funk
n.— «His biggest advantage, Mets Manager Willie Randolph said, is that Bradford brings “the funk.” His slider can start at a right-handed hitter’s knees and run across the plate. Or it can zip upward. His sinker, meanwhile, appears to rise before it plunges.» —“The Pitch From Down Under” by Ben Shpigel in Port St. Lucie, Fla. New York Times Jan. 16, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Sean in Oneonta, New York, says that when he was growing up in New Jersey, his family would pile in the car and set off on a surprise adventure, whether a short distance or long, and the kids would be told only that they were going on Buxtehude...
Asthenosphere, a geologist’s term for the molten layer beneath the earth’s crust, sparks a journey that stretches all the way from ancient Greece to the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Plus: What the heck is a dogberg? It’s when...