Career Stats and Leaders
written by Commissioner Gallaway
As we prepare for our 10th Season, we’re looking back as the previous nine seasons. From now through Opening Day we’ll keep posting new files and break-downs for you to review.
- Single Season Records for Batting and Pitching
- Career Records for Batting and Pitching
- PWL All Time Batting Stats by Player and Season [ pdf ]
- PWL All Time Batting Stats by Team and Season [ pdf ]
Color Commentary - posted 2010-03-17 22:44 in News
Location, Location, Location
written by Commissioner Gallaway
They say it’s everything in real estate, and nothing is more real than the real estate problems that continue to face the Potomac Wiffleball League since we were unceremoniously evicted from our birthplace along the Potomac River in early 2008.
For those of you new to the saga, a quick refresher.
From 2005 to 2007 the first five season of the PWL were played at Gravelly Point, the recreation area just north of National Airport. In fact, we were right in the landing pattern and planes would come right over our heads and some players even claimed the jet wash affected the ball. The first year at Gravelly we were totally cloak-and-dagger and operated without a permit. For the next four seasons though, we were legit. The National Park Service (NPS), specifically the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) park division, welcomed us to the banks of the river where we watched the planes and entertained the Duck Tourists as they exited the river. Then…things totally crashed and burned.
The NPS GWMP notified us that “athletic events” on the “athletic fields” at Gravelly Point would be limited to the hours of 6 AM to 9 AM on weekends. Not a type-o. The “athletic fields”…
Read the full entry - Color Commentary [5] - posted 2010-03-17 00:38 in News
Statement by the Canvassers Organization
written by Commissioner Gallaway
From the Desk of Chris Gallaway, Manager, Canvassers, 2009 Summer World Champions
Read the full entry - Color Commentary [2] - posted 2010-03-01 23:52 in News
REGISTER NOW: Spring 2010 Season
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Sign-up is now open for the 2010 Spring Season!
 | Join us as we celebrate our 10th season this Spring.
DEADLINE FOR TEAM SIGN-UP FOR SPRING 2010 SEASON: Tuesday, April 6th Individuals who do not have a team (a/k/a Free Agents) are welcome and will be assigned to a team.
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To sign up yourself, or your teammates, pay your registration fee today using a credit card or through PayPal.
Just choose your uniform (shirt) size and enter your team name, or enter “free agent” if you want to be assigned to a team.
What does your $30 registration fee get you?
- 14 scheduled wiffleball games and an option for post-season
- PWL T-Shirt
- Individual Player Stats for the Season
- End of Year Awards Dinner Invitation
- Voting Each Week for Player of the Week (and maybe winning a keychain)
- Weekly Subscription to TWIF (This Week in Wiffleball) during the season
To sign-up, register today!
MANAGER’S MEETING
The managers are the Board of Directors of the PWL. The Managers for every team who has at least 4 PAID PLAYERS, will have a conference call on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at 9:30 PM EDT with the following agenda:
- Adoption of Schedule
- Drawing for Team Divisions
- Drawing for Schedule Spot
- Adoption of Rules Changes
- Free Agent Draft
Join today!
Color Commentary - posted 2010-02-27 00:46 in Join
Spring 2010 Registration Open 2/27
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Registration for the 2010 Spring Season will open Saturday, February 27, 2010.
Teams and players will have until late March to register.
Color Commentary - posted 2010-02-26 10:08 in News
Champions Dinner: No Surprises Except the Snow (Su09)
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Margaritas flowed freely at the 2009 “Summer” Season Champions Dinner hosted by the World Champion Canvassers Monday night. Year end awards were given out, but there were no upsets from the vote leaders following the nomination round.
- Alexander Filides of Clubber Lang won the MVP award by the skin of his teeth.
- Jesse Contario of Flaglove had better luck in the Rookie of the Year Voting than he did in the batter’s box during the World Series to claim the hardware.
- Tony Ragano picked up the Cy Young Award, after not being nominated for it last year in a controversial decision from the league office.
