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The following is a list of phrases from sports that have become idioms (slang or otherwise) in English. They have evolved usages and meanings independent of sports and are often used by those with little knowledge of these games. The sport from which each phrase originates has been included immediately after the phrase.
Also brand-new ball game; whole 'nother ball game. In common usage, a "whole new ball game" or "brand-new ball game" signifies a drastic turn of events, a completely altered situation. In baseball, an announcer says "it's a whole new ball game" when the trailing team ties the score or takes the lead, usually after being behind by several runs.
A term that signifies whether the batter or pitcher possesses the advantage in an at-bat. If a pitcher has thrown more strikes than balls to a batter in an at-bat, the pitcher is ahead in the count; conversely, if the pitcher has thrown more balls than strikes, the batter is ahead.
In the latest installment of 'Let me be Yannis with you', 2 Point Lead host Yannis Pappas breaks down why sports means so much to people. Isn't it the worst when someone says that sports don't matter?
Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all; Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness; Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt; Better wear out than rust out; Beware of Greeks bearing gifts (Trojan War, Virgil in the Aeneid) [8] Big fish eat little fish
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What has reassured those at FLBC has been the players’ positivity and resilience. Every first-year player on last year’s team came out for the team again this season.
The leading team, in terms of games behind, is the team with the best won–loss difference. This is not always the team with the most wins. For example, a team with an 80–70 record (10 more wins than losses) would be one game behind a team with a 79–67 record (12 more wins than losses).