There are numerous names given to Pitchers or hurler over the years.
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter who attempts to either make contact with it or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the pitcher is assigned the number 1. he term "pitch" (which literally means "to place") comes from the early days when an underhand delivery was required, as with "pitching" horseshoes. The original rules specified that the ball was to be "pitched, not thrown to the bat." Overhand throwing by the pitcher has been legal since 1884, but the term pitcher and its variants remain in the language of the game.
A team's best starting pitcher is usually called the ACE.
Spot starter is a pitcher who starts an occasional game (perhaps only one game) who is not a regular starter in the rotation. This is a pitcher who is already on a team's roster and usually works as a relief pitcher. In contrast to a spot starter, who is already on the roster, an emergency starter is typically a player who is brought up from the minor leagues on very short notice because a regular starter is injured. Sometimes, however, even a player who is already on the roster may be referred to as an emergency starter if his starting role arises because the regularly scheduled starter has been injured.
A team's closer or late-inning relief pitcher is called a fireman.
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A relief pitcher or reliever is a pitcher brought in the game as a substitute for (i.e., "to relieve") another pitcher.
A pitcher the manager brings in late in the ball game to finish up the game is called a closer. Normally a really good closing pitcher will not pitch until the last two or the last inning to close out the game.
A relief pitcher who usually enters the game in the 7th or 8th inning is called a setup man.
Southpaw is a Left-hander, especially a pitcher. Most baseball stadiums are built so that home plate is in the west and the outfield is in the east, so that when the sun sets it is not in the batter's eye. Because of this, a left-handed pitcher's arm is always facing south when he faces the plate. Thus he has a "southpaw."
Washed Up is when a pitcher looses his ability to fire that ball with authority and hitters begin to blast whatever he throws, then we claim he is washed up.
Fireballer is a pitcher who throws extremely high-velocity fastballs, in excess of 95 miles per hour. A flamethrower.
A headhunter is a pitcher who has a reputation for throwing beanballs.
A Junkball pitcher who throws predominantly breaking balls and knuckleballs, pitches that are difficult to hit due to movement rather than velocity.
LOOGY is a mildly derogatory nickname for a left-handed specialist. An acronym for "Lefty One Out GuY," a left-handed pitcher who may be brought into the game to pitch against just one or two left-handed batters to take extreme advantage of platoon effects.
ROOGY is a slightly derogatory acronym for a right-handed relief specialist. Stands for "Righty One Out GuY".
A mop-up pitcher is usually the bullpen's least effective reliever who comes in after the outcome of the game is all but certain. Sometimes other position players also come in to mop up in the last inning in order to gain playing experience as well as give the regulars a rest.
Monday, July 14, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
The Heater
The fastball (also called hummer and other names) is the most common type of pitch in baseball. Some "power pitchers," like Nolan Ryan, Roger Clemens and Satchel Paige have thrown it at speeds of 95-104 mph (152.9-167.3 km/h) (officially) and up to 107.9 mph (173.6 km/h) (unofficially), relying purely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit. Others throw more slowly but put movement on the ball or throw it on the outside of the plate where the batter cannot easily reach it. The appearance of a faster pitch to the batter can sometimes be achieved by minimizing the batter's vision of the ball before its release. The result is known as an "exploding fastball", a pitch that seems to arrive at the plate quickly despite its low velocity. Fastballs are usually thrown with backspin, so that the Magnus effect creates an upward force on the ball, causing it to fall less rapidly than might be expected. A pitch on which this effect is most marked is often called a "rising fastball", as the ball appears to rise to the batter. Colloquially, use of the fastball is called throwing heat or putting steam on it, among many other variants.
Monday, July 7, 2008
Ground Ball
A ground ball is a ball when hit travels along the ground. There are many nicknames for a grounder. One of the most famous is a chopper, which is a ball that bounces high.
A scratch hit is a weakly hit ground ball that eludes the infielders and leads to a base hit, also known as a bleeder.
A batted ground ball that just eludes capture by an infielder, just out of infielder's range, as if it could "see" where it needed to go is sometimes called a seeing-eye ball. Less commonly used for a ball that takes an unusual lateral bounce to elude an infielder.
