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Walk-Off Trivia

Edgy DC Jul 30 2009 07:36 AM

Ichiro Suzuki singled in a ninth-inning run on Tuesday for a 4-3 win over Toronto. It was Suzuki's 1,953rd hit and, somewhat embarassingly, his first walk-offer. Which player now takes over the dubious title of most hits by an active player without a walk-off hit?

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 30 2009 07:45 AM

Might it be ExtraSlappy hisself, Luis Castillo? EDIT: Thumbs down on Castillo. Must disqualify myself-- found out the answer.

Chad Ochoseis Jul 30 2009 07:58 AM

I like the slappy, leadoff-type approach to the answer. Juan Pierre?

Nymr83 Jul 30 2009 07:59 AM

If you ask a Yankee fan its the Anti-Clutch himself, Alex Rodriguez. My guess is the recently traded Jack Wilson, but only because the name is fresh in my mind.

Edgy DC Jul 30 2009 08:09 AM

Might it be ExtraSlappy hisself, Luis Castillo? Fewer hits than Castillo (1,772). I like the slappy, leadoff-type approach to the answer. Juan Pierre? Fewer also than Pierre (1,664). My guess is the recently traded Jack Wilson, but only because the name is fresh in my mind. Fewer still than Jack Wilson (1,158). I know. Big gap there was between first and second.

Nymr83 Jul 30 2009 08:20 AM

how about our new buddy Angel Berroa?

Valadius Jul 30 2009 08:29 AM

It's probably somebody on this team, or else we wouldn't be talking about it. Am I right?

Edgy DC Jul 30 2009 08:39 AM

[quote="Nymr83":2292idtu]how about our new buddy Angel Berroa?[/quote:2292idtu] More hits than Angel Berroa (661). Besides, Angel Berroa has had at least one walkoff hit, and if you don't remember it, perhaps Art Howe does, as it was one day Uncle Art lost his shit.

Edgy DC Jul 30 2009 08:42 AM

Looking at the scrum, check out the semi-circular wraparound required for Ryan Rowland-Smith's name on his jersey. His is believed to be the first hyphenated name to ever grace a big league uniform.

John Cougar Lunchbucket Jul 30 2009 09:25 AM

I remember when Rowland Smith was the Channel 2 news anchor. MY guess -- Ryan Church?

Edgy DC Jul 30 2009 09:41 AM

[quote="John Cougar Lunchbucket":1uar8cxw]MY guess -- Ryan Church?[/quote:1uar8cxw] More hits than Ryan Church (431).

LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr Jul 30 2009 10:05 AM

Tough, gritty question. And each and every one of you, you're all thumbs. Close to gametime, Edge... should I give 'em a hint?

duan Jul 30 2009 10:14 AM

funny I was thinking of David Eckstein earlier and you seem to be alluding to someone like that. or Alex Cora.

Nymr83 Jul 30 2009 10:17 AM

[quote="duan":2kbfmb9v]funny I was thinking of David Eckstein earlier and you seem to be alluding to someone like that. or Alex Cora.[/quote:2kbfmb9v] I was thinking Cora, I'm a little suprised if its him and he has less hits than Jack Wilson, I thought he'd been around longer.

duan Jul 30 2009 10:23 AM

part time player all his life

Edgy DC Jul 30 2009 10:36 AM

Cora! Cora! Cora! is our man. Our fill-in shortstop is our man with 742 hits, and no walkoffs. Hopefullly he can hit that monkey off his back this season, because there's a chance --- if Reyes comes back --- that he'll lose the title passively, as Hanley Ramirez is 46 hits behind him in second place. Nobody wants that.

Chad Ochoseis Sep 19 2009 03:22 PM Re: Walk-Off Trivia

Ichiro gets his second walk-off hit. This one is a homer off The Most Automatic Closer Evah http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2009/09 ... iners.html

Frayed Knot Sep 19 2009 03:26 PM Re: Walk-Off Trivia

[quote="Mendoza Line":3fd6rgf3]Ichiro gets his second walk-off hit. This one is a homer off The Most Automatic Closer Evah[/quote:3fd6rgf3] Nope, at least his third because he also had one in the 14th inning the previous night vs ChiSox. Two walk-offs in a row, and I'm looking forward to #3

Met Hunter Sep 19 2009 04:17 PM Re: Walk-Off Trivia

Great to see that walkoff dinger off of Mo. Especially after Francesa the shill, this past week, labeled Ichiro the player he'd call on if a SINGLE was needed.

Edgy DC Sep 19 2009 09:45 PM Re: Walk-Off Trivia

I guess Hanley Ramirez's ship passed Cora's in the night and Hanley's the new leader.

Nymr83 Sep 20 2009 11:26 PM Re: Walk-Off Trivia

HANLEY RAMIREZ has no walk-off hits?? thats kind of a shocker

Edgy DC Sep 21 2009 07:47 AM Re: Walk-Off Trivia

Sometimes, good players on poor-to-mediocre teams (which Hanley has been for a good chunk of his career) won't ever get pitched to in a game-on-the-line situation. Likewise, poor-to-mediocre players on good teams (which Cora has frequently been) will. So that reflects poorly on Alex. Although they will also find themselves pinch-hit for in those situations oft enough. But who is going to pitch around Chip Ambres? Waddaya, yella?