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Has Been League

Since 1902 (give or take a century)

About Me

Has Been Wiffle Ball is a real sport league grounded in the principles that once made baseball into America's greatest pastime. No steroids. No dinky ballparks. No half-an-hour at-bats. No million-dollar contracts. No commercials. Just solid baseball, bones and all.
Check out the developing Has Been website, which includes the league's recordbook and newsletter, the Chronicle. http://hasbeen.8m.com
Check out our quiz! Which Has Been Hero are you? NEW! Has Been lineup at spring training, 2006
Not pictured: Dave West and B.J. Butler

My Interests


Who was the most valuable fifth-slot player in the all-star game?
Burnsy Hughes (.286 avg., 2 runs, hit into DP, K)
Spivey (.286 avg., double, two FC, K)

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Free Myspace PollsOther polls' results:What's your prediction for the championship game?Who's your pick for rookie of the year?After opening day, is Blakney still first-pick material?Who's got the best team right out of the draft?

Books:

To educate yourself in the ways of the Has Been, start here:
The Glory of Their Times. Lawrence S. Ritter.
Cobb: a Biography. Al Stump.
Maybe I'll Pitch Forever. Satchel Paige.
Baseball's Golden Age: the Photographs of Charles M. Conlon. Neal McCabe.

Heroes:

Current top five:Tyrus Cobb
Jimmie Dugan
Chet Steadman
Satchel Paige
Rube Waddell

My Blog

Draft results

Thanks to everyone who showed up for spring practice and draft day for '07.  Here are the draft results and teams for this year's season:Team 1:Brandon Doss (Captain)Andrew SpiveyMatt WachterJosh...
Posted by Has Been League on Mon, 28 May 2007 06:36:00 PST

Has Been rules and guidelines

2006 inaugural Has Been season guidelinesEdited and approved for 2007 1.  At least four players per team:  Three per game minimum (league rules require at least three on the field--a pitche...
Posted by Has Been League on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:30:00 PST

'07 Schedule

Here's the tentative schedule for this year's season.  All games start at 2:00 PM sharp on Sundays at Bryan-Denny Field in Kimberly, AL.Sunday, May 27 - spring training and draftSunday, June 3 - ...
Posted by Has Been League on Mon, 21 May 2007 05:02:00 PST

'07 Season

Dear friends in wiffleball,Spring training/draft day for the '07 Has Been season will be on Sunday, May 27 at 2:00 PM.  B.J. Butler, a new captain this year, is bringing his own recruited team fr...
Posted by Has Been League on Sat, 12 May 2007 09:34:00 PST

Another new issue of The Has-Been Chronicle

Two issues in two days!  The 5/28/06 issue of the league newsletter is now available for your viewing pleasure at  http://hasbeen.8m.com/Chronicle_5-28-06.htm. Included in this week's issue:...
Posted by Has Been League on Thu, 17 Aug 2006 02:10:00 PST

New - issue 20 of the Chronicle

Ooooh!  Finally the 20th issue of the Chronicle from May 21st has been published.  Slide on over to http://hasbeen.8m.com/Chronicle_5-21-06.htm to view: "Team Ogletree hangs on to first...
Posted by Has Been League on Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:13:00 PST

Playoffs and the newsletter

Sorry about no recent updates on the Has Been Chronicle, but the summer school semester started on me and I haven't had a chance to finish up two new issues I've been working on.  That and I muff...
Posted by Has Been League on Fri, 02 Jun 2006 11:30:00 PST

New! 19th issue of Le Chronicle, the Has-Been newsletter

The 19th issue of everyone's favorite wiffleball newsletter, the Has-Been Chronicle, is now available for your viewing pleasure at http://hasbeen.8m.com.  In this issue: The Ballman Strikes Agai...
Posted by Has Been League on Thu, 11 May 2006 06:48:00 PST

New! Chronicle issue 18, 4/30/06

The eighteenth issue of the Has Been newsletter, the Chronicle, is available at http://hasbeen.8m.com.  In this issue: Opening day pitching duel - Hill vs. Brasher over seven inningsScores and st...
Posted by Has Been League on Fri, 05 May 2006 10:04:00 PST

The State of Professional Baseball Today

Something you'll probably never hear about a Has Been game: From the Associated Press, 4/25/06 --  [Nomar] Garciaparra hit a go-ahead grand slam off Lidge for his first RBIs with the Dodgers, sen...
Posted by Has Been League on Mon, 01 May 2006 01:54:00 PST