World Series of Wiffle Ball Reader Mail - May 11, 2022
"Rich, we're coming in from just outside Chicago for the tournament. Any advice on local hotel options? Any other local knowledge that would be helpful? - Vinnie C, Naperville IL"
- We've secured a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twinsburg for $115 night (quoting $175/night right now for weekends in August). It's a nice hotel, 3.5 miles from the fields, and within walking distance from two great restaurants - Blue Canyon and Burgers2Beer. Click HERE to book your rooms at this special low price.. AVOID the Twinsburg Starbucks between 6-8 AM the weekend of the tournament. That's where the parents of the 7-9 year olds meet to get their rage on over cake pops and lattes with extra shots.
"My 13 year old son lacks the cognitive skills to get his clothes from the floor to the hamper and dirty dishes from the table to the sink. I'm a little worried the tournament's going to fill before him and his mobile device-addled friends figure out a roster. When should I make sure their team's set by to avoid being shut out? - Katie S."
- You're smart to be worried. Unlike the Baker Mayfield trade market, demand is strong. It looks as if we're going to cap at about 170 teams this year. I'll keep everyone posted as we approach that total. You can edit your registration/roster/team name up until 5 days before the event so feel free to register them now and edit the team later.
"Any truth to the rumors that Ted Yates is stepping down due to the pressure of being Mayor of the Wiffle Ball Capital of America? I'm 0 for 8 in elections in town and am looking for an edge for when I run for Mayor. - Mike T."
- We love Mayor Ted, who's been a huge supporter of the event and Twinsburg Baseball. If he can deal with the idiots in the Twinsburg Roundtable on Facebook that are still upset we knocked down the Old School and that are in denial that GlenEagles Golf Course is raking in money for the city, he can deal with anything. His move to the Keys is unrelated to The World Series of Wiffle Ball kicking Twins Days to its rightful place on the back burner in Twinsburg.
"I'm a local business owner and supply chain issues and inflation have kicked my ass and nothing I'm doing to market my company has been working. Is there was a way to align with the event to achieve total domination of all I compete with? - Phil McCraken, Solon"
- You're in luck, your Golden Parachute has arrived. You will expose your brand to so many people and so effectively by aligning with The World Series of Wiffle Ball, they'll be repulsed by your company by Sunday. And then subconsciously become a lifelong customer.
"Are there really after parties? It's hard to tell when you're being serious and when you're being sarcastic. - Haywood J., Streetsboro"
- There absolutely are after parties. They started in 2018 and have become a big part of the event. There's 5 or 6 annually recurring ones that draw a lot of people (some require wristbands) but new ones pop up each year. Here's a picture from mine last year, and yes, those are authentic Germans we had flown in to add to the pageantry of the party:
- We've secured a room block at the Hilton Garden Inn in Twinsburg for $115 night (quoting $175/night right now for weekends in August). It's a nice hotel, 3.5 miles from the fields, and within walking distance from two great restaurants - Blue Canyon and Burgers2Beer. Click HERE to book your rooms at this special low price.. AVOID the Twinsburg Starbucks between 6-8 AM the weekend of the tournament. That's where the parents of the 7-9 year olds meet to get their rage on over cake pops and lattes with extra shots.
"My 13 year old son lacks the cognitive skills to get his clothes from the floor to the hamper and dirty dishes from the table to the sink. I'm a little worried the tournament's going to fill before him and his mobile device-addled friends figure out a roster. When should I make sure their team's set by to avoid being shut out? - Katie S."
- You're smart to be worried. Unlike the Baker Mayfield trade market, demand is strong. It looks as if we're going to cap at about 170 teams this year. I'll keep everyone posted as we approach that total. You can edit your registration/roster/team name up until 5 days before the event so feel free to register them now and edit the team later.
"Any truth to the rumors that Ted Yates is stepping down due to the pressure of being Mayor of the Wiffle Ball Capital of America? I'm 0 for 8 in elections in town and am looking for an edge for when I run for Mayor. - Mike T."
- We love Mayor Ted, who's been a huge supporter of the event and Twinsburg Baseball. If he can deal with the idiots in the Twinsburg Roundtable on Facebook that are still upset we knocked down the Old School and that are in denial that GlenEagles Golf Course is raking in money for the city, he can deal with anything. His move to the Keys is unrelated to The World Series of Wiffle Ball kicking Twins Days to its rightful place on the back burner in Twinsburg.
