Wally Pipp is baseball version of Rodney Dangerfield (if you don't him, he is a famous actor who coined the term 'I get no respect around here').He was actually a decent first baseman player, who unfortunately got replaced by Lou Gehrig (you know, the GREATEST first baseman in baseball history) and was traded to Cincinnati Reds to finish out his career.In four seasons … [Read more...] about Baseball Lingo – Wally Pipped Pipp
Baseball Dictionary
On-Deck Batter vs In-The-Hole Batter
In baseball, "on-deck" refers to a player who is next in line to bat.In a professional game, the batter who is on deck traditionally waits in a location in the foul territory called the on deck circle (there are two circles, each used by a team).Due to safety concerns, most youth fields have a caged "on deck" circle to protect a player from an errant ball.If … [Read more...] about On-Deck Batter vs In-The-Hole Batter
Common Baseball Terminologies
Back to the bushes - being sent down to lower league (i.e. majors to minors AAA) Slash line - a quick view of batter's statistics (i.e. batting averge/slugging/onbase percentage Aboard - a runner reaching a base Ace - the best starting pitcher on a team ASA - Amateur Softball Association, which currently serves as the National governing body of softball Appeal - a claim by … [Read more...] about Common Baseball Terminologies
On-Deck Batter vs In-The-Hole Batter
In baseball, "on-deck" refers to a player who is next in line to bat.In a professional game, the batter who is on deck traditionally waits in a location in the foul territory called the on deck circle (there are two circles, each used by a team).Due to safety concerns, most youth fields have a caged "on deck" circle to protect a player from an errant ball.If … [Read more...] about On-Deck Batter vs In-The-Hole Batter