Walk-Off Wins - A Baseball Sports Review

A Walk-Off Win is called such when the home team is trailing or tied with the visiting team and scores a run in the bottom half of the 9th (or later) inning. Thus, the game ends immediately since the winning team can simply walk off the field as soon as the winning run is scored. 

Walk-Offs on Wednesday

Winning a tied baseball game with a 'walk-off' is always exciting and there are many ways to accomplish it.  On August 6, 2015, Wednesday became an unusual walk-off day when MLB had three 'walk-off' wins, making it quite the “Walk-Off Wednesday”.

Angels 4, Indians 3

In the Angels-Indians game, the score was tied at 3 in the 9th inning.  The LA Angels loaded the bases and the next pitch was a wild one, allowing the runner on 3rd base to race home and win the game with a 'walk-off wild pitch'.

White Sox 6, Rays 5 (10 innings) 

The White Sox 'Walk' occurred in extra innings, after their game was tied 5-5 at the end of the regulation 9 innings of play.   In the 10th inning, Chicago put the 'walk' in walk-off when their batter was walked by the Rays pitcher with the bases loaded, scoring the winning run! 

Rockies 7, Mariners 5 (11 innings) 

The usual (or most common) way of winning a tied baseball game is with a 'Walk-Off Home Run'.  On that August Wednesday back in 2015, the Colorado Rockies were the only team of these three walk-off wins to do so.  The Rockies rallied from two runs down in the ninth to tie the game and send it to extra innings.  After getting one runner on base with a single, Michael McKenry, a rookie, hit his first career Walk-Off Home Run, winning the game.

A wonderful walk-off Wednesday was had by all three winning teams!  

*I DO love Wednesdays (LOL). And Baseball Records in general. (Wednesday-Elf)

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Walk-Off Wins in 2026

Now, some ten+ years later as we enter the final week of the 2026 MLB baseball season, we find that the season had quite a large number of walk-off wins as well. There are too many to list individually, but in a five-day span in September there were four Walk-Off games. 

September 16:  Victor Caratini hit a walk-off single to center field in the bottom of the 13th inning for the Minnesota Twins.

*Coincidentally, September 16 ALSO happened to be a Wednesday! :) 

September 19 saw TWO such wins:

• The Rays Richie Palacios hit a clutch walk-off single in the 8th inning to win 2-1 over the  Boston Red Sox. 

• The Arizona Diamondbacks' Pavin Smith hit a two-run,walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth in a tied game against the Yankees; and did it as a pinch-hitter! 

September 20: A first career walk-off single was hit by Ethan Salas, a rookie catcher for the San Diego Padres coming off the bench to bat just 18 days after being called up from the Minor Leagues. Quite a thrill for this ‘newbie’ baseball player. 

Walk-Off Statistics

• Wins by ‘walk-off walks’ have happened 632 times since 1912 ~ the year individual play recording began.
• There have been 250 walk-off grand slams in regular season play since 1916, 13 post-season home run walk-offs and 19 such walk-offs during World Series games. 
• The rarest feat of all is a walk-off balk, having occurred only about 25 times in the history of Major League Baseball.

**This season (2026), the team which holds the record for most walk-off wins is the Chicago Cubs with 13.

**The team holding the overall MLB record for most walk-off wins in a single season is the 1959 Pittsburgh Pirates with 18. 

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Friendly Ghost Halloween Decor Reviewed

I have always had an affinity for ghosts at Halloween.  Not the scary kind of ghost, but the friendly kind with smiling faces.  Perhaps, that is because I watched the cartoon, Casper, when I was a child.  I don't have a problem with adding vampires, monsters, pumpkins, and bats to our Halloween decor, but the friendly ghosts are my favorite.

Everyone in my family knows I love the happy ghosts.  A few years ago, my husband saw a BOO ghost pillow in Home Depot and was excited to bring it home to me.  I do love that pillow!  It sits in my craft room chair during the off season.

A few days ago, my son came home with a white stoneware ghost platter from Target.  I enjoy making special treats for my family and I like having seasonal plates for displaying those treats.  The ceramic ghost plate is perfect!  It is absolutely adorable on the table with or without snacks on it, which makes it the best type of seasonal kitchen decor for Halloween. 

