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A slang term for a baseball record that is disputed in popular opinion (i.e., unofficially) because of a perception that the record holder had an unfair advantage in attaining the record. It implies that the record requires a footnote explaining the purportedly unfair advantage, with the asterisk being a symbol commonly used in typography to ...
This is a category of articles on terms used in baseball, with sub-categories for statistics, pitching terminology, ... Pages in category "Baseball terminology"
Particularly American English has been enriched by expressions derived from the game of baseball. See also the Glossary of baseball terms for the jargon of the game itself, as used by participants, fans, reporters, announcers, and analysts of the game.
This is a glossary of terminology used in Baseball5. Many terms which are used in Baseball5 also appear in baseball (see Glossary of baseball terms). B
The idea is simple. Once a game, a manager gets to put his best batter at the plate regardless of where the batting order stands. So imagine, as a pitcher facing the Dodgers, you get Shohei Ohtani ...
The Mendoza Line is baseball jargon for a .200 batting average, the supposed threshold for offensive futility at the Major League level. [1] It derives from light-hitting shortstop Mario Mendoza, who failed to reach .200 five times in his nine big league seasons. [2]
Carla Aguilar takes an order to the kitchen at La Margarita restaurant, located at 545 Ferry St SE, in Salem, in this file photo from July 29, 2020.
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.