- Gold Glove Awards were given to Matt Dreyfus for Fielding, John Bernard for Catching, and Kris Garcia for Pitching.
In addition to picking up three of the six year end awards, Clubber Lang also had two Triple Crown winners who were recognized, in absentia; Tony Ragano for Pitching and John Bernard for Fielding as a Catcher. No one from Clubber Lang made an appearance at the dinner, leading some to believe that they confused it with the World Series, thinking they had no reason to attend.
Turnout was low compared with previous dinners, which previously have taken place before the first snowfall of the season, and not ten weeks following the regular season’s final pitch.
League leaders in each of the nine statistical categories were honored with certificates, and the Canvassers officially took possession of the Commissioner’s Trophy. The trophy, presented for the first time this year, will be given to the World Series Champions each season.
Potential rules changes as well as an update on the Ft. Reno playing field situation were discussed, as well as the Commissioner’s two week trip to Europe to attend the World Wiffleball Federation meetings in Prague.
117 days until first pitch of the Spring 2010 season.
Color Commentary - posted 2009-12-07 23:56 in Awards
Champions Dinner (Su09): Don't Call It a Holiday Party
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Canvassers formally request your presence at the 2009 Summer Champions Dinner.
- Monday, December 7, 2009
- 7:00 PM
- Guapo’s Restaurant, 4515 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016
The dinner will include the presentation of the brand new World Series Trophy (officially Commissioner’s Trophy) to the Canvassers, but will also recognize other league leader and award winners.
The leader in each of the “league leader” categories will be presented a PWL certificate. Awards will also be presented to the winners of the six awards that were voted on online.
- Most Valuable Player
- Rookie of the Year
- Cy Young Award
- Gold Glove Award
Color Commentary [1] - posted 2009-11-19 13:58 in News
Complete Game Videos (Su09): World Series
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Complete game videos from the 2009 Summer World Series featuring the Canvassers and Flaglove. The World Series was played at night, under temporary lighting for the first time in league history. The home plate camera angle was filmed in HD, and a seperate commentary track by Brian Ford (formerly of Scared Hitless) will be posted with the batter/pitcher camera angle.
Read the full entry - Color Commentary - posted 2009-11-19 10:34 in News
World Series: And One for the Thumb (Su09)
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Canvassers swept Flaglove in the best of three game series to claim their 5th World Series Championship in franchise history. The Canvassers have won five of the nine World Series contests, and appeared in each of the first six played, but have been shut out the last two seasons.
Controversial pre-season moves by the Canvassers from the free agent pool have led some to call for restrictions on the signing of free agents, or a waivers system for the PWL. The regular season ended with the Canvassers at a 13-1 record giving them the top overall seed in the playoffs. Flaglove dealt the Canvassers their only regular season loss during the last week of the season. However, they couldn’t stop the Canvassers from picking up the newly created Commissioner’s Trophy.
The Canvassers scored 13 runs, compared to just 3 for Flaglove, all of which were unearned.
- Game 1 [ box score ]
| Flaglove at Canvassers | |||||||||
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| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Flaglove | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Canvassers | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 3 |
- Game 2 [ box score ]
| Canvassers at Flaglove | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Canvassers | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 |
| Flaglove | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Brian Ford, formerly of Scared Hitless, but serving a one year suspension this season for an altercation with a ball boy, served as the game color commentator.
Color Commentary - posted 2009-11-18 23:37 in Scoreboard
World Series: The Thanksgiving Classic (Su09)
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Rain postponed the World Series last week, and the Canvassers and Flaglove have settled on a make-up date: Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
Games will be played under the lights. First pitch for Game 1 is tentatively scheduled for 6:35 PM.
The Champion’s Dinner to announce year end award winners and honor the World Series Champions is usually held the week after the World Series. With the late games this year it could be Thanksgiving Dinner instead of the traditional Mexican fare at Guapos.
Color Commentary [2] - posted 2009-11-05 13:17 in News
