GapBridge Field

Lincoln, Vermont

October 03, 2009

Game starts @ HIGH NOON

RSVP PLEASE

Lincoln- Having not yet been fully vetted by Widows of Wiffle (WOW) scheduling sub-committee, copies of the revised proposed 2009 LowBall schedule have been floated out to various media sources. The source of the leak was undisclosed in the media packages. However, a high ranking LowBall represenitive said to be "very close" to the decision making process spoke on the condition of anonymity stating, "I can't believe the Widows are going to have a problem with the new scheduling format and organization. I am confident that they will realize that the Scheduling Board really responded in a pro-active manner to the vast majority of concerns outlined in the WOW Report. I believe we will see it approved on a first vote, but don't quote me on that." The new schedule does, in fact, seem to represent a new age of wiffle, not only balancing the WOW interest, but also the Offspring Foundations demands to be constantly entertained. Widows of Wiffle will be reviewing the revised proposed schedule over the next week.

REVISED PROPOSED 2009 LOWBALL SEASON

June 05 Fri 5:00 Game #2, Guys Only Please- Ox Yard, Lagers Home

June 13 Sat 1:00 Game #3, Collective Child Observation, Lincoln Sports, Loggers Home

June 21 Sun 9:00 Game #4, GOP – GapBridge Field, Lagers Home

June 26 Fri 5:00 Game # 5, Burnam Feild, Loggers Home

July 05 Sun 2:00pm Game #6, Family – Burnam Feild, Lagers Home

July 12 Sun 4:00pm Holy MatriWiffle - Hopyard

July 19 Sun 9:00 Game #7, GOP, Sunday Bloody Sunday- Ox Yard , Loggers Home

July 24 Fri 5:00 Game # 8, CCO - HST, Lagers Home

July 29 Wed 5:00 Game # 9, GOP - Friendly Confines, Loggers Home

Aug 01 Mid-Summer Classic Tourney - Friendly Confines

Aug 09 Sun 9:00 Game #10, GOP - GapBridge Field, Lagers Home Aug 15 Sat 2:00 Game #11 - Family Road Trip to Hinsburg or Hopyard/ Ox Yard/Lincoln Sports, Loggers Home

Aug 23 Sun 2:00 Game #12, CCO - Hopyard/ Ox Yard/Lincoln Sports, Lagers Home

Aug (27-30)   TBA

Sept 04/05/06 OFF

Sept 12 Sat 3:00 Game #14, CCO - GapBridge Field, Lagers Home

Sept 20 Sun 2:00 Game #15, GOP - HST, Loggers Home

Sept 26 Sun 10:00 Game #16, GOP - GapBridge Field, Loggers Home

Oct 03 Sat 9:00/2:00 Wifftober Championship – GapBridge/HST

We have have old school wiffle today, July 25, 3:00, GapBridge Field.

July 5, 2009
Burnham Feild
Waltham, Vermont
Game time, 9:07am
Family Grill at Noon

In an evening take feature many LowBall records, including, the hardest rain fall during game, the shortest pitch, the closest lighting strike, and most blood loss during a game due to insects, the Lagers beat the Loggers 22-13 to take first place in the Eastern League standings. The Grounds Crew Union elected to strike this week after cutting off talks with the Commissioner of Lowball. Lonchiro stepped up and prepped the field, caused an unspecified amount of damage to the fence at Burnam Field when the DR field cutter he was using lost control, twice, damaging the mower in the second incident. The weather and equipment repair was not the only drama for the evening. The Loggers (2-3) brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the 7th and 8th innings, officially making it a LowBall classic, both could not deliver. The Lagers Hot Rod's 9th inning grand slam off of t, the embattled commissioner himself, brought an end to any hopes of one last act of God. The 3-2 Lagers now sit atop the Eastern League standings.

Burnnam Feild, Waltham< Vermont; Game time 5:17

Lincoln-LowBall unveiled it’s second new venue in as many weeks as the Wifftober Champion Loggers held the Lagers to handful of hits and 2 runs, winning 11-2. The two teams resumed their Eastern League series in beautiful downtown Lincoln, for LowBaall's inaugural game at the historic Firehouse Yard.

Lonichiro broke open a tight game with a 6th inning grand slam off the hansom one, with the only deep ball of the day. Poor fielding by a clearly confused T. (player formally known as T. Trot Thompson III), gave the Lagers a 2 out opportunity in the sixth with bases loaded, which Lonichiro took advantage of to change the complexion of the ballgame.

