cadillacing v.— «He moved to his right to catch a fly out, but Greg Gagne surprisingly tagged from first base and reached second when Griffey’s threw was too soft and wide. “I don’t like him ’Cadillacing’ like that,” he...
vulturing n.— «“He threw seven innings on Friday and got no decision. He threw one inning today, he won the game.”…The bonus for Batista was picking up his seventh “W” when Seattle rallied in the top of the ninth...
OK change n.— «That finger, which McBeth cannot straighten, bends perfectly around the ball when he throws what in baseball parlance is called a “circle change” or an “OK change.” The trick to throwing the pitch is to put as little...
circle change n.— «That finger, which McBeth cannot straighten, bends perfectly around the ball when he throws what in baseball parlance is called a “circle change” or an “OK change.” The trick to throwing the pitch is to put as little...
wrong-sider n.— «And when Papineau—or any other lefty steps up to the plate—he’s referred to as a wrong-sider.» —“Team takes baseball to its roots” by Paul Costanzo Times Herald (Port Huron, Michigan) May...
four-peat n.— «Punahou finally made “four-peat” an official word in the baseball state tournament vocabulary tonight, cooling off Pearl City’s hot bats to win, 7-1, and become the first team to capture four straight Wally...