY nominees are from teams heading to the post-season.
VOTES ARE DUE, MONDAY, JUNE 16, AT 12:00 PM
- Chris Coger (Mega Maids) is heading to the playoffs as a significant contributor to the team with the best record in the PWL in his freshman season. He drove in 7 runs and slugged .447 for the Maids at the plate and from the mound struck out 3 with a .295 OBA. His second homer was a walk-off to win the final game of the season. He was tagged with one error, lowering his F% to .967.
- John Heibel (Free Agents) was self recruited to the PWL and quickly became a staple of the Free Agents offense. He drove in 7 runs and slugged .710, with 4 homers this spring. He kept opposing batters to a .300 average, and struck out 2. 3 errors in the field gave him a below league average .880 F%
- Charlie Zold (Rated ‘E’) came late and left early this season, but made the most of his time including winning Player of the Week honors in his rookie season. A previous contract to play Nerf football means Zold is splitting his time as a two-sport star and won’t make the playoffs. His team will miss the 17 runs he drove in, his 1.286 slugging percentage as well as the 7 dingers he hit as they try to advance to the World Series. He kept batters he faced to a .292 OBA and had 2 K’s. 2 errors in the field gave him a .929 F%.
Spring 2008 Rookie of the Year
Chris Coger (Mega Maids)
Color Commentary - posted 27 days ago in Awards
Post Season (Sp08)
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The regular season is over and now the hardware is on the line. Four teams will return to Ft. Reno June 14-15 to crown the World Series Champions.
Live scoring updates and box scores will be posted from the new scorer’s tent at Ft. Reno during the playoffs. Even if you can’t join us you can follow your favorite teams and players from anywhere with an internet connection.
Western Division
The Mega Maids end up with the best record in the league and will have home field advantage against Rated ‘E’ for Everyone. They have elected to play their home games on Field 1.
Rated ‘E’ dropped two games to the Mega Maids during the regular season, losing one 3-0 and forfeiting the other game.
- Game 1: Rated ‘E’ at Mega Maids (Field 1) – 6/14, 11 AM
- Game 2: Mega Maids at Rated ‘E’ (Field 2) – 6/14, 12 PM
- Game 3*: Rated ‘E’ at Mega Maids (Field 1) – 6/14, 1 PM
*If Necessary
Eastern Division
The Canvassers will host the Free Agents in the Eastern Division Championship in their quest for a second World Championship, and their fourth in six seasons. The Canvassers have elected to play their home games on Field 1.
The Free Agents lost both times to the Canvassers this season both by forfeit.
- Game 1: Free Agents at Canvassers (Field 1) – 6/14, 2 PM
- Game 2: Canvassers at Free Agents (Field 2) – 6/14, 3 PM
- Game 3*: Free Agents at Canvassers (Field 1) – 6/14, 4 PM
*If Necessary.
NOTE: If Western Divsion Game 3 isn’t necessary, game times for the Eastern Division will move up 1 hour.)
World Series
The winner of each division will meet in a best of three game World Series for the championship.
- Game 1: 6/15, 11:30 AM
- Game 2: 6/15, 12:30 PM
- Game 3*: 6/15, 1:30 PM
Color Commentary - posted 27 days ago in News
