Getting to know Chip; a lesson in baseball vernacular

[sighyoung]

Predicted Carayisms to emerge over the course of the season:

Ice-cream social: a meeting on the mound

Aunt Fritzi: a former star of a team now overshadowed by an up-and-coming player

Toonerville Trolley: a slow roller on the infield

Egg-and-spoon race: awkward attempt to close out a win in the ninth inning

Rita Hayworth: a good looking prospect

Barney Google: a player who looks off that night (AKA has "goo-goo-googly eyes")

Rommel: a pitcher who is tips his pitches, usually to a

Patton: a batter who 'read the pitcher's book'

Sputnik: A high, deep home-run blast by an opposing player

Oliver Twist (verb): to beg for more of something (especially during a losing streak)

[SunnyJim]

Predicted Carayisms to emerge over the course of the season:

Ice-cream social: a meeting on the mound

Aunt Fritzi: a former star of a team now overshadowed by an up-and-coming player

Toonerville Trolley: a slow roller on the infield

Egg-and-spoon race: awkward attempt to close out a win in the ninth inning

Rita Hayworth: a good looking prospect

Barney Google: a player who looks off that night (AKA has "goo-goo-googly eyes")

Rommel: a pitcher who is tips his pitches, usually to a

Patton: a batter who 'read the pitcher's book'

Sputnik: A high, deep home-run blast by an opposing player

Oliver Twist (verb): to beg for more of something (especially during a losing streak)

Ripped straight from his grandpa's script.

When will he start asking how to pronounce Arenado when spelled backwards?

[MinorLeagueGuy]

Predicted Carayisms to emerge over the course of the season:

Ice-cream social: a meeting on the mound

Aunt Fritzi: a former star of a team now overshadowed by an up-and-coming player

Toonerville Trolley: a slow roller on the infield

Egg-and-spoon race: awkward attempt to close out a win in the ninth inning

Rita Hayworth: a good looking prospect

Barney Google: a player who looks off that night (AKA has "goo-goo-googly eyes")

Rommel: a pitcher who is tips his pitches, usually to a

Patton: a batter who 'read the pitcher's book'

Sputnik: A high, deep home-run blast by an opposing player

Oliver Twist (verb): to beg for more of something (especially during a losing streak)

Example: "Dylan Carlson was a real Rita Hayworth before he reached the Big Leagues. Now, he's more of a Courtney Love."

[sighyoung]

"Shelby Miller was a bobby-soxer hearthrob at the start of his career, but has mellowed into a regular Rudy Vallee out of the Dodgers' pen.

[Spider John]

"Shelby Miller was a bobby-soxer hearthrob at the start of his career, but has mellowed into a regular Rudy Vallee out of the Dodgers' pen.

[Radbird]

Couple from last night

Harness: catcher's gear, maybe specifically the helmet but who knows
Playing pepper: sharp ground ball back to the pitcher

He just did it again: “Contreras, in harness, is back behind the plate.” So strange, never heard it called that pre-Chip.

[CardsofSTL]

Couple from last night

Harness: catcher's gear, maybe specifically the helmet but who knows
Playing pepper: sharp ground ball back to the pitcher

He just did it again: “Contreras, in harness, is back behind the plate.” So strange, never heard it called that pre-Chip.

why the blankety-blank aren't you watching the SF feed?

[Radbird]

Couple from last night

Harness: catcher's gear, maybe specifically the helmet but who knows
Playing pepper: sharp ground ball back to the pitcher

He just did it again: “Contreras, in harness, is back behind the plate.” So strange, never heard it called that pre-Chip.

why the blankety-blank aren't you watching the SF feed?

Because then I wouldn’t hear cutting-edge commentary like “He almost Charlie Browned him!!” Compelling stuff.

[haltz]

in the soup: in trouble with runners on base

[Radbird]

Today’s contributions:

From post to pillar: when an outfielder runs to catch a ball.

Something about turning your bat into sawdust, indicating a tense situation for a batter. He used it on Donnie. I think right before his game-tying blast.