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–bagger suffix [Sugg. by use in baseball to classify base hits]…a fire (classified by the specified number of alarms). [English Baseball Firefighting] [full cite] (May. 31, 2005)

asteroidick n. I have one sports-related suggestion—asteroidick. as-ter-oid-ick (n) symbol: * 1. A star-shaped symbol found in the major league baseball record books to indicate players who used steroids. 2. The slimy stuff that sticks to asteroids. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation New or Nonce] [full cite] (Dec. 9, 2004)

ballhawk n. The neighborhood around Wrigley Field, called Wrigleyville, is filled with fans on game day. Ballhawks, as they are called, wait on Waveland Avenue to catch home runs during the game. [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Chicago] [full cite] (May. 8, 2007)

bang v. The baseball slang for canceling a game is to “bang it.” [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Mar. 9, 2005)

base knock n. Can someone please tell Major League Baseball, ESPN, and local broadcasters that “Base Knock” is not a good slang term for a base hit? [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (May. 8, 2006)

baseball rat n. As he became more sure with the bat, as he became the player who hit .300 at every stop, as he settled down on the field and in the clubhouse, his personality came out. Not just the one whose competitiveness can overwhelm veteran teammates, but the serious one, the one Alex Cora refers to as a “baseball rat.” [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Oct. 4, 2007)

battery chucker n. The Fox smash “Trading Spouses: Meet Your New Mommy” has asked the Daily News to help them find a Bronx Bombers backer whose family is just as nuts about the Yanks. “I refer to them as battery chuckers, hard-core fans.” [English Baseball Sports & Recreation Slang] [full cite] (Jun. 15, 2006)

beaned up adj. There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as “greenies” or “crank,” amphetamines have been an accepted part of the sport for so long that many clubs used to keep jars of them in the locker room and the phrase “beaned up” has entered the lexicon. [English Baseball Drugs Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Dec. 16, 2004)

beans n.pl. There’s an old joke in baseball that players hate rain delays even more than fans do because postponing the first-pitch time makes it hard for them to judge exactly when to take their “beans.” Also known as “greenies” or “crank,” amphetamines have been an accepted part of the sport for so long that many clubs used to keep jars of them in the locker room and the phrase “beaned up” has entered the lexicon. [English Baseball Drugs Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Dec. 16, 2004)

bench jockeying n. Baseball not being a repository of deep thought, players on opposing teams used to stand in the dugout and hurl insults at [Jackie] Robinson. “Bench jockeying,” as it’s known, has a long tenure in the sport, but it’s usually focused on things like weight or facial features. In Pittsburgh one day, Greenberg was playing first base while a pocket of teammates hollered at Robinson: “Hey, coal mine!” [English Baseball Sports & Recreation] [full cite] (Jun. 14, 2006)

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