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Ray Chapman, killed by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays in 1920. In baseball, a beanball is a pitch, similar to a brushback pitch but actually intended to hit the batter as it is thrown at the head. It is rarely used as a strategic weapon, and is usually an act of anger and frustration; however, batters facing known headhunters are given a reason to ...
A throw is airmailed over the head of San Francisco Giants first baseman Pablo Sandoval. Slang for a fielder's errant throw that sails high over the player to whom he intended to throw the ball. For example, if the third baseman were to throw the ball over the first baseman's head and into the stands, he is said to have "airmailed" the throw.
This idiom derives from a German proverb, das Kind mit dem Bade ausschütten.The earliest record of this phrase is in 1512, in Narrenbeschwörung (Appeal to Fools) by Thomas Murner, which includes a woodcut illustration showing a woman tossing a baby out with waste water.
Throw, the distance between gears as experienced by the driver of a manual transmission; Throw, the act of rolling dice; Throw (projector), the distance between a movie projector and its screen; Throw blanket; Throw pillow; Throwing, another name for English knitting; Throwing, the process of making ceramic ware on a potter's wheel
a throw from a fieldsman that directly strikes and puts down a wicket (without first being caught by a fieldsman standing at the stumps). Occurs when attempting a run out. D/L see Duckworth-Lewis method DLS see Duckworth-Lewis method Dobbing a synonym for Mankad, specifically used in Lancashire and some neighbouring counties [citation needed ...
The free-throw lane and free-throw circle together (originally, the lane was narrower than the circle's diameter, giving the area the appearance of a skeleton key hole). kicking A violation called when a player intentionally uses their foot or leg to contact the ball. Play is stopped and the ball is given to the non-violating team to inbound ...
Synonym: major league. Contrast bush league , below. "For a listener who last heard the New Haven Symphony in the mid-60's, in a game but scrappy performance of Britten 's War Requiem , its concert on Friday evening was a happy surprise.
Defenestration (from Neo-Latin de fenestrā [1]) is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. [2] The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618 which became the spark that started the Thirty Years' War .