Baseball

Baseball

A database of terms that relate to the sport of baseball, a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a 90-foot diamond.

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pick up the pitch

Sports; Baseball

A batter's ability to see what kind of pitch is being thrown. "The Tigers are having a hard time picking up Saenz's slider." When they don't pick up the pitch, batters are likely to swing and miss.

ground ball with eyes

Sports; Baseball

A ground ball that barely gets between two infielders for a base hit, seeming to "see" the only spot where it would be unfieldable. Also seeing-eye single.

immaculate inning

Sports; Baseball

A half-inning in which the pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces on exactly nine pitches; that is, throwing nothing but strikes.

worm burner

Sports; Baseball

A hard hit ground ball that "burns" the ground. A daisy cutter.

pearod

Sports; Baseball

A hard line drive batted back at the pitcher.

rope

Sports; Baseball

A hard line drive. Sometimes used as a verb, "He roped one up the middle."

handcuff

Sports; Baseball

A hard-hit ground ball that bounces directly at an infielder may be difficult for him to get his hands up in time to grab. He may appear to be handcuffed in that situation. A pitch thrown high and ...