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What the Codes Mean BT = Broader Term NT = Narrower Term RT = Related Term All three of these suggest terms that might focus your choice better SN = Scope Note, designed to help you use a term correctly UF = Use Format, tells you when this format or term is to be used USE = This is a command to use a different term. Capitalized terms are acceptable, lower-case terms are not.

0814887d 1840 SN Use this format to indicate specific dates. It consists of BT 1840D two digits for the month, followed by two digits for the day, one digit to indicate the century (either a 7, 8, 9), 1840D and two digits for the year. Hence, the above example BT 1800C would be for August 14, 1887. NT 1840 UF dates 1841 (etc.)

1- games USE ONE-HITTERS 1841 BT 1840D 1002978g

SN Use this for accounts of specific games. It is 18th century constructed the same way as the previous entry, except it USE 1700C is followed by a g. Compare GAME ACCOUNTS.

RT GAME ACCOUNTS 1900 BT 1900D 1700C

UF 18th century 1900C SN Use this and like time topic terms for citations UF 20th century concerning a specifically designated period or year (i.e., "C" designates a century, "D" designated an decade. 1901 Otherwise use for years). BT 1900D

1800C (etc.) UF 19th century 19th century

1830D USE 1800C BT 1800C 2-hit games NT 1830 USE TWO-HITTERS 1831 20-GAME LOSERS (etc.) BT

1839 20-GAME WINNERS BT 1830D BT PITCHERS

25 MAN ROSTERS BT ROSTERS 500-HOME HITTERS RT POWER HITTERS 200-GAME WINNERS BT PITCHERS AA ALL-STAR GAMES UF -a all-star games RT ALL-STAR GAMES 20th century USE 1900C AAA ALL-STAR GAMES UF -a all-star games 21st century RT ALL-STAR GAMES

USE 2000C ABDOMEN UF torso 30-30 CLUB BT BODY SN Use for discussions of players who have stolen at least NT CHEST 30 bases and hit at least 30 home runs in a single season. ABILITY BT STATISTICAL LEADERS RT 40-40 CLUB UF aptitude 30-GAME WINNERS competence BT PITCHERS skill talent 300-GAME WINNERS RT DECLINE BT PITCHERS INEPTITUDE

300-HITTERS absent without leave BT BATTERS USE ABSENTEEISM

3000-HIT HITTERS ABSENTEEISM BT BATTERS SN Use for descriptions of players reporting late to or leaving in the midst of practice, a game, the regular 3000- PITCHERS season, or . UF absent without leave 4-hit games awol USE MULTI-HIT GAMES RT EMPLOYMENT LATE ARRIVALS 4- games USE MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES abuse USE 40-GAME WINNERS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE BT PITCHERS ACADEMIA SN Use to describe the academic community, as well any 40 MAN ROSTERS discussion of its collective viewpoints, tendencies, BT ROSTERS behaviors, etc. RT SPRING TRAINING ROSTERS RT COLLEGES INTELLECTUALS 40-40 CLUB

SN Use for discussions of players who have stolen at least ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT 40 bases and hit at least 40 home runs in a single season. SN Use for descriptions of an individual's performance in elementary, secondary, or post-secondary education. BT STATISTICAL LEADERS RT 30-30 CLUB UF educational achievement educational attainment EDUCATION 400-HITTERS RT SCHOOL BT BATTERS

ACCIDENTS 5-4-3 DOUBLE PLAYS NT AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS UF around the horn COLLISIONS BT DOUBLE PLAYS DROWNING RT DEATH changing challenges by the opposition. DISEASES FIRST AID administration INJURIES USE MANAGEMENT MEDICINE adolescence accomplishments USE YOUTH USE ACHIEVEMENTS adolescents accuracy USE CHILDREN USE CONTROL ADOPTION aces RT CHILDREN

USE STARTING PITCHERS ads USE ADVERTISING ACHIEVEMENTS SN Use for discussions of a player's most significant career advancing accomplishments. USE BASERUNNING UF accomplishments NT CAREER YEARS ADVERSITY UF hardships GREATEST DAYS RT PERSONAL PROBLEMS RT FAILURE SUCCESS ADVERTISEMENTS WINNING UF ads advertisements ACOUSTICS commercials UF echo RT ADVERTISING sound ENDORSMENTS BT FACILITIES ` PHYSICS ADVERTISING RT NOISE BT MARKETING PUBLICITY acquisitions NT ENDORSEMENTS USE TRANSACTIONS PROMOTIONALS RT ADVERTISEMENTS ACTING ADVERTISING CONTRACTS RT ACTORS SPONSORSHIP

ACTORS ADVERTISING CONTRACTS UF actresses RT ADVERTISING RT ACTING CONTRACTS CELEBRITIES ENDORSEMENTS MOVIES THEATRE advertising revenues USE ADVERTISING CONTRACTS; REVENUES actresses USE ACTORS aerobics addictions USE EXERCISES USE DRUGS AERODYNAMICS UF air resistance ADDRESSES SN Use for discussions or compilations of individual's drag wind resistance addresses. RT BALLISTICS SPIN ADJUSTMENTS SN Use for descriptions of how a player alters his or her AESTHETICS style of play (, pitching, fielding) according to UF beauty agreements RT ART USE CONTRACTS PHILOSOPHY AIDS affiliation UF autoimmunodeficiency syndrome

USE WORKING AGREEMENTS BT DISEASES affluence ailments

USE WEALTH USE ILLNESSES

AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS AIR CONDITIONING

SN Use to identify such individuals or groups of players UF ventilation where their ethnicity is significant. BT AFRICAN-AMERICANS AIR FORCE UF army air force AFRICAN-AMERICANS u.s. army air force UF blacks BT MILITARY negros MILITARY BASEBALL SN Use to identify members of this ethnic group other than players where their ethnicity is significant. air resistance BT MINORITIES USE AERODYNAMICS NT AFRICAN-AMERICAN PLAYERS airplane flying RT DISCRIMINATION USE FLYING RACE

AGE airplanes SN Use where the fact or determination of an individual's USE FLYING age is significant. UF aging AL CENTRAL middle age UF central division NT AGED CHILDREN AL CHAMPIONSHIP YOUTH SN Note: When used to identify a specific series, this must RT DECLINE be accompanied by the year (e.g., AL LONGEVITY CHAMPIONSHIPSERIES; 1987). The year should be placed in secondary topics AGED BT PLAYOFFS SN Use to encompass all persons over the age of 55 where such description is significant. AL DIVISION SERIES UF elderly BT DIVISION SERIES old age AL EAST retired UF american league eastern division senior citizen BT AGE AL PRESIDENTS UF american league presidents RT RETIREMENT BT LEAGUE PRESIDENTS YOUTH AL WEST AGENTS UF american league western division

UF player agents ALCOHOL RT CONTRACTS SN Use for any discussion of alcoholic beverages aggression , including chronic abuse thereof USE VIOLENCE UF alcoholic beverages alcoholism aging drinking USE AGE liquor NT BEER RT BEVERAGES USE ALL-STAR SELECTING DRUNKENNESS ALL-STARS alcoholic beverages SN Use only for collective discussions of players voted to play in the All-Star Game. Discussions of individual USE ALCOHOL players should go under PROFILES. RT ALL-STAR GAME alcoholism ALCOHOL ALL-STAR GAME MVPs USE ALL-STAR TEAMS aliases all-time teams USE NAMES USE DREAM TEAMS alignment ALL-TIME LEADERS

USE REALIGNMENT SN Record holders or highly successful players in a given statistical or performance category (collective). ALL-STAR BREAK RT STATISTICAL LEADERS SN Use for discussions of this break in the regular season and any effects or significance it has for teams or ALL-TIME RECORDS players (e.g., interrupting a team's momentum or giving BT RECORDS a tired player a rest)

almanacs ALL-STAR GAME MVPs USE RT ALL-STAR GAMES ANNUALS ALL-STARS altered bat ALL-STAR GAMES USE ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT SN Note: When used to identify specific All- Star games, put this term in Primary Topics alternative pitches and the year in Secondary Topics. All-Star USE ILLEGAL PITCHES Games for other leagues or teams (pro, amateur, etc.) should include the name of ALTITUDE that league (e.g., ALL-STAR GAMES; with CAROLINA LEAGUE in Secondary SN Use for discussions of the effects of high altitude. Topics) RT GEOGRAPHY RT AA ALL-STAR GAMES AAA ALL-STARGAMES ALUMINUM BATS ALL-STARS BT SYNTHETIC BATS ALL-STAR BREAK

ALL-STAR GAME MVPs ALUMNI GAMES ALL-STAR SELECTING RT ALUMNI TEAMS ALL-STAR TEAMS COLLEGE BASEBALL all-star players OLD TIMERS GAMES USE ALL-STARS ALUMNI TEAMS ALL-STAR SELECTING BT ALUMNI GAME UF all-star voting RT CHARITY WORK fan voting AMATEUR BASEBALL ALL-STAR TEAMS NT BABE RUTH BASEBALL SN Use to describe either the collective teams for any All-Star Game, or for GOODWILL GAMES “teams” of “all-stars” such as those selected by journalists for a given year, INDUSTRIAL LEAGUES especially from years before the LEGION BALL commencement of the All-Star Game. LITTLE LEAGUE RT ALL-STAR GAMES OLYMPIC BASEBALL ALL-STARS DREAM TEAMS SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TOWN TEAMS all-star voting WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS YOUTH BASEBALL RT DISCRIMINATION RT AMATEURISM JAPANESE BASEBALL COLLEGE BASEBALL INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL AMERICAN PLAYERS IN LATIN AMERICA UF american players in mexico

AMATEUR CAREERS american players in mexico RT AMATEURS USE AMERICAN PLAYERS IN LATIN AMERICA AMATEUR DRAFTS SN For discussions of specific drafts, be sure to include the year (e.g., “Amateur Draft; americanization 1983”) USE CULTURAL ASSIMILATION RT AMATEUR DRAFT PICKS AMPUTEES DRAFTS BT DISABILITY

AMATEUR DRAFT PICKS AMUSEMENT PARKS BT DRAFT PICKS RT AMATEUR DRAFTS anabolic steroids amateur status USE STEROIDS

USE AMATEURS analysis USE EVALUATIONS AMATEURISM

RT AMATEURS anatomy AMATEUR BASEBALL USE BODY COMMERCIALISM PROFESSIONALISM ANECDOTES SUMMER BASEBALL SN Use for the relating of an event or sequence of events, usually in the manner of story-telling (e.g., The story of AMATEURS how "Shoeless" Joe Jackson got his nickname). SN Use for collective discussions of amatuer UF reminiscences players. stories RT AMATEUR CAREERS BT LITERATURE AMATEURISM RT LORE

AMBIDEXTERITY HUMOR RT LEFT-HANDEDNESS JOKES RIGHT-HANDEDNESS ORAL HISTORIES

AMBITION ANGER SN Use for a discussion of an individual's hopes or goals in SN Use for displays of anger and for anger as a behavior life or a career. problem. UF rage RT MOTIVATION OUTLOOK BT EMOTIONS american indians ANIMALS

USE NATIVE AMERICANS UF birds pets american legion baseball USE LEGION BALL ANKLES BT JOINTS american league championship series

USE AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES ANNIVERSARIES american league presidents UF centennials USE AL PRESIDENTS ANNOUNCERS AMERICAN PLAYERS IN JAPAN SN Use to describe stadium address announcers. UF public address announcers RT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS RT BROADCASTERS ARBITRATORS ANNUALS RT ARBITRATION UF yearbooks CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BT PERIODICALS NT ALMANACS ARCHITECTURE antagonism UF design USE VIOLENCE RT ART CONSTRUCTION ANTHOLOGIES ENGINEERING BT LITERATURE RESTORATION REFERENCE MATERIALS STADIUM CONSTRUCTION STADIUM DEMOLITION ANTHROPOLOGY ARCHIVES RT SOCIOLOGY RT LIBRARIES anti-heroes

USE NOTORIETY ARMS BT BODY ANTI-SEMITISM NT ELBOWS BT DISCRIMINATION SHOULDERS RT JEWS WRISTS anti-social behavior ARMY USE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BT MILITARY antitrust exemption MILITARY BASEBALL USE ANTITRUST LAWS army air force USE AIR FORCE ANTITRUST LAWS UF antitrust exemption ARRESTS BT CRIME anxiety around the horn USE FEAR USE 5-4-3 DOUBLE PLAYS appeal plays USE APPEALS ART NT CARICATURES APPEALS CARTOONS UF appeal plays BT UMPIRING MUSIC NT APPEAL PLAYS PAINTINGS SCULPTURE appetite RT AESTHETICS USE DIET ARCHITECTURE appraisals ARTISTS USE EVALUATIONS CULTURE EXHIBITS april hope ILLUSTRATIONS USE OUTLOOK art exhibtions aptitude USE EXHIBITS USE ABILITY ARTHRITIS

ARBITRATION BT DISEASES UF salary arbitration ARTICLES RT BASE HITS SN Use for general discussions of articles themselves. Do WALKS not use to identify individual articles. UF columns ATHLETIC DIRECTORS BT LITERATURE RT COLLEGE NT EDITORIALS ATHLETICISM RT JOURNALISM SN Use for discussions of a player's overall athletic aptitude (i.e., running, jumping, throwing, strength, etc.). ARTIFICIAL TURF

UF astroturf ATTENDANCE synthetic Turf RT ATTENDANCE CLAUSES tartan Turf ATTENDANCE RECORDS BT TURF CAPACITY PARTICIPATION ARTISTS POPULARITY RT ART SEASON TICKETS STATISTICS ASSAULT TICKETS BT CRIME

ATTENDANCE CLAUSE assessment S s SN Use to describe clauses in stadium leases allowing teams USE EVALUATIONS to abbrogate such contracts if attendance falls below a certain level over a certain period of time. ASSIGNMENTS RT ATTENDANCE SN Use for players who are assigned to play on an STADIUM LEASES organization's farm team. UF minor league assignments ATTENDANCE RECORDS RT DEMOTIONS RT ATTENDANCE assimilation attention USE CULTURAL ASSIMILATION USE CONCENTRATION ASSISTANT COACHES BT COACHES ATTITUDE SN Use for discussions of an individual's personal viewpoints or mindset, especially with regard to his or assisted double plays her behavior, performance, family, teamates or other DOUBLE PLAYS USE individuals.

