Ball Park Lingo - Post #2

In Game 2, the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals visit the 1948 Cleveland Indians.

During the broadcast, the announcer uses a lot of baseball lingo (slang).

Here are some examples.

 “It’s Doby’s turn at the dish.”

“He’s not much of a long ball threat.”

“That ball is hit into the gap.”

“The throw comes into the cutoff man.”

“It’s a comebacker to the pitcher.”

“He boots the ball and the runner is safe.”

“Nice catch on the warning track in right field.”

“That’s Carter’s second big fly of the game.”

 

In case you’re wondering ……

No-one is volunteering to clean up the kitchen after a meal.

A ball didn’t roll into a popular clothing store.

And Carter wasn’t being pestered by insects.

 

So, here’s what we’ll do.

Below, you’ll read some lingo.

Following that, you’ll see some definitions.

In a mixed-up order, of course.

It’ll be your job to match them up correctly.

Easy peasy!

Oh, yeah.

Almost forgot.

You'll find the answers beneath the black & white photograph a few spaces down!

Have fun and good luck!

 

1.  Turn at the dish                          

2.  Long ball threat                                      

3.  The gap                                        

4.  Cut-off man                                

5.  A comebacker                            

6.  Boots the ball                             

7.  Warning track                           

8.  Big fly                                            

 A.  the surface between the outfield grass & the fence

B.  a player makes an error when trying to field the ball

C.  a home run

D.  a player's turn at home late/his turn to hit

E.  the space in left-center & right-center field

F.  a batter who hits home runs often

G.  a ground ball/bouncing ball hit to the pitcher

H.  an infielder who goes out to receive a long throw from an outfielder

 

 

Answers

1. A turn at the dish is a turn at bat. The "dish" is home plate.               

2. A long ball threat is a player who hits home runs often

3. The gap is the space in left-center and right-center field

4. The cut-off man is an infielder who runs out to catch a long throw from an outfielder

5. A comebacker is a ball hit back to the pitcher

6. Boots the ball means that someone made an error

7. The warning track is the surface between the outfield grass and the fence            

8. A big fly is a home run         

How did you do?

I'll bet you batted 1.000!!

Until next time, friends!