A "Walk Off Touchdown" ??

onlydarksets · 10-03-2006, 11:19 AM

I like "game-ending" better than "walk-off". I also like pizza - pepporoni is my favorite. No veggies.

hurrykaine · 10-03-2006, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by onlydarksets

I like "game-ending" better than "walk-off". I also like pizza - pepporoni is my favorite. No veggies.

I prefer "season-changing" to game-ending.

ArtMonkDrillz · 10-03-2006, 11:25 AM

Would you guys have considered it a "walk-off" touchdown if the Skins had been going towards the other endzone and Moss just kept running straight into the locker room?

Monkeydad · 10-03-2006, 04:35 PM

That Guy · 10-04-2006, 09:54 PM

that's what i'm saying.

mike340 · 10-04-2006, 10:09 PM

I don't think this is a "walk-off" TD. Why?
How often do you hear about a walk-off single. Almost never. But a walk-off homer, absolutely. I believe the reason for this is that the runner in a game-ending single cannot take his leisure in his part in the game until the game is over. But for a walk-off homer, the batter can take all the time he likes before the game is finished (think of the time Barry Bonds takes adoring his home runs.) So I think the following criteria are necessary for an event to be considered "walk-off".
1) The event must put one of the teams ahead when it wasn't before. (No walk-off double plays.)
2) The action causing the event must be performed by the team that goes into the lead. (I don't believe in walk-off balks.)
3) The other team has no way to retake the lead by the rules of the game.
4) There is some other action to be completed before the end of the game which is necessary by the rules to win the game. Furthermore, this action can be performed by the athlete at his leisure (i.e. he can walk when accomplishing this action.) (no walk-off singles.)

I could try to be more technical, but I think it would be pointless. Note that, by this definition, in baseball one can have a walk-off home run and a walk-off ground rule double.

Sorry to belabor the point, but this expression (walk-off TD) just bothers me.
(Of course, I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.)

That Guy · 10-04-2006, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mike340

4) There is some other action to be completed before the end of the game which is necessary by the rules to win the game. Furthermore, this action can be performed by the athlete at his leisure (i.e. he can walk when accomplishing this action.) (no walk-off singles.)

like an endzone dance

? Or a gatorade bath? I mean, it's not like running the bases after a home run is anything mroe than a technicality anyways. No more so than the final 10 yards of a TD run when no one is within 20 yards of you.

dmek25 · 10-04-2006, 10:09 PM

excuse me while i yawn. this is a retarded discussion

SmootSmack · 10-04-2006, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dmek25

excuse me while i yawn. this is a retarded discussion

excuse me while I kiss the sky...ok your turn to post a classic song quote

RedskinRat · 10-04-2006, 10:27 PM

We need more pictures of Hess posted, this thread is getting all snippy.

djnemo65 · 10-05-2006, 12:24 AM

This is the dumbest thread ever. If you want to criticize Dick Enberg, criticize him for not being able to tell players apart, even when they all wear different numbers and have their names written on their backs.

That Guy · 10-05-2006, 01:06 AM

TD moss, no... lloyd, no moss!

10-03-2006, 11:19 AM	#1
onlydarksets Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: all up in your business Posts: 2,693	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? I like "game-ending" better than "walk-off". I also like pizza - pepporoni is my favorite. No veggies.

10-03-2006, 11:25 AM	#3
ArtMonkDrillz Franchise Player Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ellicott City, MD Age: 43 Posts: 8,029	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? Would you guys have considered it a "walk-off" touchdown if the Skins had been going towards the other endzone and Moss just kept running straight into the locker room? __________________ "Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man." The Dude

10-03-2006, 04:35 PM	#4
Monkeydad Living Legend Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PA Age: 47 Posts: 17,460	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ??

10-04-2006, 09:54 PM	#5
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? that's what i'm saying.

10-04-2006, 10:09 PM	#6
mike340 Special Teams Join Date: Jun 2006 Age: 69 Posts: 322	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? I don't think this is a "walk-off" TD. Why? How often do you hear about a walk-off single. Almost never. But a walk-off homer, absolutely. I believe the reason for this is that the runner in a game-ending single cannot take his leisure in his part in the game until the game is over. But for a walk-off homer, the batter can take all the time he likes before the game is finished (think of the time Barry Bonds takes adoring his home runs.) So I think the following criteria are necessary for an event to be considered "walk-off". 1) The event must put one of the teams ahead when it wasn't before. (No walk-off double plays.) 2) The action causing the event must be performed by the team that goes into the lead. (I don't believe in walk-off balks.) 3) The other team has no way to retake the lead by the rules of the game. 4) There is some other action to be completed before the end of the game which is necessary by the rules to win the game. Furthermore, this action can be performed by the athlete at his leisure (i.e. he can walk when accomplishing this action.) (no walk-off singles.) I could try to be more technical, but I think it would be pointless. Note that, by this definition, in baseball one can have a walk-off home run and a walk-off ground rule double. Sorry to belabor the point, but this expression (walk-off TD) just bothers me. (Of course, I'm making a mountain out of a molehill.)

10-04-2006, 10:09 PM	#8
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 64 Posts: 10,672	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? excuse me while i yawn. this is a retarded discussion __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

10-04-2006, 10:27 PM	#10
RedskinRat Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: I'm in LA, trick! Posts: 8,700	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? We need more pictures of Hess posted, this thread is getting all snippy.

10-05-2006, 12:24 AM	#11
djnemo65 Playmaker Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,836	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? This is the dumbest thread ever. If you want to criticize Dick Enberg, criticize him for not being able to tell players apart, even when they all wear different numbers and have their names written on their backs.

10-05-2006, 01:06 AM	#12
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 43 Posts: 17,620	Re: A "Walk Off Touchdown" ?? TD moss, no... lloyd, no moss!

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