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A one-stop online resource for corkball fanatics the world over!

Members

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  • john j. boyles
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  • chuck koenig
  • Wade Baxter
  • Ed Grezinger III
  • Jason King
  • Lawrence Noel Brown

Articles

About the St. Louis Game

Created by kopper May 16, 2009 at 11:09am. Last updated by kopper May. 21, 2009.

Corkball Links

Created by kopper May 14, 2009 at 12:11pm. Last updated by kopper May. 21, 2009.

Corkball Rules

Created by kopper May 6, 2009 at 11:16pm. Last updated by kopper May. 21, 2009.

The Sport That Time Forgot

Created by kopper May 6, 2009 at 11:13pm. Last updated by kopper May. 21, 2009.

Latest Activity

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Just the way we've always played it down there, sides when those things get burned it makes 'em do some funny stuff. And trying to hit that black ball in that dark cave is a challenge.
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I think they just like playing with fire, ya know like when you were a little kid? Or maybe they just like the smell of burnt rubber and nylon...
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Hugh McNally updated their profile
February 3
Hugh McNally is now a member of The Corkball Network
February 3
Maybe Jeff Vilmer can confirm what he put on his bat? I'd like to know so I can treat my bats the same way (or at least one to test it out). Is he a member here yet?
February 3

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Welcome to the Corkball Network

This site is intended to be a one-stop online resource for corkball fanatics the world over (there are groups here for fuzzball, half rubber, wiffle ball, etc., but the main purpose of this site is to promote the game of corkball). Please join us, set up a group for your club or league, introduce yourself in the Forum, upload photos and videos of your games or events, blog about corkball activities in your area, etc. And don't forget to invite your friends. The more we talk about and exchange information about this fun pastime, the more other people will discover it and start playing it in their hometowns. Thanks!

Forum

Bob Young

Corkball Bats 11 Replies

Started by Bob Young. Last reply by kopper Feb 3.

Dave T

New All-Time Wins Leader 2 Replies

Started by Dave T. Last reply by Bob Young Jan 3.

kopper

Follow Corkball on Twitter 1 Reply

Started by kopper. Last reply by john j. boyles Nov. 26, 2009.

Brett Markwort

Official Corkball Scorebooks? 11 Replies

Started by Brett Markwort. Last reply by Kevin Cockrell Sep. 5, 2009.

Doug Jinkerson

3rd Annual Cork-Fest Tournament

Started by Doug Jinkerson. Last reply by Doug Jinkerson Sep. 3, 2009.

Bob Young

31st Annual Championship Tournament in St. Louis 16 Replies

Started by Bob Young. Last reply by Kevin Cockrell Aug. 17, 2009.

Jason Vilmer

Car Broken Into... Bats Stolen 4 Replies

Started by Jason Vilmer. Last reply by Kevin Cockrell Jul. 21, 2009.

Bob Young

Will Gateway get in the STL tournament this year? 13 Replies

Started by Bob Young. Last reply by Bob Young Jul. 16, 2009.

kopper

Corkball Universe 2 Replies

Started by kopper. Last reply by kopper Jul. 8, 2009.

Dave T

What about your catchers? 5 Replies

Started by Dave T. Last reply by Bob Young Jul. 6, 2009.

Blog Posts

Jake

From Florissant to Chicago - A Pickup Game.

I moved to Chicago in 2000 after college at MIZZOU and Webster U. Went to St. Thomas Aquinas-Mercy High. Growing up in Florissant there was a corkball cage on the Knights of Columbus grounds near the Old St. Ferdinand Church, and another cage over at BJ's Pizza in the parking lot. They're both gone now. But I can remember as a little kid, night games and the hiss of the pitch and crash against the back of the fence in those claustrophobic ball fields. The game was half Baseball, half Thunder Dom… Continue

Posted by Jake on June 1, 2009 at 2:30pm — 10 Comments

kopper

Corkball in River City



I haven’t played corkball since I was a kid, and even then it was only at a couple of family reunions (on the DuParri side of the family at that, too, if I remember correctly), and usually the game was spearheaded by my dad or one of his countless cousins. I remember having an old, weathered corkball and a beatup old corkball bat around the house growing up. That b… Continue

Posted by kopper on May 7, 2009 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

 
 

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