UF enthusiasm ASSISTS NT HUSTLE SN Defensive player helps another in making an . RT BEHAVIOR BT FIELDING COCKINESS COURAGE

INTEREST associations MORALE

USE LEAGUES MOTIVATION PARTICIPATION associations PERSONALITY PHILOSOPHY USE ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC OPINION SLACKERS ASTROLOGY WORK ETHIC BT SUPERSTITION attorneys astroturf USE LAWYERS USE ARTIFICIAL TURF AUCTIONS

AT BATS RT CARD SHOWS MEMORABILIA BT PLATE APPEARANCESB audience AUTOGRAPHS USE RADIO AUDIENCE BT MEMORABILIA TELEVISION AUDIENCE RT AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS audience share autoimmunodeficiency syndrome USE TELEVISION RATINGS USE AIDS audio cassettes automation USE AUDIO RECORDINGS USE COMPUTERS

AUDIO RECORDINGS AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS SN Use only for collective discussions. Do not use to identify individual recordings. BT ACCIDENTS UF audio cassettes RT DEATH cassette tapes sound recordings AUTOMOBILES UF cars AUDIO REVIEWS RT TRAVEL SN Note: For reviews of specific products, include the name of the product(s) in the OTHER field. AUXILIARY PERSONNEL BT REVIEWS SN Use to describe , clubhouse, and field personnel who directly or interact with the players (i.e, not AUNTS the groundscrew). BT FAMILY NT BAT BOYS BAT GIRLS AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS CLUBHOUSE ATTENDANTS SN Use for discussions of Australian baseball players where EQUIPMENT MANAGERS their country of origin is significant FIELD ATTENDANTS UF australian players in the u.s. GROUNDSKEEPERS RT FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS TRAINERS australian players in the u.s. average USE AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS USE AVERAGE AUTHENTICITY SN Use for discussions of memorabilia FIELDING AVERAGE UF fakes SLUGGING AVERAGE

AUTHORITY AWARDS SN Use for discussions of an individuals ability to direct or UF control others, especially in an executive or managerial honors context (as in the power of the commissioner to effect prizes changes or influence team owners). Compare trophys LEADERSHIP NT CHALMERS AWARD RT MANAGEMENT S COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE TEAM DISCIPLINE YEAR AWARD authors S FIREMAN OF THE YEAR USE WRITERS GOLD GLOVE AWARDS AUTOBIOGRAPHIES GOLDEN SPIKES AWARDS UF memoirs OF THE YEAR BT BIOGRAPHIES MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS MVP AWARD RT AUTOGRAPHS PLAYER OF THE MONTH PLAYER OF THE WEEK CARD SHOWS PLAYER OF THE YEAR MEMORABILIA PLAYOFF MVPs ROLAIDS RELIEF MAN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR SPORTING NEWS MAN OF BALATA BALL THE YEAR BT TEMPLE CUP RT SELECTION PROCESS RT PITCHING away games ball/strike indicators USE ROAD GAMES USE INDICATOR awol BALL BOYS USE ABSENTEEISM RT BALL GIRLS

BABE RUTH BASEBALL BT AMATEUR BASEBALL ball control USE BALL HANDLING RT YOUTH BASEBALL BALL DAYS babe ruth curse BT PROMOTIONALS USE JINXES BALL GAMES SN babies Use for general discussions of one or more games based around a ball. USE INFANTS UF variants NT BASEBALL BACK BEEP BALL SN Use for discussions of this specific part of the anatomy, especially in reference to conditioning, rehabilitation, KICK BALL injuries, or surgery. LAPTA BT BODY ONE RT SPINE backbone USE SPINE backspin WHIFFLE BALL SPIN USE BALL GIRLS RT BALL BOYS BACKSTOPS BT EQUIPMENT ball handling RT SCREENS USE FIELDING BACKUP BT FIELDING ball scuffing USE MARKED BALLS

BAD CALLS BALLET UF blown calls BT CALLS BALLISTICS SN Use for technical discussions of the flight of the ball. BAD HOPS RT AERODYNAMICS SPIN BAD BALL HITTERS

SN Use to describe BATTERS adept at hitting balls pitched BALLOON PITCHES out of the (e.g., Kirby Puckett). Compare UF blooper FREE SWINGER . S eephus pitch BT BATTERS lalob RT FREE SWINGERS BT PITCHES bag ballpark tours USE BASES USE BASEBALL VACATIONS ballparks base lines USE STADIUMS USE BASEPATHS

base stealing balls (equipment) USE STEALING USE BASEBALLS BASEBALL BALLS SN Use for discussions of the game as a whole, or in BT PITCHES comparison with other sports. RT WALKS BT BALL GAMES NT MASSACHUSETTS GAME BALTIMORE CHOPS RT BEEP BALL SN A ground ball that lands relatively near the plate and INDOOR BASEBALL slowly arcs before descending, consuming so much time JAPANESE BASEBALL that the batter can often beat it out for a base hit. OVER-THE-LINE BASEBALL BT GROUND BALLS ROUNDERS SOFTBALL bandboxes STICKBALL USE STADIUMS TOWN BALL WHIFFLE BALL BANKRUPTCY

BASEBALL ANNIES BANNERS SN Women who habitually seek the company of baseball SN Use to describe flag, sheets, or other signs displayed by players, often because of their status as baseball players. fans at the stadium. BT FANS BANS RT WOMEN SN Use to describe lifetime or indeterminate exclusions BASEBALL APPRECIATION from Major League or other organized baseball. SN Use to describe efforts to heighten understanding or RT BLACKLISTING enjoyment of the game. COMMISSIONERS REINSTATEMENTS UF passing baseball on SUSPENSIONS baseball camps BARNSTORMING USE BASEBALL SCHOOLS SN Use only to describe unscheduled or informal games played by professional teams with each other or with amateur teams. baseball card prices USE VALUE RT EXHIBITION GAMES TRAVELING TEAMS baseball card values USE VALUE BARS BASEBALL CARDS UF sports bars UF bubble gum cards card sets BASE HITS BT CARDS UF hits RT CARD SHOWS BT FAIR BALLS VALUE NT CLUTCH HITS EXTRA BASE HITS BASEBALL CAREERS HANDLE HITS UF vocational guidance BT CAREERS HITS OPPOSITE-FIELD HITS BASEBALL DEVELOPMENT PINCH HITS SN Use to describe the development of baseball in areas where there was little or none before, especially outside SINGLES of the U.S. SRATCH HITS WIND-AIDED HITS BASEBALL OFFICIALS RT AT BATS SN Use to describe officers, executives, or other official personnel of any league or USE WALKS . UF league officials BASES

BASEBALL PROGRAMS SN Use only for discussions of the physical object. SN Use to describe a college's or unversity's baseball UF bags organization. RT BASE LINES UF college programs BASE PATHS BT ORGANIZATION FIRST BASE HOME PLATE baseball promotions SECOND BASE USE MARKETING THIRD BASE

BASEBALL SCHOOLS SN Use for instructional institutions or camps, mainly for BASES LOADED juveniles. BASIC AGREEMENTS UF baseball camps UF Collective bargaining agreement camps players-owners agreements summer camps SN Use to describe the current labor contract between major league players and team owners.

BASEBALL VACATIONS BT LABOR AGREEMENT SN Use to describe trips or vacations taken by fans for the RT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING purpose of viewing games or stadiums in various major or minor league cities. basket catches

UF ballpark tours USE CATCHES stadium touring travel guides vacations RT MULTISPORT PLAYERS baseball writers BAT BAGS USE WRITERS BT EQUIPMENT BASEBALLS RT BATS BT EQUIPMENT NT BALATA BALL BAT BOYS LIVELY BALL BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL PRACTICE BALLS RT BAT GIRLS

BASEPATHS BAT DAYS UF base lines BT PROMOTIONALS RT BASES BAT GIRLS baserunners BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL USE RUNNERS RT BAT BOYS BASERUNNING BAT RACKS UF advancing NT LEADING BT EQUIPMENT SLIDING RT BATS STEALING RT OUTS BAT SPEED

RUNNERS BATS

BASERUNNING ERRORS UF bottle bats BT EQUIPMENT SN An , as in a failure of judgment, committed while NT FUNGO BATS running the bases. SYNTHETIC BATS RT ERRORS RT BAT BAGS BAT RACKS bases on balls BONING WOOD BATTING AVERAGE UF average BATTERS BOX RT BATTING

BATTERS BATTING TITLES UF hitters ON-BASE PERCENTAGE NT 300 HITTERS SLUGGING AVERAGE 400 HITTERS BAD-BALL HITTERS S BT EQUIPMENT HITTERS CLUTCH HITTERS batting champions CONTACT HITTERS USE BATTING TITLES DESIGNATED HITTERS FIRST BALL HITTERS batting championships FREE SWINGERS USE BATTING TITLES LONG-BALL HITTERS BATTING COACHES PINCH HITTERS BT COACHES PITCHERS AS HITTERS

POWER HITTERS batting crowns PULL HITTERS USE BATTING TITLES SINGLES HITTERS STREAK HITTERS BATTING GLOVES STRIKEOUT ARTISTS BT GLOVES SWITCH HITTERS batting helmets batters as pitchers USE HELMETS

USE FIELDERS AS PITCHERS BATTING INSTRUCTION BT TRAINING BATTERIES NT BATTING MACHINES PITCHERS BT EQUIPMENT

BATTING batting orders SN The act of participating as a batter at home plate. USE LINEUPS UF hitting BATTING OUT OF TURN BT OFFENSE BT OUTS NT BUNTNG CROWDING BATTING PRACTICE FAIR BALLS UF batting practice pitchers FLY BALLS BT DRILLS FOUL BALLS RT BATTING PRACTICE PITCHERS GRIPS BATTING PRACTICE PITCHERS GROUND BALLS RT BATTING PRACTICE PLAYS PITCHERS LINE DRIVES PINCH HITTING BATTING RANGES POWER HITTING BT EQUIPMENT SITUATIONAL HITTING BATTING RECORDS STANCES NT BATTING TITLES SWINGS HOME RUN CHAMPIONSHIP SWITCH HITTING S TRIPLE CROWN RT BATTING AVERAGE

HIT LOCATION batting stances USE STANCES CODE OF CONDUCT EMOTIONS BATTING TEES LIFESTYLES BT EQUIPMENT MOTIVATION BATTING TITLES OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES PERSONALITY UF batting champions batting championship BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS batting crown SN Use for situations when an individual's behavior is BT BATTING RECORDS disruptive or detrimental to his or her play, relationships, RT BATTING AVERAGE or daily life.

UF deviance bb () disruptive behavior USE WALKS hooliganism misbehavior RT BEHAVIOR UF beanings BT PITCHES CRIME FEUDS RT BRUSHBACKS IMMATURITY PLAYER DISSENSION beanings VIOLENCE BEANBALLS USE BENCH beat reporters SN Players on the active roster, but not regularly assigned to USE JOURNALISTS positions in the field or in the line up. RT ROSTERS beat writers UTILITY PLAYERS USE JOURNALISTS beauty BENCH COACHES BT COACHES USE AESTHETICS BENCH JOCKEYING BEEP BALL SN Use for players on one team, especially those seated in the dugout, BT BALL GAMES heckling or distracting players on the RT BASEBALL opposing team. UF bench jockeys SOFTBALL RT CHATTER

BEER bench jockeys BT ALCOHOL USE BENCH JOCKEYING BEVERAGES BENCHINGS CONCESSIONS SN Use where a player is removed from the lineup as a result of poor play, BEHAVIOR batting , or other reasons. RT SLUMPS UF conduct BT PSYCHOLOGY benchwarmers USE P NT COURAGE ART-TIME PLAYERS ECCENTRICITIES bereavement GAMBLING USE MOURNING HABITS MOUND BEHAVIOR berraisms SEXUAL BEHAVIOR USE DOUBLETALK SHOWBOATING betting SOCIAL BEHAVIOR USE GAMBLING RT ATTITUDE BEHAVIOR PROBLEM S BEVERAGES NT BEER framing SODA POP RT ALCOHOL blacks USE AFRICAN-AMERICANS BIBLIOGRAPHIES BT REFERENCE MATERIALS bleacher bums USE FANS big league USE MAJOR LEAGUES bleacherites USE FANS BIG bleachers BIOGRAPHIES USE SEATING SN Use for lengthy discussions of an individual's life, BLINDNESS including non-baseball information. Used most frequently with books. Compare PROFILES BT DISABILITY BT LITERATURE VISION DISORDERS NT AUTOBIOGRAPHIES RT EYES PROFILES BLISTERS RT REGISTERS BT INJURIES BIOMECHANICS RT KINESIOLOGY BLOCKING HOME PLATE PHYSICS BT CATCHING birds RT HOME PLATE COLLISIONS USE ANIMALS blooper pitch birth USE BALLOON PITCHES USE BIRTHDAYS

bloopers BIRTHDAYS U SN Use for information about an individual's birth (e.g., SE SCRATCH HITS birth date, circumstances. etc.). blow-outs UF birth USE LAUGHERS RT BIRTHPLACES

CHILDBIRTH blown calls USE BAD CALLS BIRTHPLACES

RT BIRTHDAYS BLOWN SAVES HOMETOWNS BT OPPORTUNITIES NT SAVES bizarre plays USE FREAK PLAYS BOARD GAMES

BLACK BALL SN Use to describe any three-dimensional table-top SN Use for African-American team play simulation of baseball (e.g., Strat-o-matic). before, or outside of, the formal Negro BT SIMULATIONS Leagues. RT PUZZLES BLACK SOX SCANDAL BT SCANDALS BOATS UF ships

BLACKLISTING bobbles RT BANS SUSPENSIONS USE ERRORS

BLACKMAIL BODY UF frame-ups UF anatomy NT ABDOMENS LITERATURE ARMS BACK BOOKS BONES UF monographs BRAIN RT PUBLISHING GROIN BOOTS HEAD SN An error in fielding a ground LEGS ball, as in accidentally kicking it. NECK BT ERRORS SKIN

RT PHYSIOLOGY BOREDOM BT EMOTIONS BODY FAT RT GAME LENGTH RT BODY WEIGHT GAME PACE

BODY WEIGHT bottle bats

UF obesity USE BATS overweight weight, body boudreau shift weight control USE OVERSHIFTS RT BODY FAT STATURE BOUNCE SN Use to describe how the baseball bounces off the bodybuilding stadium turf or dirt.