Daisy cutter is an old-fashioned term for a hard-hit ground ball, close enough to the grass to theoretically be able to lop the tops off any daisies that might be growing on the field.
Worm burner is a hard hit ground ball that "burns" the ground.
A scratch hit is a weakly hit ground ball that eludes the infielders and leads to a base hit, also known as a bleeder.
A batted ground ball that just eludes capture by an infielder, just out of infielder's range, as if it could "see" where it needed to go is sometimes called a seeing-eye ball. Less commonly used for a ball that takes an unusual lateral bounce to elude an infielder.
Daisy cutter is an old-fashioned term for a hard-hit ground ball, close enough to the grass to theoretically be able to lop the tops off any daisies that might be growing on the field.
Worm burner is a hard hit ground ball that "burns" the ground.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
Hit by Pitch
In baseball, hit by pitch (HBP), or hit batsman (HB), refers to the batter being hit in some part of the body by a pitch from the pitcher. Per baseball official rule, a batter becomes a baserunner and is awarded first base when he or his equipment (except for his bat):
* is touched by a pitched ball outside of the strike zone,
* and he attempts to avoid it (or had no opportunity to avoid it),
* and he did not swing at the pitch.
If all these conditions are met, the ball is dead, and other baserunners advance if they are forced to vacate their base by the batter taking first. The rule further clarifies that a hit by pitch is also called when a pitch touches a batter's clothing.
In the case where a batter swings and the pitch hits him anyway, the ball is dead and a strike is called. If the batter does not attempt to avoid the pitch, he is not awarded first base, and the pitch is ruled a strike if in the strike zone and a ball if out of the strike zone. In practice, umpires rarely make this call. Perhaps the most famous instance of a non-hit by pitch was on May 31, 1968, when Don Drysdale hit Dick Deitz with a pitch that would have forced in a run and ended Drysdale's scoreless innings streak at 44. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt ruled that Dietz made no effort to avoid the pitch, Dietz proceeded to fly out, and Drysdale's scoreless streak continued to a then-record 58 2/3 innings.
A hit by pitch can also be called on a pitch that has touched the ground. Such a bouncing pitch is like any other, and if a batter is hit by such a pitch, he will be awarded first unless he made no attempt to avoid it.
The rule awarding first base to a batter hit by a pitch was instituted in 1887.
hit the deck is when a batter drops or dives to the ground to avoid being hit by a pitch. "The third kind of pitch is the one that is coming right at your head. This one you don't even have time to think about. Some part of you sees the ball as it leaves the pitcher's hand, and something about the fact that the ball is coming straight toward your eye makes it almost disappear into a blind spot. You hit the deck before you even know you've done it."
"Beanball" is a colloquial sports term for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking him such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head (or "bean" in old-fashioned slang)
Chin music means a pitch that comes near the batter's face. The pitcher's intent may be to cause the batter to move "back" such that it is more difficult to hit a future outside pitch, to frighten the batter into a poorer batting approach, to intimidate opposing batters, or to actually hit the batter with the pitch. In the late 1800s, at baseball's inception, the phrase "chin music" was used to describe razzing or heckling from the fans. It began being used as a synonym for a brushback pitch around World War II.
In baseball, a brushback pitch is one thrown in such a way that the batter must move back to avoid it. It differs from the beanball in that the intent is not to hit the batter, but to force him to back off the plate, and be wary for the rest of the at bat. It is most commonly thrown as a fastball, although sometimes as a curveball. Play-by-play announcers will sometimes call a high brushback pitch as being "high and tight." Some announcers also call it "chin music"
* is touched by a pitched ball outside of the strike zone,
* and he attempts to avoid it (or had no opportunity to avoid it),
* and he did not swing at the pitch.
If all these conditions are met, the ball is dead, and other baserunners advance if they are forced to vacate their base by the batter taking first. The rule further clarifies that a hit by pitch is also called when a pitch touches a batter's clothing.
