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http://www.walkoffwalk.com/ - In which Rob Iracane and Kris Liakos discuss the present state of baseball and the human condition

Site News You Can't Use: Walkoff Walk Reorganizes Its Sock Drawer
Hold onto your hats, Walkoff Walk has decided to change its format for the upcoming long winter ahead. Instead of regurgitating rumours and printing vapidly pointless posts with ginormous blockquotes, we are going to switch to one post per day, with contributions from each member of the ...
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Yankees Celebration Hangover Edition
Yankees Celebration Hangover Edition
walkoffwalk.com — Just in case you've forgotten by now, the Yankees won the World Series five days ago, prompting a veritable avalanche of parades, media appearances, and attendance at professional basketball games. First, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, and Andy Pettitte ... (more) Yankees Celebration Hangover Edition
On Site Reporting By Walkoff Walk's Own Rob Iracane
There's our fearless leader checking in from his travels this weekend. OH WHAT A TIMELY ENCOUNTER WITH A BUILDING! That's it for me this weekend, folks. Thanks again for your hospitality. If Rob isn't too busy hugging the best building evar he'll be back for you tomorrow. Same WoW ...
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JJ Hardy, Carlos Gomez And The Nature of "Selling Low"
JJ Hardy, Carlos Gomez And The Nature of "Selling Low"
walkoffwalk.com — On Friday the Twins and Brewers completed a trade that sent Carlos Gomez to the land of cheese, and JJ Hardy to the place with the new stadium that nonsensically has no roof despite the local climates. On the surface, the move is the very ... (more) JJ Hardy, Carlos Gomez And The Nature of "Selling Low"
Weekend Writer Wages War With Woeful Winter
While the Yankees World Series victory led to me experiencing unparalleled amounts of joy and lack of self-restraint, it also meant the end of the baseball season for what always seems like an eternity. I think part of the reason that it hurts so much for baseball to be gone is the fact ...
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Weekend Questions
HOW much scratch will Bobby "Cookies" Abreu earn from his new two-year deal with the Angels ? Fella sure knows how to draw a walk or smack a double. WHO wins in the "blockbuster" Mark Teahen-for-Chris Getz and Josh Fields trade the White Sox and Royals pulled off today? I'd say ...
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This Guy Is Playing Golf Right Now: Every Baseball Player
As the playoffs and award season gets underway, we want to take a gander at some players who had outstanding seasons in 2009 but whose teams ended up just shy of making the postseason and who will (most likely) not pick up any fancy trophies. Quite a consolation prize: a round of golf and a ...
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John Sterling Drops Unprecedented 10.05 Second Win Warble
John Sterling Drops Unprecedented 10.05 Second Win Warble
walkoffwalk.com — The John Sterling worship blog It Is High, It Is Far, It Is....Caught spent the 2009 season recording and rating the Yankee announcer's victory calls, aka the win warble. Last night's World Series clincher was a real doozy, topping the previously ... (more) John Sterling Drops Unprecedented 10.05 Second Win Warble
Oh What a Save By Girardi!
As if having the gumption (and resources) to go an entire postseason with a three-man rotation wasn't enough for Yankees manager Joe Girardi, he had to go and play the role of real-life hero by coming to the aid of a motorist in need . A lady driver from Connecticut, naturally: On his ...
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Charlie Manuel Is a Class Act Through and Through
Via our pals at the 700 Level , here's a peek into the losing manager's presser. But with a real baseball gentleman like Charlie Manuel, you really can't tell that this is a dude who feels sad and sorry that his team just lost . No wonder Phillies fans idolize a man who has the confidence to ...
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When Jose Molina Offers You a Shooter, You Cannot Say No
One of the benefits (or occupational hazards) of being a sports writer is hanging out in the locker room after a team clinches a championship and indulges in some ridiculously Bacchanalian celebration. Big League Stew's 'Duk was there to witness the wildings in the Yankees clubhouse last ...
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Your 2009 World Champion New York Yankees Thrilled Me
Your 2009 World Champion New York Yankees Thrilled Me
walkoffwalk.com — Last night, the scrappy, upstart Yankees took down the defending World F'in Champions in a 7-3 game that was never really that close. With the win, the Yanks took the World Series four games to two and, within minutes of receiving the trophy, ... (more) Your 2009 World Champion New York Yankees Thrilled Me
Oh What A World Series By the Yankees!!!
Good game tonight, folks. As I enjoy the car ride home from the Bronx, my thoughts turn to the WoWies and my best pal Kris. Watching my favorite team win the World Series was fun but nothing compares to sharing my joy with dozens and dozens of our readers. Kudos to my Phillies fans friends ...
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Wednesday Night Liveglog Club: Phillies @ Yankees, World Series Game 6
If you're interested in seeing an old man with a ridiculously inflated ego get his last moment in the spotlight, Bill Cosby receives the Mark Twain Prize tonight on your local PBS station. If you're looking for high drama with a deeply overpaid crew of talent, "Mercy" airs on NBC at 8 pm ...
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Tonight's Question
THEY don't shoot 37- or 38-year-old pitchers who lose Game Six, do they? Tuffy is your liveglogger of choice tonight. Treat him the same way you treat me or Catshirt. Wait, no, treat him in the same way you'd treat a human being you actually respect. Same WoW channel.
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An Incomplete List of Things I Cannot Deal With Today
An Incomplete List of Things I Cannot Deal With Today
walkoffwalk.com — Because my brain is not functioning in a way that allows me to formulate thoughts and transform them into sentences and paragraphs, I will take a cue from The Big Lead and squirt out a listicle for you to peruse and enjoy. Here within I present ... (more) An Incomplete List of Things I Cannot Deal With Today
We Interrupt This World Series For Important Cat On A Field Coverage From June
Look, we're all too exhausted -- mentally and physically -- to post anything right now. Here's a story about a catlady and a cat who ran onto Wrigley Field during a game. Other cats on field : Kauffman Stadium , U.S. Cellular Field , Citi Field
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Vicente Padilla Learned Nothing from Plaxico Burress' Mistakes
Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla obviously did not take gun cleaning lessons from a professional. While hunting for the most dangerous game (I assume chickens) in his native Nicaragua on Tuesday, Padilla shot himself in the right leg and was later treated for a minor wound at a local ...
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Tonight's Questions
NOW that Bobby Valentine has left Japanese baseball behind, is it time for Dubya to pursue a managerial job in the NPB ? DON'T you love it when small-market teams help each other out ? Akinori Iwamura heads to the Pirates, possibly for some live arms in exchange. DID  ...
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Kicking & Screaming: What a Difference an Ump Makes
Kicking & Screaming: What a Difference an Ump Makes
walkoffwalk.com — Welcome to this week's edition of Kicking and Screaming , a Walkoff Walk introduction to Pitch F/x. Today we learn the importance of a favorable umpire. Much is being made of the Yankees decision to pitch A.J. Burnett on three days rest. The ... (more) Kicking & Screaming: What a Difference an Ump Makes
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