USE WEIGHT TRAINING RT CAROMS BOUNCE GAME BONE BT BODY bouncers RT CARTILAGE USE GROUND BALLS FRACTURES bounders ORTHOPEDICS USE GROUND BALLS

BONEHEAD PLAYS SN Use for errors or misplays which determine the outcome of the game. BT INTERESTS RT ERRORS BOYCOTTS GOATS

MISTAKES box USE MOUND BONING RT BATS box seats

BONUS BABIES USE RESERVED SEATING RT BONUSES BOX SCORES

BONUSES BT RECORD KEEPING BT CONTRACTS BOXING NT BONUS BABIES

RT SIGNING BONUSES BOYS

BOOK REVIEWS SN Use to identify a male child (<12 yrs.) where such information is significant. SN For reviews of specific books, include the title of the book(s) in the OTHER field. BT CHILDREN BT REVIEWS RT MEN RT CRITICISM BRAIN BT BODY BROADCASTING UF sportscasting BRAIN DOMINANCE BT MEDIA SN Use for discussions of an individual's tendencies to be NT PLAY-BY-PLAY either left-brain or right-brain dominant. RADIO UF left-brain dominant TELEVISION right-brain dominant RT BROADCASTING CONTRACTS BROADCASTING REVENUES bravery USE COURAGE BROADCASTING SCHEDULES BROADCASTERS brawls INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING USE FIGHTING BROADCASTING CONTRACTS BREAKDOWNS SN Use for discussions of contracts between teams and local SN Use to describe statistical comparisons of player or team radio, television, or cable companies, or Major League performance under opposite conditions (i.e., lefty-righty, Baseball and radio, television, or cable networks day-night, home-road, etc.) purchasing the rights to broadcast baseball games. UF statistical breakdowns NT BROADCASTING RIGHTS BT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS RADIO CONTRACTS TELEVISION CONTRACTS BREAKING BALL HITTERS RT BROADCASTING UF curve ball hitters BT BATTERS BROADCASTING REVENUES breaking ball pitchers BT REVENUES USE PITCHERS RT BROADCASTING

BREAKING BALLS BROADCASTING RIGHTS UF slurves BT BROADCASTING CONTRACTS BT PITCHES NT LOCAL BROADCASTING RIGHTS NT RT RADIO CONTRACTS TELEVISION CONTRACTS BROADCASTING SCHEDULES UF broadcasting times RT BROADCASTING KNUCKLE CURVEBALLS SCHEDULES SINKERS

SLIDERS broadcasting times SPLIT FINGER USE BROADCASTING SCHEDULES RT FASTBALLS BROKEN BATS BREACH OF CONTRACT RT MEMORABILIA RT CONTRACTS

BROTHER COMBINATIONS BRIBERY SN Use to describe instances of two or more brothers RT CHEATING playing or having played the game (e.g., the Boyers or the Alous). BROADCASTERS RT BROTHERS

UF radio broadcasters BROTHERS sportscasters BT SIBLINGS television broadcasters RT BROTHER COMBINATION NT COLOR COMMENTATORS S RT ANNOUNCERS BRUISES BROADCASTING BT INJURIES brushback pitches bumpkins USE BRUSHBACKS USE RUBES BRUSHBACKS SN Use to describe pitches thrown near a batter with the intent of moving the batter away from the plate. ING UF drag bunts UF knockdown pitches purpose pitches fake bunts foul bunts BT PITCHES push bunts RT BEANBALLS PITCHING INSIDE swinging bunts NT SACRIFICE BUNTS bubble gum SQUEEZE PLAYS USE GUM BURIAL PLACES bubble-gum cards SN Use for discussions of burial location, whether in cemeteries or otherwise. USE BASEBALL CARDS BT CEMETERIES buckle balls USE MARKED BALLS BURNOUT UF occupational stress budget reduction s BT STRESS USE FINANCES budgeting BUSES BT MASS TRANSIT USE FINANCES budgets bushers USE FINANCES USE ROOKIES building business USE CONSTRUCTION USE ECONOMICS bullies business failures USE BULLYING USE BANKRUPTCY

BULLYING BUSINESSPERSONS UF bullies UF entrpreneurs RT BUSINESSES ASSIGNMENTS BUSINESSES SN Use to describe when a starting is assigned to SN Use for business concerns of players and executives relief work either for reasons of rehabilitation, outside of baseball. improvement, or punishment. UF companies UF bullpen demotions RT BULLPEN corporations NT INVESTMENTS BULLPEN CATCHERS SERVICES RT CATCHERS RT BUSINESS PERSONS FINANCES BULLPEN COACHES MANAGEMENT BT COACHES RT BULLPEN MERGERS RESTAURANTS PITCHING

BUTTONS bullpen demotions RT MEMORABILIA USE BULLPEN ASSIGNMENTS BUYOUTS UF contract buyouts RT BULLPEN COACHES BULLPEN DEMOTIONS by-laws USE DOCUMENTS CANCER CABLE TELEVISION BT DISEASES UF pay television pay-per-view television CAP COINS BT TELEVISION SN Use to describe small paper discs, originally issued as caps to beverage containers, bearing pictures and CACTUS LEAGU E information about players, which are collected as RT GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE memorabilia. SPRING TRAINING UF pogs BT MEMORABILIA calendars

USE SCHEDULES CAPACITY UF stadium capacity calisthenics RT ATTENDANCE USE EXERCISES CAPS call ups SN Use to describe the fabric hat worn by players, managers, and coaches. USE PROMOTIONS SEPTEMBER CALLUPS BT EQUIPMENT HATS called games USE POSTPONEMENTS CAPTAINS SN Use to identify individual players CALLED SHOTS considered to occupy such roles on the team. SN Use for discussions of instances in which players UF team captains declare that they will hit a home run before actually BT LEADERSHIP hitting the ball. BT HOME RUNS car USE AUTOMOBILES CALLED STRIKES BT STRIKES card sets USE BASEBALL CARDS CALLING BALLS AND STRIKES RT CALLS CARD SHOWS RT AUCTIONS calling pitches AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS USE PITCH SELECTION BASEBALL CARDS MEMORABILIA CALLS

BT UMPIRING cardiac arrest NT BAD CALLS USE HEART ATTACKS RT CALLING BALLS AND STRIKES REVIEWED CALLS CARDS SN Use for discussions of sports cards in CALVES general or for non-baseball cards compared with baseball cards BT LEGS NT BASEBALL CARDS RT COLLECTING camaraderie GUM USE CHEMISTRY TEAMMATE RELATIONS care Use MAINTENANCE CAMERAS TREATMENT camps CAREER CHANGES USE BASEBALL SCHOOLS SN Use for changes of occupations outside of baseball. TRAINING CAMPS BT CAREERS RT POST-BASEBALL CAREERS carousing PROMOTIONS USE OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES

CAREER LONGEVITY cars SN Use for discussions of the length of a player's or 's USE AUTOMOBILES career. CARTILAGE UF durability RT SERVICE TIME RT BONE

CAREER MEN CARTOONS SN Use to describe an individual who spends most of his or BT ART her life in organized baseball in one capacity or another RT CARICATURES (e.g., player, coach, manager, scout, executive, etc.). COMICS UF organization men NT CAREER MINOR LEAGUERS HUMOR RT JOURNEYMEN cassette tapes

CAREER MINOR LEAGUERS USE AUDIO RECORDINGS SN Use to describe players who spend many years in the minor leagues, but only a short time (if any) in the CATALOGS majors. Use only for general discussions of an BT REFERENCE MATERIALS individual's career. RT DATABASES BT CAREER MEN CAREER YEARS UF playing catch BT ACHIEVEMENTS CATCHERS CAREER-ENDING INJURIES BT BATTERY BT INJURIES RT BULLPEN CATCHERS

CAREERS catchers balks SN Use to describe a long term involvement or USE CATCHERS committment to a particular field of employment, either in or out of baseball. Compare OCCUPATIONS. CATCHERS EQUIPMENT UF professions BT EQUIPMENT NT BASEBALL CAREERS NT CATCHERS MASKS CAREER CHANGES CATCHERS MITTS CUP OF COFFEE CHEST PROTECTORS POST-BASEBALL CAREERS SHIN GUARDS RT EMPLOYMENT

OCCUPATIONS CATCHERS INTERFERENCE UNEMPLOYMENT UF catchers balks plays BT ERRORS USE CARIBBEAN INTERFERENCE NT CATCHERS BALKS CARIBBEAN WORLD SERIES

CATCHERS MASKS CARICATURES BT CATCHERS EQUIPMENT BT ART MASKS RT CARTOONS COMICS CATCHERS MITTS HUMOR BT CATCHERS EQUIPMENT GLOVES CAROMS RT BOUNCE CATCHES SN Use for discussions of the custom of an honored person UF basket catches throwing out the "first ball" of the game. BT FIELDING RT US PRESIDENTS NT CIRCUS CATCHES DIVING CATCHES CEREMONIES FIELDERS CHOICE UF dedications NT HONORING DAYS CATCHING RT FUNERALS BT FIELDING CHALMERS AWARD NT BLOCKING HOME PLATE BT AWARDS THROWING OUT RUNNERS RT MVP AWARD category leaders USE STATISTICAL LEADERS CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BT POSTSEASONS caucasians RT PLAYOFFS USE WHITES CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS SN Use to describe a team which wins several titles over a RT STEALING period of years (e.g., the 1970's Reds). UF dynasties CELEBRATIONS greatest teams SN Use for celebrations by players, on or off the field, of RT REPEAT CHAMPIONS victories or other achivements. UF festivals CHAMPIONSHIPS RT PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS SN Use for general or other non-specific discussions of championship games, series, or titles.

CELEBRITIES UF pennants RT COMPETITION SN Use for famous persons in the entertainment industry, usually film actors. DIVISION TITLES HALF-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS RT ACTORS TOURNAMENTS GUESTS CHANCES cellar SN The total of opportunities an individual player USE LAST PLACE has to make or assist in a . BT FIELDING CEMETERIES UF graves change of pace BT BURIAL PLACES USE CHANGE UPS RT FUNERALS - centennials CHANGE-UPS USE ANNIVERSARIES UF change of pace

CENTER FIELD circle change letup pitches BT off-speed pitches BT BREAKING BALLS CENTER FIELDERS

BT changing pitchers USE PITCHING CHANGES CENTER FIELDING RT CENTER FIELD character CENTER FIELDERS USE PERSONALITY centuries SN: Use this format: 1800C to represent CHARITIES the 1800’s. SN Use to describe organizations that accept and allocate CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCHES funds for charitable purposes (e.g., the Dave Winfield Foundation). chewing gum UF foundations USE GUM

RT CHARITY WORK CHEWING TOBACCO CHARITY WORK UF chaw UF fundraising smokeless tobacco voluntarism spit tobacco BT TOBACCO RT CHARITIES COMMUNITY RELATIONS chicanos

CHATTER USE LATINOS SN Use for encouragement and/or derision by the defense while in the field. child abuse USE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RT BENCH JOCKEYING DISTRACTION CHILDBIRTH TALKING SN Use to describe the event and surrounding circumstances of a child's birth, especially those belonging to players, chaw managers, etc. USE CHEWING TOBACCO RT BIRTHDAYS cheap seats childhood USE S EATING USE YOUTH

CHEATING CHILDREN BT ETHICS UF adolescents SPORTSMANSHIP BT AGE RT BRIBERY NT BOYS CORRUPTION DAUGHTERS GIRLS DISHONESTY INFANTS

CHECKLISTS SONS BT REFERENCE MATERIALS RT ADOPTION RT COLLECTING KNOTHOLE MEMORABILIA PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS PRICE GUIDES YOUTH CHECK SWINGS CHIROPRACTIC UF half swings BT PHYSICAL THERAPY BT SWINGS

CHOKE CHEERLEADERS SN To lose efficiency from emotional tenseness. chemical abuse BT PSYCHOLOGY USE DRUGS RT COLLAPSES FAILURE CHEMISTRY FEAR OF FAILURE UF camaraderie team chemistry choppers

team unity USE GROUND BALLS BT PSYCHOLOGY RT MORALE christmas USE HOLIDAYS CHEST BT ABDOMEN CHRONOLOGIES

CHEST PROTECTORS church BT CATCHERS EQUIPMENT USE RELIGION cinderella teams CLOSERS USE UNDERDOGS UF fireman circle change stopper USE CHANGEUPS BT RELIEF PITCHERS RT FIREMAN OF THE YEAR CIRCUS CATCHES SN Use to describe catches requiring an extremity of effort CLOTHING on the part of fielder, especially over-the-wall catches. NT GLOVES BT CATCHES SHOES RT DIVING CATCHES SOCKS STIRRUPS CITIES RT EQUIPMENT UF host cities FASHION metropolitan areas UNIFORMS municipalities urban areas CLOWNS RT GEOGRAPHY SN Use for paid individuals who amuse the players and fans CITY SERIES before the game with stunts, pranks, and antics (e.g., Al Schacht). CIVIL RIGHTS RT ENTERTAINMENT RT DISCRIMINATION LAWS CLUB LEAGUES SN Use for teams and leagues associated with RACISM social, civic, or religious groups and organizations. CIVIL WAR CLUB RELOCATIONS BT WARS SN Use for franchises changing cities, ie. Boston Braves to Milwaukee or classes Milwaukee Braves to Atlanta USE SOCIAL CLASSES UF franchise relocation RT FRANCHISE SALES CLASSIFICATION S RT CLUB SHIFTS SN Use to describe the various letter designations which classify the playing level of each minor league. CLUB SHIFTS RT MINOR LEAGUES SN Use for franchises changing leagues, ie, Milwaukee Brewers from AL to NL or Brooklyn Bridegrooms from American CLEANUP Association to NL. UF cleanup hitters CLUBHOUSE ATTENDANTS RT LINEUPS BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL CLEATS UF spikes CLUBHOUSE MEETINGS BT SHOES clubhouse pranks USE PRACTICAL JOKES CLERGY UF ministers CLUBHOUSES priests UF lockerrooms RT RELIGION BT FACILITIES

CLICHES CLUBS RT LANGUAGE UF franchises CLINCH BT ORGANIZATION RT PENNANT RACES NT TEAMS RT LEAGUES clinics MANAGERS USE TRAINING CAMPS clumsiness USE COORDINATION CONFIDENCE EGOTISM clutch SHOWBOATING USE CLUTCH PERFORMANCES clutch hits CODES OF CONDUCT CLUTCH HITTING SN Use for a team's or individual's written or unwritten set USE of rules regarding player's off-field behavior.