In the case where a batter swings and the pitch hits him anyway, the ball is dead and a strike is called. If the batter does not attempt to avoid the pitch, he is not awarded first base, and the pitch is ruled a strike if in the strike zone and a ball if out of the strike zone. In practice, umpires rarely make this call. Perhaps the most famous instance of a non-hit by pitch was on May 31, 1968, when Don Drysdale hit Dick Deitz with a pitch that would have forced in a run and ended Drysdale's scoreless innings streak at 44. Umpire Harry Wendelstedt ruled that Dietz made no effort to avoid the pitch, Dietz proceeded to fly out, and Drysdale's scoreless streak continued to a then-record 58 2/3 innings.
A hit by pitch can also be called on a pitch that has touched the ground. Such a bouncing pitch is like any other, and if a batter is hit by such a pitch, he will be awarded first unless he made no attempt to avoid it.
The rule awarding first base to a batter hit by a pitch was instituted in 1887.
hit the deck is when a batter drops or dives to the ground to avoid being hit by a pitch. "The third kind of pitch is the one that is coming right at your head. This one you don't even have time to think about. Some part of you sees the ball as it leaves the pitcher's hand, and something about the fact that the ball is coming straight toward your eye makes it almost disappear into a blind spot. You hit the deck before you even know you've done it."
"Beanball" is a colloquial sports term for a ball thrown at an opposing player with the intention of striking him such as to cause harm, often connoting a throw at the player's head (or "bean" in old-fashioned slang)
Chin music means a pitch that comes near the batter's face. The pitcher's intent may be to cause the batter to move "back" such that it is more difficult to hit a future outside pitch, to frighten the batter into a poorer batting approach, to intimidate opposing batters, or to actually hit the batter with the pitch. In the late 1800s, at baseball's inception, the phrase "chin music" was used to describe razzing or heckling from the fans. It began being used as a synonym for a brushback pitch around World War II.
In baseball, a brushback pitch is one thrown in such a way that the batter must move back to avoid it. It differs from the beanball in that the intent is not to hit the batter, but to force him to back off the plate, and be wary for the rest of the at bat. It is most commonly thrown as a fastball, although sometimes as a curveball. Play-by-play announcers will sometimes call a high brushback pitch as being "high and tight." Some announcers also call it "chin music"
Friday, July 4, 2008
The Home Run
The most prolific hit in baseball today, is the home run. A home run is scored when the ball is hit in a way that the batter is able to circle all the bases, with no errors by the defensive players.
Today most homers are hit out of the playing field within the two foul lines. In the early days of baseball, base balls hit out of the playing field were considered fround rule doubles. Most player in the early days did not try to hit homers because the rules discouraged them. An outfielder was able to score an out by catching a fly ball on its first bounce.
In 1884 the rules were changed so that a ball hit out of the park was considered a home run. Ned Williamson set the major league record of 27 homers in 112 games that stood until Red Sox star Babe Ruth posted 29 homers in 1919, in a 140-game schedule. Prior to 1931, a ball that bounced over an outfield fence during a major league game was considered a home run. The rule was changed to require the ball to clear the fence on the fly, and balls that reached the seats on a bounce became ground rule doubles in most parks. Also, until approximately that time, the ball had to not only go over the fence in fair territory, but to land in the bleachers in fair territory or to still be visibly fair when disappearing behind a wall. The rule stipulated "fair when last seen" by the umpires. In the book "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs", Bill Jenkinson estimates that Babe Ruth lost at least 50 and as many as 78 in his career due to this rule.
Slang terms for home runs include, big fly, blast, bomb, circuit clout, dinger, ding-dong, dong, four-bagger, four-base knock, goner, gopher ball, homer, jack, long ball, moonshot, quadruple, round-tripper, shot, slam, swat, tape-measure shot, tater, and wallop. The act of hitting a home run can be called going deep or going yard or going home; additionally, with men on base, it can be called clearing the table. A comparatively long home run can be described as Ruthian, named after Babe Ruth's legendary drives. The act of attempting to hit a home run, whether successful or not, can also be termed swinging for the fences. A game with many home runs in it can be referred to as a slugfest or home run derby. A player who hits a home run is said to have "dialed 8", from the practice of having to dial 8 from a hotel room telephone to dial long distance. A grand slam is often referred to as a grand salami or simply, a salami.
