Old Time Family Baseball

"Better to say a player hit a home run, rather than he ‘walloped’ or ‘blasted’ or ‘cracked’ it. Home runs are also homers, but avoid calling them ‘dingers,’ ‘jacks,’ ‘bombs,’ ‘taters’ and ‘four-baggers.’ Pitchers can pitch two-hitters, but avoid ‘twirling’ or ‘chucking’ or ‘fireballing.’ And teams try to reach the World Series instead of the ‘Fall Classic.’ In short, avoid hackneyed words and phrases."

- The Associated Press has released its World Series style guide

(via practicalobscurity)

They can, and should, call singles ‘safeties’, a big hit a ‘cracker jack of a good time,’ and a strikeout a ‘trolley conductor’s ding dong.’

(via sportsnetny)

jdotcole reblogged this from mightyflynn
daysofchad reblogged this from mightyflynn
greenmonstergirl liked this
offthemonster reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball
nelsonharris liked this
robosheep liked this
sspalmateer liked this
herblondness liked this
mostill reblogged this from oldtimefamilybaseball
obitoftheday liked this
masboobs liked this
baseballandcupcakes reblogged this from sportsnetny and added:

Fun read. (I mean that.) /nerd
oldtimefamilybaseball reblogged this from sportsnetny and added:

They can, and should, call singles ‘safeties’, a big hit a ‘cracker jack of a good time,’ and a strikeout a ‘trolley...
justamanandhisblog liked this
atlanticrefreshment liked this
the-bryman reblogged this from sportsnetny and added:

But I love using great cliches in my articles!
sportsnetny reblogged this from mightyflynn
hoganhere liked this
phazerblast liked this
tuckerblogs liked this
practicalobscurity liked this
brighteryellow liked this
fightwithknives liked this
mightyflynn reblogged this from practicalobscurity
practicalobscurity posted this

Theme created by David Summerton.

blog comments powered by Disqus