CLUTCH HITTING UF curfews rules of conduct UF clutch hits RT BEHAVIOR BT CLUTCH PERFORMANCES ETHICS

CLUTCH PERFORMANCES POLICY UF clutch clutch pitching COINS crucial plays RT MEMORABILIA NT CLUTCH HITTING COLD clutch pitching SN Use to describe air temperature. BT WEATHER USE CLUTCH PERFORMANCES

COACHES COLDS UF coaching staff SN Use to describe any mild upper-respiratory infection NT ASSISTANT COACHES (i.e., cough, sore throat, the "common cold"). BATTING COACHES COLLAPSE BENCH COACHES S BULLPEN COACHES SN Use for discussions of a team's failure to contend or win during the course of the season, especially teams FIRST BASE COACHES involved in pennant races. HITTING COACHES RT CHOKE PITCHING COACHES FAILURE THIRD BASE COACHES

RT COACHES BOXES collectibles COACHING USE MEMORABILIA INSTRUCTORS MANAGERS COLLECTING SN Use to describe the hobby of gathering memorabilia, or coaches (college) for discussions of specific collections USE MANAGERS UF collections RT CARDS COACHES BOXES RT COACHES CHECKLISTS COLLECTIONS COACHING COLLECTORS RT COACHES COUNSELING collections

MANAGING USE COLLECTING RECRUITING collective bargaining agreement SCOUTING USE BASIC AGREEMENTS TRAINERS TRAINING COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NT LABOR NEGOTIATIONS coaching staff USE COACHES RT BASIC AGREEMENTS CONTRACTS COCKINESS LABOR-MANAGEMENT SN Use to describe ostentatious dis RELATIONS plays of confidence or ability. MEDIATION RT ATTITUDE UNIONS COLLUSION COLLECTORS RT LEGAL RULINGS RT COLLECTING color line COLLEGE USE SEGREGATION SN Use to describe a individual’s time and experience while attending a college or university. COLOR COMMENTATORS BT EDUCATION BT BROADCASTERS

COLLEG ATHLETICS E columns NT COLLEGE BASEBALL USE ARTICLES

COLLEGE BASEBALL COLUMNISTS BT COLLEGE ATHLETICS BT JOURNALISTS NT COLLEGE PLAYERS COMAS DIVISION II RT INJURIES DIVISION III RT ALUMNI GAMES COMEBACK PLAYER OF THE YEAR AMATEUR BASEBALL BT AWARDS COLLEGE CAREERS COMEBACKS ELIGIBILITY SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS COMEBACKERS SUMMER BASEBALL BT GROUND BALLS

COLLEG CAREERS E comebacks (scoring) SN Use for discussion of a major or minor league player's career as a college player. USE RALLIES RT COLLEGE BASEBALL COMEBACKS COLLEGE PLAYERS SN Use to describe a player's or team's success after very long periods (a few seasons or even decades) of failure college head coaches or sub-standard performance. (Compare USE MANAGERS IMPROVEMENT) Also to be used when a player attempts to return to the game from retirement. COLLEGE PLAYERS NT COMEBACK PLAYER OF SN Use for collective discussions of college players THE YEAR BT COLLEGE BASEBALL RT RETIREMENT COLLEGE CAREERS COMICS college programs SN Use to describe line or color drawings, usually for USE BASEBALL PROGRAMS humourous effect, printed in magazine format ("comic books") or as comic strips in newspapers or magazines college summer leagues ("the funnies"). USE SUMMER LEAGUES RT CARICATURES COLLEGE WORLD SERIES CARTOONS BT CHAMPIONSHIPS HUMOR COLLEGE BASEBALL

COLLEGES command USE CONTROL UF universities NT JUNIOR COLLEGES commerce RT ACADEMIA USE BUSINESS ATHLETIC DIRECTORS COMMERCIAL LICENSING COLLISIONS SN Use for the allowing of baseball properties (either major BT ACCIDENTS league, minor league, or college) to be manufactured and/or sold by corporate entities. NT HOME PLATE COLLISIONS UF licensees licenses COMPARISONS licensing SN Use for comparisons between teams or players, past or present, or between current and past players; manufacturing rights especially between up and coming players of the present RT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL with great players of the past (e.g., Ken Griffey, Jr. has TRADEMARKS often been compared with Willie Mays). UF contrasts commercials USE ADVERTISING compensation USE SALARIES COMMERCIALISM

SN Use for broad discussions of the implications - both competence economic and asthetic - of changes or promotional USE ABILITY activities designed to increase revenue. BT ECONOMICS COMPETITION RT AMATEURISM RT CHAMPIONSHIPS FINANCES PROFESSIONALISM PSYCHOLOGY RECORDS COMMISSIONERS SN Use for discussions of the commissioners as individuals. COMPETITIVE BALANCE BT EXECUTIVES SN Use for discussions of the comparitive strengths and RT BANS weaknesses of different leagues or divisions. COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE UF parity DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS COMPETITIVENESS COMMISSIONER S OFFICE ’ RT GAMERS SN Use for discussions of the position of commissioner - its authority, influence, actions, etc. COMPLETE GAMES RT COMMISSIONERS UF games finished DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS RT PITCHING

COMMITMENT composure UF dedication USE MATURITY RT MOTIVATION computer programs PARTICIPATION USE SOFTWARE

COMMITTEES computer databases

COMMUNICATION USE DATABASES RT LANGUAGE COMPUTER GAMES COMMUNITY RT COMMUNITY RELATIONS BT SOFTWARE

COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMPUTERS SN Use to describe a club's or individual player's relations UF automation with the surrounding community, either in general or data processing with specific instances. RT SOFTWARE RT CHARITY WORK TECHNOLOGY COMMUNITY RELATIONS ECONOMIC IMPACT CONCENTRATION UF attention Companies focus USE BUSINESSES intensity company teams concerts USE INDUSTRIAL LEAGUES USE MUSICAL PERFORMANCES CONSUMER ASPECTS RT GAME COSTS concessioners TICKET PRICES USE VENDORS CONTACT HITTERS CONCESSIONS BT BATTERS BT FACILITIES NT BEER contact lenses RT FOOD USE CONTACTS STADIUM SERVICES CONTACTS USHERS UF contact lenses VENDORS RT EYEGLASSES VISION VISION DISORDERS conditioning (mental) USE PREPARATION contention USE PENNANT RACES conditioning (physical) USE PHYSICAL FITNESS CONTESTS SN Use to describe contests designed by team officials as conduct promotions for fans. USE BEHAVIOR BT PROMOTIONALS conferences contract buy-outs U CONVENTIONS SE USE BUYOUTS conferences on the mound contract extentions USE MOUND CONFERENCES USE EXTENTIONS

CONFIDENCE contract insurance BT PSYCHOLOGY USE INSURANCE RT COCKINESS

CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CONFLICT OF INTEREST SN Use to describe negotiations between individual players, umpires, coaches, managers, or other personnel and congress of the united states management to achieve a working agreement. USE US CONGRESS UF contracting BT NEGOTIATIONS congressional hearings RT AGENTS USE US CONGRESS ARBITRATION

CONGRESSMEN ARBITRATORS CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BT US CONGRESS CONTRACTS consecutive games (etc.) HOLDOUTS USE STREAKS

CONSISTENCY contract renewals USE CONTRACTS UF inconsistency CONTRACT YEARS constitutions SN Use to describe a player’s performance the USE DOCUMENTS year before he reaches free agency

CONSTRUCTION contracting UF building USE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS BT FACILITIES RT ARCHITECTURE CONTRACTION SN Use to describe reducing the number STADIUM CONSTRUCTION of major league teams CONTRACTS cooperstown UF agreements USE HALL OF FAME contract renewals signing COORDINATION NT BONUSES UF clumsiness

INCENTIVE CLAUSES RT CONTROL OPTIONS STUMBLING RESERVE CLAUSE RT ADVERTISING CONTRACTS COPYRIGHT

AGENTS cork BREECH OF CONTRACT USE ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS corked bat EXTENTIONS USE ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT HOLDOUTS LAWS corking RESERVE CLAUSE USE ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT SIGNING BONUSES corporate sponsorship contrasts USE SPONSORSHIP USE COMPARISONS corporations CONTROL USE BUSINESSES UF accuracy

command CORRESPONDENCE location UF Letters pitch location precision CORRUPTION RT CONTROL PITCHERS SN Use for discussions of criminal or unethical influences COORDINATION on players, teams, or other personnel. PITCHING BT ETHICS WILDNESS (pitching) RT CHEATING CRIME CONTROL PITCHERS UF finesse pitchers GAMBLING BT PITCHERS RT CONTROL costs USE GAME COSTS CONTROVERSIES

SN Use to describe a specific issue involving one or more COUNSELING players or teams, evoking concern and/or disagreement BT PSYCHOLOGY among players, the media, or fans. RT COACHING RT FACTUAL ERRORS

COUNT INDICATORS CONVENTIONS UF ball/strike indicators SN Use to describe the periodic convening of an organization's membership on a national or international BT UMPIRES EQUIPMENT RT UMPIRING level (e.g., the annual convention of the Society for American Baseball Research) . Be sure to include country bumpkins the year the convention took place (e.g., National Association; Conventions; 1963) USE RUBES UF conferences

RT MEETINGS countryside PROCEEDINGS USE RURAL AREAS conversations on the mound COUNTS USE MOUND CONFERENCES COURAGE FANS UF bravery BT BEHAVIOR crucial plays RT ATTITUDE USE CLUTCH PERFORMANCES court cases cult figures USE TRIALS USE MYSTIQUE

COUSINS CULTURAL ASSIMILATION BT FAMILY UF americanization assimilation coverage (fielding)

USE RANGE CULTURE SN Use in the sense of a society's collective beliefs, COVERAGE customs, habits, viewpoints, or attitudes. BT MEDIA UF mass culture popular culture cranks BT SOCIOLOGY USE FANS NT LORE

HEROES CRICKET RITUALS SN To be used only for discussions or comparisons with SUPERSTITIONS baseball. RT ART BT BALL GAMES NATIONAL PASTIME

CRIME S CUP OF COFFEE SN Use for violations of civil law. SN A brief appearance (usually no more than a month) on a UF organized crime major league roster by a minor league player, often BT SOCIOLOGY consitituting that player's entire major league career. NT ARRESTS BT CAREERS ASSAULT RT SEPTEMBER CALLUPS MURDER RAPE curfews TAX EVASION USE CODES OF CONDUCT THEFT curses VANDALISM USE JINXES RT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS cursing CORRUPTION USE SWEARING PRISON LAW curve ball hitters SECURITY USE BREAKING BALL HITTERS criticism CURVEBALLS USE EVALUATIONS BT BREAKING BALLS RT KNUCKLE CURVEBALLS CROWD CONTROL PITCHES RT CROWDS RIOTS cussing USE SWEARING CROWDING BT BATTING customs USE TRADITIONS CROWDS cut balls SN Use to describe the collective whole of fans that gathers USE MARKED BALLS at a stadium or other field of play to view a ball game. RT CROWD CONTROL CUT FASTBALLS BT DISABILITY BT FASTBALLS RT EARS

CUTOFF deals UF cut off man USE TRADES RT THROWS death rate cut off man USE LONGEVITY USE CUTOFF DEATH cuts SN Use only for discussions of the manner of death. USE SWINGS UF fatality NT DROWNING S SUICIDE BT AWARDS RT ACCIDENTS

CYCLE AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS INJURIES DANCE LONGEVITY MURDER DARKNESS OBITUARIES SN Use for situations in which nightfall or other dim lighting affects play. STROKES UF night RT NIGHT GAMES debates data processing USE CONTROVERSIES USE COMPUTERS DEBUTS

DATABASES SN Use for discussions of a player’s or o ther baseball person’s first game. UF computer databases Compare FIRST GAMES. RT CATALOGS BT PROMOTIONS INDEXES NT FIRST AT-BATS

RT FIRST HITS dates ROOKIES USE 0814887d decades DAUGHTERS Note: Use this format: 1930D to represent BT CHILDREN the 1930’s

DAY GAMES DECEPTION RT NIGHT GAMES SN Use for attempts by fielders to deceive baserunners as to the nature of the play, flight of the ball, etc. Compare DISTRACTION. DAY-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS RT FAKING BT DOUBLEHEADERS FIELDING RT TWI-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS HESITATION PITCHES DAYDREAMING days DECISIONS USE HONORING DAYS BT PLAYS NT LOSSES ERA NO-DECISIONS SN Use for the period (pre-1920) in which the dead ball was WINS used in the Major Leagues. RT LIVELY BALL ERA DECLINE SN Use for the gradual diminishing of a player's skills over DEAFNESS time. UF over the hill RT ABILITY DEMOTIONS SN Use for reassignment of players from a major league AGE FAILURE status to a minor league status, or from a higher minor league level to a lower level. SLUMPS RT ASSIGNMENTS dedication DISMISSALS USE COMMITMENT DENTISTS RT PHYSICIANS dedications USE CEREMONIES DEPTH RT LINEUPS defeat ROSTERS USE FAILURE defeats DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS BT COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE USE LOSSES RT COMMISSIONERS

