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SmootSmack · 10-02-2006, 10:06 PM

Alvin#40 with the burn...

Anyhow, I'm not sure if you were asking this in your initial post Beem but the term "walk off" originated with Dennis Eckersley, I think when he was a relief pitcher with Oakland. After giving up a game winning homerun in the bottom of the 9th he was asked something to the extent of how did he feel. To which he replied, when something like that happens there's nothing you can do but "walk off" the field.

10-02-2006, 10:06 PM	#6
SmootSmack Uncle Phil Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 45,256	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? Alvin#40 with the burn... Anyhow, I'm not sure if you were asking this in your initial post Beem but the term "walk off" originated with Dennis Eckersley, I think when he was a relief pitcher with Oakland. After giving up a game winning homerun in the bottom of the 9th he was asked something to the extent of how did he feel. To which he replied, when something like that happens there's nothing you can do but "walk off" the field. __________________ You're So Vain...You Probably Think This Sig Is About You