棒球术语、缩写、统计名词.pdfVIP

Baseball Basics: Lingo A fans guide to commonly-used terms and phrases. ace -- A teams best starting pitcher. alley-- The section of the outfield between the outfielders. Also gap. around the horn-- A double play going from third base to second to first. backdoor slider -- A pitch that appears to be out of the strike zone, but then breaks back over the plate. bag -- A base. bang-bang play -- A play in which the baserunner hits the bag a split-second before the ball arrives or vice versa. basket catch -- When a fielder catches a ball with his glove near belt level. brushback -- A pitch that nearly hits a batter. bush -- Also bush league. An amateur play or behavior. can of corn -- An easy catch by a fielder. caught looking -- When a batter is called out on strikes. cellar -- Last place. Also basement. cheese -- Also good cheese. Refers to a good fastball. chin music -- A pitch that is high and inside. circus catch -- An outstanding catch by a fielder. closer -- A teams relief pitcher who finishes the game. cutter -- A cut fastball (one with a late break to it). cycle -- When a batter hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game. dinger -- A home run. dish -- Home plate. fungo -- A ball hit to a fielder during practice. Its usually hit by a coach using a fungo bat, which is longer and thinner than a normal bat. gap -- See alley. A ball hit here is a gapper. heat -- A good fastball. Also heater. high and tight -- Referring to a pitch thats up in the strike zone and inside on a hitter. Also known as up and in. hill -- Pitchers mound. homer -- A home run. Other terms include: blast, dinger, dong, four-bagger, four-base knock, moon shot, tape-measure blast and tater. hot corner -- Third base. in the hole -- The batter after the on-deck hitter. jam -- When a hitter gets a pitch near his hands, he is jammed. Also when a pitcher gets himself in tr