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{{Game | {{Game | ||
|Term=Wiffleball | |Term=Wiffleball | ||
|Game Family= | |Game Family=Kickball | ||
|Game Regions=US | |||
|Game Eras=Derivative, Post-1900 | |Game Eras=Derivative, Post-1900 | ||
|Invented Game=No | |Invented Game=No | ||
|Description=<p>A Wiffle Ball is a hollow plastic ball with holes strategically placed in order to exaggerate sideways force, and thus enabling pitchers to produce severe curves and drops. Competitive games of Wiffleball are known, some exhibiting team play. None, we believe, appear to involve baserunning.</p> | |Description=<p>A Wiffle Ball is a hollow plastic ball with holes strategically placed in order to exaggerate sideways force, and thus enabling pitchers to produce severe curves and drops. Competitive games of Wiffleball are known, some exhibiting team play. None, we believe (as of September 2018), appear to involve live baserunning.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>For a longish <em>New Yorker</em> article on an advanced form of Wiffleball, see https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/the-men-who-have-taken-wiffle-ball-to-a-crazy-competitive-place?mbid=social_twitter. (Submitted 9/3/2018 by Glenn Stout; pitches have been measured at 90 mpg.)<em><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></em></p> | |||
<p>A web search for <ben mcgrath wiffle ball> may help you locate it. It is dated August 31, 2018.</p> | |||
|Has Supplemental Text=No | |Has Supplemental Text=No | ||
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Revision as of 08:14, 4 September 2018
| Game | Wiffleball |
|---|---|
| Game Family | Kickball |
| Location | |
| Regions | US |
| Eras | Derivative, Post-1900 |
| Invented | No |
| Tags | |
| Description | A Wiffle Ball is a hollow plastic ball with holes strategically placed in order to exaggerate sideways force, and thus enabling pitchers to produce severe curves and drops. Competitive games of Wiffleball are known, some exhibiting team play. None, we believe (as of September 2018), appear to involve live baserunning. |
| Sources | For a longish New Yorker article on an advanced form of Wiffleball, see https://www.newyorker.com/news/sporting-scene/the-men-who-have-taken-wiffle-ball-to-a-crazy-competitive-place?mbid=social_twitter. (Submitted 9/3/2018 by Glenn Stout; pitches have been measured at 90 mpg.) A web search for <ben mcgrath wiffle ball> may help you locate it. It is dated August 31, 2018. |
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