Casual game leads to lifetime of wiffleball

To the editor:

Recently, Jeff Augustine wrote a letter regarding wiffleball and his tournament coming up in September. I would like to publicly thank Jeff for introducing me to this great game. It was years ago on a Sunday afternoon when I was invited to Sherwood Street for a weekly wiffleball pickup game. It was then that I fell in love with the sport. That evening I came home and threw down four bases in my backyard, and my own wiffleball field took off from there.

I started my annual tournament the next summer, and it has exploded with excitement since then. Now, every year, for one weekend, 32 teenagers from around the city get to enjoy a weekend of fun playing the greatest sport ever invented. None of this ever would have happened if it wasn't for that invitation from Jeff.

So thanks, Jeff, for introducing me to this awesome sport. I hope that one of these days some youngster who has played on my field will see how fun this really is and will also create a dream diamond and start his own tournament, just the way I did. Good luck in your upcoming tournament, Jeff, I wish you and your team the best.

DAVID UNTERREINER

Cape Girardeau