hospital pass n.— «In rugby parlance Robinson was thrown a hospital pass as he tried to maintain the success. With Johnson retired and Wilkinson a shadow of the player he was two years ago, Robinson is conspicuously short of leaders on...
good wheels n.pl.— «The abrasive nature of the pitch had brought reverse swing into the equation earlier than usual. You don’t need an action with a perfect coil to bowl reverse swing. Just a decent release and, as they say in the trade...
spawny adj.— «They qualified for the semis by kicking Maradona off the pitch (so when he retaliated he got sent off) and a spawny Rossi hatrick based on defensive errors by Brazil when Italy were getting pissed on.» —“Re: Bring back...
full gorilla adv.— «In only his second full season in the majors, with a better concept of location and selection but still basically what pitching coach Bud Black calls “full gorilla” on every pitch, Rodriguez has set a club...
tie-down n.— «The Tie-Down. The “don’t you agree?” or “isn’t that so?” attached to a statement: “You can change your life, don’t you agree?” It softens the presumptuousness of a statement, and builds...
wear one v. phr. in baseball, to be hit by a pitch. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)