in-line pitching
1Pitching pennies — is a popular game played by the young and old alike, and is also a Boy Scout activity. The game is played as follows. Each player stands at an agreed upon distance from a wall, curb, other solid, flat object, or a line. The players take turns… …
2Pitching Sacred Harp music — In Sacred Harp music, it is the custom to sing a song not necessarily in the pitch in which it is notated in the hymnbook itself, but rather in a key chosen for the moment. Pitching (also: keying) is the term used to describe the task of finding… …
3Pitching machine — Hand fed pitching machine A pitching machine is a machine that automatically pitches a baseball to a batter at different speeds and styles. Most machines are hand fed, but there are some that automatically feed. There are some pitching machines… …
4Pitching moment — In aerodynamics, the pitching moment on an airfoil is the moment produced by the aerodynamic force on the airfoil if that aerodynamic force is considered to be applied, not at the center of pressure, but at the aerodynamic center of the airfoil.… …
5pitching — adjective The rotational motion of a vehicle, such as an aircraft or a ship about a lateral line passing through its centre of gravity. As the pilot fought the hijackers for control the aeroplane was pitching wildly …
6Defense independent pitching statistics — In baseball, defense independent pitching statistics (DIPS) measure a pitcher s effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders: home runs allowed, strikeouts, hit batters, walks, and, more recently, fly ball percentage, ground… …
7Over-the-line — is a bat and ball sport, a game related to baseball and softball. Like those games, you have the batter, pitcher, and fielders. Because a game requires only three people per team, it s considerably easier to get a good informal game going.… …
8Baseball color line — The baseball color line, sometimes called the Gentleman s Agreement , was the policy, unwritten for nearly its entire duration, which excluded African American players and Latin players of African descent from organized baseball in the United… …
9Ship of the line — Ship Ship, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries. skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib, Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf. {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.] 1. Any large seagoing vessel. [1913 Webster]… …
10defense-independent pitching statistics — noun A measure of a pitchers effectiveness based only on plays that do not involve fielders. Originally included only hit by pitch, walks, strikeouts, and home runs allowed, but more recently incorporates fly ball percentage, ground ball… …
