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Sure, the stench from his lucky shirt may be gone, but the sweet smell of victory doesn’t seem to be wearing off any time soon. If you have a...
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For once, all is right in the world. The Phils have won The World Series, baseball season is officially over, and...
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In a cruel twist of fate, baseball season was extended even longer when game five at Citizen’s Bank Park was suspended Monday night due to...
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We’ve all been there before. You’re watching the game with your spouse, trying to seem engaged, and you...
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Prepare yourselves, sports widows. There are just a few more minutes until the World Series begins, and there is going to be an awful lot of baseball...
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As we were driving along the other day, my spouse suddenly turned down the radio, slowed down the car, looked at me...
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Well sports widows, it’s official. The Phils have made it to the World Series; but as we head into a weekend that is projected to be completely...
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Good news for fans who have spent the past few days fretting over the postseason fate of the Fightin’ Phils: it turns out that the players have...
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After last night’s bench clearing altercation between the Dodgers and the Phillies, we sports widows can now...
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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.
