10.20.2003

Puttin' some cheese in the wheelhouse -- a truly puzzling glossary of "baseball lingo" from the MLB.com site. Even growing up listening to the rambling color commentary of Phil Rizzuto, I've never heard half of these. They don't mention the difference between a sinker, a splitter, and a cutter, nor the baffling (to the novice) scoring shorthand of a "6-4-3" double play...yet they elaborate on "utility player"? I quote "Bull Durham" -- "He's pretty smart, for a ballplayer. I even saw him read a book without pictures once."

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