Comments on A Red Sox Fan From Pinstripe Territory: Sox/Braves Father's Day Mini-Gallery

I actually mentioned this in an earlier post--they...

2009-06-22T23:30:06.404-04:00

I actually mentioned this in an earlier post--they announced a few days before that it would just be a walk on the warning track, so we said screw it since A. we've already done one better (having a catch on the actual field) and B. you can walk the track on any Fenway Tour. And C. the line was reeeeeally long anyway.

Did you get to play catch on the field?

2009-06-22T23:21:37.626-04:00

Did you get to play catch on the field?

Two of my games there have been rainy, but nothing...

2009-06-22T19:31:36.118-04:00

Two of my games there have been rainy, but nothing like the one you got stuck in that time I was under cover. Between us we really have that are covered.

That area must be the first upper bleacher seats t...

2009-06-22T18:55:11.548-04:00

That area must be the first upper bleacher seats they sell for any given game. I was in seat 1 of row 31, just above the 2-seat row, against the Mets, and in row 30 seat 1 of section 37, just across the aisle, against the yankees. And I just noticed my friends have the 2-seat row for an upcoming game where I'm down closer to the field.

Both games I sat there for had a homer over the Green Monster, and it's cool because you can look over the wall and watch people chase it down on Lansdowne. Just don't get stuck up there in a downpour!

And Ted, thanks. I go to, like, well, see my photo...

2009-06-22T17:33:07.769-04:00

And Ted, thanks. I go to, like, well, see my photo galleries and count 'em up! It's like maybe high -teens-ish per year. I've been pretty good about doing my stats at the end of each season.

You can't walk off something you're not on. I mean...

2009-06-22T17:31:28.217-04:00

You can't walk off something you're not on. I mean, everybody walks away from the park eventually, but it's the fielders being forced to walk off the field. I really wanna hear Eck address this--since he's always saying things from the pitcher's perspective, it makes sense he's talking about the defense. But I still say it can only be about the defense, because they're the ones on the field at the time.

Plus, the way you just used it is like the way I was saying people are getting confused--you said they "walked away from the inning." That's a figure of speech. Whereas the term walk-off is referring to having to actually walk off the field. You can "walk away" from any win, any inning, etc.

Jere, great shots! I'm curious, between games at F...

2009-06-22T17:24:56.080-04:00

Jere, great shots! I'm curious, between games at Fenway and the road, how many do you get to in an average year? Usually I only make 2 or 3 total. Missing the Braves series in Atl; so close!

The other way that "walk-off" makes sense to me is...

2009-06-22T16:07:55.111-04:00

The other way that "walk-off" makes sense to me is that in all other cases, a team is forced out of an inning by running out of outs. In a walk-off, the offense walks away from the inning with outs left. Yes, you could interpret "walk 'off'" more stringently as applying to the defense, but I'm personally fine using it my way.