VIDEO CLASSICS: London
written by Commissioner Gallaway
With the London Tournament coming up in less than a month, we wanted to post some previously unseen footage from the 2007 and 2008 tournaments.
Some of them are complete, unedited games, and some have been edited down to the final pitch of each at-bat.
Read the full entry - Color Commentary - posted 2009-09-07 16:06 in Videos
London 2007: Sluggers at Nationals
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The second game of pool play in the 2007 London Wiffleball Tournament was a defensive duel through four and a half innings. On the smaller tree field, the key to the game was robbing homers from the other team. The Nationals robbed one more than the Sluggers…the one they needed.
Scoreless through four and half, in the bottom of the final inning Nationals ace Tony Cani looked to continue his clutch home run hitting with a one-out walk-off blast. However, the tree in center field had other ideas and the ball was knocked down for just a single. The next batter, the slumping Ross Duenas saw his bat come alive to hit a two-run shot that the tree had no chance of knocking down.
After that, the bats stayed alive the rest of the day.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-20 00:12 in Videos
London 2007: Cardinals at Nationals
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The 2007 London Wiffleball Tournament opened with a heartbreaker for the PWL All-Stars, playing as the Washington Nationals against the veteran Cardinals.
An early lead, good pitching performance by Tony Cani, punctuated by his solo homer in the bottom of the 5th to push it to extra innings, and some spectacular fielding by Joe Gortenburg and Stephen Zigmund weren’t enough, as the Nationals dropped the opener 6-5 in extras.
It would be their only loss in the shortened tournament.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-15 00:37 in Videos
London 2007: Washout
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The 2007 London Wiffleball Tournament was cancelled in the middle of the second round of the double elimination tournament.
The PWL All-Star team, the Washington Nationals, finished pool play with a 3-1 record, and were the 6th seed out of 22 teams in the National League Double Elimination Tournament.
Pool Play – National League West Division
Final Standings
| # | TEAM | W-L | PCT | GB | RUNDIFF |
| 1 | Nationals | 3-1 | .750 | - | 27 |
| 1 | Cardinals | 3-1 | .750 | - | 12 |
| 1 | Sluggers | 3-1 | .750 | - | 5 |
| 4 | Marlins | 1-3 | .250 | 2 | (20) |
| 5 | Suns | 0-4 | .000 | 3 | (24) |
Pool Play #1 – Cardinals at Nationals
Scoresheet
| Cardinals at Nationals | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E |
| Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Pool Play #2 – Sluggers at Nationals
Scoresheet
| Sluggers at Nationals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Sluggers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Scoresheet
Pool Play #3 – Suns at Nationals
Scoresheet
| Suns at Nationals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Suns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Nationals | 2 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
Pool Play #4 – Marlins at Nationals
Scoresheet
| Nationals at Marlins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Nationals | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 1 |
| Marlins | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Double Elimination Tournament – National League
Each league, American and National, plays a 22-team double elimination tournament.
The Nationals had a first round bye before playing the Phillies, who were the winners against the Pirates (#22) in the first round of the tournament.
Round #1 – Nationals (#6) receive 1st Round Bye
Round #2 – Phillies (#11) at Nationals (#6)
Scoresheet
(Game Stopped Due to Weather)
| Phillies at Nationals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score By Innings | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | R | H | E |
| Phillies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
| Nationals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-10 16:29 in Scoreboard
Wet Balls Ruin Everything
written by Commissioner Gallaway
After it’s second rain delay, with no end in sight, the 2007 London Wiffleball Tournament was cancelled.
The Nationals, 3-1 in round robin play, and the 6th seed in the 22 team National League Double Elimination tournament were headed into extra innings in their first game.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-09 13:21 in News
Nats force extra against veteran Phillies
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Nats ties it up on Ross Duenas homer in the bottom of the 5th. But then the rain came back before the extra innings could be played.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-08 21:24 in News
Rain Delay! - Nats down a run in last inning
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The rain came with two outs in the top of the fifth and final inning just after the Nationals gave up two runs, to trail 3-2.
The Phillies have one more out in the 5th, and then the top of the Nats order needs 1 to tie, and 2 to win.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-08 19:36 in News
Nats Roll In Games 3 and 4 of Round Robin
written by Commissioner Gallaway
Finish round robin play with a 3-1 record and get a 6th seed, first round bye in the double elimination tournament.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-08 19:35 in News
Walk Off...Duenas Gives Nats 2-0 Victory in 5th
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Nationals beat the Sluggers 2-0 on a Ross Duenas walk-off homer.
That puts the Nats 1-1 in pool play, with two games left to go.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-08 11:23 in News
Nats drop heartbreaker to Open London Tourney
written by Commissioner Gallaway
The Nationals lost 6-5 in extra innings in the opening round of the London Wiffleball Tournament to the Cardinals.
Color Commentary - posted 2007-09-08 10:28 in News
