This team has a penchant for walking off

by Rick House on Jun 1, 2008 3:51 AM EDT in Features

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I thought this might be a fun little compilation. The Reds lead the majors in walk-offs this season (7), and it can be kind of hard to remember all of them. There have been three walk-off homers by the Reds this year, and each walk-off hit was delivered by a different Red.

Since Major League Baseball is governed by Tony Womack and his minions, I can't post any nice embedded videos. But here are the links to all 7 walk-offs. Enjoy!

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Walk offs

just clog the win column.

by Brendanukkah on Jun 1, 2008 3:59 AM EDT reply actions

go to bed

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 1, 2008 4:06 AM EDT up reply actions

but then i won't have anyone to facebook chat with.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Jun 1, 2008 4:17 AM EDT up reply actions

me either

What do you mean, "blank slate"?

by boobs on Jun 1, 2008 4:26 AM EDT up reply actions

you guys better be on the west coast.....

there is no reason for anyone on the east coast to be up so late….

http://www.redsminorleagues.com and http://www.RedsPitchFX.com

by dougdirt on Jun 1, 2008 4:52 AM EDT up reply actions

guilty.

sun just came up.

Everybody's a jerk. You. Me. This jerk.

by andromache on Jun 1, 2008 5:00 AM EDT up reply actions

Wow

And I thought Yankees fans hated Tony Womack. I thought we were being mean by calling him “Woe-mack.”

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Jun 1, 2008 6:08 AM EDT reply actions

yikes

an article posted at 3:51 am with 7 comments before 6:10am? You kids today and your fancy internet. It is all I can do recently to make it through a game let alone post that late. But once I get off the DL…. nah never mind

Hope Springs Eternal! Go Reds

by Caleb on Jun 1, 2008 7:51 AM EDT reply actions

Late inning heroics are a sign of a winning team.

I don’t have the stats but those teams that find a way to come back and oinsistantly win in late late innings are contenders by the end of the season.

"When I got my award, I just wore my usual stuff," Dunn said.
"Was it for the Reds organization or all of baseball?" Bruce said.

by Madville on Jun 1, 2008 10:41 AM EDT reply actions

Not to be a smartass

but teams that consistently win are contenders. That goes without saying.

But the 2003 team had 40 comeback wins, including 13 walk off wins. They were 30-21 in one-run games. They were 15-5 in extra innings. They finished the season at 69-93. The reason? They were 9-29 in blowouts (games decided by 5 or more runs).

Good teams aren’t evident based on how they play in the close ones. They are evident in the blow outs. This year’s team is 9-11 in blowouts. If they are going to become serious contenders in the race, they need to get on the winning side of blowouts more often. A team’s record in close games tends to even out over a season, but good teams (i.e. teams with good offense and pitching) will win more blowouts.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 1, 2008 11:08 AM EDT up reply actions

haven't we had a few of those seasons of late?

teams that have a lot of comeback wins have pitchers that put then in a hole early, hence the need to come back. yesterday was case in point.

what is considered a blowout? i am surprised they have that many this season.

what we need to start doing is winning on the road. i am so happy there are no more west coast trips this year.

I like Jay.

by Daedalus on Jun 1, 2008 11:19 AM EDT up reply actions

a blowout is a game decided by 5+ runs

but that’s just the number that I got from Baseball Reference. I’m sure there are plenty of cases where good teams win lots of 3 run game and such. My real point is that close games are as much luck and timely events as anything. Over a full season, good teams are consistently outscoring their opponents by a lot, though there are always exceptions (2008 Diamondback for instance).

And yes, the Reds have had a lot of teams like that lately. A lot of that is due to pitching that gives up leads on a regular basis. Good bullpens shut the other team down when they have the lead. The Reds are still working on building one of those.

"Hard being everybody’s hero, I suppose." - Buck O'Neil on Willie Mays

by Slyde on Jun 1, 2008 11:29 AM EDT up reply actions