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The New Seattle Wiffleball Website: Launched Like a James Shields Fastball

2019-05-04

I don't know what I was thinking when I decided to create a new league website from scratch, but here it is. Scores, league leaders, and standings are no longer buried in a series of dropdown menus. Liam will no longer have to endure the bizarre, medieval torture of entering stats into League Lineup. And last but not least, no more carefully targeted ad-vertisements reminding you that Lysol produces the finest lemon-scented disinfecting wipes that money can buy. Welcome to the new home of Seattle Wiffleball.

There was a lot of luck involved in wrangling some really cool features for this site. The stat pages are completely driven by Google Sheets, which means we can add just about any stat that can be calculated from what we capture in GameChanger. The schedule is readily accessible - it's easy to see who is playing who, when, and we can finally end the decades-long debate over who is truly the home team. Team histories, an easily navigable rulebook, and mobile decency are just a few of the features that should make our online experience a little better than in years past.

This is still a work in progress. Player profiles are still in development, there are some skeletons in the closet that would make a legit programmer violently diarrhoeal, and there are probably a few bugs to work out. That being said, please do send us your feedback and suggestions and we'll do our best to fold them in. Cheers.

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