Act Like You've Been There Before

The Padres' past two games were walk-off wins over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday and Sunday.
Walkoff wins that were celebrated as if they were in Games 5 and 6 of the World Series -- rather than Games 5 and 6 in April.
We know the Padres aren't alone in this, but when exactly did it become standard operating procedure to go nuts after every walk-off win?
You know, they're not all the same.
Aside from the fact that the season ain't even a week old yet, each walk-off win has different circumstances. Is it really that big a deal to get a walk-off win in a game in which you trailed by no more than one run at any time?
Of course, some circumstances do warrant a wild celebration. If you're trailing 7-2 going to the bottom of the ninth inning and awake from the dead and put up a six spot, well then sure, knock yourselves out. Go nuts.
But neither Saturday's nor Sunday's win was anything close to that.
The Padres have a habit of celebrating every freaking walk-off win as if they're all the same. You know the drill: They all gather around and mob the guy who got the winning hit (or the guy who scored the winning run), and they all bob up and down as if they're on a pogo stick, and they all pat the hero on the head and mess up his hair (if he has any).
So who do we blame for all this?
Well, ESPN would be a good place to start. We can remember -- not that long ago -- when a garden-variety walk-off win was celebrated with merely a few handshakes and high-fives, and that's it. But these days, everybody is auditioning to get airtime on "SportsCenter," so they have to act as wild as they can.
Maybe the Padres can learn a few things from a guy in town who knows what to do -- and what not to do -- on the field.
When LaDainian Tomlinson scores a touchdown, you won't find him doing anything stupid or embarrassing. LT just calmly flips the ball to the ref. You would think baseball players -- who play 162 freaking games a season -- would have a little more perspective.
How many months until football season starts?