DEFECTIONS description SN Use for political defections, as with USE NOMENCLATURE Cuban players

DEFENSE desegregation USE INTEGRATION SN Use for discussions of a team's ability or techniques in preventing the opposition from getting on base or design scoring. USE ARCHITECTURE BT PLAYS STRATEGY RULE NT FIELDING RT DESIGNATED HITTERS

GUARDING THE LINE DESIGNATED HITTERS PITCHING BT BATTERS RUNS ALLOWED RT DESIGNATED HITTER RULE RT DEFENSIVE SPECTRUM designated runners DEFENSIVE SPECTRUM USE PINCH RUNNERS SN Use to describe an arrangement of defensive positions according to raw desire abilities needed to learn to play each. RT DEFENSE USE MOTIVATION definition determination USE MOTIVATION USE NOMENCLATURE deviance DELAYS USE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BT POSTPONEMENTS NT RAIN DELAYS DIAMOND BALL RT SOFTBALL DELIVERIES BT PITCHING MOTION diamonds RT RELEASES USE FIELD OF PLAY PLAYING FIELDS WINDUP DIARIES DEMOGRAPHICS BT RECORDKEEPING UF population DIATHERMY DEMONSTRATIONS BT PHYSICAL THERAPY SN Use to describe civil or violent protest by groups or individuals. DICTIONARIES USE DISABILITY UF glossaries lexicon DISABLED LIST BT REFERENCE MATERIALS UF dl RT LANGUAGE NOMENCLATURE sick list BT ROSTERS

DIET RT REHABILITATION ASSIGNMENTS SN Use to describe an individual's food habits, or eating regime. discipline UF appetite USE SELF-DISCIPLINE fasting TEAM DISCIPLINE meals

BT SPORTS MEDICINE DISCRIMINATION NT FASTING UF prejudice RT EATING BT SOCIOLOGY FOOD NT ANTI-SEMITISM HEALTH SEGREGATION NUTRITION RT AFRICAN-AMERICANS AMERICAN PLAYERS IN JAPAN dime novels CIVIL RIGHTS USE NOVELS INEGRATION RACE RELATIONS DIMENSIONS RACISM BT STADIUMS SEXISM DIRECTORIES discussions on the mound UF guide books USE MOUND CONFERENCES BT REFERENCE MATERIALS DISEASES NT MEDIA GUIDES SN Note: Where possible, use the proper REGISTERS name of the disease being discussed, along with the area of the body DIRECTORS OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT affected (e.g.,“Disease; Eyes; Glaucoma”). BT EXECUTIVES NT AIDS RT PLAYER DEVELOPMENT ARTHRITIS CANCER DIRT BT FIELD OF PLAY HEART DISEASE RT STADIUMS STROKES RT ACCIDENTS dirty-shirt players HEALTH USE GAMERS ILLNESSES INJURIES DISABILITY MEDICINE SN Use for individuals with disabilities or STRESS discussions of such disabilities. UF disabled DISHONESTY handicapped handicaps UF lies physically handicapped lying NT AMPUTEES BT ETHICS BLINDNESS RT CHEATING DEAFNESS HONESTY PARALYSIS DISILLUSIONMENT RT PHYSICAL THERAPY DISLOCATIONS disabled UF separations BT INJURIES dl RT JOINTS USE DISABLED LIST

DISMISSALS doctoring

UF firings USE ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT releases (dismissal) ILLEGAL PITCHES RT EMPLOYMENT doctors DISPUTES USE PHYSICIANS SN Use to describe on-field disagreements, especially over calls. DOCUMENTARIES BT FILMS UF rhubarbs RT EJECTIONS VIDEOS PROTESTS DOCUMENTS disqualification UF by-laws USE ELIGIBILITY constitutions official documents disruptive behavior DOMED STADIUMS USE BEHAVIOR PROBLEM UF domes BT STADIUMS dissension USE PLAYER DISSENSION domes USE DOMED STADIUMS DISSERTATIONS

DISTRACTIONS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SN Use for attempts by players, managers, coaches, or fans UF abuse to distract, confuse, or upset opposing players. Compare child abuse with DECEPTION wife beating RT HUSBANDS NT TALKING WIVES RT CHATTER DOMINATION SN Use to describe how one team dominates another in DIVING CATCHES competition BT CATCHES

RT CIRCUS CATCHES DOUBLEHEADERS NT DAY-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS DIVISION SERIES TWI-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS BT PLAYOFFS NT AL DIVISION SERIES NL DIVISION SERIES COMBINATIONS UF keystone combinations DIVISION TITLE RT DOUBLE PLAYS BT CHAMPIONSHIPS DOUBLE PLAYS DIVISION II BT COLLEGE BASEBALL UF assisted double plays BT FIELDING NT 5-4-3 DOUBLE PLAYS DIVISION III GROUND INTO DOUBLE BT COLLEGE BASEBALL ING PLAYS UNASSISTED DOUBLE PLAYS DIVISIONS RT DOUBLE PLAY COMBINATIONS BT LEAGUES OUTS RT PLAYOFFS

DOUBLE STEALS DIVORCE BT STEALING RT MARRIAGE RT FAKING UF practice double-a all-star games BT EXERCISES USE AA ALL-STAR GAMES TRAINING NT BATTING PRACTICE INFIELD PRACTICE USE LORE RT PHYSICAL FITNESS DOUBLES BT EXTRA BASE HITS drinking

NT GROUND RULE DOUBLES USE ALCOHOL

DOUBLETALK drive UF berraisms USE MOTIVATION stengelese RT LANGUAGE DROPPED THIRD STRIKES

DRAFT PICKS DROWNING NT AMATEUR DRAFT PICKS BT ACCIDENTS FIRST ROUND DRAFT DEATH PICKS RT SWIMMING RULE V DRAFT PICKS drug abuse DRAFTS USE DRUGS RT RECRUITING drug control UNSIGNED PLAYER S USE DRUG TESTING NT AMATEUR DRAFTS EXPANSION DRAFTS DRUG TESTING FREE AGENT DRAFTS UF drug control RE-ENTRY DRAFTS RT DRUGS drag DRUG TREATMENT USE AERODYNAMICS RT DRUGS drag bunts MEDICINE

USE BUNTING DRUGS dramas UF addictions USE PLAYS (Theatrical) chemical abuse drawings drug abuse substance abuse USE ILLUSTRATIONS NT ALCOHOLISM

DREAM TEAMS DRUNKENESS SN Use to describe real or imaginary assemblies of players, SMOKING past or present, often for entertainment or nostalgic RT DRUG TESTING purposes. DRUG TREATMENT UF all-time teams

RT ALL-STAR TEAMS DRUNKENNESS NOSTALGIA SN Use to describe specific episodes of excessive alcohol consumption. DREAMS RT ALCOHOL RT SLEEP

DUGOUTS DRESS CODES RT GROOMING CODES durability USE CAREER LONGEVITY DRILLS ENDURANCE dwellings SN Use to describe economic competition between USE HOUSING businesses, teams, cities, states, or countries, especially with regard to attemps to attract teams or players. dynasties RT ECONOMICS USE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS EXPANSION e economic effects USE ERRORS USE ECONOMIC IMPACT

ECONOMIC ear flaps IMPACT SN Use to describe the economic effect a team or stadium USE HELMETS has on the host city, metropolitan city, or surrounding community early baseball RT COMMUNITY RELATIONS USE ORIGINS ECONOMICS UF average ECONOMICS era SN Use for the overall financial aspects of the game, especially with regard to other sports and the national RT EARNED RUNS economy. ERA TITLES PITCHERS UF business economic aspects NT COMMERCIALISM EARNED RUNS RT ECONOMIC COMPETITION BT SCORING ECONOMIC IMPACT RT EARNED RUN AVERAGE FINANCES

EARTHQUAKES INCOME SOCIAL CLASS EARS

BT HEAD EDITORIALS RT DEAFNESS SN Use for general discussions of editorial articles or other "opinion pieces." Do not use to identify specific articles EASY SAVES that are editorials. BT SAVES BT ARTICLES RT FAN OPINIONS EATING SN Use to describe eating behaviors. Literally, how (not EDUCATION what) an individual eats (slowly, quickly, excessively, etc.). SN Use for discussions of the role of education in an individual's life. BT PHYSIOLOGY NT COLLEGE RT DIET RT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT FOOD COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIPS ECCENTRICITIES SECONDARY SCHOOLS SN Use to describe player behaviors, antics, or mannerisms, TEACHERS usually of a humorous nature. BT BEHAVIOR educational achievement USE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT PERSONALITY RT FLAKES educational attainment STYLE USE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT echo eephus pitch USE ACOUSTICS USE BALLOON PITCHES economic aspects EGOTISM USE ECONOMICS SN Use to describe an inflated or arrogant sense of self- importance. ECONOMIC COMPETITION BT PERSONALITY SN Use for broad discussions of employment patterns, RT COCKINESS customs, and tendencies of baseball players and other baseball personnel, both in and out of baseball.

EJECTIONS NT HIRING PRACTICES UF expulsions PROMOTIONS RT DISPUTES RT ABSENTEEISM WARNINGS CAREERS

DISMISSALS ELBOWS LAYOFFS BT ARMS OCCUPATIONS JOINTS employment practices elderly USE HIRING PRACTICES USE AGED

ENCYCLOPEDIAS ELECTIONS BT REFERENCE MATERIALS SN Use to describe organized votes among players, management, or ownership on any issue related to baseball. ENDORSEMENTS BT MANAGEMENT SN Use for any product endorsement by individuals or organizations. UF player endorsements electronic data processing BT ADVERTISING USE COMPUTERS PUBLICITY RT ADVERTISEMENTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL RT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ENDURANCE ELIGIBILITY SN Use to describe a player's ability (or inability) to SN Use to describe a college player's eligibility to play maintain his physical strength and ability throughout an college baseball. entire season (and into the POSTSEASON). UF disqualification UF RT COLLEGE BASEBALL durability iron man stamina EMBARASSMENT RT PHYSICAL FITNESS emery balls USE MARKED BALLS ENGINEERING SN Use for technical discussions of emotional maturity stadium construction. RT ARCHITECTURE USE MATURITY STADIUM CONSTRUCTION

EMOTIONS enjoyment UF feelings USE PLEASURE moods NT ANGER ENTERTAINMENT BOREDOM SN Use for amusements, music, exhibitions, or additional diversions other than the game itself performed for the FEAR fans. FRUSTRATION RT CLOWNS HAPPINESS RECREATION LOVE PLEASURE enthusiasm RT BEHAVIOR USE ATTITUDE

entrepreneurs employees USE BUSINESSPERSONS USE PERSONNEL equal opportunity EMPLOYMENT USE HIRING PRACTICES ESSAYS EQUIPMENT SN Use only for collections of essays. Do UF gear not use to identify individual essays. BT LITERATURE NT BACKSTOPS BALLS BASE ETHICS BAT BAGS UF morality BAT RACKS morals BATS BT PHILOSOPHY BATTING CAGES NT CHEATING BATTING GLOVES CORRUPTION BATTING MACHINES DISHONESTY BATTING RANGES BATTING TEES HONESTY CATCHERS EQUIPMENT RT CODE OF CONDUCT GLOVES RELIGION HELMETS SPORTSMANSHIP INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT ETHNIC GROUPS JACKETS SN Use this term for general discussions of ethnicity or to cover several ethnic groups. PITCHBACKS Note: Specific ethnic groups should be designated PITCHING MACHINES by their particular region, nationality, or SHOES descent. Do not be limited by the terms below. Examples: German- SLIDING PADS Americans, Japanese, Italian- Americans; British, etc.). TARPS UF UMPIRES EQUIPMENT ethnicity nationalities RT CLOTHING BT SOCIOLOGY FACILITIES NT AFRICAN-AMERICANS EQUIPMENT MANAGERS LATINOS BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL JEWS NATIVE AMERICANS era PACIFIC ISLANDERS USE EARNED RUN AVERAGE RT IMMIGRATION MINORITIES ERA TITLES UF pitching titles eulogies RT EARNED RUN AVERAGE USE OBITUARIES

ERRORLESS STREAKS EVALUATIONS BT STREAKS SN An assessment of an individual's, group of individual's, team's, division's, or league's playing abilities, focusing ERRORS on one or more issues. SN Use to describe mistakes in fielding, whether scored as UF analysis an error or not, or other lapses in judgement in any other appraisals aspect of play. assessment UF bobbles criticisms e opinions juggle BT FIELDING praise NT LAMENT NT BOOTS RT RATINGS CATCHERS INTERFERENCE

RT BASERUNNING ERRORS EXAMINATIONS BONEHEAD PLAYS SN Use for written or oral quizzes or examinations given to GOATS players or fans. MISTAKES UF quizes tests EXPANSION FEES EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS RT EXPANSION BT EXECUTIVES EXPANSION TEAMS EXECUTIVES BT TEAMS BT MANAGEMENT RT EXPANSION NT COMMISSIONERS DIRECTORS OF PLAYER expectation DEVELOPMENT USE POTENTIAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS GENERAL MANAGERS EXPENSES LEAGUE PRESIDENTS BT FINANCES PER DIEM MINOR LEAGUE DIRECTORS OWNERS EXPERIENCE SCOUTING DIRECTORS RT INEXPERIENCE MATURITY TEAM PRESIDENTS PLAYING TIME TRAVELING SECRETARIES VETERANS

EXERCISES expulsions USE EJECTIONS UF aerobics calisthenics EXTENSIONS physical activity UF contract extentions NT DRILLS RT CONTRACTS RT PHYSICAL FITNESS EXTRA BASE HITS BT BASE HITS exhaustion NT DOUBLES USE FATIGUE HOME RUNS

EXHIBITION GAMES TRIPLES NT OLD TIMERS GAMES RT BARNSTORMING UF extra innings games EXHIBITS extra innings games SN Use to describe formal displays of art, photographs, memorabilia, or other objects, usually in a public venue. USE extra innings

UF art exhibitions eye glasses RT ART USE EYEGLASSES MUSEUMS

EYE-HAND COORDINATION expanded schedules UF hand-eye coordination USE POSTSEASON SCHEDULES

EXPANSION EYEGLASSES RT ECONOMIC COMPETITION UF eye glasses EXPANSION DRAFTS glasses EXPANSION FEES NT SUNGLASSES EXPANSION TEAMS RT CONTACTS TALENT SHORTAGE VISION VISION DISORDERS EXPANSION DRAFT PICKS EYES RT EXPANSION DRAFTS BT FACE EXPANSION DRAFTS RT BLINDNESS RT EXPANSION EXPANSION DRAFT PICKS eyesight USE VISION USE SPORTSMANSHIP FACE BT HEAD FAIR BALLS NT EYES BT BATTING MOUTH NT BASE HITS NOSE FAIR-FOUL HITTING FACE MASKS faith EN 109000 USE RELIGION SN Use to describe masks usually worn by batters for added protection. BT MASKS fake bunts USE BUNTING facial hair fakes USE HAIR USE AUTHENTICITY

FACILITIES FAKING NT ACOUSTICS SN Use to describe a base runner making a move without CLUBHOUSES actually attempting to advance towards the next base for CONCESSIONS the purpose of deceiving or distracting the opposing team. CONSTRUCTION RT DECEPTION LIGHTING DOUBLE STEALS MULTIPURPOSE FACILITIES

PARKING fall classic SEATING USE WORLD SERIES STADIUMS TRAINING FACILITIES FAME RT EQUIPMENT SN Use for any discussion of the nature and consequences of fame on one or more individuals.

