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As 2008 comes to a close, we sports widows look back on a magical year. It was a year of anticipation; a year in...
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This week’s conundrum is one of my own; though I am sure many of my fellow sports widows can commiserate. After an unbelievable chain of events...
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‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,Not a creature was stirring, not even my spouse;The stockings were hung by the...
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Help! I’m looking for last minute (affordable!) gifts for my guy. Any suggestions? – Sarah, PennsaukenYou could always run out to stock up...
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In a city that loves any excuse to ridicule Giants fans, Sondra Fortunato, aka “Miss Football” has been...
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- 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.
