Dictionary definition of “Nintendo slider”

Nintendo slider

n. in baseball, a pitch which breaks unexpectedly over the plate, as if remotely controlled. Subjects: English, United States, Baseball, Sports & Recreation, Slang

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Citations: 1997 David Ginsburg @ Seattle, Wash. (AP) (Oct. 1) “Orioles do a shuffle for matchup with Johnson”: He’s 6-foot-10, has a 97 mph fastball from the side and has a Nintendo slider. 2002 Jim Cour @ Seattle The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.) (July 6) “M’s get slammed”: “He’s got the Nintendo slider,” [Torii] Hunter said of [Jeff] Nelson. “I wasn’t trying to swing for the fence. I made contact and the ball went out. I don’t know how.” [2003 Patrick Reusse Star Tribune (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Apr. 5) “Full house sees team miles off its game” p. 1C: Fiore relieved some of the Dome’s congestion by surrendering a three-run homer to Wells in the seventh. It came off Fiore’s palm ball. “That’s like a Nintendo pitch,” Wells said. “He lets it go, and it just stops.”] 2004 Scott Merkin MLB.com (May 6) “Wunsch out to prove his worth”: It makes it a little easier to get right-handers out when you have more velocity, but when the velocity is lower, you throw a little more junk. Right now, my slider is working well. It looked like a Nintendo slider with the way it was breaking Wednesday. 2004 Jim Souhan Star Trigune (Minneapolis, Minn.) (Oct. 5) “Pitching: Nathan vs. Santana”: In baseball parlance, a “Nintendo slider” is one that breaks as if controlled by a joystick.

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