tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555553385820228538.post7064129482482491137..comments2023-04-29T09:35:55.996-04:00Comments on Pinkhat Bluehat: Walk It OffPinkhat Bluehathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05309662076492565394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555553385820228538.post-72081879699368288732010-05-05T07:56:48.010-04:002010-05-05T07:56:48.010-04:00To clarify, "walk offs" and the official...To clarify, "walk offs" and the official stat "game winning RBI" are two completely different stats. While all walk offs would be "game winning RBI" the reverse is not always true. Game winning RBI can come in any inning and referred to when any player put his team ahead for the final time in a game. So, in a 1-0 game, it could come with a lead off HR in the first inning. <br /><br />That said, when she referred to "game winning" RBI in her post, I don't think she was referring to the 1980-88 MLB stat, but rather generalizing by saying that before Eck made up the term, it was just known as the hit that won the game. Had she meant the official stat, my guess is "RBI" would have been inside the quotes.Danni Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01434117753519710367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555553385820228538.post-79095797855717109612010-05-05T03:09:32.705-04:002010-05-05T03:09:32.705-04:00Stumbled across this blog and just wanted to point...Stumbled across this blog and just wanted to point out that walk off hits (and walks) haven't been called "game winning RBIs" since the beginning of baseball. The term "game winning RBI" was only officially scored from 1980-88 and then dumped because it's a lame statistic in many cases.<br /><br />As a matter of fact "RBIs" have only been around since 1880, which is not quite the beginning of baseball either. But damn close.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5555553385820228538.post-17180134097227448712010-05-02T18:37:21.590-04:002010-05-02T18:37:21.590-04:00And now it is a sweep. Ugh! And another walk-off l...And now it is a sweep. Ugh! And another walk-off loss. Ugh! At least they can get back to some home cooking.Will, Spencerport NYnoreply@blogger.com