Several years ago, we were in our dentist office and they had a tinsel ghost hanging on their wall.  I loved that ghost, so I came home and searched for one on Amazon.  Now, we have a friendly tinsel ghost that hangs on our front door for Halloween. It is really a cute welcoming character for trick or treaters. 

All of my friendly ghost have their special places for Halloween.  Each one makes me happy when I see it.  Halloween is fun, it doesn't have to be scary to be awesome decor! 

 

Friendly Ghost Pillows

Now that I have one ghost pillow, I want more!  I love having soft cushiony pillows on a couch or in chairs.  These pillows are even "pet" worthy.  

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Stoneware Ghost Plates

 Halloween Ghost Char-Boo-Tier Serving Platter - Hyde and EEK! BoutiqueCheck PriceUntil my son gave me the ghost platter, I have never had a shaped tray or dish for Halloween.  Of course, I have black trays for Halloween parties, but I love the idea of having a large plate or tray that is shaped like a ghost.  They certainly will add a touch of fun to the party table.  When the tray is not being used as a server, it sits on my dining room table as Halloween decor.

The platter looks like it is ceramic, but it is actually stoneware.  This platter is microwave safe and dishwasher safe.  It is a really nice serving platter size at 10" x 12.5".

I am not a Target affiliate, therefore I will not earn a commission if you purchase the ghost platter, but I think it is feature worthy regardless.    

 

Friendly Tinsel Ghost

It is so much fun to have a tinsel ghost on my front door.  Since it is white, I don't have to worry about color fading. The tinsel shines in the sunlight and is fabulously adorable during the daytime. We leave our porch light on so our friendly ghost is still visable at night. The tinsel ghost is part of a set. Our son loves the bat and my husband likes pumpkins, so they all get used somewhere in the house, but the ghost gets the predominate spot on our front door.

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September at Missouri Extension Center Gardens

In this post I will be reviewing my September visit to the Missouri Extension Center gardens.  I am fortunate to live within a short distance of the University of Missouri Extension Center in St. Charles County.  The center has a lot of various education and services which it provides for the community, but what interests me most is the beautiful flower gardens which are maintained by their Master Gardener program volunteers.  It is a wonderful place to go and practice my photography skills among the gorgeous native flowers and pollinators. 

Pollinators at the Center

On the day that I visited the butterflies were particularly active.  Butterflies are particularly attracted to flat, brightly colored flowers and the abundance of Zinnias was a big attraction.  Here are a few of the photographs I took of the butterflies on Zinnias.

Although, butterflies are not heavy-lifter pollinators like bees they do move pollen.  When the butterfly lands on a flower to drink nectar from their proboscis some of the pollen sticks to their legs, proboscis and body.  When the butterfly flutters to the next flower some of that pollen will rub off.  Butterflies also travel further between flowers and that can help in cross-pollination.

Bees of course, are very special and the primary means of pollination for much of our food and flowers.

Flowers at Missouri Extension Center

Here are just a few of the flowers in bloom at my September visit.

Zazzle Designs from my Photographs

I love to use my photographs to create products on Zazzle.  Here is one of my butterfly photographs on a greeting card.

Beautiful Butterflies Card
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The Testament A John Grisham Novel ~ Book Review

 Have you ever wondered what a "holographic will" is?  Well in The Testament by John Grisham, you will find out what it means and what problems it can create.

When Troy Phelan decides to have a new will drawn up, his children, ex-wives and their current paramours are all curious and skeptical.  Troy is in his 80's and he is sure that this will be his last will.

His six  children (all of them spoiled rotten), and the ex-wives are really curious about what the old guy is up to.  After all he is worth 11 or more BILLION dollars, give or take a few million. How is he going to divide up his assets and how much are each of them going to get?  They are already counting on being filthy rich beyond their wildest dreams.

But Troy Phelan hates his children who have never done anything to gain his respect and have made it plain that they don't care much for him either.  

