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Wiffle® Ball Inc.
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The
Short Story - Unfortunately life isn't
always fair. If it were, you'd get to meet the Mullany family; the originators
and owners of Wiffle® ball. As you'll see, there are many "Dave's"
in this family, but they are all truly the, "salt of this earth". This
is particularly true of Dave A. who is the cause of this whole
story in the first place.
Back around 1950,
Dave was a great baseball player for a 12 year old. The cry "Play Ball"
was frequently heard in the family's backyard and the broken windows
in the neighbor's house stood as a testament to the fact that he and his
friends were all pretty good with a bat. Broken windows were only part
of the problem, however. The yard wasn't big enough and all of the neighborhood
kids together couldn't field 2 complete teams. As a result, the kids developed
their own brand of ball, using a broom stick, a plastic golf ball and a
smaller field. A strike out was called a "Wiff". Dave was also a
good pitcher and was determined to make all the batters "Wiff". He
was really straining his young arm, however, trying to throw a curve or
a slider with the plastic golf ball..
Using knowledge, ingenuity,
and a bunch of trial and error, Dave's father, David N., developed the
Wiffle® perforated plastic ball to act like a true hardball without
the snap required of a young arm. The new ball, in Dave's hand, caused
a lot more "Wiffs" and the name stuck; a name now known around the
world. It also resolved the broken window bill once and for all.
As it turned out,
there were [and are] millions of families with not enough room, not enough
kids, and too many windows. As a result, almost every young boy and girl,
ever since, have learned to play baseball with a Wiffle® ball and bat.
Dave "A" is the president
of the company, backed up admirably by his sons, Dave J. and Stephen who
will bring the wonder of Wiffle® ball to both current and future generations
as well. The company by the way, is in Shelton Connecticut, in the same
place where it all began as a wonderful example of"Made In Connecticut"
Author's
Note: In the 1950's my Dad taught me to play baseball with aWiffle®
ball. Today, I'm teaching my daughter and
son to play ball, again with a Wiffle®
ball. I've also had the extra-ordinary privilege
to watch the balls being made and I'm very proud to be able to consider
the Mullany's as friends. It
simply doesn't get any better than that.
With
Respect,
Hank
Paine, president
The
Connecticut Store- Made In Connecticut
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