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1st Annual D-5 Wiffle Tourney

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Player by Player breakdown!

Meet the Teams

(click on a team for their preview)

Hall


and



Nash

The D.C. Conspiracy

The Totalitareans


Hall and Nash


All three teams have decent chemistry on the surface, the true test will be how well the players mesh under the intense pressure of this deadly wiffleball tourney. Odds are, if Hall and Nash are going to upset the heavily favored DC team, they will have to be the team that keeps it together when the chips are down.
Offense
This team has serious potential to be both very good or very bad at the plate. Nash has been rumored to have serious long ball power. While Hall, aside from his notorious weakness for curveballs, is a solid singles hitter, with some pop. If Hall finds the pitchers to his liking, and Nash gets a hot bat, then this team will really put some runs on the board.
Defense
Nash has been touted as the best curveball pitcher since Tewksberry, and he's going to have to put forth quite a performance to live up to the expections the media has placed on him. Behind him, Hall is a question mark in the outfield. Having a propensity for misjudging fly balls, if his softball antics carry over into wiffleball, Nash may need to record a lot of strikeouts to keep the game close.
Hitting Defense
Contact = 7 Pitching = 9
Power = 9 Fielding = 5
Odds to win the championship: 5-1

D.C. Conspiracy

They may be heavy early favorites to win the inaugural wiffleball tourney, but heavy is the head that wears the crown. Come game time, every team will be gunning for these two, and they know it. The question is: Are they all hype?
Offense
The DC strength here cannot be denied. Possessing the only true lefty bat in the tourney, wielded by Lonestar, and the power ball potential of the Puff Daddy, the DC offense may be so good that it's pitching will be irrelevant. Questions do exist though ... exactly how well does this tandem's softball/baseball skill translate to the breaking wiffleball style of play ... what kind of eye will these batters have on the new styles of pitching they'll be facing? All these questions and more will be answered when the first pitch is finally thrown ...
Defense
Don't Believe the Hype. That's what PE said, and if it's going to hold true to form here, this is where the DC downfall will begin. Exactly who will be the starting pitcher, and what his style will be is still up in the air. Needless to say, whoever is pitching will have the best fielder in the tourney backing him up. Simply put: if the DC pitching is in full form, start making the rings, because the championship is theirs.
Hitting Defense
Contact = 9 Pitching = 5
Power = 9 Fielding = 9
Odds to win the Championship: 1-1

Totalitarians

This team is an interesting fusion of talent that could easily dominate the tourney ... of course they could just as easily end up being the window dressing on a Conspiracy v. Hall & Nash showdown. Pairing the oldest and youngest players in the tourney this team is a paradox in action.
Offense
The Totalitarians may have a great deal of problems scoring runs. Although the Gimp is a definite power threat in softball, there is a lot of question about whether his opposite field swing will have the same pop away from the friendly confines of Harbin Not-So-Lighted. As for his teammate, Guru, he is a consistent singles hitter, but lacks the power to carry his teams offense single-handedly.
Defense
As weak as the Totalitarian bats maybe, their defense should be inversely strong. Guru is a potentially dominating pitcher, with a nice fastball, and slider, along with a developing curveball. Although he a tendency to be wild, if he can consistently find the plate, or get opposing hitters swinging, he could be the Dominator of this tourney. The Gimp is a capable fielder, who after a long softball stint at catcher, will have to prove his mobility in the outfield.
Hitting Defense
Contact = 7 Pitching = 8
Power = 7 Fielding = 7
Odds to win the Championship: 9-1

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