Calling a family meeting with his long time lawyer in attendance, he wants to sign the new will with all his children witnessing this signature.  The children (I should say adult children) want to make sure this will cannot be contested in any way.  They agree to have 3 psychiatrists ensure that he is still of sound mind and body before they witness this latest will signing.

After enduring a barrage of questions from the group  of doctors, even having his interrogation videotaped,  Troy has them (the doctors) sign an affidavit stating that he is competent to complete his will in their presence.

All is going well and the kids are convinced that their future is secure.  The will before him is long and took his lawyer months to put together.  It sits like an elephant on the table before him.  His greedy kids are eyeing the document and having heart palpitations at what their future will be like. They should all be millionaires at least and billionaires at best.

Troy Phelan, has one more "Ace Up His Sleeve"!  Once all the doctors and kids are satisfied that everything is up to snuff, that he has passed any mental illness questions, he signs the will.  Kids, doctors and kids' lawyers exit and wait now for the day when good old dad passes away.  And they hope it's soon, because he made them believe that he was dying before calling them all together.

When they are leaving the building, Troy pulls out a hand-written will, only 3 pages long, and signs it with his personal lawyer and his manservant present.  

Needless to say, the lawyer is stunned, his manservant is speechless and yet it is a perfectly legal will.  Neither one of them thought that he would do this because they were always involved with anything he did.  Surprise!   Once it is signed by his witnesses (and they don't dare to cross him), Troy Phelan takes a flying leap off the 14 floor of his downtown offices, landing on the road below.  He planned it perfectly. 

Now the "fun" really begins.  

I read The Testament in three days.  I could not put it down and it really is a great page turner.  John Grisham does an amazing job of telling the story to the point where you can almost feel like you are the one on  final mission, to find his daughter (who knows little about him or his wealth) who  is now one of the richest women in the world.

Grab The Testament and get ready for a ride up the Amazon River where fighting off alligators and snakes is an everyday occurrence.  Just don't get too comfortable because there are many perils along the way.

It's free on Audible with your subscription or as low as 6.99 for Kindle.  Or if you are a real penny pincher like myself you can get it from the Library through the Libby app. 

Whichever way you choose to read or listen to the book, you will be entertained for sure.

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Cute Tuxedo Cat Birthday Collection

Here you'll find cute black and white tuxedo cat birthday invitations, paper plates, napkins, and more.

This design was inspired by my own darling tuxedo cat that I had years ago. She was such a sweetie. I never made her wear a party hat; that was an added addition on the photo, only. : )

Both the cat and the party hat were painted by me. The party hat is decorated with balloons.

These fun birthday items can be for kid's parties to adults too. They're purr-fect for cat lovers of all ages.

Here is the two sided invitation, with the invitation details printed on the back. They are easy to customize on the template form. All of the cards that I have purchased from Zazzle have turned out great, with great color resolution.

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For when the party is started, you'll have all the matching supplies to choose from, including paper plates, napkins, paper cups, and tuxedo cat party hats too! Here is the pretty and cute napkin design.

Cute Cat Party Hat Happy Birthday Napkins
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The birthday person can enjoy unwrapping the cute tuxedo cat wrapping paper as well. There is also ribbon with this matching design too. You can choose from 1.5" and 3" wide, 2, 6 and 10 yard lengths, and from satin and grosgrain ribbon. I have found that the wrapping paper from Zazzle is on the heavier side, heavier than most wrapping paper that you would purchase at a store.

Cute Tuxedo Birthday Cat Wrapping Paper
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If you need a doormat for the kiddos to wipe their feet, we have that covered as well. These can also serve as a sign that goes right in front of the door. Per Zazzle, these mats resist fading and can be rinsed off with a hose. They are made for indoor use as well as covered outdoor areas. The backing provides a non-slip grip. As of this writing, there were no reviews just yet.

There is also a lovely cute cat guestbook that is part of this collection. I designed the guestbook in the 9" by 6" size, though there are larger sizes to choose from. I also chose the blank white paper for inside the guestbook. Guests can sign their names, and or draw a picture! You can also choose from lined white paper for the interior, or solid black for the interior. That would be a fun choice for those supplying colorful writing instruments that show up well on black.

