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Batter Chatter: Jeter Feeling 'Groovy' After Wainright Pipe Shot
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Jeter Feeling 'Groovy' After Wainright Pipe Shot. Maybe the next time you start the all-star game, don't through a cookie to the first batter you face! And maybe, in case you do, in fact, serve up a giant meatball to the leadoff hitter, don't tell the media that you did so afterwards. It's insulting to the hitter.even if it's Derek Jeter. especially. If it's Derek Jeter. It's insulting to the fans. It's insulting to the game. Him one and he...
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Batter Chatter: March 2015
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Thursday, March 12, 2015. Sorry to Quibble, But He's Called a 'Gribble'. We have relievers of all stripes- closers, set-up men, mop-up men. But what about the guys who both start and relieve? They are, or at least should be, called "gribbles," posits Russell Carleton of the "Just a Bit Outside". Blog on FoxSports.com. So maybe there's a touch of etymology there- the sometimes starter/sometimes reliever simply eats innings. I wonder if teams would do this if they cou...
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Batter Chatter: The Higher the Slash Line, the Bigger the Contract
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Friday, February 20, 2015. The Higher the Slash Line, the Bigger the Contract. Kordell Stewart was known as Slash in his Pittsburgh Steelers days, for his ability to play quarterback, slash wide receiver, slash maybe another position, I don't know, it was 15 years ago. Saul Hudson was dubbed "Slash" but his best friend's dad growing up in England; he later became the guitarist for Guns 'N Roses. Is the slash line that it's even got its own verb form. Living in a Tree.
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Batter Chatter: July 2014
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Wednesday, July 16, 2014. Jeter Feeling 'Groovy' After Wainright Pipe Shot. Maybe the next time you start the all-star game, don't through a cookie to the first batter you face! And maybe, in case you do, in fact, serve up a giant meatball to the leadoff hitter, don't tell the media that you did so afterwards. It's insulting to the hitter.even if it's Derek Jeter. especially. If it's Derek Jeter. It's insulting to the fans. It's insulting to the game. Him one and he...
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Batter Chatter: August 2013
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Friday, August 30, 2013. Dempster's Purpose Pitch Beyond 'Bush'. How many things could "bootleg" possibly mean? According to TheFreeDictionary.com, it is primarily, to make, sell or transport liquor illegally- the phrase coming from a bottle of hootch hidden in a lower pant leg. It is, secondly, doing the same with compact discs or tapes. (Hey, TheFreeDictionary.com- see all those people on the train with the white buds in their ears? Finally, it is a sports term:.
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Batter Chatter: May 2014
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Thursday, May 15, 2014. There Goes the Neighborhood Play. We've all seen it before. Team A is looking to pull off a double play. Team B is looking to disrupt said double play. Team A's shortstop takes the toss from the second basemen, places his foot kind of/sort of near second base, and whips to first. This is, of course, the neighborhood play. Which means the player does not actually have to step on second, but only has to be in the neighborhood of the base. Neigh...
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Batter Chatter: July 2013
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Pounding the Pavement For A Suspect. We all know what a slam dunk. Is away from the hardwood- a challenge so easy as to not really even be a challenge anymore. Get a craft beer-loving client to go to lunch at the new joint that features 812 microbrews? Ask for a raise after pouring the overserved boss's boss into a cab at the holiday party? In fact, it is a ground ball. 8220;You got ground balls. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Living in a Tree.
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Batter Chatter: [ADVERTISEMENT] Fantasy: In Troy We Trust
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Friday, February 20, 2015. ADVERTISEMENT] Fantasy: In Troy We Trust. Derek Jeter is now officially retired, and that means a new era of shortstop is officially upon us. The Yankee captain was not a top five shortstop in the game his last few seasons, but here is a look at the best guys to keep an eye on in fantasy baseball. A very solid 2014 campaign has Castro feeling very well about the future. This is a shortstop looked at by the Chicago Cubs as a face of the...
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Batter Chatter: November 2013
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Tuesday, November 26, 2013. 14 Mets Have a 'Hoss' in the Race. With Matt Harvey having his elbow redone for the foreseeable future, the Metsies will need a serious horse to take the mound every fifth turn in 2014. Better yet, maybe a hoss. Can lead the team from the hill. A horse is, of course, a sturdy pitcher- a guy who eats up innings, ends losing streaks, and carries the team on his back, much like a, ya know, horse does. Urban Dictionary describes "hoss" thusly:.
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Batter Chatter: October 2013
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Where Baseball and Language Intersect. Tuesday, October 8, 2013. Darling's Trading In His Chevy For a Cadillac-ac-ac-ac-ac. If baseball announcers are to be believed, Cadillacs are best enjoyed at a modest cruising speed. After all, "Cadillacing" after a batted ball means taking your time in getting to it. A simple ground ball up the middle in almost game, Heyward kind of Cadillacs. In and gets that ball," said Ron Darling during Dodgers-Braves last week. "But he cannot with Puig running.". He moved to h...
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