Thursday, September 15, 2005

THE “WALKOFF”: A CLARIFICATION —— by Steve Nadis

My “walkoff” series has generated an incredible buzz, and I thought I’d add this brief note to an already burgeoning oeuvre. Last night, David Ortiz (of the Red Sox, in case you’re color blind) hit another “game-winning home run.” The blast was called the longwinded “game-winning home run,” rather than a “walkoff,” because it occurred in the eighth innning, rather than the bottom of the ninth, tenth, or eleventh… Any true sports fans out there will know exactly what I’m talking about. In fact, for them this entire exercise has been a complete waste of time, whereas the rest of you, I’m sure, will have found it most edifying.

P.S. This is my LAST post of the day, I promise. (I can’t help it if my creativity is running rampant.)

Posted by Snake at 16:39:55
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2 Responses to “THE “WALKOFF”: A CLARIFICATION —— by Steve Nadis”

  1. gatemouth says:
    September 15, 2005 at 4:17 pm

    Actually, Snake, it was called a "game-winning home run" because it was an away game for the Red Sox. Since the home team always bats last, an away team can never get a "walk-off homerun" because the home team will always get a chance to bat one more time. Whereas once the home team pulls ahead in the bottom of the ninth (or later) inning, the game is over. Ergo, they walk off…

  2. Snake says:
    September 15, 2005 at 4:37 pm

    Thanks Gatemouth, that was exactly my point. As I said, for any true sports fan, all of the above would be completely obvious. I was merely belaboring the obvious.

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