The Loggers (2-1) fielded, The Sturgeon, Lonichiro, and the Unit, while the Lagers (1-2) started El Gupao, T., and the new juiced Wingman. Most all agreed the venue was better than they had imagined and looked forward to future events there. A few representatives from WOW (Widows of Wiffle) made brief appearances, but none of those there issued statements concerning LowBall’s playing at the historic ballpark or the status of the approving the revised proposed schedule.

The two teams meet again next Sunday, June 21, at GapBridge Field starting at 9:07 am SHARP.

In echo of seasons past, the Commissioner of LowBall, T., has changed Sunday’s scheduled game due to undisclosed “scheduling irregularities”. The Loggers (1-1) will host the Lagers (1-1) SATURDAY @ 1:00 SHARP at the Lincoln Sports (firehouse) in yet another new LowBall venue.

Interim president of the Players Aassociation, Lonichiro, Had no comment except “Wow, WOW is going to have a field day with this.” T. was unavailable for comment.

Waltham - LowBall’s newest venue, Burnam Field, opened Friday night to great success as the Lagers used solid pitching to hand the Loggers their first loss of the year 7-4. The much anticipated opening showed off the new park’s big out field, 90 foot lines, 5 foot high fences, and pastoral views. The big proportions were highlighted by a stiff breeze blowing straight in from left field. El Guapo confidently predicted, through an interpreter, “ NO JUAN is hitting Juan out today.” As the outfield played in during the top of the first inning, Claudio shut up the Latin prophet with a 95 foot shot into the wind and into the high grass. Lonichiro add a contested call to left field field as well.

The field is the original site of the historic Ox Yard, where the Waltham Big Willys played during the 1950’s and 1960’s, and who brought Wifftober championships to the valley in 1959, 1962, and 1963. The field, which was been converted back to agriculture in 1972 when Clive Burnam returned from Vietnam with a new “interest” in farming, has undergone an extensive renovation by the new owners estimated more than sixty dollars.

The opening, and free beer, broght J-Mac out of retirement, who worked out of jambs to pitch 2 shutout innings, while Lonichiro continued to search for his early season control. The at Home Lagers featured the Ox, El Guapo, and T. (player formally known as T. Trot Thompson III) who allowed only single and a walk in 3 innings work. The Wifftober Champions Loggers brought to the field Claudio, Wingman, a returning J-Mac, and Lonichio, who gave up 6 runs in an inning’s work.

The planned WOW (Widows of Wiffle) protest and picketing of the game was cancelled because all the participants and speakers had to stay home with their children. The Player Association worked into early in the morning considering how to respond to the WOW demands. A spokesman for the players said no progress was made in the late night negotiations. Both team are now 1-1.

Lincoln - Wingman Howell soared on a gale force wind to tie a LowBall record considered untouchable, by homering 3 times in consecutive bats leading the Loggers to an opening day road victory over the Lagers, 18-16. In the bottome 3rd inning, with bases loaded and 1 out, the Lagers star Ox hit a fly to deep left center, as the ball left the bat he crying out "What ever it I am suppose to say to score", Lonichio looked confused after the catch gently tossing the ball back to the mound, and it was done. Tying the score at 1, Ox recorded the first sacrifice fly in LowBall history, breaking the game the game open and getting the new season off to a flying start, but the flying had only begun.

Veteran T. Trot Thompson III gave up 5 home runs in a nine run 4th in a game that the Lagers lead 7-1, including Wingman's 3 and back to back to back shots to start the inning. 30 mph winds or not, it is clear that the duel roles of a Player/Commissioner has taken it's toll on Trot. The game eventually yeilded 12 long balls, including a 130 foot (unofficial) blast by H.R. Beck that all agreed was the longest ever at GapBridge Field. Hot Rod also looked very sharp on the mound for the Lagers in the loss. Both teams showed both strong mid-season form and early season sloppiness on a beautiful but very windy day.

The 2008 Wifftober Champion Loggers fielded The Surgeon, Lonichiro, a returning J-Rod, New Dad Claudio, and the Wingman. The Lagers, 2008 Eastern League winners, fielded the same starting lineup that was humiliated in last year’s championship of Ox, Hot Rod, T.Trot, and The Unit as well as rookie Sean Noname, just brought up from Hubberton. The Lagers fought back from a 16-7 deficit in the 7th, bringing the tying run to the plate twice in the bottom of the 9th, but could not find the favorable breeze to blow for them and the Loggers prevailed in yet another LowBall classic, surly setting the stage for another year of LowBall classics in 2009.