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356 Baseball for Dummies, 4Th Edition Index 1B. See fi rst–base position American Association, 210 2B. See second–base position American League (AL), 207. 3B. See third–base position See also stadiums 40–40 club, 336 American Legion Baseball, 197 anabolic steroids, 282 • A • Angel Stadium of Anaheim, 280 appeal plays, 39, 328 Aaron, Hank, 322 appealing, 328 abbreviations appearances, defi ned, 328 player, 9 Arizona Diamondbacks, 265 scoring, 262 Arizona Fall League, 212 across the letters, 327 Arlett, Buzz, 213 activate, defi ned, 327 around the horn, defi ned, 328 adjudged, defi ned, 327 artifi cial turf, 168, 328 adjusted OPS (OPS+), 243–244 Asian leagues, 216 advance sale, 327 assists, 247, 263, 328 advance scouts, 233–234, 327 AT&T Park, 272, 280 advancing at-balls, 328 hitter, 67, 70, 327 at-bats, 8, 328 runner, 12, 32, 39, 91, 327 Atlanta Braves, 265–266 ahead in the count, defi ned, 327 attempts, 328. See also stealing bases airmailed, defi ned, 327 automatic outs, 328 AL (American League) teams, 207. away games, 328 See also stadiums alive balls, 32 • B • alive innings, 327 All American Amateur Baseball Babe Ruth League, 197 Association, 197 Babe Ruth’s curse, 328 alley (power alley; gap), 189, 327, 337 back through the box, defi ned, 328 alley hitters, 327 backdoor slide, 328 allowing, defi ned, 327COPYRIGHTEDbackdoor MATERIAL slider, 234, 328 All-Star, defi ned, 327 backhand plays, 178–179 All-Star Break, 327 backstops, 28, 329 All-Star Game, 252, 328 backup, 329 Alphonse and Gaston Act, 328 bad balls, 59, 329 aluminum bats, 19–20 bad bounces (bad hops), 272, 329 Amateur Athletic Union, 197 bad calls, 329 amateur draft, 199–204 bad hands, 329 amateur leagues, 196–198 bad-ball hitters, 329 American Amateur Baseball Congress, 198 bag, 38, 329 99781118510544-bindex.indd781118510544-bindex.indd 334747 11/22/2014/22/2014 33:35:33:35:33 AAMM 348 Baseball For Dummies, 4th Edition bailing out, 47, 75, 329 Baseball Cube website, 294 Baker, Dusty, 324 baseball mud (rubbing mud), 330 balks Baseball Plays website, 294 abbreviation for, 262 Baseball Prospectus website, 278, 289–290 avoiding, 40, 141 Baseball Reference website, 292–293 defi ned, 329 Baseball Think Factory website, 294 ball boys/girls, 238, 329 Baseball Tonight program, 298 Ball Coeffi cient of Restitution (BBCOR), 20 BaseballNation (SBNation) website, 291 Ball Exit Speed Ratio (BESR), 20 baseballs. See balls ball handlers, 238 baserunning. See also sliding; stealing ballclubs, 329 bases ballpark etiquette, 261 colliding with catchers, 99 Ballparks of Baseball website, 293 out of box, 84–85 balls. See also catching balls overview, 83 calling, 236 preventing double plays, 98–99 defi ned, 35, 329 reading opposition, 89 fair and foul, 33 rounding bases, 89–90 hitting, 62–63 rules of, 38–39 overview, 16–17 tagging up, 90–91 Sof-Dot Reduced Injury Factor, 17 taking leads, 85–89 spitballs, 41–42 using coaches, 91–92 Baltimore chop, 329 bases. See also stealing bases Baltimore Orioles, 273 counting, 243 bandboxes, 245, 329 defi ned, 329 bang-bang plays, 236, 310, 329 getting on, 34 Banks, Ernie, 214 purchasing, 28 barbers, 329 rounding, 89–90 barrel, 18–19, 21, 329 bases juiced, defi ned, 330 base on balls basket catches, 330 abbreviation for, 262 bat checks, 330 defi ned, 329 bat handlers, 238 base runners bat speed, 19, 21, 48–49, 52, 54, 58, 330 catching off base, 142–144 batboys (batgirls), 330 interference of, 329 bats second–base position and, 175 aluminum, 19 watching while pitching, 140–142 caring for, 21 baseball. See also rules choosing, 19–21 defi ned, 329 defi ned, 330 fi eld used for, 10–11 gripping, 48 origin of, 7–8 overview, 18 overview, 7 wood, 18–19 play action of, 11–12 batted ball speed, 19 scoring, 12 batters structure of game, 8–9 defi ned, 330 Baseball Canada website, 195 statistics, 242–245 99781118510544-bindex.indd781118510544-bindex.indd 334848 11/22/2014/22/2014 33:35:33:35:33 AAMM Index 349 batter’s box BESR (Ball Exit Speed Ratio), 20 accelerating out of, 84–85 Big A Stadium, 275–276 defi ned, 330 big leagues, defi ned, 331 overview, 51–53 The Bill James Handbook, 291 battery, 330 bird dogs, 203, 331 batting. See also hitting the black, defi ned, 331 abilities needed for, 46–47 black seats, 331 batter’s box, 51–53 Bleacher Report website, 291 body positioning, 55–56 bleachers, 258, 331 fair and foul balls, 33 bleeders, 331 getting on base, 34 blocking the plate, 154–156, 331 gloves for, 25, 330 bloops (bloopers), 331 helmet for, 330 blown saves, 331 holding bat, 47–49 blowouts (laughers), 340 judging pitches, 60 Blue, Vida, 318 outs, 32–33 boa constrictor handle, 18 overview, 32, 45–46 bobbing head, 77 stance for, 53–54 Boehler, Joe, 213 stride, 56–59 Bonds, Barry, 285–286 strike zone, 59 bonehead