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Courtney Rice Gager lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and the other woman in his life, sports. An expert on surviving and thriving under these circumstances, Courtney writes to enlighten and encourage her fellow Philadelphia sports wives.


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A sports widow's guide to deciphering sports-speak: 10 baseball terms, defined.

  • Ace: A team’s best starting pitcher.
  • Brushback: A pitch that is purposely thrown too close to the batter in an effort to intimidate him.
  • Bullpen: The place off to the side of the field where relief pitchers and catchers warm up during the game.
  • Closer: A pitcher who consistently comes in to get the final outs of the game.
  • Fall Classic: October’s matchup between the American League Champion and the National League Champion. Otherwise known as “The World Series".
  • Manufacturing runs: The act of scoring runs by advancing slowly, one base at a time.
  • RBI (Run Batted In): A batter gets an RBI when a teammate scores a run as a result of the batter getting a hit, a walk, or a single out.
  • Relief pitcher: A pitcher that is brought in as a substitue for another pitcher.
  • Take a pitch: When a batter chooses not to swing at a pitch.
  • Scoring position: A runner is considered to be in scoring position when he is on second or third base.
  • Find more baseball terms here.