There are also matching Thank you cards, that can be edited to use the child's own basic thank you words. There are lines for the child to write in the name of the person that they are thanking, and another line for the child writing the card, to sign on. It's a great way to have them express their thanks, and to write at least part of the cards by hand.

You can see all the wonderful choices in the collection link below, to design your wonderful party!

Cute Tuxedo Cat Birthday Collection
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If you are interested in some fun and colorful birthday scrapbook paper for kids to make collages, either on the guestbook pages, or on separate paper, be sure to check out this paperback of birthday scrapbook paper at Amazon. The paper is not perforated but can be cut out from the paperback.

All the best to you in you birthday party planning.

Cheryl Paton

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I've Personally Written Nearly 100 New Songs. This Is My Favorite to Date

How Do I Forgive the Mirror?

I am approaching 100 songs written over the past year, and of all the songs I've written so far, How Do I Forgive the Mirror is currently my favorite. 

Not because of the music, but because of the message behind the lyrics. 

It's about something many of us understand: making mistakes, looking back at who we once were, and trying to learn to forgive ourselves.

The song is about redemption, but not the kind that comes from pretending the past never happened. It's about facing the truth, accepting that we haven't lived perfect lives, and recognizing that who we are today doesn't have to be who we were yesterday.

When I first wrote the lyrics, I realized that although the story is told through a male character, much of what he is feeling is universal. I've made mistakes in my own life, as we all have, and I understand the complicated process of looking back without allowing the past to define everything that comes next.

I deliberately chose a male country voice for this song. When I write songs with a lot of lyrics, I tend to think about singer-songwriter or country styles because both can leave room for storytelling. 

With this particular song, I packed a lot of words and meaning into it. I felt a male country voice would give the story the right character and keep the lyrics at the center of the song.

That choice also helped me step outside of myself as the writer. Instead of making the song simply about my own experiences, I could tell the story through someone else and let listeners find their own connection.

At its heart, How Do I Forgive the Mirror? asks a difficult question. How do we look honestly at our past without becoming trapped there?

Maybe the answer is not to forget our mistakes or excuse them. Maybe it is to recognize what they taught us, acknowledge how far we have come, and keep moving forward.

Life doesn't give us a final grade. We keep learning. We make mistakes, we change, we try again, and sometimes we discover that the person staring back at us in the mirror is someone we can finally be proud of. 

The best result of growth is looking back and not recognizing who that person you were was. It just doesn't compute today. You're unrecognizable even to yourself.

That's what this song is about. That's the message.

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The Deepest Cut by P.J. Tracy - A Monkeewrench Novel

 This review is of book number 11 in the 11-book Monkeewrench series. 

It has been a few years since PJ Tracy wrote another book in her popular series, having paused to write a 4-book series featuring Margaret Nolan, a California police detective. Now, Book Eleven in the Monkeewrench series is here and the characters I love are back! 

Most mysteries have one or two main characters and an assortment of minor characters. The Monkeewrench series has 6 main characters (the homicide detective team of Leo Magozzi and Gino Rolsteth and the 4 person Monkeewrench team of Grace, Harley Davidson, Annie and Roadrunner (who together are collectively referred to as Monkeewrench throughout the stories).  

Monkeewrench is a software company whose expert computer team developed a program to help law enforcement with difficult cases.  Since they are based in Minneapolis, the police they help most often is the MPD homicide department.  

The minor characters which populate this series are just as interesting and fun to get to know as the main characters. Written with a large dose of humor, the drama of the crimes being investigated are mitigated by this lightheartedness. We love the interaction between Leo and Gino and among the other members of the homicide department. And the fascinating characters seem to grow with each publication, giving us a group of characters who seem so real and so likable with each reading that we become convinced they are all real. 

Gino’s complaints about the Minnesota weather in each book are very relatable to those who have experienced similar situations (it’s way too hot with too many mosquitoes [SUMMER]. Or, it’s too bitterly cold here; I’m moving to Florida! [WINTER] ). 

And let’s not forget Charlie, the mongrel abandoned dog taken in by Grace, who is scared of his own shadow until he learns what a home with love is all about. 

