Ages ago, there was a thread on this forum that talked about baseball buzz words.... That kind of fits here... Unfortunately, that thread has long since been purged, but I kept the buzz words for posterity.
Forgive the length of this post
Dirt Dipper: Someone who places the dirt from a baseball infield in his mouth.
Uni: Short for Uniform.
Cleat chaser: Female fan that wants more than an autograph
Gleek or gleeking: Unique way of spitting
Wood: A bat made of wood. Ash maple and bamboo or??? Plus some composites (wood and fiberglass) are referred to as wood.
Dinger: A home run or the impression of a baseball on the hood of your vehicle.
Homer: (1) A batted ball that flies over the fence in fair territory, or; (2) An umpire whose calls tend to favor the home team.
Pick: The act of an infielder cleanly fielding a ground ball. Heard Harold Reynolds use this one alot during the LLWS.
Double header: 2 games played in a row.
Twi-nighter: 2 games in a row played at night.
Spitter: A pitch with a foreign substance.
Shoe string catch: Ball caught just before hitting the ground.
Baltimore Chop: Ball hit in front of the plate that takes a high hop over the infielders.
Texas leaguer or lawn dart: Bloop hit over infielder.
The leather :Baseball glove
Web Gem : Great plays highlighted on espn and now any great play that would be a web gem if espn were there.
Strike: A pitch that a batter swings at or a pitch that the umpire feels crosses the strike zone in the right spot.
Going yard: A home run (also what i tell my wife upon heading out the door on the weekends)
That ball had hair on it
Exact meaning unclear) but usually a hot grounder
Seeing eye single: Hit ball through a gap but not hit hard
Nasty pitch:Pitch with unusual movement, may also be called dirty,
Pea rod: Travel of the ball in a straight line
Ball looked like a watermelon coming in: High fast ball pitch usually swung at and missed
Digging in: What a batter does when entering the batters box
Utility player: This guy may be a bench warmer or an all star player acording to his abilties to play multiple positions on the field
Bench warmer: (May be used with riding pine, getting splinters,sitting out,etc) player who spends a lot of time in the dugout
Tossed: Getting thrown out of a game or area of play ( been close to it but never actually experienced this) and it happens after some interaction with the umpire
Rope: A hard hit line drive (which too often results in a multiple base hit)
Can of corn: A fly ball that is easy for a player to catch; usually refers to a fly ball to the outfield, but can also be used for an infield pop up. (I presume that the term came from the image of a can of corn dropping into a glove ...)
BigFly : A home run
Filthy : A pitch that has just gone way beyond 'nasty' ... usually involves embarrassing the batter.
Wave at the ball : What batters do when they swing at a Filthy curve ball.
Snowcone : A ball caught in the tip of the webbing
Referee : What a parent calls an ump when they've been watching way too much s****r (futbol) ... or if they want to pi** off the ump.
Squeezing the pitcher : What umpires do to pitchers with bad attitudes ... shrink the strikezone
Punched out : Strike out looking.
Squeezing the plate : A batter moves up onto the plate to either reach the outside corner of an expanded strikezone or trying to intimidate the pitcher. A confident pitcher will usually ...
Dust 'em off : What a pitcher does to a batter who squeezes the plate ... usually a fast ball up and in ... to intimidate the batter and set up the outside pitch.
Dogging it : Being lazy.
Hang One : When a pitcher throws an offspeed pitch that doesn't move and is up and over the plate, ... often results in a HR.
Jump on the ball: What batters do to hanging pitches.
Table is set : Bases loaded.
Tattoo the ball : A monster hit ... not necessarily a HR, but hit really hard, i.e., leaving an 'impression' on the ball.
Chin music: A pitch high ans tight right uner the batters chin
Wiffed: A swingin strike out
Heater: Fast Ball
Paiting the black: A pitch on the edge of the platre for a strike
Buckled his knee's: A pitch that moved the batter back
Fanned: Swinging strike out
Brush back: High and tight pitch
Handcuffed: Inside pitch
No-no: No Hitter
Throwing gas: A pitcher who is throwing fast
Throwing BB's : A pitcher who's pitches are hard to see they are moving so fast
Looks like an asprin : Same as above
In the zone: Everything is coming togather for a player
Sunday Hop: East Ground ball that bounces up to the infielder
Blooper: Short pop fly just over the infielders
A Shot: A well hit balll
Hot Corner: Third Base
In-the-Hole: A ball it between 2 fielders
Round Tripper: A home Run
Real Deal: This player can play
Stud: Me
Hotdog: A player who shows off
Cycle : The act of hitting a single, double, triple and home run in the same game.
hanger: A curve ball that doesn't break
laser beam: A fastball
bang bang: A quick play
'tweener: A Ball hit in between the infielders and outfielders
gapper:A Ball hit in the gaps between outfielders
bringing it: Throwing smoke
money: A player who makes the big plays
wheels, rabbit: Fast runner
rabbit ears: Listens to bench jockeys
Uncle Charley: Curve
meat: A fat pitch
punch & judy: Singles hitter
cannon: Strong arm
hit the showers: Pulled from the game
GLM: Good looking Mom
DIA: Dad is an A$$hole