"I'm a local business owner and supply chain issues and inflation have kicked my ass and nothing I'm doing to market my company has been working. Is there was a way to align with the event to achieve total domination of all I compete with? - Phil McCraken, Solon"
- You're in luck, your Golden Parachute has arrived. You will expose your brand to so many people and so effectively by aligning with The World Series of Wiffle Ball, they'll be repulsed by your company by Sunday. And then subconsciously become a lifelong customer.
"Are there really after parties? It's hard to tell when you're being serious and when you're being sarcastic. - Haywood J., Streetsboro"
- There absolutely are after parties. They started in 2018 and have become a big part of the event. There's 5 or 6 annually recurring ones that draw a lot of people (some require wristbands) but new ones pop up each year. Here's a picture from mine last year, and yes, those are authentic Germans we had flown in to add to the pageantry of the party:
The growth of the tournament has grown the budget of the event greatly. We're now able to allocate hush money to the local authorities to "look the other way" on the Saturday night before Championship Bracket Sunday. With the event now expanding to Friday's, expect to see Friday night parties crop up as well.
"Why didn't the Twinsburg Bulletin cover the event last year? You think they'd be dying for some actual content. You guys made the Guinness Book of World Records. Was the Tadpole Fest the same weekend or something? - Jimmie P., Twinsburg"
- Yes - News Channel 5's "Good Morning Cleveland" broadcast live from the event and The Bulletin instead deciding to allocate its resources to this hard-hitting piece on the city re-upping its trash/recycling contract. We've decided to extend the ban of Russian oligarchs from this year's event to also include Twinsburg Bulletin reporters as a result.
"Why didn't the Twinsburg Bulletin cover the event last year? You think they'd be dying for some actual content. You guys made the Guinness Book of World Records. Was the Tadpole Fest the same weekend or something? - Jimmie P., Twinsburg"
- Yes - News Channel 5's "Good Morning Cleveland" broadcast live from the event and The Bulletin instead deciding to allocate its resources to this hard-hitting piece on the city re-upping its trash/recycling contract. We've decided to extend the ban of Russian oligarchs from this year's event to also include Twinsburg Bulletin reporters as a result.
The Media Swarm Has Begun, Cleveland.com Pens Column on The 8th Annual World Series of Wiffle Ball
World Series of Wiffle Ball Reaches Agreement with The Players Club to Perform at 8th Annual Event
May 3, 2022
TWINSBURG (OH) - Still three and a half months away, The World Series of Wiffle Ball continues to dominate the news headlines. Today, tournament officials announced an agreement with the band The Players Club to perform live at the 8th Annual edition of the event this August.
Established in 2013, The Players Club burst onto the music scene with a forceful and critically acclaimed tour de force performance live at the Game Four of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Buoying off that fame, the flamboyant foursome has gone on to electrify audiences at over 300 events since.
"The plan was always to bring things to a new level with the non-Wiffle Ball entertainment options in 2022," said Event Director Rich Swerbinsky. "We were looking for a big name, we were looking for shock value, and we were looking for a band that was going to bring an almost inappropriate level of intensity to their performance. The fans are going to be blown away and this is the first of several big announcements related to the event. I feel awful for the people that live across the street from Liberty Park. And I'm one of those people."
Adorned in throwback authentic Adidas NBA basketball jerseys covering the stage with a satisfying color spectrum, The Players Club's mantra is to "perform the best dance songs of the last fifty years with uncompromised energy." Lead singer Brett "Vanilla" Thunder did not mince words when asked about the opportunity to perform at The World Series of Wiffle Ball. "Being from Cleveland, playing The World Series of Wiffle Ball was one we wanted to cross off our bucket list," said Thunder. "We're going to bring an overbearing amount of energy. Twinsburg has no idea what it's in for."
Registration is already open and filling quickly for the 8th Annual World Series of Wiffle Ball. Much more information on the event can be found at WorldSeriesofWiffleBall.com.
TWINSBURG (OH) - Still three and a half months away, The World Series of Wiffle Ball continues to dominate the news headlines. Today, tournament officials announced an agreement with the band The Players Club to perform live at the 8th Annual edition of the event this August.
Established in 2013, The Players Club burst onto the music scene with a forceful and critically acclaimed tour de force performance live at the Game Four of the 2016 NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Buoying off that fame, the flamboyant foursome has gone on to electrify audiences at over 300 events since.
"The plan was always to bring things to a new level with the non-Wiffle Ball entertainment options in 2022," said Event Director Rich Swerbinsky. "We were looking for a big name, we were looking for shock value, and we were looking for a band that was going to bring an almost inappropriate level of intensity to their performance. The fans are going to be blown away and this is the first of several big announcements related to the event. I feel awful for the people that live across the street from Liberty Park. And I'm one of those people."
