Wiffle(r) Ball: The Ultimate Guide

by Michael Hermann and Wiffle Ball Inc.

Book Overview

Author Michael Hermann, president of Wicked Cow Entertainment, and The Wiffle Ball Inc.'s, brand managers, gives readers an inside look at this palatial Wiffle get-up and at the best Wiffle fields... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1600783619
• ISBN13: 9781600783616
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Triumph Books (IL)
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

If you enjoy Wiffle - buy Michael's book!

Michael Hermann has put together a most informative book about Wiffle Ball, past and present. The reader is introduced to the family who started it all, someone the author knows personally. The book is well-written and a lot of fun to refer back to, even after you've finished the last page! I think baseball fans would enjoy Wiffle's story - of how Wiffle Ball came to be and how it's played today. I would highly recommend this book - the author has a unique style to his writing, almost conversational. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Wiffle Ball - The Ultimate Guide, and would highly recommend it.

A Must Own

Great Book. A perfect gift for the avid sports fan. Michael's love for the game definitely comes through in his writing. Love the interviews and tips. Highly recommend.

Great gift.

Awesome book. I went through it one Saturday and have opened it back up various times since. It's a very fun read about wiffle, baseball and all those things entail for fans like me. I'm not a thoughtful gift-giver type of guy but this will be great for me for Christmas to send copies to a lot of old friends who I haven't seen in years. I do worry that the guys in Vermont with Little Fenway and Little Wrigley may get a lot of gawkers and interlopers like me now who need to play there and take pictures. I'm glad there was finally a book out about this.

Everything You Want to Know - And Then Some - In Two Hours

Spring is finally here and I decided to wrangle up friends using a game of Wiffle Ball as the hook. I bought the book to get the story behind the story; like just about every other kid in America, summertime was synonymous with Wiffle games and the ever-elusive skills to make the ball curve on demand. Now in my 30s, it's the absolute ideal reason to gather guys & gals in the park and escape the apartment. Armed with the book, I figured I'd toss out some fun facts to the gang and get an academic perspective on how to pitch a competitive game. To that end, the book overdelivers. It's a fun read. Period. In my estimation, it's got exactly the right amount of history, trivia, strategy and editorial from a cornucopia of celebs (only Wiffle could find a link between Dr. J and the Jonas Brothers). The book is a fast read - I think I got through it cover-to-cover in about two hours, and it's formatted to give you the story & the skills right away....seemingly in an effort to get you out swinging the iconic yellow bat as soon as possible. And to that end, we had an awesome game last Sunday that went nearly 3 hours! My pitch still needs work, but the summer lays ahead. I don't quite understand one of the previous reviews where the writing is criticized as "too colloquial". Um, it's Wiffle Ball - did you see the cover? In my opinion, Hermann's writing style matches the fun, family, throwback-to-youth energy that embodies Wiffle energy. If you're a lifelong Wiffle expert, then yes, you will likely know most of what the book offers, but it doesn't mean you can make the slotted ball dive & curve......