⚾️ How Well Do You Know Baseball Slang?

What does the term "Hill" describe?

• Pitcher's mound

• First Base

• Home base

What does the term "Bazooka" describe?

• When the crowd boos

• When a fielder catches a ball with his glove near belt level

• Strong throwing arm

What does the term "Lollipop" describe?

• A cut fastball

• A soft pitch or weak throw

• A good fastball

What does the term "Room service" describe?

• When a batter hits a single, double, triple and home run in the same game

• A pitch or batted ball that comes right to a defensive player

• When a hitter gets a pitch near his hands

What does the term "Whitewash" describe?

• A home run

• To shut out a team

• A very long, high home run

What does the term "Worm burner" describe?

• Batted ball that moves across the ground hard and fast

• An easy pitch to hit, usually right down the middle of the plate

• Curve ball

What does the term "Ride the pine" describe?

• Sitting on the bench

• When older players mock rookies

• A player who is scared to swing

What does the term "Southpaw" describe?

• Someone from the minors

• Left-handed throwing player

• A player who makes mistakes

What does the term "Blue" describe?

• Assistant Coach

• Team Trainer

• Umpire

What does the term " Cup of Coffee" describe?

• When a player has trouble finding the ball

• Short time spent in Major Leagues

• Player who takes forever to do things

What does the term "O’lay" describe?

• When the ball goes through a player’s legs

• When a fielder doesn’t get in front of the ball

• When a player throws the ball way over the head of another

What does the term "Grand Salami" describe?

• Grand Slam

• The Team’s General Manager

• The “biggest” guy on the team

What does the term "Ribbie" describe?

• Taking a ground ball to the chest

• Run batted in

• Another name for “rookie”

What does the term "Rhubarb" describe?

• The rubber on the mound

• Scuffle between teams

• A Glove

What does the term "Bases Juiced" describe?

• Runners on all bases

• Bases totally empty

• Other team getting very lucky

What does the term "Golden Sombrero" describe?

• Striking Out 4 times in a game

• Whoever has most hits in the game metaphorically wears it

• Batting helmet

What does the term "Chin music" describe?

• A pitch thrown near the batter’s head

• Taking a ground ball in the chin

• Getting punched by an opposing player

What does the term " Ol’ Number One" describe?

• Fastball

• Curveball

• Change Up

What does the term "Pickle" describe?

• Team stretching

• When a team uses a lot of bunting and “hit and runs”

• Runner caught between two bases

What does the term "Twin Killing" describe?

• A double (hit)

• A double play

• When the catcher guns down a player stealing second base