Adorned in throwback authentic Adidas NBA basketball jerseys covering the stage with a satisfying color spectrum, The Players Club's mantra is to "perform the best dance songs of the last fifty years with uncompromised energy." Lead singer Brett "Vanilla" Thunder did not mince words when asked about the opportunity to perform at The World Series of Wiffle Ball. "Being from Cleveland, playing The World Series of Wiffle Ball was one we wanted to cross off our bucket list," said Thunder. "We're going to bring an overbearing amount of energy. Twinsburg has no idea what it's in for."
Registration is already open and filling quickly for the 8th Annual World Series of Wiffle Ball. Much more information on the event can be found at WorldSeriesofWiffleBall.com.
Parents of Twins Irate, Flood World Series of Wiffle Ball Headquarters With Angry Messages
April 27, 2022
TWINSBURG, OH - World Series of Wiffle Ball event staffers were overwhelmed with hostile correspondence this week from parents of twins amidst the open of registration for the 8th Annual edition of the world's largest WIffle Ball tournament. The parents seemed to take exception to the fact that the events exploding popularity has caused Americans and the national media to associate Twinsburg with the tournament and not the Twins Day event that's acted as the largest national gathering of twins and multiples in America since 1976.
"Let's be honest, having twins just isn't that big of a deal anymore," said Tournament Director Rich Swerbinsky. "The global rate of twin births has risen by a third since the 1980s. And over two thirds of twins born aren't even identical. I'm not saying it's right, but some people I know don't even count fraternal twins as real twins."
The reaction from parents was contentious. "As the mother of twin boys, I am insulted and offended at these Wiffle Ball idiots trying to take over our town and the city's fifty year history as the home of Twins Days," said "Trisha K" from Twinsburg. "I had to call the cops three times on Wiffle Ball weekend last year because of neighbor after-parties and was still hearing wiffle balls pinging metal in my sleep until late September."
After growing to 114 teams last year, further cementing its place in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's largest Wiffle Ball tournament, tournament officials are expecting the event to completely sell out well before the August 12 start date. More information and registration can be found at WorldSeriesOfWiffleBall.com.
April 27, 2022
TWINSBURG, OH - World Series of Wiffle Ball event staffers were overwhelmed with hostile correspondence this week from parents of twins amidst the open of registration for the 8th Annual edition of the world's largest WIffle Ball tournament. The parents seemed to take exception to the fact that the events exploding popularity has caused Americans and the national media to associate Twinsburg with the tournament and not the Twins Day event that's acted as the largest national gathering of twins and multiples in America since 1976.
"Let's be honest, having twins just isn't that big of a deal anymore," said Tournament Director Rich Swerbinsky. "The global rate of twin births has risen by a third since the 1980s. And over two thirds of twins born aren't even identical. I'm not saying it's right, but some people I know don't even count fraternal twins as real twins."
The reaction from parents was contentious. "As the mother of twin boys, I am insulted and offended at these Wiffle Ball idiots trying to take over our town and the city's fifty year history as the home of Twins Days," said "Trisha K" from Twinsburg. "I had to call the cops three times on Wiffle Ball weekend last year because of neighbor after-parties and was still hearing wiffle balls pinging metal in my sleep until late September."
After growing to 114 teams last year, further cementing its place in the Guiness Book of World Records as the world's largest Wiffle Ball tournament, tournament officials are expecting the event to completely sell out well before the August 12 start date. More information and registration can be found at WorldSeriesOfWiffleBall.com.
World Series of Wiffle Ball Becomes First Thing in America Not To Increase in Price in 2022
April 25, 2022
TWINSBURG, OH - Americans bewildered by the shocking inflation-related price increases of everything they buy got some soothing news today when the World Series of Wiffle Ball announced they would not be increasing prices for their 8th annual event, set to take place August 12-14 at Liberty Park in Twinsburg, OH.
In related news, the World Series also announced that Russian oligarchs would be banned from playing in the 2022 event, saying it had to play its part in the efforts to "limit Russia's global influence through the strongest means possible." Tournament officials were hopeful that a ban on Russian oligarchs could "have more potential impact than the current economic sanctions due to the prominence of the event."
April 25, 2022
TWINSBURG, OH - Americans bewildered by the shocking inflation-related price increases of everything they buy got some soothing news today when the World Series of Wiffle Ball announced they would not be increasing prices for their 8th annual event, set to take place August 12-14 at Liberty Park in Twinsburg, OH.
