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  2. Glossary of English-language idioms derived from baseball

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    Unusual, unexpected, or irrational. In baseball, the fielders are focused on home plate, which is the place from which they expect balls to be hit to them. If a ball (e.g., one that was previously hit into the stands) or some other object is thrown at the fielder or onto the field from the outfield seats behind them, it is unexpected and ...

  3. Pitcher - Wikipedia

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    Clayton Kershaw, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, pitching in a game versus the New York Mets in 2015.. In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk.

  4. Pitcher (container) - Wikipedia

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    In American English, a pitcher is a container with a spout used for storing and pouring liquids. In English-speaking countries outside North America , a jug is any container with a handle and a mouth and spout for liquid – American "pitchers" will be called jugs elsewhere.

  5. Pitch (baseball) - Wikipedia

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    The fastball is the most common pitch in baseball, and most pitchers have some form of a fastball in their arsenal. Most pitchers throw four-seam fastballs. It is basically a pitch thrown very fast, generally as hard as a given pitcher can throw while maintaining control.

  6. English grammar - Wikipedia

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    Verbs or verb phrases combined as in he washed, peeled, and diced the turnips (verbs conjoined, object shared); he washed the turnips, peeled them, and diced them (full verb phrases, including objects, conjoined). Other equivalent items linked, such as prefixes linked in pre- and post-test counselling, [34] numerals as in two or three buildings ...

  7. Striking out the side - Wikipedia

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    The former definition is unlikely, however, given the common phrase, “(the pitcher) retired the side in order.” In theory, a pitcher can record any number of strikeouts in an inning, since it is possible for a batter to safely reach first base without recording an out if the catcher does not hold the third strike.

  8. Sentence (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    A major sentence is a regular sentence; it has a subject and a predicate, e.g. "I have a ball." In this sentence, one can change the persons, e.g. "We have a ball." However, a minor sentence is an irregular type of sentence that does not contain a main clause, e.g. "Mary!", "Precisely so.", "Next Tuesday evening after it gets dark."

  9. Pitching position - Wikipedia

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    Mariano Rivera, closer for the New York Yankees, having come set Jimmy Haynes of the Cincinnati Reds, pitching from the set, just before the time of pitch. A pitcher is in the set when, with the ball, they stand on, or directly in front of—and touching—the pitching rubber, with their toes pointing toward the side (toward third base for a right-handed pitcher) and their arms apart at their ...