Today most homers are hit out of the playing field within the two foul lines. In the early days of baseball, base balls hit out of the playing field were considered fround rule doubles. Most player in the early days did not try to hit homers because the rules discouraged them. An outfielder was able to score an out by catching a fly ball on its first bounce.
In 1884 the rules were changed so that a ball hit out of the park was considered a home run. Ned Williamson set the major league record of 27 homers in 112 games that stood until Red Sox star Babe Ruth posted 29 homers in 1919, in a 140-game schedule. Prior to 1931, a ball that bounced over an outfield fence during a major league game was considered a home run. The rule was changed to require the ball to clear the fence on the fly, and balls that reached the seats on a bounce became ground rule doubles in most parks. Also, until approximately that time, the ball had to not only go over the fence in fair territory, but to land in the bleachers in fair territory or to still be visibly fair when disappearing behind a wall. The rule stipulated "fair when last seen" by the umpires. In the book "The Year Babe Ruth Hit 104 Home Runs", Bill Jenkinson estimates that Babe Ruth lost at least 50 and as many as 78 in his career due to this rule.
Slang terms for home runs include, big fly, blast, bomb, circuit clout, dinger, ding-dong, dong, four-bagger, four-base knock, goner, gopher ball, homer, jack, long ball, moonshot, quadruple, round-tripper, shot, slam, swat, tape-measure shot, tater, and wallop. The act of hitting a home run can be called going deep or going yard or going home; additionally, with men on base, it can be called clearing the table. A comparatively long home run can be described as Ruthian, named after Babe Ruth's legendary drives. The act of attempting to hit a home run, whether successful or not, can also be termed swinging for the fences. A game with many home runs in it can be referred to as a slugfest or home run derby. A player who hits a home run is said to have "dialed 8", from the practice of having to dial 8 from a hotel room telephone to dial long distance. A grand slam is often referred to as a grand salami or simply, a salami.
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Baseball Battery
In Baseball, the term battery is not something which goes in a car to make it start.
In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, comprising two of the nine fielding positions, and distinct from the three outfielders and the four infielders.
The use of the word 'battery' in baseball was first coined by Henry Chadwick in the 1860s in reference to the firepower of a team's pitching staff and inspired by the artillery batteries then in use in the American Civil War. Later, the term evolved to indicate the combined effectiveness of pitcher and catcher.
In baseball, the term battery refers collectively to the pitcher and the catcher, comprising two of the nine fielding positions, and distinct from the three outfielders and the four infielders.
The use of the word 'battery' in baseball was first coined by Henry Chadwick in the 1860s in reference to the firepower of a team's pitching staff and inspired by the artillery batteries then in use in the American Civil War. Later, the term evolved to indicate the combined effectiveness of pitcher and catcher.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Annie Oakley
Annie Oakley is base on balls or a WALK.
Complimentary tickets to the theater or to sporting events have traditionally been punched with holes to designate that the tickets are free. During the late 1800s, these freebies were called "Annie Oakley's" in honor of the famous rifle woman whose feats included shooting holes in small cards. Baseball observers quickly adapted "Annie Oakley" to mean a base on balls, which was and still is also known as a "free ticket" or "free pass" to first base.
Complimentary tickets to the theater or to sporting events have traditionally been punched with holes to designate that the tickets are free. During the late 1800s, these freebies were called "Annie Oakley's" in honor of the famous rifle woman whose feats included shooting holes in small cards. Baseball observers quickly adapted "Annie Oakley" to mean a base on balls, which was and still is also known as a "free ticket" or "free pass" to first base.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Around the Horn
Many of us associate this with motion of when a pitcher strikes out a batter with no men on base and proceeds to throw the ball to third baseman who in turns throws to second base and finally onto first base.
Around The Horn actually refers to a double play in which the third baseman fields a ground ball and throws to the second baseman, who forces a runner at second base and then throws to the first baseman to retire the batter. Thus resulting in the 5-4-3 double play. The term derives from the custom of ships to take the long route around Cape Horn at the tip of South America to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, or vice versa, before the construction of the Panama Canal.
