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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

The Inevitable Tim Lincecum Advertisement Rejiggering
The Inevitable Tim Lincecum Advertisement Rejiggering
walkoffwalk.com — I'm glad that someone (a) took the time to re-voice this Tim Lincecum video game ad after his pot bust and (b) made it funny and just a tiny bit NSFW. Please to enjoy. (Thanks to Hot Clicks and Chris Mottram ) (more) The Inevitable Tim Lincecum Advertisement Rejiggering
Bat Attack Roundup: Friday, November 20, 2009
There are days when you find yourself lying on a Pacific Ocean Beach letting the waves sing you to sleep. There are days when you're surrounded by friends, family and multitudes of other loved ones, and the affection warms you like a fleece blanket. There are other days when some crazy bastard ...
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Eric Gagne Wants to Bring Baseball Back to Montreal, Eh?
Eric Gagne Wants to Bring Baseball Back to Montreal, Eh?
walkoffwalk.com — Former MLB star reliever and emo kid Eric Gagne, who spent the summer leading the Quebec Capitales to the Can-Am League title with his 6-6 record and 4.65 ERA, wants to let you know that he'd like to bring baseball back in Montreal despite his lack ... (more) Eric Gagne Wants to Bring Baseball Back to Montreal, Eh?
Tim Lincecum Goes Back-to-Back With Cy Young Award Honors
San Francisco Giants starter Tim Lincecum has won his second straight Cy Young Award and can now lend one to his video game doppelganger. Lincecum struck out a whopping 261 hitters over 32 starts that included four complete games and two shutouts. His 15 wins were a low total, indeed, but ...
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Be a Good Baseball Fan and Help Feed the Hungry
All over the world, people go to sleep hungry. Even in the United States of America and it's little Northern sister Canada, there are an alarming number of needy folks who don't get to enjoy the fruits of their labors on a regular basis. In these hard times, an alarming 15% of Americans are ...
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The Manager of the Year Award Winners Failed to Excite Me
Mike Scioscia, who led his Los Angeles Angels of Angelheim to a tidy division title despite the untimely loss of one of his employees, won the AL Manager of the Year award . Jim Tracy, who led his Colorado Rockies to a tidy Wild Card spot despite the untimely mishandling of the team by his ...
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Merry Christmas From MLB's Marketing Department!
Merry Christmas From MLB's Marketing Department!
walkoffwalk.com — With retailers already stocking Christmas decorations and Christmas specials already airing on TV , it's time your friends at Walkoff Walk got into the act! Let's kick off the Christmas season by mercilessly mocking this article from MLB.com about ... (more) Merry Christmas From MLB's Marketing Department!

Zack Greinke Wins Cy Young Award in Convincing Fashion
Zack Greinke Wins Cy Young Award in Convincing Fashion
walkoffwalk.com — Kansas City starting pitcher Zack Greinke has won the American League Cy Young Award thanks to a superior and dominant season despite a lack of support from a poorly assembled Royals team. Greinke received 25 of 28 first place votes for a ... (more) Zack Greinke Wins Cy Young Award in Convincing Fashion
Addressing Baseball's Broken Systems: The Draft
Addressing Baseball's Broken Systems: The Draft
walkoffwalk.com — Given all the talk about baseball economics and unfair advantages afforded to deep-pocketed clubs, and Chief Wahoo's passionate screed and the equally dismissive passionate commentary that followed, I thought I'd take a couple ideas I've had kicking ... (more) Addressing Baseball's Broken Systems: The Draft

The Tyranny of Batting Average: Chris Coghlan Wins NL ROY
The Tyranny of Batting Average: Chris Coghlan Wins NL ROY
walkoffwalk.com — Because Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan hit .321 on the season, highest among NL rookies and in the top five overall, the good folks at BBWAA decided to award him with the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year award . Nevermind the ... (more) The Tyranny of Batting Average: Chris Coghlan Wins NL ROY
The Walkoff Walk 2009 Thievin' Creampuff Awards
I understand the following is sort of arbitrary and doesn't mean that much. OR DOES IT???? I took the top 50 position player salaries for 2009 and then I divided them by games played. Its one thing to get injured alot. It's an entirely nother thing to be a dole ridin' Puff who sits at ...
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Yes, But Will He Be Making Me An Offer I Can't Refuse?
Just like last week I'll leave you with an inherently hysterical image. This time it's courtesy of the other fearless leader, Kris, who noticed that there was something rather unusual about Todd Helton's Baseball-Reference page, hastily screen-grabbed with terrible MS Paint above. Click to ...
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Matt Holliday Scorns Your "Sustainability"
Matt Holliday Scorns Your "Sustainability"
walkoffwalk.com — Matt Holliday is really quite good at this thing called "baseball." Attempts to catch meaningful fly balls with his taint aside, the dude can flat out hit. Yes, I am being Captain Obvious, but I feel it's a necessary frame of reference to begin ... (more) Matt Holliday Scorns Your "Sustainability"
Whither The Love For Mike Cameron?
Whither The Love For Mike Cameron?
walkoffwalk.com — I was perusing the SI.com archives from Jon Heyman (aka The Boras Propaganda Machine) and found myself re-reading his nominations for the top 20 MLB free agents going into 2010. The names you'd expect were all featured about where they should ... (more) Whither The Love For Mike Cameron?
State With Huge Mall Brings You Ballpark That Feels Like Huge Mall
State With Huge Mall Brings You Ballpark That Feels Like Huge Mall
walkoffwalk.com — Come on along with Dave Lee of WCCO Radio as he takes you on a personal tour of the Minnesota Twins' new ballpark, Target Field! Open air baseball in Minneapolis? Sure! Seats that hang over the playing field? Obstructed views in the ... (more) State With Huge Mall Brings You Ballpark That Feels Like ...
Bat Attack Roundup: Friday November 13, 2009
Boy it's sure been a long time since we did a Bat Attack Roundup. Since these things were instituted in the hopes of keeping our readers safe, I guess that means we just don't care about you that much any more. I kid! But, what better time to bring it back than Free For All Friday? To ...
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Sports Challenge with Legendary Yankees Players - 1972
Sports Challenge with Legendary Yankees Players - 1972
walkoffwalk.com — Your Classic TV post for today features the Joe McCarthy era Yankees of Joe DiMaggio, Lefty Gomez, and Tommy Heinrich going up against the Casey Stengel era Yankees of Mickey Mantle, Hank Bauer, and Billy Martin in this episode of ... (more) Sports Challenge with Legendary Yankees Players - 1972
That Dock Ellis Animated Short You've Been Hearing About
Courtesy of a million different sports blogs but specifically the good folks at No Mas comes this spectacular animated interview with Dock Ellis, he of the no-hitter pitched while stoned on acid. James Blagden did a heckuva good job putting this video together. Please to enjoy.  ...
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Give A Hoot, Institute Baseball Replay!
An umpire's job is difficult and thankless. Thanks to the miracle of instant replay, however, we also know an umpire's job is also incredibly easy to screw up, even at the highest level (Major League Baseball) at the most important time (the playoffs). Earlier this year, I called for ...
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Lower Player Salaries Will Not Mean Lower Hot Dog Prices
The last time we wrote a screed against collusion it was to defend (for the umpteenth time) the honor of Barry Bonds . A year later, we're talking about it because new MLBPA head Michael Weiner is accusing owners of colluding through new ways: the media we all love and trust so much.  ...
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