five and fly
n.— «“I’m not a five-and-fly guy,” Roberts said. This is his term for pitchers who go five innings to get a win, then look to the bullpen.» —“Roberts has start of something good ” by Richard Dozer Chicago Tribune Mar. 27, 1978. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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