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Also batting a thousand. Getting everything in a series of items right. In baseball, someone with a batting average of one thousand (written as 1.000) has had a hit for every at bat in the relevant time period (e.g., in a game). AHDI dates its non-baseball usage to the 1920s. [7] May also be used sarcastically when someone is getting everything ...
A batter generally tries to strike the ball in the sweet spot near the middle of the barrel-end of the bat, sometimes referred to as the fat part of the bat or the meat end of the bat. The player who uses it to strike the ball—a batter, hitter, or batsman—can be said to bat the ball. A player known as a good hitter might be said to have a ...
The single "OMG" reached #1 on the iTunes Latin Pop charts on June 29, 2024, immediately after the release of the song on streaming services, accompanied by a music video. [8] It debuted at #1 on the Billboard Latin Digital Song Sales chart for the week dated July 20, 2024. [9] The music video has received more than 4 million views on YouTube. [10]
In baseball slang, it means a pitch that is thrown near the batter's face. The pitcher's intent may be to cause the batter to move "back" such that it is more difficult to hit a future outside pitch, to frighten the batter into a poorer batting approach, to intimidate opposing batters, or to actually hit the batter with the pitch.
In games where a ball may be legally caught (e.g. baseball) or carried (e.g. American football), a player (or the player's team) may be penalized for dropping the ball; for example, an American football player who drops a ball ("fumbles") risks having the ball recovered and carried by the other team; in baseball, a player who drops a thrown or ...
The song is featured in the soundtrack to the 2005 movie, Fever Pitch, [4] and is the song used in the closing credits to the VHS and DVD review of the 2004 World Series, a video that was produced by Major League Baseball Productions. The video game MVP Baseball 2005 features the song. [5]
Reference to the "friar swinging a baseball bat" logo used on and off by the team. Also a mascot of the San Diego Padres. The Chaplains – Nickname during the Pacific Coast League days throughout the World War II and the Korean War era, referencing the title "Padre" given to military chaplains. The Dads – A mistranslation of the word padres.
He came to the plate five times, and did the following: two walks, three singles, three RBI, four runs scored, career batting average and on-base-percentage of 1.000. Of the 27 players in MLB history with batting averages of 1.000, Paciorek is the only one with three at-bats. [17] Fred Van Dusen.