Eckersley coined the phrase "Walk Off".

Dennis Eckersley called any hit that caused a team to come from behind and win a game in the last inning a "walk off". He was once asked what he meant by that and his reply was, "It's the lonely walk off the mound that the losing pitcher takes back to the clubhouse after losing the game."

Last night, Blue Jays pitcher Zach Pop got to take the lonely walk off the mound.

The Red Sox took a beating in the seventh inning when the Blue Jays hit a grand slam and made the score of the game 6-2. It did not look good for the Red Sox but they kept plugging at it and by the eighth inning, they had managed to tie the score 6-6.

Then, in the ninth, I sent my youngest, who was working and unable to watch the game, the following string of text messages:

That, my friends, is a walk off

Tonight's game is at 7:10 and Bello has the mound. That makes me nervous because he hasn't been on the top of his game over the last few weeks. Hopefully that changes tonight.

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Speaking of sports, the final game of the Stanley Cup was played last night and the goddamned Panthers, who I dislike, won.

Oh well. the 2024-2025 season starts in about 110 days...

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It appears that Donald I won in 2020! Trump has established a very unique debate approach...

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The Red Sox have won 3 games in a row and that constitutes what is known as a winning streak.

Time to make some dinner and then see if they can continue their streak.

Here are some links:

• He's a good goalie who wasn't getting the playing time he deserved He will do well with the Senators.



• This is some funny shit.



• Only in Florida.



• Today I learned that wombat poop is a cube.



• Or do what I do and just stay at a Marriot or a Hilton.



• It's probably best to avoid route 1 in Rhode Island for a few days...