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A slang term for a baseball record that is disputed in popular opinion (i.e., unofficially) because of a perception that the record holder had an unfair advantage in attaining the record. It implies that the record requires a footnote explaining the purportedly unfair advantage, with the asterisk being a symbol commonly used in typography to ...
This is an alphabetical list of common English-language idioms based on baseball, excluding the extended metaphor referring to sex, and including illustrative examples for each entry. Particularly American English has been enriched by expressions derived from the game of baseball.
See English language idioms derived from baseball and baseball metaphors for sex. Examination of the ethnocultural relevance of these idioms in English speech in areas such as news and political discourse (and how "Rituals, traditions, customs are very closely connected with language and form part and parcel of the linguacultural 'realia'") occurs.
Reference from the team's problems during the era getting a world championship. Originally derogatory, Dodgers fans later adopted it as a term of affection. The Boys of Summer [34] – From the Brooklyn years – Reference to baseball being the only major team sport played during the summer. As with "Dem Bums", usage of this nickname for the ...
Maskot/Getty Images. 6. Delulu. Short for ‘delusional,’ this word is all about living in a world of pure imagination (and only slightly detached from reality).
Some MLB teams and their fans are complaining the Dodgers are spending too much on star free agents, but other teams should be doing the same thing. ... Baseball fans can whine, but there's ...
During one game in 1998, the fans, led by Ramirez, started chanting the name of Yankees first baseman Tino Martinez. [35] Martinez responded to the chanting fans with a wave, shocking the cheering fans; this started the tradition of roll call where the Bleacher Creatures chant the name of each starting fielder (except the pitcher and catcher). [4]
Though fan groups have existed for as long as musicians have elicited screams from their adoring audiences, the social media era has elevated the statuses of these groups and given them more power.