Words and their stories: baseball terms
<p><span word="Baseball">Baseball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="sport">sport</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="game">game</span>.</p><p><span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="players">players</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="pitcher">pitcher</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="throws">throws</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="team">team</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="attempts">attempts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="misses">misses</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strike">strike</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="bat">bat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opposing">opposing</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="catches">catches</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="tries">tries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="field">field</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="batter">batter</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="bases">bases</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="hits">hits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fence">fence</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ballpark">ballpark</span>. <span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="expressions">expressions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="baseball">baseball</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="intelligent">intelligent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="curve">curve</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unexpected">unexpected</span>. <span word="Someone">Someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="steps">steps</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plate">plate</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="job">job</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span> <span word="hitter">hitter</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="else">else</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="goes">goes</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="swinging">swinging</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="failed">failed</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="strikes">strikes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="park">park</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p><span word="Sometimes">Sometimes</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="over">over</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bat">bat</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="batting">batting</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span>.</p>
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