A Brief History of Wiffle Ball

As the weather heats up, the Wiffle Ball season is once again upon us. Before you pick up your first white plastic ball and yellow plastic bat of the summer, we thought we’d fill you in on a few points about the proud game’s history and science.

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Philly fan fried with Taser

PHILADELPHIA — A police officer used a Taser gun to apprehend a fan who ran onto the field during a Phillies game last night, and the team and the police are investigating whether it was an appropriate use of force.

The fan, wearing a baseball cap, red T-shirt and khaki shorts, hopped a fence and scurried around the outfield, eluding two security officers in the bottom of the eighth inning against the St. Louis Cardinals. One officer used a Taser and the fan went down in a heap. Several Phillies placed gloves over their faces and appeared to be stifling laughter at the wild scene.

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