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| The area of the field between the first and third base lines. A ball must be hit between these lines to be considered playable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname for the World Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| An MLB Parent team's minor league teams, organized hierarchically and designed to produce Major Leaguers by moving them through the various levels (system) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A runner reaches base where no outs occur but not because he earned it by his hit but because the defense made a choice that did not necessarily work out | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fielding Independent Pitching. Tries to create an ERA-like statistic that takes into account events that are not relevant to fielders, to isolate the actual effect of the pitcher on the game. Walks, strikeouts and home runs are typically used while there are other versions of FIP that use other variations instead of home runs. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| When a team trades top player assets for little in return with the intention of reducing payroll. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A pitcher who throws hard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A player reaches base after the defense retires one of the lead runners. Batter is not credited with getting a hit. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The area outside the first and third base lines that is considered outside of fair territory. A ball hit there is playable in the air but considered a strike if hit on the ground or if it lands. Foul territory includes the grandstands adjacent to the foul territory. A ball in play that eventually finds its way to foul territory is still considered in play if it doesn't leave the playabe field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slang for home run | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Technique used by catchers to make a pitch that is near the strike zone look as if it is a strike by squaring behind the ball and moving the wrist slightly towards the strike zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A nicer name for a team, refers to the intangible legal entity of a baseball team. A franchise is linked to Major League Baseball. A franchise can span many name changes and relocations. Often the Washington Nationals and Montreal Expos are linked together as the same franchise despite the relocation. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A player who is not currently under a team's control. He may still be paid by a team but is free to sign with another team. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A nicknamed used for fly balls during fielding practice | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 record(s) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
