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  2. Glossary of basketball terms - Wikipedia

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    A professional basketball league in the Philippines. It is the second oldest professional basketball league in the world after the NBA. pick See screen. pick and roll An offensive play in which a player sets a screen (pick) for a teammate handling the ball and then slips behind the defender (rolls) to accept a pass. Pinoy step

  3. Pinch hitter - Wikipedia

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    Lenny Harris had 212 hits in 804 pinch hit at bats, both records in Major League Baseball.. In baseball, a pinch hitter (PH) is a substitute batter.Batters can be substituted at any time while the ball is dead (not in active play); the manager may use any player who has not yet entered the game as a substitute.

  4. Wally Pipp - Wikipedia

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    The streak started the previous day, as on June 1 Gehrig entered the game as a pinch hitter, substituting for shortstop Wanninger. [ 19 ] Although Pipp's replacement on June 2, 1925, was historic, and Gehrig had a great game by getting three hits, Gehrig would in fact go 0 for 3 in each of his next two games, before being lifted for a pinch ...

  5. Pinch-hitting - Wikipedia

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  6. Pinch-hit strategy from A.J. Hinch pays off in Detroit Tigers ...

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    In a pinch. Kerry Carpenter, a left-handed hitter, led the Tigers on offense with two extra-base hits. He also leads the Tigers in batting average (.302) and on-base-plus-slugging percentage (.920 ...

  7. Injured list - Wikipedia

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    If the injury turns out to be minor, then the player may resume playing immediately without having to serve the minimum term on the injured list. This also allows a valuable, slightly injured player to continue to contribute in a limited role, such as pinch hitting. However, depending upon the circumstances, the team may find itself effectively ...

  8. 'You dream about it as a kid': David Fry's pinch-hit ... - AOL

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    But pinch-hitting Jhonkensy Noel and Fry in Game 3 was more than simply wanting the platoon advantage. It was that both instances featured a runner in scoring position, which made it a high ...

  9. Why 'hitting singles' continues to pay off with home runs for ...

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    Purdue coach Matt Painter uses a baseball analogy with his basketball team. The 'hit singles' mentality paid off yet again against Minnesota Thursday.