I have dearly missed the Monkeewrench team and all their adventures during the time between Book 10 (2019) and Book 11 (2025).  Welcome back, Monkeewrench ~ you have been missed!

A Brief Synopsis of The Deepest Cut

In Book ten, homicide detectives Leo & Gino arrested a pair of killers for the murder of several women, aided by their cyber-sleuth friends and partners at Monkeewrench.  One of the killers has a fatal heart attack after being arrested; the other (Wolfgang Mauer) is sent to a maximum security mental hospital in rural Minnesota.

In The Deepest Cut, we find Mauer plotting his escape (with help from his ‘mother’) and planning a revenge involving the detectives and the Monkeewrench crew who got him a life sentence.

The escape is successful and three bodies and the kidnapping of a 10-year-old boy later, an inexperienced county sheriff finds herself head-first in a massive manhunt. She teams up with Minneapolis homicide and Monkeewrench to find Mauer before more people die.

Summary

I recommend reading the Monkeewrench Series by P.J. Tracy starting with Book One (Monkeewrench / Want to Play?), as each book in the series builds on characters we meet in subsequent books. The interactions and backstories help understand the characters better as we meet them again in each new book. In Book Eleven (The Deepest Cut), we find that the county sheriff helping solve the current case is someone we first met in Book Ten. :) 

Even the authors’ backstory is fascinating: they were actually a mother-daughter duo using a pseudonym.

Welcome to the Monkeewrench Series by P.J. Tracy! 

*Book Review of ‘The Deepest Cut’ by P.J. Tracy and background on the Monkeewrench Series was written by Wednesday Elf

*The Intro Image is compliments of Pixabay and Fotojet. The monkey image is from Pixabay.

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Halloween Milk-Bone Spooky Biscuits Flavored Dog Treats Reviewed

It has become a tradition in our home to gift our precious dog with holiday milk-bones.  He loves all milk-bones, including the puppy sized milk-bone treats.  Even though he is slightly over a year old, we are letting him finish off the small sized puppy milk-bone biscuits. 

With Halloween approaching, I actually searched for the Halloween holiday Milk-Bone biscuits so stores didn't sell out before I got them for him.  I purchased 3 boxes.  When the box arrived, Watson, our baby dog, attacked the box.  Clearly, he smelled the Milk-Bone treats through the shipping box.  He was extremely excited for me to get the box open quickly so he could start his feast.  He sought out his favorite shape.  I don't know if he chose the ghost because of the shape, smell, flavor, or color, but the ghost is his favorite of the spooky treats.

There are 4 different spooky biscuits in the box:  Ghost, Pumpkin, Monster, & Bat.  Totally appropriate Halloween treats for the canine member of the family! 

 

Milk-Bone Halloween Spooky Biscuit Treats

 Milk-Bone Spooky Biscuits, Halloween Dog Treats, 24 Oz. PailCheck PriceWatson loves the taste, smell and crunch of Milk-Bone treats.  I limit treats to 2 at a time.  Baby Dog would eat the whole box if I would let him.  I think we all have our favorite foods that we would keep eating until it's gone.

The box contains 24 ounces of spooky dog treats.  That is approximately 150 treats.

Like the Easter Milk-Bones, the Milk-Bones Spooky Biscuits come in a lightweight pail with a handle.  The pail lid clips shut to maintain freshness.   The picture on the pail features a golden retriever wearing a witch hat and is absolutely adorable.

• 12 Vitamins & Minerals
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• Helps Freshen Breath
• Limited Edition 24 oz Pail
• Happy Halloween Treats!  

 

 

More Holiday Milk-Bone Treats Reviewed

Holiday Milk-Bone Biscuits for Christmas
The Christmas Milk-Bones are fabulous & come in a beautiful collectible tin. They include Christmas tree shaped treats, stocking shaped biscuits, and regular bone shaped Milk-Bones.

Easter Milk-Bone Biscuits
The East Milk-bones come in a easy open & close pail with a lid that snaps shut. Shapes include bunnies, chicks and bones that are absolutely fabulous for a doggy "biscuit" hunt!

 

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