There was a time when the NJWA was the only place that would satisfy my wiffleball fix. Then I realized, the only thing I was really getting from the website was a clear understanding of what New Jersey looked like if it were separated from the rest of the continent U.S. So I needed to move on. I quickly jumped on the AltaVista search engine and typed in wiffleball. What I saw was wiffleball2K.com. I loved the insight, profiles and stats. I ended up looking at the site three times a week. (Ed. Note: Finn was on it fives times a day).

The league ended in 2003. The website continued by archiving the league's history while also rating wiffleball leagues. The league rating system stopped in early 2006. In 2005 and 2006, the WB2K had a Swingin' for Santa, a get together around the holidays with former members of the league. (Ed. Note: The WB2K's Swingin' for Santa shouldn't be confused with the ill advised 2000 Swingin' With Santa. Why Santa needed to swing higher and higher is beyond me. Many children were emotionally scarred for life on that day).

Joe Creighton, who lives in Seattle, WA, is travelling first class back to Chico, CA where Swingin' for Santa will be making a comeback for the 2009 season. I was able to ask Joe a bunch of questions about the old days of WB2K.

Finn: Darnell Uhland, aka Orange Crush . Explain how he got the nickname?

Joe: I think it's because he a) likes the color orange and b) likes the "Orange Crush" brand of soda. You might say he has a "crush" on it. As far as I know it's a self-imposed nickname. Which should always be frowned upon, but come on, it's Darnell. He gets a pass. If I went Darnell's route in giving myself a nickname, I'd insist everyone call me "Big McLargeHuge". By the way, your first sentence is a fragment and the second is more of a demand than a question, which this one time I'll let slide.

(Ed. Note: What Joe may have overlooked during his intensive packing trip to Chico, CA is that the name Darnell Uhland can be a sentence on its own. Darnell's greatness supercedes any syntax restrictions. For example: Darnell Uhland. )

Finn: What is Skyla, the sex crazed babe, doing now? Is she planning on going on any VH1 reality shows?

Joe: Sadly she was 19 years-old about 25 years ago, so VH1 reality shows are out of the question. I haven't spoken to her in a few years, last I heard she was working at the local TJ Maxx. And having lots and lots of sex, I'd assume. I still don't know *how* I convinced her to write for the local wiffleball league's website. Kudos to myself on that one. I just had a hunch that reviews on how "do-able" Cory Matthews was, written by a 30something year old woman, would be the one thing needed to complete the wiffleball2k.com experience.

(Ed. Note: I'd impregnate her. I'd do anything to get a 10% discount on TJ Maxx clothes and accessories).

Finn: Cliff Rancho was the WB2K's film reviewer. What would be his top 3 favorite films of 2009?  And also, his review on Air Bud back in 2002 was fabulous. Cliff seemed to be a big fan of Air Bud, did he shed any tears when Air Bud died in real life?

Joe: I had to send Cliff an email and ask him to send me his top 3, since I haven't talked to him since 2006. His response (the following is sic ):

3. pink panther 2
Im not a big fan of sequals. if this was the first pink panther it would be #1. but it was still hilarious! steve martin is on a roll these days, he cant miss! unlike before, when he was lame!

2. american pie: the book of love
i haven't seen this movie yet but based on the previews it looks awesome! i can't wait til dec 22, it looks like it'll be the best of all of them, or atleast close!

1. ace ventura jr: pet detective
i really like prequels and this one is a great example of how they can work. it starts when ace was a kid in high school or elementary school...i'm not sure, cause ace looks like hes 10 years old but a lot of his classmates look like college cheerleaders. it helps the other ace ventura movies make a lot more sense and ties up a lot of loose ends about ace himself.

I included your Air Bud question but he must not have read the whole thing, or he got distracted by Alvin & The Chipmunks trailers. But I can vouch that he was a big Air Bud fan and may have cried upon hearing of his death. Or at least gone to bed early. He had all those videos last I heard (and I'm sure he's got any new ones that have come out, I remember receiving a mass email he sent out to his contacts about some viewing party he was having for one of the Air Bud spin off movies...Air Buddies? Is that it? Suffice to say he was pretty excited about it.).

(Ed. Note: The word hoes is not referring to any type of gardening equipment)

Finn: I remember one player Anthony Sanzone, he did something unusual like smoke cigarettes while batting? Is he in the mob now?

Joe: He never smoked while playing, thank god. He would light up in-between games and not really talk to anybody. Which was weird because he was on Darnell's team, and though I had my own team to worry about (cough2002Champscough), I can all but guarantee Darnell probably extended about 35 olive branches to the guy. I have no idea if he's in the mob, I would guess so. I think he works for Totino's now.

(Ed. Note: *Update* Anthony Sanzone was fired from his job at Totino's this past fall. He was let go on some alleged charges of hoarding soft porn pictures of Little Debbie in his basement. He is now working for Woodstock Pizza in Chico, CA).

Finn: You won the defensive player of the year every year? What was your best defensive play?

Joe: Asking me to choose a favorite defensive play is like asking me which Barry Bonds homerun was the best...there were so many and they're all beautiful.