FACTUAL ERRORS RT NOTORIETY SN Use for discussions of errors in statistical or historical POPULARITY research, especially controversies surrounding such research. families RT CONTROVERSIES USE FAMILY

FAMILY fadeaways UF families USE SCREWBALLS BT SOCIOLOGY NT FATHER-SON COMBINATIONS FAILURE FATHER-SON RELATIONS SN Use for the psychological aspects of losing, either by a MARRIAGE team or individual. PARENTS UF defeat PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS losing BT PSYCHOLOGY SIBLINGS RT ACHIEVEMENTS FAMILY DAYS CHOKE BT PROMOTIONALS COLLAPSE DECLINE fan accomodations FEAR OF FAILURE USE STADIUM SERVICES INEPTITUDE

LOSER MYSTIQUE fan assistance SLUMPS USE STADIUM SERVICES SUCCESS FAN BEHAVIOR fair play NT FAN VIOLENCE RT CROWDS SN Use to describe services, usually provided by teams, in HECKLERS which a fan pays to play-act as a broadcaster, "calling" an or more of an actual game for their own HECKLING entertainment. SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH TAILGATING UF fans as broadcasters RT FANS FAN CLUBS

RT POPULARITY FANTASY CAMPS SN Use to describe program or service provided by teams, FAN INTERFERENCE usually just before spring training, in which non-players BT INTERFERENCE (i.e., private individuals) pay to practice and play informal games, usually with former players. fan loyalty RT FANS USE POPULARITY fantasy league baseball FAN OPINIONS USE FANTASY BASEBALL SN Use for informal or journalistic solicitations of fan opinions (not formal surveys or polls), or actual text fantasy leagues from fans (e.g., letters to the editor). USE FANTASY BASEBALL UF opinions FARM SYSTEMS RT EDITORIALS POPULARITY UF farm teams BT ORGANIZATIONS QUOTATIONS RT MINOR LEAGUES fan support WORKING AGREEMENTS

USE POPULARITY farm teams

FAN VIOLENCE USE FARM SYSTEMS BT FAN BEHAVIOR FARMS fan voting SN Use for the agricultural enterprise. USE ALL-STAR SELECTING

FASHION fans (batting) SN Use to describe clothing attitudes and behaviors. USE RT CLOTHING

FANS FAST PITCH SOFTBALL UF bleacher bums BT SOFTBALL bleacherites cranks crowd FAST STARTS spectators SN Use to describe a period of SUCCESS for either a hitter or a pitcher near the start of the season or upon joining NT BASEBALL ANNIES the team during the season. HECKLERS BT STARTS RT FANTASY CAMPS RT GROOVE FANTASY BROADCASTING S PLAYER-FAN RELATIONS FASTBALLS TELEVISION VIEWING UF four-seam heat fans as broadcasters two-seam fastball USE FANTASY BROADCASTING BT PITCHES

FANTASY BASEBALL NT CUT FASTBALLS UF fantasy league baseball RT BREAKING BALLS fantasy leagues FORKBALLS rotisserie league baseball fasting FANTASY BROADCASTING USE DIET USE WOMEN fat USE BODY FAT FENCES UF walls BT STADIUMS fatality USE DEATH festivals USE CELEBRATIONS FATHER-SON COMBINATIONS SN Use to describe instances in which both a father and his FEUDS son played the game. SN Use for persistant conflict or hostility displayed between BT FAMILY players or teams. RT BEHAVIOR PROBLEM FATHER-SON RELATIONS BT FAMILY FICTION PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS SN Use for general discussions of works of fiction. Use more specific terms to indentify individual works (e.g., FATHERS Novels, Short Stories, etc.) BT LITERATURE BT FAMILY PARENTS NT MYSTERIES NOVELS FATIGUE ROMANCES UF exhaustion SHORT STORIES BT PHYSIOLOGY FIELD ATTENDANTS favoritism BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL USE PLAYER-MANAGER RELATIONS FIELD CONDITIONS FEAR RT FIELD OF PLAY UF anxiety WEATHER jitters nervousness worrying FIELD GROOMING BT EMOTIONS SN Use to describe efforts by the groundskeepers to tailor PSYCHOLOGY the playing field to the advantage of the home team. NT PHOBIAS BT GROUNDSKEEPING RT FEAR FLYING FIELD OF PLAY UF diamonds FEAR OF FAILURE NT DIRT SN Use to denote the opposite of FIELD CONDITIONS confidence. FOUL LINES RT CHOKE FOUL POLES FAILURE INFIELD ON DECK CIRCLE federations USE LEAGUES RT STADIUMS feelings FIELDERS CHOICES USE EMOTIONS BT CATCHES

FEET FIELDERS BT LEGS NT GLOVE MEN NT TOES RT HEELS OUTFIELDERS SHOES PITCHERS AS FIELDERS female FIELDERS AS PITCHERS UF final at-bats

UF batters as pitchers RT RETIREMENT hitters as pitcher final outs FIELDING USE LAST OUTS UF ball handling BT DEFENSE FINAL SEASONS NT ASSISTS SN Use for discussions of an individual's last season in the BACKUP Major Leagues, or organized baseball. BAD HOPS RT RETIREMENT CATCHES FINANCES CATCHING SN Use to describe the business and financial operations of CHANCES a team. COVERAGE UF budget reductions DOUBLE PLAYS budgets ERRORS budgeting NT INFIELDING EXPENSES OUTFIELDING INVESTMENTS RANGE RT BUSINESS THROWS COMMERCIALISM RT DECEPTION ECONOMICS FIELDING AVERAGE MANAGEMENT OUTS PLAYER SALES REVENUES FIELDING AVERAGE

UF average FINES UF penalties RT FIELDING finesse pitchers fielding percentage USE CONTROL PITCHERS USE FIELDING AVERAGE FINGERS fielding shifts BT HANDS USE SHIFTS FINNISH s UF pesapallo USE PLAYING FIELDS firearms FIGHTING USE GUNS UF brawls BT VIOLENCE firecrackers USE F FIGURINES IREWORKS RT MEMORABILIA FIREMAN OF THE YEAR FILMS BT AWARDS SN Use for any films other than movies. RT CLOSERS NT DOCUMENTARIES

INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS firemen MOVIES USE CLOSERS final at-bats FIRES USE FINAL GAMES FIREWORKS FINAL GAMES UF firecrackers SN Use for discussions of an individual's last game in the Major Leagues, or organized baseball. firings USE DISMISSALS fixing USE GAMBLING FIRST AID BT TREATMENT FLAKES RT ACCIDENTS SN A individual, usually a player, noted for his or her abberant behaviors, often of a humourous or endearing INJURIES nature. RT ECCENTRICITIES first at-bats USE DEBUTS flares USE S FIRST BALL HITTERS CRATCH HITS BT BATTERS FLOODS RT RAIN first balls (throwing out) STORMS USE CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCHES

FIRST BASE FLY BALLS SN Use for all aspects: fielding, groundskeeping, the base BT BATTING itself. NT FLYOUTS RT BASES POP FLIES SACRIFICE FLIES FIRST BASE COACHES RT FUNGOS BT COACHES FLY GAME FIRST BASEMEN FLYOUTS BT INFIELDERS BT FLY BALLS

FIRST GAMES OUTS SN Use for fans' descriptions of the first major league game FLYING they attended. Compare DEBUTS. RT NOSTALGIA UF airplane flying airplanes RT FIRST HITS FEAR RT DEBUTS TRAVEL

FIRST PLACE focus RT STANDINGS USE CONCENTRATION

FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS FOG BT DRAFT PICKS BT WEATHER

FIRST-RUN STRATEGY folklore BT STRATEGY USE LORE

First year player draft FOOD USE AMATEUR DRAFTS NT HOT DOGS FISHING RT CONCESSIONS RT INTERESTS DIET EATING fist hits NUTRITION USE HANDLE HITS RECIPIES fitness USE PHYSICAL FITNESS RT MULTISPORT PLAYERS fixes FORCE PLAYS USE GAMBLING SN Plays in which the batter becomes a base runner and the runner(s) already on base must advance. USE MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES forecasting four-seam fastballs USE PREDICTIONS USE FASTBALLS

FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS FRACTURES SN Use to describe individuals where significant, whether BT INJURIES playing in U.S. or other countries. RT BONES RT AUSTRALIAN PLAYERS LATINO PLAYERS frame-ups JAPANESE PLAYERS USE BLACKMAIL KOREAN PLAYERS TAIWANESE PLAYERS framing USE BLACKMAIL FOREIGN OWNERSHIP BT OWNERSHIP franchise relocation USE CLUB RELOCATIONS foreign substance USE ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT franchise players U KEY PLAYERS FOREIGN TOURS SE UF world tours RT TOURS FRANCHISE SALES RT CLUB RELOCATIONS FORFEITS FRANCHISE VALUE BT LOSSES

FRANCHISE VALUE FORKBALLS SN Use to describe the estimated or actual value of a major BT BREAKING BALLS or minor league franchise. RT FASTBALLS RT FRANCHISE SALES

FOUL BALLS franchises BT BATTING USE CLUBS NT FOUL TIPS FRATERNIZATION foul bunts SN Use to any discussion of on-field or other amicable contact between USE BUNTING players of opposing teams, whether forbidden by management or not. UF player-to-player relations FOUL LINES RT TEAMMATE RELATIONS BT FIELD OF PLAY freak deliveries FOUL OUTS USE ILLEGAL PITCHES

FOUL POLES FREAK PLAYS BT FIELD OF PLAY UF bizarre plays SN Use to describe bizarre, unusual, or otherwise unexpected plays or FOUL TERRITORY occurances (e.g., The ball bouncing off J. Canseco’s head into the stands for a home run). FOUL TIPS free agency ratings BT FOUL BALLS USE RATINGS foundations FREE AGENCY USE CHARITIES SN Use for general discussions of this subject four-hit games RT FREE AGENTS USE MULTI-HIT GAMES MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENTS RESERVE CLAUSE four-home run games TEAMCHANGES FUNGO BATS free agent contracting BT BATS USE FREE AGENTS; CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS RT FUNGOS

FREE AGENT DRAFTS GAMBLING BT DRAFTS UF betting RT FREE AGENT DRAFT PICKS fixes fixing BT BEHAVIOR FREE AGENT DRAFT PICKS RT FREE AGENT DRAFTS RT CORRUPTION HORSE RACING ODDS FREE AGENTS NT MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENTS GAME ACCOUNTS RT FREE AGENCY SN Use for discussions of the general subject of GAME ACCOUNTS, or for a work containing numerous FREE SWINGERS GAME ACCOUNTS. Compare 1002978g. SN Use to describe batters noted for their indescriminate UF game summaries swinging habits at the plate, whether successful or RT 1002978g otherwise.

UF hackers GAME COSTS BT BATTERS SN Use to describe the total cost to a fan, a group of fans, or RT BAD-BALL HITTERS an average of all fans for attending a game. This would include ticket price, concessions, and souvenirs. friends UF costs USE FRIENDSHIP prices

FRIENDSHIP RT CONSUMER ASPECTS TICKET PRICES UF friends front office GAME LENGTH USE MANAGEMENT RT BOREDOM GAME PACE FRUSTRATION GAME PACE BT EMOTIONS SN Use for discussions of how fast or slow a game or games procede. full counts UF pace USE COUNTS pace of the game RT BOREDOM fun GAME LENGTH USE PLEASURE game summaries fundraising USE GAME ACCOUNTS

USE CHARITY WORK GAME-WINNING HITS NT GAME-WINNING HOME RUNS FUNDAMENTALS RT GAME-WINNING RBI RT INSTINCTS

TRAINING GAME-WINNING HOME RUNS BT GAME-WINNING HITS fundraising RT GAME-WINNING RBI USE CHARITY WORK

FUNERALS GAME-WINNING RBI RT CEMETERIES RT GAME-WINNING HITS CEREMONIES GAME-WINNING HOME RUNS

FUNGOS GAMERS FLY BALLS RT SN Use to describe players willing to go all-out for the team, even at the risk of injury (e.g., Lenny Dykstra). UF dirty-shirt players UF mitts hard-nosed players BT CLOTHING RT COMPETITIVENESS EQUIPMENT HUSTLE NT BATTING GLOVES CATCHERS MITTS GAMES SLIDING GLOVES SN Use only to describe games in the broadest sense: organized group acitivities for the purpose of go down looking amusement and/or competition. STRIKEOUTS NT BALL GAMES USE games finished GOATS USE COMPLETE GAMES SN Use to describe players famed (or infamous) for committing an error that determines the outcome of a GAMES PLAYED very important game; usually in post-season play. RT BONEHEAD PLAYS SN Use to describe the total number of games played by an individual in a season, a career, or over time, as in a ERRORS streak. GOLD GLOVE AWARDS gate receipts BT AWARDS

USE TICKET SALES GOLDEN SPIKES AWARDS gear BT AWARDS USE EQUIPMENT GOLF GENDER RT INTERESTS

GENERAL MANAGERS GOODWILL GAMES BT EXECUTIVES BT AMATEUR BASEBALL

GEOGRAPHY GOSSIP SN Use when physical location become significant, such as distances between cites, location of stadiums, physical government funding features (mountains, rivers, etc.), and so forth. USE GOVERNMENT POLICY RT ALTITUDE government intervention CITIES USE GOVERNMENT POLICY GHOSTWRITERS GOVERNMENT POLICY BT WRITERS UF government funding GIRLS government intervention goverment programs SN Use to identify a female child (<12 yrs.) where such RT LEGISLATION information is significant.