Around The Horn actually refers to a double play in which the third baseman fields a ground ball and throws to the second baseman, who forces a runner at second base and then throws to the first baseman to retire the batter. Thus resulting in the 5-4-3 double play. The term derives from the custom of ships to take the long route around Cape Horn at the tip of South America to get from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, or vice versa, before the construction of the Panama Canal.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Can of corn
The phrase can of corn refers to qan easy fly ball, it was first used in 1896, makes reference to a long-ago practice where a grocer would use a stick to tip a can of vegetables off a high shelf, then catch it in his hands or outstretched apron. Another possible source: Such a pop fly is as easy to capture as "corn from a can."
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Frequently used by Chicago White Sox broadcaster Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson. Also, a phrase used in the expression of mild excitement, general agreement or indication from one person to another that completion of said task is in order. Mike Zolk, from Frankford High School in Philadelphia, coined the phrase in 1936 in a game against NorthEast High.
Texas Rangers TV announcer Bill Land once called an easily-caught fly ball in a game incorrectly by stating, "It's a cornucopia!" In the background, you could hear color commentator, Tom Grieve mumbling "can...of...corn.." It is not uncommon to hear fans in the lower rows of Section 15 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington yelling "CORNUCOPIA!"
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Frequently used by Chicago White Sox broadcaster Ken "The Hawk" Harrelson. Also, a phrase used in the expression of mild excitement, general agreement or indication from one person to another that completion of said task is in order. Mike Zolk, from Frankford High School in Philadelphia, coined the phrase in 1936 in a game against NorthEast High.
Texas Rangers TV announcer Bill Land once called an easily-caught fly ball in a game incorrectly by stating, "It's a cornucopia!" In the background, you could hear color commentator, Tom Grieve mumbling "can...of...corn.." It is not uncommon to hear fans in the lower rows of Section 15 at Ameriquest Field in Arlington yelling "CORNUCOPIA!"
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Out of Left Field
How many time in normal conversation have your heard the expression out of left field. Many time when talking with people and some one makes a statement non pertinent to the topic you might say where did that come from left field. Many of us use this phrase but no one knows the true origin. I found two equally plausible theories.
The first theory pertains to people wanting to watch Babe Ruth play at Yankee Stadium but not sure which position he played. They would end up buying tickets for the left field bleachers while the Babe was in right field. Fans in right field would yell over to left field fans how they were out of step with baseball.
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Another realistic explanation comes from an extinct baseball park called West Side Grounds that the Chicago Cubs called home from 1893 to 1915. As legend has it, a mental hospital called the Neuropsychiatric Institute was located directly behind the left field wall. The Institute housed mental patients who could be heard making strange and bizarre comments within listening distance of players and fans. Thus, if someone said that you were “way out in left field,” the person was questioning your sanity and comparing you with a mental patient. Other versions of this same theory has the hospital being built over the left field area of West Side Grounds after it was torn down.
The first theory pertains to people wanting to watch Babe Ruth play at Yankee Stadium but not sure which position he played. They would end up buying tickets for the left field bleachers while the Babe was in right field. Fans in right field would yell over to left field fans how they were out of step with baseball.
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Another realistic explanation comes from an extinct baseball park called West Side Grounds that the Chicago Cubs called home from 1893 to 1915. As legend has it, a mental hospital called the Neuropsychiatric Institute was located directly behind the left field wall. The Institute housed mental patients who could be heard making strange and bizarre comments within listening distance of players and fans. Thus, if someone said that you were “way out in left field,” the person was questioning your sanity and comparing you with a mental patient. Other versions of this same theory has the hospital being built over the left field area of West Side Grounds after it was torn down.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The Baltimore Chop
The longevity of some expression show us how baseball has really become an integral part of our world after many decades. The Baltimore Chop was a hitting technique used by batters during Major League Baseball's dead ball era. This technique was an important element of John McGraw's "Inside baseball". Popularized and named after the original Baltimore Orioles, the batter would intentionally hit the ball downward to the hard ground in front of home plate, resulting in a high bounce which allowed the batter to reach first base safely before the opposing team could field it. To give the ball the maximum bounce, Baltimore grounds keeper Tom Murphy not only packed the dirt tightly around home plate, but mixed it with hard clay. Speedy Orioles players like John McGraw, Joe Kelley, Steve Brodie, and Wee Willie Keeler — who once legged out a double off a Baltimore chop — were the practitioners and perfectors of the hit.