plays, 120, 331 batting around, 330 boning bats, 21 batting average, 242 bonus pool, 202–203 batting cages bonus rule, 200 defi ned, 330 the book, 236, 331 purchasing, 28 boots (muffs), 331 batting eye, 17, 74, 330 Boston Red Sox, 273–274 batting order, 11, 330 bottom dropped out, defi ned, 331 batting tees, 75, 196 bottom of the inning, defi ned, 331 Bauman, Joe, 213 box scores, 331 bazooka, 330 breaking pitches, 331 BBCOR (Ball Coeffi cient of Restitution), 20 Brett Brothers Bats company, 18 beanballs, 330 Brock, Lou, 93 Beane, Billy, 232 brushbacks, 331 beating out, 330 bullpen Beckett Marketplace website, 295 defi ned, 123, 331 behind in the count, defi ned, 184 warming up in, 40 beisu boru, 214 bunting Beltre, Adrian, 114 catching bunts, 156–157, 163–164 Bench, Johnny, 99–100, 145–146, 321 defi ned, 331–332 bench attitude, 225–226 overview, 67–72 bench jockeys, 330 Burleson, Rick, 119 benched, defi ned, 330 Busch Stadium, 271, 279 benders, 330 bush, defi ned, 332 bent-leg slide, 93–94 butchers, 332 bereavement list, 331 99781118510544-bindex.indd781118510544-bindex.indd 334949 11/22/2014/22/2014 33:35:33:35:33 AAMM 350 Baseball For Dummies, 4th Edition challenging the outfi elder, defi ned, 332 • C • championships, divisional, 253–254. Cabrera, Miguel, 242 See also World Series Cadillac trot, 332 Chan Ho Park, 216 called game, 332 chances, defi ned, 332 called out looking, defi ned, 332 change-ups, 131, 136, 332 calling balls and strikes, 236 charging balls, 114 calling games, 12 Chase Field, 265, 279 calling up, 304, 332 cheating, 102, 332 calls, defi ned, 332 checked swings, 332 camping under, defi ned, 332 Chicago Cubs, 266 cans of corn, 332 Chicago White Sox, 274 Canseco, Jose, 284 chicken fl aps, 50 caps, 26–27 Chinese Professional Baseball League, 216 career year, 332 choke hitters, 48, 332 Caribbean Baseball Confederation choking up, 48 (CBC), 217 choosing-up sides, 333 Carlton, Steve, 316–317 chopping, 76 Carroll, Will, 291 Cincinnati Reds, 266 carrying a club, defi ned, 332 circle change-up, 136 Cartwright, Alexander Joy, 7–8 circus catches, 333 castoffs, 332 Citi Field, 270, 279 catchers Citizens Bank Park, 270, 279 abbreviation for, 9 Class AAA (Triple A) league, 210–211 colliding with, 99 cleanup hitters, 333 gear for, 24–25 Clemens, Roger, 318 gloves for, 111 Cleveland Indians, 274–275 number assigned to, 261 closed stance, 53–54, 333 overview, 110–111, 145 closers, 333 play of, after hits, 154–157 clubhouse lawyers, 333 preparing for pitch, 145–154 clutch, defi ned, 333 catcher’s box, 332 CNNSI website, 292 catches, defi ned, 332 coaches. See also managers catching balls overview, 12–13 coming in on, 189 using when baserunning, 91–92 from fi rst base position, 162 coach’s boxes, 10 gaps, 189 collar, 333 going out on, 189–190 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), 204 overview, 187–189 college baseball, 198–199 from seat, 259–260 color coding scorecards, 264 CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement), 204 Colorado Rockies Coors Field, 267 CBC (Caribbean Baseball Confederation), 217 comebackers, 333 cellar, 332 Comerica Park, 275, 280 cellar dweller, 332 commissioner, in fantasy baseball, 306 center–fi eld position (CF), 9–10, 114–115, 261 The Complete Baseball Encyclopedia challenging the hitter, defi ned, 332 (Sinins), 241 99781118510544-bindex.indd781118510544-bindex.indd 335050 11/22/2014/22/2014 33:35:33:35:33 AAMM Index 351 The Complete Baseball Record Book deuces, 135 (The Sporting News), 252 diamond, 10, 334 conceding the run, defi ned, 333 Diamond Mind Baseball game, 309 Continental Amateur Baseball digging in, 56 Association, 198 digging out, 334 contracts, 201–202 dingers, 334 Contrares, Jose, 219 disabled list, 334 coordination, hand-eye, 76 dish, 334 Coors Field, 267, 279 divisional championships, 253–254 corked bats, 333 Dixie Youth Baseball, 197 count, defi ned, 333 Dizzy Dean Baseball, 197 cousins, 333 doctored balls, 334 crouching, 56 doctored pitches, 41 Cuban leagues, 218–219 Dodger Stadium, 269 cup of coffee, defi ned, 333 Dominican League, 217 cups, 26 donuts, 334 curtain calls, 333 double plays (DP) curveballs, 135 abbreviation for, 262 cutoffs defi ned, 334 catching, 172 fi rst–base position, 165–166 defi ned, 333 preventing, 98–99 fi elding throws, 164–165 second–base position, 172–174 cutters, 333 shortstop position, 180–181 cycle, defi ned, 333 third–base position, 175 double steals, 103–105, 153, 334 • D • double-headers, 334 doubles daylight pickoff plays, 170 abbreviation for, 262 daylight plays, 143 defi ned, 11, 334 dead balls, 32, 333 statistics using, 243 dead from the neck up, defi ned, 333 down the line, defi ned, 334 dead pull hitters, 334 downtown, defi ned, 334 deep in the count, defi ned, 334 DP.
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