Screwball takes place during the Major League Baseball strike in 1994, when the nation turned its eyes from baseball - the great American pasttime - to professional wiffleball. The story chronicles the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Ted Whitfield (Patterson), the greatest wiffleball player of all time, his attempt to break the home run record, and his descent into substance abuse. As told by his friends, his teammates and a couple surprise guest witnesses, Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story is a cautionary tale for the ages, because his story could be ours...
Screwball takes place during the Major League Baseball strike in 1994, when the nation turned its eyes from baseball - the great American pasttime - to professional wiffleball. The story chronicles the meteoric rise and tragic fall of Ted Whitfield (Patterson), the greatest wiffleball player of all time, his attempt to break the home run record, and his descent into substance abuse. As told by his friends, his teammates and a couple surprise guest witnesses, Screwball: The Ted Whitfield Story is a cautionary tale for the ages, because his story could be ours...