BT CHILDREN government programs RT BOYS USE GOVERNMENT POLICY WOMEN GRAND SLAMS glasses BT HOME RUNS USE EYEGLASSES grandfathers glossaries USE GRANDPARENTS USE DICTIONARIES grandmothers GLOVE MEN USE GRANDPARENTS BT FIELDERS GRANDPARENTS GLOVES UF grandfathers grandmothers STREAKS grandstands GROUND BALLS USE SEATING UF bouncers GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE bounders choppers RT CACTUS LEAGUE comebackers SPRING TRAINING grounders toppers graphics BT BATTING USE ILLUSTRATIONS RT BALTIMORE CHOPS COMEBACKERS GRASS GROUNDOUTS BT TURF BT OUTS graves GROUND INTO DOUBLE PLAY USE CEMETERIES ING S BT DOUBLE PLAYS greaseballs USE ILLEGAL PITCHES GROUND-RULE DOUBLES BT DOUBLES GREATEST DAYS UF greatest games BT ACHIEVEMENTS grounders greatest games USE GROUND BALLS USE GREATEST DAYS GROUND KEEPING greatest teams S RT FIELD GROOMING USE CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS GROUNDSKEEPERS GREED TARPS SN Use for discussions of greed, whether actual or merely perceived. grounds crew RT WEALTH USE GROUNDSKEEPERS

GRIEVANCES GROUNDSKEEPERS RT LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL PLAYERS UNION RT GROUNDSKEEPING grieving GUARDING THE LINE USE MOURNING BT DEFENSE

GRIPS GUESTS BT BATTING SN Use for non-team visitors to the dugout. RT CELEBRITIES GROIN guide books BT BODY USE DIRECTORIES

GROOMING CODES GUM RT DRESS CODES UF bubble gum HAIR chewing gum

GROOVES RT CARDS SN Use for descriptions of a player performing with consistant success, but not in the form of an actual GUNS hitting or . UF firearms UF hot streaks RT FAST STARTS HABITS SN Use to describe an individual's customary, characteristic, RT HALL OF FAME or unconscious behaviors, of a mundane, unsuperstitious nature. HAMSTRINGS BT BEHAVIOR BT MUSCLES THIGHS hackers

USE FREE SWINGERS hand-eye coordination USE EYE-HAND COORDINATION HAIR

UF facial hair handbooks BT HEAD USE MANUALS RT GROOMING CODES

handcuff half swings USE USE CHECK SWINGS BALL HANDLING

HANDEDNESS HALF INNING BT INNING handicapped USE DISABILITY HALF-SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS BT CHAMPIONSHIPS handicaps USE DISABILITY HALL OF FAME UF cooperstown HANDLE HITS RT HALL OF FAME BOARD OF UF fist hits BT BATTING DIRECTORS HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES RT JAMMING

HALL OF FAME GAMES HANDLING PITCHERS HALL OF FAME SELECTING SN Use to describe the manner or ability of a or HALL OF FAMERS manager to call pitches, direct pitching strategy, or VETERANS COMMITTEE otherwise encourage, guide, or instruct pitchers. RT CATCHING HALL OF FAME CEREMONIES HANDS SN Use for descriptions of induction ceremonies into the NT FINGERS Baseball Hall of Fame. THUMBS RT HALL OF FAME

HALL OF FAME DIRECTORS HANGING BREAKING BALLS UF hanging curve balls RT HALL OF FAME hanging sliders

hanging curve balls HALL OF FAME SELECTING SN Use for discussion of Hall of Fame voting - the process, USE HANGING BREAKING BALLS success, failures - as well as discussions of players deemed worthy of induction. hanging sliders UF hall of fame voting USE HANGING BREAKING BALLS BT SELECTION PROCESS HAPPINESS RT HALL OF FAME BT EMOTIONS

HALL OF FAME GAMES RT PLEASURE RT HALL OF FAME HARD SLIDES hall of fame voting SN Use to describe slides in which the base runner USE HALL OF FAME SELECTING deliberately attempts to distract, upset, or knock down the fielding player. HALL OF FAMERS BT SLIDES SN Use only for collective discussions of members of the Hall of Fame hard-nosed players USE GAMERS USE FASTBALLS hardships HEAT USE ADVERSITY BT WEATHER

HATS HEATING NT CAPS RT STADIUMS RT HELMETS HECKLERS HAZING BT FANS SN Use to describe the tricks, jokes, and friendly RT FAN BEHAVIOR (sometimes not-so-friendly) abuse rookies or HECKLING newcomers to a team are subjected to by older and PLAYER-FAN RELATIONS established players and personnel. RT PRACTICAL JOKES HECKLING RT FAN BEHAVIOR HEAD HECKLERS BT BODY HEELS NT EARS RT FEET FACE HEIGHT HAIR RT STATURE JAW

RT HELMETS HELMETS UF batting helmets head coaches ear flaps USE MANAGERS BT EQUIPMENT RT HATS head-first slides HEAD USE SLIDES

HERO S HEALTH E BT CULTURE RT DIET RT ROLE MODELS DISEASES ILLNESSES SPORTS MEDICINE HESITATION PITCHES RT DECEPTION hearings ILLEGAL PITCHES

USE TRIALS Hexes USE JINXES heart arrest hicks USE HEART ATTACKS USE RUBES

HEART HIDDEN BALL TRICK RT HEART DISEASE RT DECEPTION

HEART ATTACKS high schools UF cardiac arrest USE SECONDARY SCHOOLS heart arrest BT HEART DISEASE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL RT HEART RT HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS HEART DISEASE SECONDARY SCHOOLS BT DISEASES NT HEART ATTACKS HIGH SCHOOL CAREERS RT HEART RT HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL heat HIGH SCHOOL PLAYERS RT HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL OFFENSE

HIGHLIGHT FILMS HIT BATSMEN RT VIDEOS UF hit by pitches hinder hit by pitches USE HIT BATSMEN USE INTERFERENCE HIT LOCATION HIPS RT BATTING UF pelvis BT LEGS hit on the fists USE JAMMING

HIRINGS HITLESS STREAKS SN Use to describe any initiation of BT STREAKS employment into an organization or business for individuals other than players. Discussions of hiring hits searches or speculation should go USE BASE HITS under RECRUITING. UF staffing RT EMPLOYMENT HIRING PRACTICES MINORITY HIRING hits the dirt RECRUITING USE SLIDING

HIRING PRACTICES hitters SN Use to describe the hiring practices of a team or USE BATTERS organization. UF employment practices hitters as pitchers equal opportunity NT MINORITY HIRING USE FIELDERS AS PITCHERS RT EMPLOYMENT hitters parks hispanic-american players USE PARK FACTOR USE LATINO PLAYERS hitting hispanic-americans USE BATTING USE LATINOS HITTING COACHES HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BT COACHES SN Use for the awareness of players, coaches, managers, and journalists of the game's past and traditions. HITTING STREAKS RT EDUCATION BT STREAKS HISTORY hobbies HISTORY USE INTERESTS SN Use to qualify other topic terms to denote an historical focus or time frame. NT ORAL HISTORIES HOLDING RT HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE SN Use for the defense keeping the runner close to the base. LORE MUSEUMS HOLDOUTS POLITICS RT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS CONTRACTS HIT AND RUN PLAYS SN a play in which the batter and base runner coordinate to HOLDS create an opening on the field through which the batter RT RELIEF PITCHING hits the ball for a base hit, making both runner and batter on base. HOLIDAYS BT BATTING UF christmas RT RELIGION RT HOME RUN CHAMPIONSHIPS POWER HITTERS home field advantage HOME RUN PERCENTAGE USE HOME ADVANTAGE HOME RUNS ALLOWED

HOME ADVANTAGE MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES UF home field advantage SCORING RT COMPETITION HOME RUNS ALLOWED HOME TEAM UF home runs surrendered RT HOME RUNS HOME GAMES RT ROAD GAMES home runs surrendered HOMESTANDS USE HOME RUNS ALLOWED

HOME OPENERS HOMESICKNESS SN Note: Be sure to include the year RT LONELINESS along with this term (e.g., Home HOMESTAND Openers; 1980) S . BT SERIES BT OPENERS RT HOME GAMES HOME PLATE HOME TEAM RT BASES RT HOME ADVANTAGE

HOME PLATE COLLISIONS HOMETOWNS BT COLLISIONS RT BIRTHPLACES RT

HOMERS HOME RECORDS RT BROADCASTERS RT WON-LOST RECORDS UMPIRES home run champions homicide USE HOME RUN CHAMPIONSHIPS USE MURDER HOME RUN CHAMPIONSHIPS BT BATTING RECORDS HOMOSEXUALITY RT HOME RUNS BT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

HOME RUN DERBIES HONESTY RT TELEVISION PROGRAMS UF integrity BT ETHICS home run frequency RT USE HOME RUN PERCENTAGE DISHONESTY SPORTSMANSHIP home run hitters USE POWER HITTERS HONORING DAYS SN Use to describe promotional events designed to honor or HOME RUN PERCENTAGE pay tribute to an individual (e.g., " Day"). UF home run frequency UF day RT HOME RUNS BT CEREMONIES

HOME RUNS honors BT EXTRA BASE HITS USE AWARDS NT CALLED SHOTS hook slides GRAND SLAMS USE SLIDES INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUNS OPPOSITE-FIELD HOME RUNS hooliganism TAPE MEASURE HOME RUNS USE BEHAVIOR WIND-AIDED HOME RUNS PROBLEMS hope HUSTLE USE OUTLOOK BT ATTITUDE

HORSE RACING RT GAMERS RT GAMBLING SLACKERS INTERESTS HYPNOSIS RT PSYCHOLOGY host cities USE CITIES ILLEGAL EQUIPMENT UF altered bat hostility cork USE VIOLENCE corked bat hot corner corking USE THIRD BASE doctoring foreign substance HOT DOGS BT FOOD ILLEGAL PITCHES UF alternative pitch HOT STOVE LEAGUE doctoring RT OFFSEASON freak deliveries greaseball hot streaks mud balls USE GROOVES trick pitches vaseline balls HOTELS BT PITCHES BT HOUSING NT RT TRAVEL HESITATION PITCHES MARKED BALLS houses QUICK PITCHES

USE HOUSING QUICK RELEASES HOUSING SN Use for any temporary or permanent dwelling (such as a ILLNESSES hotel room) supplied for use by players or other UF ailments personnel. sickness RT DISEASES UF dwellings HEALTH houses residences STRESS

NT HOTELS ILLUSTRATIONS UF drawings HUMOR graphics NT JOKES lithographs PARODIES NT PHOTOGRAPHY STUNTS RT ART RT ANECDOTES IMAGE CARICATURES SN Use to describe the perception or opinion of an CARTOONS individual or team by other players, the media, or the public, usually in reference to behavior patterns, rather HUNTING than performance or ability. RT INTERESTS UF reputation

HUSBANDS IMMATURITY UF spouses RT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS EXPERIENCE RT DIVORCE MATURITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MARRIAGE immigrants UF personal development

USE IMMIGRATION RT MATURITY

IMMIGRATION INDOOR BASEBALL BT BASEBALL UF immigrants RT ETHNIC GROUPS INDOOR SOFTBALL imprisonment BT SOFTBALL USE PRISON INDUSTRIAL LEAGUES IMPROVEMENT UF company teams UF turnaround BT AMATEUR BASEBALL SN Use to describe a significant improvement in an INEPTITUDE individual's or team's performance, especially after a protracted period (weeks or months) of sub-standard SN Use to describe teams, individuals, or groups of individuals (such as a pitching staff) noted for their play. (Compare COMEBACKS) consistent failure or lack of requisite skills. RT COMEBACKS RT ABILITY

INCENTIVE CLAUSES FAILURE BT CONTRACTS INEXPERIENCE INCOME RT EXPERIENCE IMMATURITY SN Use to indentify all sources of revenue for an individual. BT ECONOMICS INFANTS NT PER DIEM UF babies SALARIES BT CHILDREN RT INCOME TAXES PERSONAL FINANCES INFIELD BT FIELD OF PLAY INCOME TAXES BT TAXES RT INCOME INFIELD HITS inconsistency BT BASE HITS USE CONSISTENCY RT SCRATCH HITS

INDEPENDENT LEAGUES infield play BT MINOR LEAGUES USE INFIELDING

RT INDEPENDENT TEAMS INFIELD PRACTICE OUTLAW LEAGUES BT DRILLS INDEPENDENT TEAMS RT INDEPENDENT LEAGUES INFIELDERS UF middle infielders INDEXES BT FIELDERS RT DATABASES NT FIRST BASEMEN SECOND BASEMEN indians USE NATIVE AMERICANS THIRD BASEMEN UTILITY INFIEDERS indians of RT USE NATIVE AMERICANS INFIELDING

