Team Tuesdays: Belgian Wiffles

by David Buhr

David "Eureka's" Castle delivering with Chandler "Bing" Phillips behind.What comes to mind when you think of Belgian Wiffles? Food, right? Well, here's some food for thought - the Belgian Wiffles team is not at all the same team it was last year. I, David Buhr, am the only remaining player on my team that was involved last year. We now have six rookies in David Castle, Chandler (C.J.) Phillips, Craig Skinner, Kyle Tomlinson, Travis Vieira, and Nick Walker. Castle and Phillips proved themselves as pitchers in the most recent tournament allowing only seven runs in five games with the last two being shutouts against the teams that played in the league championship last year. Skinner was a nice addition at the plate as a left-handed bat, and Tomlinson showed off his defensive prowess. Speaking of defensive prowess, Phillips is already being touted as a possible diamond digit candidate. We saw him rob about 3 home runs in the first tournament. Vieira is another left-handed bat in the lineup which bodes well for us Wiffles as the league has predominantly right-handed pitching. Walker sees the ball well and will almost always put it in play. Craig "Seymour" Skinner up to bat with David "Dabadooey" Buhr on first.Vieira, Walker, and I are all former soccer players and we all still have good speed. Phillips also has impressive speed and is probably the fastest on the team. I don't know how much power we're going to have overall, but it was nice to see a three-run shot over the centerfield wall by Castle against the Mattseals in the most recent tournament. I have decent power and had four home runs last year, but am hoping to top that this year. What surprises me most is the lack of respect my team is still getting after winning the April 21st Satellite Tournament. I don't see my team being worse than 16-12 or worse than sixth in the league this year. Look out WSEM, here come the Belgian Wiffles!