pitching (verb)
11List of baseball jargon (D) — daisy cutter: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.dance:The term used to describe the erratic movement that defines a… …
12List of baseball jargon (P) — to paint:To throw pitches at the edges of the strike zone. A pitcher who can paint consistiently may be referred to as Rembrandt or Picasso, and can be said to paint the black or paint the corner.park:To hit a home run. He parked a three run… …
13List of baseball jargon (W) — wallop:A home run. What a wallop! :Also used as a verb: Pujols walloped that pitch. walk off home run:A game ending home run by the home team. So called because the losing team (the visiting team) then has to walk off the field. The term walk off …
14List of baseball jargon (R) — rabbit ears:Indicates a participant in the game who hears things perhaps too well for his own good. A player who becomes nervous or chokes when opposing players or fans yell at or razz him is said to have rabbit ears . Also, an umpire who picks… …
15pitch — 1 noun 1 SPORTS FIELD (C) BrE a specially marked out area of ground on which a sport is played; field 1 (4) AmE: The crowd invaded the pitch at the end of the match. | a cricket pitch 2 STRONG FEELINGS (singular, uncountable) the strength of your …
16List of baseball jargon (B) — backdoor breaking ball: A breaking pitch, usually a slider, curveball, or cut fastball that, due to its lateral motion, passes through a small part of the strike zone on the outside edge of the plate after appearing it would miss the plate… …
17List of baseball jargon (F) — Fall Classic:The World Series the championship series of Major League Baseball, in which the champion of the American League faces off against the champion of the National League. Typically, this series takes place in October, so playing in… …
18List of baseball jargon (S) — sabermetrics:Sabermetrics is the analysis of baseball through objective evidence, especially baseball statistics. The term is derived from the SABR – the Society for American Baseball Research. The term was coined by Bill James, an enthusiastic… …
19pitch — I. /pɪtʃ / (say pich) verb (t) 1. to set up or erect (a tent, camp, etc.). 2. to put, set, or plant in a fixed or definite place or position (as cricket stumps, etc.). 3. to set or aim at a certain point, degree, level, etc.: he pitched his hopes …
20bump — /bʌmp / (say bump) verb (t) 1. to come more or less heavily in contact with; strike; collide with. 2. to cause to strike or collide: to bump one s head against the wall. 3. a. to dismiss, as an employee or a member of a team. b. to reject… …