In related news, the World Series also announced that Russian oligarchs would be banned from playing in the 2022 event, saying it had to play its part in the efforts to "limit Russia's global influence through the strongest means possible." Tournament officials were hopeful that a ban on Russian oligarchs could "have more potential impact than the current economic sanctions due to the prominence of the event."
FINALLY, The World SERIES OF WIFFLE BALL IS COMING BACK to twinsburg!
guess who's back? Back Again. WIFFLE'S BACK. TELL A FRIEND.
It started as a publicity stunt back in 2013. What followed was utter madness.
We all remember the days when Twinsburg, Ohio used to be known for the world's largest gathering of twins annually.
Not any more folks. Now the city is rightfully defined by playing host each summer to the world's largest Wiffle Ball tournament.
Last year, 114 teams from all across America flocked to Liberty Park for an event that crowned champions in six different divisions. 40 additional teams were turned away in the final week as Cleveland.com and News Channel 5 ran feature stories on the tournament. Backyards were destroyed by kids and adults transforming them into Wiffle Ball fields to train for the event. The Ohio National Guard was called in to help deal with the slew of Saturday night after-parties all across the city on the eve of the final day of the event.
We saw kids acting like kids and not gazing and drooling into their phones. We saw way more hugs than fist bumps. We saw people from age 5 to age 75 enjoying a game invented in 1953 that involves a $3 plastic bat and a $1 plastic ball. Before camera crews from Channel 5 News. Amidst the smell of freshly grilled meat, the sound of music flowing through the park, and the scenery of a sea of tents, coolers, and several thousand players and spectators.
It's hard to think of any better example of Good Ole' Fashioned American Fun than what the hell we experienced last August.
(Outside of my French Bulldog "Fart" marring the 10-12 year old championship game by attacking and almost tearing through the jugular of my girlfriend's dog in front of hundreds of horrified onlookers and crying children like he was on the main event of a Michael Vick card. And the guy that freaked out during the 7-9 year old home run derby.)
We all remember the days when Twinsburg, Ohio used to be known for the world's largest gathering of twins annually.
Not any more folks. Now the city is rightfully defined by playing host each summer to the world's largest Wiffle Ball tournament.
Last year, 114 teams from all across America flocked to Liberty Park for an event that crowned champions in six different divisions. 40 additional teams were turned away in the final week as Cleveland.com and News Channel 5 ran feature stories on the tournament. Backyards were destroyed by kids and adults transforming them into Wiffle Ball fields to train for the event. The Ohio National Guard was called in to help deal with the slew of Saturday night after-parties all across the city on the eve of the final day of the event.
We saw kids acting like kids and not gazing and drooling into their phones. We saw way more hugs than fist bumps. We saw people from age 5 to age 75 enjoying a game invented in 1953 that involves a $3 plastic bat and a $1 plastic ball. Before camera crews from Channel 5 News. Amidst the smell of freshly grilled meat, the sound of music flowing through the park, and the scenery of a sea of tents, coolers, and several thousand players and spectators.
It's hard to think of any better example of Good Ole' Fashioned American Fun than what the hell we experienced last August.
(Outside of my French Bulldog "Fart" marring the 10-12 year old championship game by attacking and almost tearing through the jugular of my girlfriend's dog in front of hundreds of horrified onlookers and crying children like he was on the main event of a Michael Vick card. And the guy that freaked out during the 7-9 year old home run derby.)
So mark your calendars for Friday, August 12th through Sunday, August 14th. To accommodate what we know will be increased demand we'll be building out additional fields and having some Friday night games (optional only for those who can/want to play Friday) - but we'll likely cut things off at 150 teams - so start making plans 'cause registration is already open.
Please go to the website for all information/rules/etc. on the event, but here's some general info ...
Rich Swerbinsky
richswerb@gmail.com
440-552-0691
Please go to the website for all information/rules/etc. on the event, but here's some general info ...
- Six different divisions (7-9, 10-12, 13-15, 16-29, 30+, female division).
- Players must be 7 years old by August 12th to participate.
- All teams get assigned two random pool play games on Friday/Saturday and all teams that go 2-0 or 1-1 are seeded and advance to single elimination championship bracket play on Sunday.
- We can schedule teams pool play games around other obligations on Friday/Saturday. Sunday, we're helpless as the bracket (starts at 8 AM) dictates all.
- Teams can have three or four players
Rich Swerbinsky
richswerb@gmail.com
440-552-0691