JB Baseball Slang

Bean Ball: noun - Pitch thrown at batters head

Belly Itcher: noun - A Pitcher that is struggling and can?t find home plate

Bomb: noun - Long Distance Home Run

Bronx Cheer: noun - Booing from the spectators

Bush League: adj - cheap shot

Chin Music: noun - High pitch inside around the head

Crushed Ice: noun - Home Run

Doggy Ding Dong: noun - Home Run hit by the big dog

Duster: noun - A pitch that almost hits the batter

Ghost Runner: adj - Invisible Base runner

Golden Sombrero: verb - Strike out 4 times in 1 game

Junk Baller: noun - Pitcher who throws a variety of pitches at different speeds (curves, sliders, knuckleballs)

Meatball: noun: An easy pitch to hit over the middle of the plate

Moon Shot: noun - Big Home Run

Paint the Black: adj - Pitcher hits the corners of the strike zone

Pea: noun - a hard thrown ball

Pickle: noun - Run Down

Ringer: noun - A ball hit so hard, the ring pops off the ball

Rope: noun - A hard line drive

Roofer: noun - A Ball that’s hit on top of your house roof

Screwgie: noun - Screwball, that breaks the opposite of a curveball

Sick Nasty: adj - Amazing! Great!

Sweet Spot: adj - portion of bat a few inches from end of bat barrel

Tater: noun - Home Run

Uncle Charlie: noun - Curve Ball

Weak Sauce: noun - A pitcher that can’t reach home plate with the pitch

Whiff: verb - Strike Out

Yakker: noun - Curve Ball