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  2. Glossary of climbing terms - Wikipedia

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    A A-grade Also aid climbing grade. The technical difficulty grading system for aid climbing (both for "original" and an adapted version for "new wave"), which goes: A0, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and up to A6 (for "new wave"). See C-grade. Abalakov thread Abalakov thread Also V-thread. A type of anchor used in abseiling especially in winter and in ice climbing. ABD Also assisted braking device. A term ...

  3. Pitch pipe - Wikipedia

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    Although few look like a pipe, the pitch pipe name is still applied to any device used as a pitch reference. The most common type is a circular free reed aerophone.These are discs with the holes for the reeds around the perimeter and with marked openings for each note, into which the user blows.

  4. Route setter - Wikipedia

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    A route setter is a person who designs artificial rock climbing wall routes, or problems. Also known as "setters", these professionals combine technical craft with an artistic representation of real rock climbing moves. They do this with modular resin, polyurethane, polyester, fiberglass, or wood holds or "grips" that mimic real rock features.

  5. Registration (organ) - Wikipedia

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    The pitch produced by a pipe is a function of its length. An organ stop may be tuned to sound (or "speak at") the pitch normally associated with the key that is pressed (the "unison pitch"), or it may speak at a fixed interval above or below this pitch (an "octave pitch").

  6. Experiencing Yakyū: Edgewood grad Joe Kido joins pro ... - AOL

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    The first pitch was a slider, the second was a fastball and I hit it up the middle. I'm just hunting fastballs for now, and I'll adjust when they adjust to me." ... Joe was a terrific table-setter ...

  7. Cut fastball - Wikipedia

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    An animated diagram of a cutter. In baseball, a cut fastball or cutter is a type of fastball that breaks toward the pitcher's glove-hand side, as it reaches home plate. [1] This pitch is somewhere between a slider and a four-seam fastball, as it is usually thrown faster than a slider but with more movement than a typical fastball. [1]

  8. Hey, Juan Soto: Forget the Yankees, here are 10 reasons ... - AOL

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    Soto was viewed as the table-setter with the Yankees, getting on base ahead of Judge from the No. 2 spot in the lineup. ... Former New York Mets pitch Darryl Strawberry throws out the ceremonial ...

  9. What is Rob Manfred's 'golden at-bat' idea, and how would it ...

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    The idea is simple. Once a game, a manager gets to put his best batter at the plate regardless of where the batting order stands. So imagine, as a pitcher facing the Dodgers, you get Shohei Ohtani ...