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B-L Term of the Day: Tater

Posted on August 6, 2012 by Baseball Lingo 1 Comment

    Tater noun:  a homerun variances:  ‘long tater’   I have heard the term ‘tater’ used to describe a homerun since I was a kid but never knew the origins of the term.  Apparently, I wasn’t the only one.  … Continue reading →

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B-L Term of the Day: Hitting Shoes

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Baseball Lingo Leave a comment

  Hitting Shoes noun:  a nonsensical term that describes the condition of a player or team which they are hitting the ball better than usual (i.e “Pujols had his hitting shoes on today.  He went 3 for 3 with a … Continue reading →

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B-L Term of the Day: Texas Leaguer

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Baseball Lingo 1 Comment

  Texas Leaguer noun:  A Texas Leaguer (or Texas League single) is a weakly hit fly ball that drops in for a single between an infielder and an outfielder. (definition from Wikipedia’s Glossary of Baseball) Variances:  flare, blooper, bloop single … Continue reading →

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B-L Term of the Day: Rake

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Baseball Lingo 4 Comments

to rake, raking verb:  To really hit the ball hard, all over the park. When you’re raking, you’re hitting very well. (definition from Wikipedia’s Glossary of Baseball) I’ll admit it, rake or raking as a baseball term is a term … Continue reading →

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B-L Term of the Day: Walk-off Homerun

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Baseball Lingo 1 Comment

Walk-off Homerun noun:  A homerun that the ends the game. variances:  Walk-off hit, Walk-off error, walk-off walk I’ll say this from the get-go… it took me a while to get used to the term ‘walk-off homerun’.  I didn’t ring right … Continue reading →

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