Episodes

  • Episode 50: Episode 50: Deep Dive on the Wheeling Wiffle Association
    Oct 19 2023

    Josh Smith gets to come full circle with his WV wiffle historical journey by nabbing an unexpected interview with a few of the members of the Wheeling Wiffle Association (formerly Matt Velez Wiffleball League) that served as a major inspiration to one an earlier league of his. The interviewed fulfilled a long-awaited wish for Smith to get to know the state's first known league some questions. This is an exclusive early access for the episode before it airs on Holey Commutes on October 20th. Enjoy!

    Intro song: "Honeybee" - Mediogres

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 49: Episode 49: An Oral History of WV Wiffleball (Vault Release)
    Oct 19 2023

    This episode was originally uploaded to the National Wiffle 'Holey Commutes' podcast (nationalwiffle.podbean.com) on January 6, 2023 - and was one of the most downloaded episodes of that season. But in the interest of maintaining the episode for the sake of posterity, it's being presented here as a vault release. Josh Smith recites all of the league he is aware of that called WV home from Y2K to now, which also encompasses precursor league (the GDWL) and the foundation of the HWL itself. Episode will feature something special as a follow up from this vault release ;) 

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    56 mins
  • Episode 48: Episode 48: Wiffle Talk Hour II
    Jul 8 2023

    Josh Smith is joined by long lost co-host Jeremy Ray to get caught up on the season as they look down the barrel of the end of the season. They look to the playoffs, make predictions for the awards race, talk Greek Wiffology prepping for the Amy For Africa tournament coming up next month, and wrap up with a Power RAYnkings round for the July 8th match-ups.    

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    1 hr and 34 mins
  • Episode 47: Episode 47: Wiffle Talk Hour
    May 27 2023

    Josh Smith hosts the premier Wiffle Talk Hour episode for the league podcast to recap the games from the series' in April. He's joined by co-host Kevin Chattin (long-time listener, first time partaker) review the standings, leaderboard and recap analyze each game of the two series. Greg Sowards also enjoys being a guest for the first time and provides his insight as they discuss a new amendment to the steal rule in a segment called the 'Wiffle Balk Hour.' Chattin mesmerizes Smith with his MS Excel capabilities and the future of the statistics for our league (Saber-metrics are coming) and we name the April Player of the Month. 

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    1 min
  • Episode 46: Episode 46: Hot Stove Wrap-Up Into Spring Training
    Apr 2 2023

    Josh Smith hosts this episode solo with the fourth (and final) installment of the Hot Stove series for the league podcast. This episode features the fourth round of player acquisitions but also reviews big injury news that could impact one of the teams early in the season. We also discuss our return to a prior venue and beta testing some of the new rules as pitchers and strike zones reported for the first Spring Training session. The season starts soon... April 29th!

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    59 mins
  • Episode 45: Episode 45: Burning Down The House
    Jan 21 2023

    After a decade of being a steady hand and co-host Greg Sowards officially hosts for the first time in this third installment of the hot stove with Josh Smith riding shotgun and Jeremy Litton producing. Sowards takes listeners through the latest rounds of player acquisitions and off-season news as the days until pitchers and strike-zones report for spring training continue to countdown!

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    24 mins
  • Episode 44: Episode 44: Auld Lang... Sign
    Jan 14 2023

    Josh Smith is joined by co-host Greg Sowards and producer Jeremy Litton to dissect the latest round of player acquisitions and hot stove news as the off-season chatter continues to heat up as winter wanes on. 

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    32 mins
  • Episode 43: Episode 43: What's Cooking on the Hot Stove?
    Dec 31 2022

    Josh Smith hosts this episode solo and lights the Hot Stove by giving the run down on the first round of player acquisitions. He also dives into a "Christmas list" of each team's needs and speculates on future signings as we draw closer to spring. 

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    20 mins