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B-L Term of the Week: Hot Stove League

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Baseball Lingo 1 Comment

Hot Stove League noun:  sports followers (as of baseball) gathering for off-season discussion. via Merriam-Webster.com As I looked for a good official definition of hot stove league, I was finding that many of the traditional sources (such as the one … Continue reading →

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B-L Term of the Day: Can of Corn

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Baseball Lingo 3 Comments

  Can o’ Corn noun: an easy fly ball or pop fly.  An easy catch.  More generally speaking, an easy play made in the field.  The term “can o’ corn” (or “can of corn”) is one those archaic terms of … Continue reading →

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