Throughout the years, the TWL has sent many teams to local tournaments. Sometimes they have sucked. Sometimes they have done well. Most times, their efforts can only be described as mediocre. The moral of this story is that wiffleball is fun.
This is the story of those teams............
Tournament: NEWA Tourney, Vernon, CT, 2000
Team: Johnny Cochran & The Sunshine Kids
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson, Eric Peloquin
Story: 1-4, Didn't make playoffs. Made errors instead.
Tournament: Wiffleup, Stratford, CT, 2001
Team: Johnny Cochran & The Sunshine Kids
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 1-2, Didn't make playoffs. Made some improvement. And, bought a metal wiffleball bat!!!.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith
Story: 2-1, Made playoffs. Lost in first round.
Tournament: Turner's Wiffleball League, Agawam, MA, 2001
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 2-3, Missed the Playoffs. Played well.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte
Story: 2-2, Missed the Playoffs. Played well.
Tournament: Turner's Wiffleball League, Agawam, MA, 2002
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 5-1, Finished day one as second overall seed. Lost in second round of playoffs.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith
Story: 3-1, Made playoffs
Tournament: Turner's Wiffleball League, Agawam, MA, 2004
Team: Blame the Yankees
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Gary Labonte
Story: 2-3, Didn't make playoffs.
Tournament: Turner's Wiffleball League, Agawam, MA, 2005
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Josh Blain
Story: 2-3, Didn't make playoffs.
Tournament: Turner's Wiffleball League, Agawam, MA, 2005
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Josh Blain
Story: 2-3, Didn't make playoffs.
Tournament: Home Run League, Baldwinville, MA, 2001
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 4-2, Made playoffs. Lost to Arch Rivals/Best Friends, Yankees Suck, in first round.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith
Story: 4-2, Made playoffs. Beat Arch Rivals/Best Friends, Blame Canada, in first round. Lost in Second round.
Tournament: Home Run League, Baldwinville, MA, 2003
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte
Story: Won second place!
Tournament: Home Run League, Baldwinville, MA, 2007
Team: Four Whoresmen
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson, Josh Blain
Story: 0-3 in round robin play. Beat 3rd seed and 6th seed in playoffs. Lost in semifinals. Had good time and improved as day went on. Buffalo chicken sandwich was too hot.
Tournament: NEWA Indoor Tournament, North Branford, CT, 2002
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 1-2. Had fun.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith
Story: Unknown
Tournament: NEWA Indoor Tournament, North Branford, CT, 2003
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 1-2. Had more fun.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith
Story: Unknown
Tournament: Wiffleup Tournament, Sharon, MA, 2001
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith
Story: Unknown
Tournament: NEWA Tournament, Leicester, MA, 2003
Team: Blame Canada
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
Story: 1-3. Made the playoffs. We almost beat the eventual champs in the playoffs, but lost because we all forgot to call tag on a fly ball. Ahhh...we suck.
Tournament: PACC Tournament, Webster, MA, 2004
Team: Blame Canada featuring the Kyle Busby Experience
Players: Ben Nichols, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson, Josh Blain
Story: 2-2. Pitching was a problem. Played okay.
Team: Yankees Suck
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Ed Goldsmith, Tony Consiglio
Story: 2nd or 3rd I think.
Tournament: PACC Tournament, Webster, MA, 2004, part II
Team: Blame the Yankees
Players: Gary Labonte, Scott Labonte, Will Lannon, Rich Carlson
