Talk:The Babe's 715th Home Run/@comment-20151-20060516130115

According to Dan Shaughnessy of The Boston Globe, the term was first introduced by pitcher Dennis Eckersley, who coined it after giving up a "walkoff piece" to Kirk Gibson in the 1988 World Series (see below). Although the term originally was coined with a negative connotation, in reference to the pitcher (who must walk off the field with his head hung in shame), it has come to mean a more celebratory term for the batter (who walks off with pride and adulation). The term attained widespread use in the late 1990s and early 2000s....Will I get positive points for this jerks?????