The technique is rarely employed in modern baseball, but sometimes results accidentally when a batter swings over the ball and it catches the bat.
The technique is rarely employed in modern baseball, but sometimes results accidentally when a batter swings over the ball and it catches the bat.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Knock Out of The Box
In the earliest days of baseball, there was no rubber at the pitcher's mound. Pitchers stood inside a six-foot square that looked much like today's batter's box. The front line of the box was only 45 feet from the plate. (The batters were also allowed to call their pitches -- high, low or fair.) The pitcher had to start his motion from within the box as well as release the ball before leaving the box. By the way the pitch had to be thrown underhand
In 1881 the rules moved the front of the box to 50 feet from the rear point of home plate. In 1884 pitchers were allowed to throw overhand.
In 1887, the box was set at 4 feet wide and 5 1/2 feet deep, with the front edge still 50 feet from the plate. However, the pitcher was compelled to deliver the ball with his back foot at the 55 1/2 foot line of the box, thus somewhat restricting his ability to "power" the ball with his overhand delivery.
In 1893, the box was replaced by the pitcher's plate, although the term "knocked out of the box" is still sometimes used when a pitcher is replaced for ineffectiveness. Exactly 5 feet was added to the point the pitcher had to toe, again "to increase the batting" (and hopefully to increase attendance, as fan interest had flagged somewhat), resulting in the seemingly peculiar pitching distance of 60 1/2 feet.
Many sources tend to say that the pitching distance evolved from 45 to 50 to 60 1/2 feet. However, the first two were the "release point" and the third is the "pushoff point", so the 1893 increase was not quite as dramatic as is often implied; that is, the 1893 rule change added only 5 feet to the release point, not 10 1/2 feet.
It became a common expression to say that the pitcher was knocked out of the box when the opposing team constantly hit his pitchers forcing the manager to remove the pitcher from the game.
In 1881 the rules moved the front of the box to 50 feet from the rear point of home plate. In 1884 pitchers were allowed to throw overhand.
In 1887, the box was set at 4 feet wide and 5 1/2 feet deep, with the front edge still 50 feet from the plate. However, the pitcher was compelled to deliver the ball with his back foot at the 55 1/2 foot line of the box, thus somewhat restricting his ability to "power" the ball with his overhand delivery.
In 1893, the box was replaced by the pitcher's plate, although the term "knocked out of the box" is still sometimes used when a pitcher is replaced for ineffectiveness. Exactly 5 feet was added to the point the pitcher had to toe, again "to increase the batting" (and hopefully to increase attendance, as fan interest had flagged somewhat), resulting in the seemingly peculiar pitching distance of 60 1/2 feet.
Many sources tend to say that the pitching distance evolved from 45 to 50 to 60 1/2 feet. However, the first two were the "release point" and the third is the "pushoff point", so the 1893 increase was not quite as dramatic as is often implied; that is, the 1893 rule change added only 5 feet to the release point, not 10 1/2 feet.
It became a common expression to say that the pitcher was knocked out of the box when the opposing team constantly hit his pitchers forcing the manager to remove the pitcher from the game.
Thursday, June 19, 2008
The Fly Ball
Last Night I was sitting attending my son's Little League game. I overhead a little boy asking his mother what do they with all the insects they catch? The bewildered mother looked at the youngster and with a puzzled look asked the boy what did he mean. The boy replied that the coach keeps yelling catch that FLY. As the mother tried to explain that a ball hit that does not touch the ground is called a fly ball and that the coach shorten it to just FLY, I realized that baseball has it's own language.
To help explain many of the words and phrases used in baseball I decided to have some fun by writing this blog. I hope you enjoy it and return for future. Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel may have had funny quips about the game but innocent children point out the not so obvious. If you have any funny or amusing interpretation of baseball lingo please feel free to write a comment.
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To help explain many of the words and phrases used in baseball I decided to have some fun by writing this blog. I hope you enjoy it and return for future. Yogi Berra and Casey Stengel may have had funny quips about the game but innocent children point out the not so obvious. If you have any funny or amusing interpretation of baseball lingo please feel free to write a comment.
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