rake v.— «You have to tip your hat to Doc. To no-hit a team that can flat-out rake the ball is pretty unbelievable.» —“Gooden Enough! Outcast Pitcher Tosses No-Hitter” by Jim Street Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Wash.) May 15, 1996. (source: Double...
filthy stuff n. in baseball, good pitching. Editorial Note: Stuff as a term for a pitcher’s ball delivery has a long history in baseball, dating to at least as early as 1905. Filthy stuff is also a euphemism for money. (source: Double-Tongued...