Cuadrangular que los deja en el terreno

From today's Boston Globe,

Spotting teammate David Ortiz, the master of the walkoff piece, [Kevin] Millar shouted, "Papi, how you say 'walkoff' in Spanish?"

Normally, we're not big fans of the Dan Shaughnessy -- he of the C*rse of the Bambino fame. But I did like today's article about the origin of the term "walkoff" -- maybe it's the English major in me. I also liked how the article shares a glimpse of the Red Sox clubhouse (e.g., Ortiz and Renteria playing cards) and logs the linguistic talents of former Red Sox pitcher Dennis Eckersley (whom I had watched when he was with the A's).