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MFS62 Aug 30 2021 09:10 AM

call a home run pitch a "Gopher Ball"? AND, What other baseball expressions haven't you heard or read for a while? Later

seawolf17 Aug 30 2021 09:31 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Anyone still call the curveball the "Uncle Charlie?" I feel like that was a thing when I was a kid.

Fman99 Aug 30 2021 09:37 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

I still refer to a strong fastball as the "high, stinky cheese." What a shame that some of these sayings have gone out of vogue.

MFS62 Aug 30 2021 09:43 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

or "keystone combo". Later

ashie62 Aug 30 2021 09:45 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Can of corn Baltimore chop.

kcmets Aug 30 2021 09:46 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Anyone still call the curveball the "Uncle Charlie?" I feel like that was a thing when I was a kid. I think McCarver called a big curve Lord Charles, I don't recall the uncle thing.

Frayed Knot Aug 30 2021 09:51 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

McCarver's line was that Gooden's curve was so good that his Uncle Charley should be called Lord Charles instead.

kcmets Aug 30 2021 09:52 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

A: A 55-footer. Q: What's Javy's favorite pitch to flail at and miss?

kcmets Aug 30 2021 09:55 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Frayed Knot wrote: McCarver's line was that Gooden's curve was so good that his Uncle Charley should be called Lord Charles instead. Sounds reasonable, but I don't remember the big explanation for years and years. I think it just became The Lord Charles, but my senility is moving along...

seawolf17 Aug 30 2021 09:56 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

=kcmets post_id=75955 time=1630338729 user_id=53] A: A 55-footer. Q: What's Javy's favorite pitch to flail at and miss?

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

TransMonk Aug 30 2021 10:00 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

https://c.tenor.com/gH44ywlkSE4AAAAC/major-league-movie-too-high.gif> This is my go-to phrase when an opposing batter hits a no doubt HR. Or to mock an opposing batter on a straight up pop fly.

smg58 Aug 30 2021 10:37 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

=seawolf17 post_id=75957 time=1630338967 user_id=91] =kcmets post_id=75955 time=1630338729 user_id=53] A: A 55-footer. Q: What's Javy's favorite pitch to flail at and miss?

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO


Yeah, a big thumbs down for that one.

Ceetar Aug 30 2021 10:54 AM Re: Does Anyone Still...

yeah, Javy doesn't have a favorite, he'll flail at any pitch.

DocTee Aug 30 2021 12:30 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Baltimore Chop is a good one! A Texas Leaguer was another

RealityChuck Aug 30 2021 12:44 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Can of corn. You don't hear "hanging curve" all that much these days. I don't see "no pepper" written on the walls of the grandstand any more.

batmagadanleadoff Aug 30 2021 12:54 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Here's a baseball phrase I'm definitely aware that's gone missing because I miss it : balls hit in the gap between two outfielders used to be referred to as going "up the alley".

Fman99 Aug 30 2021 01:10 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

We say "can of corn" at the ball park all the time, Fboy and I. Years of listening to Fran Healy is where that comes from.

kcmets Aug 30 2021 01:15 PM Re: Does Anyone Still... Edited 2 time(s), most recently on Aug 30 2021 01:20 PM

I don't see "no pepper" written on the walls of the grandstand any more. Some (fan) stranger I was talking to many years ago told me that 'no pepper games' used to be on the walls at stadiums because if a fan got hurt as the result of a pepper game the stadium (team) would be liable because pepper games didn't fall under the disclaimer language (incidental to the game of baseball) which was common on the back of ticket stubs -- which isn't the case anymore so they don't post it. No idea if he was right, talking out of his ass or why I even remember him. (Non-baseball side note... I was telling my wife a few weeks ago when we were waiting on a subway platform there used to be stenciled signs on the floor that said 'no spitting' or such. She didn't believe me.)

kcmets Aug 30 2021 01:17 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Here's a baseball phrase I'm definitely aware that's gone missing because I miss it : balls hit in the gap between two outfielders used to be referred to as going "up the alley". I think we still hear 'in the alley' quite frequently, maybe I'm mistaken.

MFS62 Aug 30 2021 01:25 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

I don't see "no pepper" written on the walls of the grandstand any more. Some (fan) stranger I was talking to many years ago told me that 'no pepper games' used to be on the walls at stadiums because if a fan got hurt as the result of a pepper game the stadium (team) would be liable because pepper games didn't fall under the disclaimer language (incidental to the game of baseball) which was common on the back of ticket stubs -- which isn't the case anymore so they don't post. No idea if he was right, talking out of his ass or why I even remember him. (Non-baseball side note... I was telling my wife a few weeks ago when we were waiting on a subway platform there used to be stenciled signs on the floor that said 'no spitting' or such. She didn't believe me.) I recall that was the reason for the no pepper signs. And I remember the "no spitting" signs, too. And baseball is banning chewing tobacco (is it now a grandfathered right?) so there won't be a need for "no spitting" signs in dugouts, if they ever had them. Speaking of that (back to the thread) has anyone heard the term "Spitball" lately, or do they just say "foreign substance" on the ball? Later

RealityChuck Aug 30 2021 01:52 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

"Payoff pitch." Lindsay Nelson used the phrase for every full count. No one has continued the tradition.

MFS62 Aug 30 2021 01:57 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

"Payoff pitch." Lindsay Nelson used the phrase for every full count. No one has continued the tradition. That reminds me, on a 3-2 count, Les Keiter would say, "Three and two. What'll he do?" Later

Frayed Knot Aug 30 2021 02:37 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Keith still uses 'hanging curve' or some variation of it: 'Oooh that's a hanger', particularly when watching the replay of a ball that was just tattooed And also 'can of corn' though he frequently gets more specific: 'He got under that one with his upper-cut and that's a can of Del Monte'

ashie62 Aug 30 2021 03:01 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

Texas Leaguer.

MFS62 Aug 31 2021 01:15 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

The recent Mets hitting approach reminds me of some more oldies: Swings like a rusty gate Swings from his heels Foot in the bucket. Later

G-Fafif Aug 31 2021 01:21 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

We could use another circuit clout or two.

Frayed Knot Aug 31 2021 05:49 PM Re: Does Anyone Still...

I hear Keith using most of these expressions. Of course it's not like Keith makes any cultural references post about 1975 so we shouldn't expect new sports expressions either.