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Opinion Recaps 

MLP Season 2 Challenger Division Draft Grades

July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 admin 7 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, Las Vegas, major league pickleball, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, pro pickleball association, rob nunnery, Sam Querrey, Travis Rettenmaier

Draft grades for MLP season 2 Challenger Division.

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Opinion Recaps 

MLP Season 2 Premier Draft Grades

July 12, 2023July 13, 2023 admin 45 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, DUPR, lea jansen, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, pro pickleball association, rob nunnery, Sam Querrey, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, USA Pickleball

Draft Grades for the MLP season 2 Premier division.

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Recaps Takeaways 

MLP San Clemente – 5 Takeaways – Dominance Prevails

June 19, 2023June 19, 2023 admin 33 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

5 Takeaways from the final event of MLP for season 1 in 2023.

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Opinion Previews 

MLPalooza aka the Owners MLP Event – Draft Grades

June 14, 2023June 15, 2023 admin 2 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Travis Rettenmaier

Draft Grades for the Owners MLP style event on the Monday of MLP San Clemente – MLPalooza.

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Opinion Previews 

MLP San Clemente Challenger Group Stage Draw Preview

June 14, 2023June 14, 2023 admin 12 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

Preview for the Challenger group stage draw of MLP San Clemente.

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Opinion Previews 

MLP San Clemente Premier Level Group Stage Draw Preview

June 13, 2023June 14, 2023 admin 2 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

Preview for the Premier group stage draw of MLP San Clemente.

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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Texas Open – 5 Takeaways – Singles Here to Stay

June 5, 2023June 5, 2023 admin 25 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, lea jansen, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, pro pickleball association, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

4 Takeaways from the PPA Texas Open.

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News Opinion Random Thoughts 

Report of Tyson McGuffin’s Failed Paddle Test Highlights Need for More Transparency

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023 admin 45 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, lea jansen, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin, USA Pickleball

Tyson McGuffin’s Paddle Reportedly Failing Off-Site Testing Post-Red Rock Reinforces Need for Transparency.

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Opinion Previews 

MLP Daytona – 3 Biggest Premier Division Storylines

March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 admin 2 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, pro pickleball association, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

3 Biggest Premier Division Storylines for MLP Daytona.

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

Major League Pickleball (MLP) 2023 Mesa Season 1 – Live Random Thoughts

January 25, 2023January 29, 2023 admin 89 Comments Anna Leigh Waters, APP, app tour, Ben Johns, DUPR, JW Johnson, LeBron James, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, rob nunnery, Sam Querrey, Simone Jardim, Travis Rettenmaier, Tyson McGuffin

Live Blog for MLP’s first event of 2023 from Mesa, Arizona.

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  1. MLP Columbus 2025 – 5 Takeaways – Can Anyone Catch the Flash and the Shock? – NML Pickleball on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 6, 2025

    […] big B word situation seems like eons ago and so insignificant compared to what ol’ Benny Boy did in Columbus. Despite the overshadowing…

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    […] first two weekends were overshadowed by incidents involving the sports two biggest stars. The Anna Leigh Waters-Hayden Patriquin big B…

  3. admin on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 6, 2025

    This is a very good point of reference and one we wish we would have thought to include in the…

  4. Benjamin P. on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 6, 2025

    Wasn't Andrei fined $50k and suspended for 60 days for accidentally submitting a paddle with pine tar residue on it…

  5. Big E in Bama on What Ben Johns and the Eye-Gate Debacle Tells Us About the UPA’s Investment in MLPMay 5, 2025

    Ben should have had more input into who to draft than just his brother. Dundon may not care a lot…

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