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After a supreme achievement on the sports field/court/diamond, the achiever will, for no apparent reason, extend his arm and use his forefinger to point, for an extended period of time, to a team-mate, coach or even someone in the crowd. In many cases, the person being pointed to will, inexplicably, return the gesture.
In baseball a triple play is the rare act of making three outs during the same continuous play. The OED attributes the original usage of "triple play" to the American game of baseball as early as 1869. [130] headline: "President Obama's Wednesday NYC Triple Play." – Celeste Katz, New York Daily News, 26 April 2011. [131]
In some cases, the specific sport may not be known; these entries may be followed by the generic term sports, or a slightly more specific term, such as team sports (referring to such games as baseball, football, hockey, etc.), ball sports (baseball, tennis, volleyball, etc.), etc. This list does not include idioms derived exclusively from baseball.
Only 4 Major League Players Have Hit 700 Home Runs. St. Louis Cardinal Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run Sept. 23, 2022 in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, becoming just the fourth ...
People may use it if a friend totaled their car in an accident but walked away unscathed or if a birth plan didn't play out the way someone hoped. Dr. Muradian says this phrase misses the point.
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It is catcher's interference when the catcher physically hinders the batter's opportunity to swing at a pitch. In professional baseball, play continues and after continuous playing action ceases, the umpire calls time. The penalty The longest game ever played in Little League World Series history took place on August 21, 2002.
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