Weekly Wiff - Tuesday, May 19

Decision made on season start date
Circle City Wiffle will return to action the week of June 1st. “Opening Week” will feature one matchup per night from Monday, June 1 through Thursday, June 4 and culminate in the Opening Week round robin tourney on Sunday, June 7.
 
The decision to begin the season comes on the heels of Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s announcement to ease stay-at-home orders and allow gatherings of up to 25 people.
 
CCW plans to limit the number of people allowed at the Dirtyard while offering solutions for disinfecting bats, balls and hands. The league strongly encourages anyone experiencing symptoms to inform CCW officials and stay home.
 
All games during the CCW season will be live streamed on Periscope (@circlecitywiff) and uploaded to YouTube the following day.

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Rule Modifications
The CCW Board met via Zoom Sunday night to discuss modifications to some of the rules heading into 2020. Summaries of these modifications are listed below:

• Runners must reach the halfway point to be awarded the next base on a pitcher's hand dead ball
• Pitches that miss the back stop will no longer be a passed ball
• Following ball 4, if the hitter has chosen to receive lob pitches, the pitcher must step to the front of the mat and throw a "demo-pitch" before proceeding

The 40 best CCW players… ever!?
CCW members, both new and old, took turns selecting players in an all-time CCW player draft. The result was eight 5-player teams and a list of the 40 best Circle City Wifflers of all time.
 
Each coach displayed a unique strategy when picking their team which led to some surprising names rising and falling on the list.
 
The selecting members enjoyed the exercise. One anonymous member wants to see these teams in action: “I want to see these come to life on the field! A weekend draft-style tournament would be an insanely fun and competitive time.”
 
The selection committee, player list and complete rosters will be revealed this week! Stay tuned and prepare to let them know who YOU think picked the best all-time roster.

Dirtyard Dish to return on May 22
After a brief hiatus, Dirtyard Dish will release a new episode this Friday. The original episode schedule included a fantasy Wiffle panel and a season prediction show in the two weeks leading up to Opening Day.
 
With the updated timeline, expect those two topics to be discussed during each of the next two Friday episodes.
 
If you’d like to be included in an episode, please contact @DirtyardDish on Twitter or reach out personally.

​Prizes for CCW Fantasy Wiffle
The season is right around the corner, and fantasy Wiffle rosters are due May 24th! If you haven’t selected your roster yet, head to circlecitywiffleball.com/fantasy-wiffle. Good luck!
 
Circle City Wiffle is pleased to confirm the following prizes, with more to be announced soon:

• Circle City logo tumbler
• Logo hat by Branded Bills
• Circle City t-shirt

Dirtyard Dish’s “CCW Fantasy Wiffle Panel” episode will air THIS Friday. The panelists will offer advice and insight into how they constructed their fantasy rosters.

On This Day
May 17, 2017
Circle City Wiffle brought LIGHT to the Dirtyard!