INFIELDING INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT UF infield play SN Use to describe an individual's development as a person BT FIELDING in human society (maturity, responsibility, sensitivity, RT INFIELDERS adaptation to change, etc.). information processing USE PITCHING INSIDE USE COMPUTERS INSIDE THE PARK HOME RUNS INHERITED RUNNERS BT HOME RUNS SN Use to describe those runners currently on base when a reliever comes in to pitch; especially in reference to INSPIRATION those runners on base whom the reliever allows to . SN Use to describe a person, event, or concept which motivates an individual to achieve or pursue some goal. injured list BT MOTIVATION USE DISABLED LIST INSTINCTS INJURIES SN Use to describe habitual playing techniques developed NT BEANINGS by players that improve performance and efficiency. BLISTERS RT FUNDAMENTALS BRUISES CAREER ENDING INJURIES INSTRUCTION DISLOCATIONS NT BATTING INSTRUCTION FRACTURES PITCHING INSTRUCTION STRAINS RT TRAINING TENDINITIS TRAINING WOUNDS INSTRUCTIONAL EQUIPMENT RT ACCIDENTS BT EQUIPMENT AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

COMAS INSTRUCTIONAL FILMS DEATH BT FILMS DISEASES

FIRST AID INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUES PAIN BT MINOR LEAGUES ROTATOR CUFF RT ROOKIE LEAGUES

SURGERY instructional literature TREATMENT USE INSTRUCTIONALS

INJURY PROPENSITY instructional schools UF injury-prone USE BASEBALL SCHOOLS injury-prone INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS USE INJURY PROPENSITY BT VIDEOS

INNINGS INSTRUCTIONALS NT HALF INNING BT LITERATURE

INNINGS PITCHED INSTRUCTORS SN Use to identify persons principally or significantly engaged in teaching INNOVATIONS baseball skills. SN Use to describe attempts or suggestions to alter or UF mentors improve specific equipment, rules, or techniques. NT PITCHING INSTRUCTORS NT PATENTS RT COACHES MANAGERS RT INVENTIONS TEACHERS TRADITIONS INSULTS insanity INSURANCE USE MENTAL DISORDERS SN Use for policies taken out by individuals, or by teams in the event of player injury. inside pitches UF contract insurance player insurance INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING BT BROADCASTING INTEGRATION INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING UF color line BT SCOUTING desegregation RT DISCRIMINATION INTERNET SERVICES UF world wide web services integrity www services USE HONESTY BT SERVICES INTELLECTUALS RT COMPUTER DATABASES SN Use to identify individuals noted for their scholarly or academic view of the game. INTERSQUAD GAMES RT ACADEMIA RT SPLIT SQUADS SPRING TRAINING

INTELLIGENCE INTERVIEWS SN Use to describe an individual's mental ability. SN Use for all interviews or question/answer format BT PERSONALITY material. BT JOURNALISM intensity USE CONCENTRATION INTIMIDATION intentional pass UF psych out USE INTENTIONAL WALKS BT PSYCHOLOGY

INTENTIONAL WALKS INVENTIONS UF intentional pass SN Use for inventions of specific pieces of equipment. BT WALKS RT INNOVATIONS INVENTORS INTERESTS SN Use for general discussions of non-baseball interests or INVENTORS pursuits by players, managers, coaches, executives, etc.; RT INVENTIONS also use for specific interests not included under RT below. INVESTIGATIONS UF hobbies SN Use to describe inquiries or research (legal or informal) BT PSYCHOLOGY into specific incidences or individuals, both in and out of RT ATTITUDE baseball, criminal or otherwise. BOWLING INVESTMENTS FISHING BT BUSINESSES GOLF FINANCES HORSE RACING HUNTING IRISH-AMERICANS LIFESTYLES BT ETHNIC GROUPS MODEL BUILDING PARTICIPATION iron man INTERFERENCE USE ENDURANCE UF hinder NT CATCHERS INTERFERENCE SN Use to define the number of extra bases per FAN INTERFERENCE at bat. BT STATISTICS UMPIRES INTERFERENCE RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

INTERLEAGUE PLAY ITALIAN-AMERICANS SN Use where significant. INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL BT ETHNIC GROUPS RT AMATEUR BASEBALL JACKETS BT EQUIPMENT jitters USE FEAR jackie robinson award JINX USE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ES SN Use for any superstitious belief that holds the continued failure of a specific team or class of individuals. JAMMING SN Use to describe how a pitcher pitch UF babe ruth curse inside to cause the batter to hit the ball less SOPHOMORE JINX effectively. UF hit on the fists RT HANDLE HITS job USE OCCUPATIONS JAMS SN Use for game situations in which pitchers must cope job security with runners in . USE STATUS

JAPANESE BASEBALL JOINTS SN Use for discussions of baseball as it is NT ANKLES played in Japan, i.e., how the game differs from American baseball. ELBOWS BT BASEBALL KNEES RT AMERICAN PLAYERS IN JAPAN RT DISLOCATIONS JAPAN SERIES

jokers JAPANESE PLAYERS USE PRACTICAL JOKERS UF japanese players in the united states RT FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS JOKES JAPANESE BASEBALL BT HUMOR japanese players in the united states NT PRACTICAL JOKES USE JAPANESE PLAYERS RT ANECDOTES

JAPAN SERIES JOURNALISM RT JAPANESE BASEBALL UF reporting BT MEDIA jargon NT INTERVIEWS USE SLANG NEWS RELEASES NEWSPAPERS JAW RT ARTICLES BT HEAD JOURNALISTS PHOTOGRAPHY JEALOUSY PRESS BOX jeremiads WRITING USE LAMENT JOURNALISTS jerseys UF beat reporters USE UNIFORMS beat writers reporters JET LAG BT WRITERS RT TRA NT COLUMNISTS VEL RT JOURNALISM

JEWELRY journals JEWS USE PERIODICALS SN Use to identify members of this ethnic group where their ethnicity is significant. JOURNEYMEN BT ETHNIC GROUPS SN Use to describe a player of modest ability who, RT ANTI-SEMITISM nevertheless, manages to make it to the Major Leagues and remain there for several years, often as a utility or part-time player (e.g., Randy Bush). RT CAREER MEN key plays USE CRUCIAL PLAYS

JUDGES keystone combinations RT LAWS USE DOUBLE PLAY COMBINATIONS LAWYERS LEGAL RULING TRIALS BT BALL GAMES judicial decisions KINESIOLOGY USE LEGAL RULINGS RT BIOMECHANICS judo kittenball USE MARTIAL ARTS USE SOFTBALL juggle KNEES BT JOINTS USE ERRORS LEGS jump USE JUMPING BT RULES JUMPING UF jump knockdown pitches USE BRUSHBACKS

JUNIOR COLLEGES knothole BT COLLEGES USE CHILDREN junior high schools USE SECONDARY SCHOOLS KNUCKLE CURVEBALLS BT BREAKING BALLS JUNIOR LEAGUES RT CURVEBALLS BT AMATEUR BASEBALL RT LEGION BALL PITCHERS BT PITCHERS JUNIOR WORLD SERIES UF little world series KNUCKLEBALLS BT BREAKING BALLS JUNKBALLERS BT PITCHERS KOREAN PLAYERS UF korean players in the united states JUSTICE RT FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS

korean players in the united states JUVENILE LITERATURE KOREAN PLAYERS BT LITERATURE USE

KOREAN WAR KANGAROO COURTS BT WARS SN A group of players on a team that issues petty fines to teammates for various minor "offenses" - usually for ks humorous purposes. USE STRIKEOUTS RT PRACTICAL JOKES

LABOR AGREEMENTS karate NT BASIC AGREEMENTS USE MARTIAL ARTS

labor contracts KEY PLAYERS USE LABOR AGREEMENTS SN Use to describe players vital to the team's success. UF franchise players LABOR LAWS BT LAWS LAPTA BT BALL GAMES LABOR NEGOTIATIONS BT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LAST OUTS NEGOTIATIONS UF final outs RT MEDIATION BT OUTS PLAYER RELATIONS COMMITTEE LAST PLACE LABOR NEGOTIATORS UF cellar BT NEGOTIATORS RT STANDINGS

LATE ARRIVALS labor relations USE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS SN Use for players who arrive late (or later than is expected) to spring training camp. LABOR STRIKES RT ABSENTEEISM SN Note: Be sure to include the starting year SPRING TRAINING of the strike (e.g.,Labor Strikes; 1981). Use this term also for items anticipating or speculating on strikes. laterality RT LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS USE LEFT-HANDEDNESS REPLACEMENT PLAYERS RIGHT-HANDEDNESS labor unions latin americans USE UNIONS USE latinos LABOR-MANAG MENT RELATIONS E LATIN AMERICA UF labor relations RT PAN-AMERICAN GAMES RT BASIC AGREEMENTS COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WINTER BASEBALL GRIEVANCES LABOR STRIKES LOCKOUTS LATINO PLAYERS UF hispanic-american players MANAGEMENT

PLAYER RELATIONS COMMITTEE LATINOS UNIONS UF chicanos hispanic-americans lacerations hispanics USE WOUNDS latin-americans mexican-americans LADIES DAYS LAUGHERS BT PROMOTIONALS UF blow-outs lalob BT LOSSES USE BALLOON PITCHES LAWS

LAMENTS UF legal aspect SN Use for writings, or other expressions, that bemoan the NT LABOR LAWS alleged decline of the game or some aspect thereof. TITLE IX UF jeremiad RT CIVIL RIGHTS BT EVALUATIONS CONTRACTS CRIMES LANGUAGE JUDGES NT NOMENCLATURE LAWYERS SPANISH LANGUAGE LEGISLATION RT CLICHES RULES COMMUNICATION TRIALS DICTIONARIES

DOUBLETALK lawsuits USE LITIGATION NT DIVISIONS LITTLE LEAGUE LAWYERS MAJOR LEAGUES UF attorneys MINOR LEAGUES RT JUDGES

LAWS LEFT FIELD LITIGATION BT OUTFIELD

LAYOFFS LEFT FIELDERS RT EMPLOYMENT BT OUTFIELDERS FIRINGS LEFT ON BASE LEADERSHIP

SN Use to describe the ability of some left-brain dominant players to lead or inspire other players. Compare AUTHORITY. USE BRAIN DOMINANCE NT CAPTAINS

PERSONALITY LEFT-HANDED BATTERS

LEADING LEFT-HANDED PITCHERS BT BASERUNNING UF southpaws

LEADOFF LEFT-HANDEDNESS UF leadoff batters UF laterality RT LINEUPS RT AMBIDEXTERITY leadoff batters LEFTY-RIGHTY STRATEGY USE LEADOFF SN Use for the strategic practice of using left handed pitchers/batters against right handed batters/pitchers and league championship series vice versa. USE AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES BT STRATEGY NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES PLAYOFFS leg hits

LEAGUE CHANGES USE SCRATCH HITS SN Use for in the case of an individual switching from one league, or division within a league, to another. legal aspects RT TEAM CHANGES USE LAWS LEGISLATION LEAGUE LEADERS LITIGATION SN Use to describe a player who leads his or her league in one or more statistical categories. legal cases RT STATISTICAL LEADERS USE TRIALS league officials LEGAL RULINGS USE BASEBALL OFFICIALS UF judicial decisions probation LEAGUE PRESIDENTS sentences BT EXECUTIVES RT COLLUSION NT AL PRESIDENTS JUDGES NL PRESIDENTS LITIGATION

LEAGUE RECORDS TRIALS BT RECORDS legends USE LORE LEAGUES UF associations LEGION BALL federations UF american legion baseball BT AMATEUR BASEBALL LIFESTYLES LEGISLATION RT BEHAVIOR UF legal aspects INTERESTS RT LAWS OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES

REFERENDUMS LIGAMENTS BT MUSCLES LEGS

BT BODY LIGHTING NT CALVES BT FACILITIES FEET HIPS LIGHTNING KNEES BT WEATHER SHINS THIGHS LINE DRIVES RT HAMSTRING BT BATTING leisure LINEUPS UF USE RECREATION order letters starting lineups USE CORRESPONDENCE BT ROSTERS RT CLEANUP letup pitches DEPTH USE CHANGEUPS LEADOFF lexicons liquor USE DICTIONARIES USE ALCOHOL liability LITERACY USE LITIGATION RT READING

LIBRARIANS literary analysis RT LIBRARIES USE LITERATURE

LIBRARIES LITERATURE RT ARCHIVES SN Use for general discussions of LIBRARIANS baseball literature, including analysis. UF literary analysis NT ANECDOTES LICENSEES ANTHOLOGIES BT COMMERCIAL LICENSING ARTICLES BIOGRAPHIES licenses ESSAYS USE COMMERCIAL LICENSING FICTION licensing INSTRUCTIONALS USE COMMERCIAL LICENSING JUVENILE LITERATURE POETRY lies QUOTATIONS USE DISHONESTY SCIENCE FICTION RT ART life expectancy BOOK REVIEWS USE LONGEVITY CULTURE life span lithographs USE LONGEVITY USE ILLUSTRATIONS LONELINESS LITIGATION RT HOMESICKNESS UF lawsuits long ball hitters legal aspects USE POWER HITTERS liability RT LAWS LONG RELIEVERS LAWYERS BT RELIEF PITCHERS LEGAL RULINGS

TRIALS LONGEVITY UF little world series death rate life expectancy USE JUNIOR WORLD SERIES life span

LITTLE LEAGUE mortality RT AGE BT AMATEUR BASEBALL LEAGUES LONG-TERM CONTRACTS RT LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES LONG TOSS YOUTH BASEBALL loopers USE SCRATCH HITS LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES RT LITTLE LEAGUE LORE SN Use to describe anecdotes, whether real, imaginary, or LIVELY BALL exaggerated, of an enduring and historically significant SN Use to describe the ball used in the Major Leagues after nature (e.g., The Doubleday myth; Babe Ruth "calling 1919, especially with the perennial issue of whether or his shot" in the , etc.). not the ball is “juiced.” UF doubleday-myth BT BALLS BASE folklore RT DEAD BALL ERA lore LOCAL BROADCASTING RIGHTS mythology BT BROADCASTING RIGHTS myths BT CULTURE LOCAL BROADCASTS RT ANECDOTES RT RADIO BROADCASTS HISTORY TELEVISION BROADCASTS

LOCAL OWNERSHIP LOSER MYSTIQUE SN Use to describe ownership of a franchise by locally SN Use to describe the popularity of teams or players noted resident individuals, as well as efforts to achieve this for their consistent failure or long histories of defeat. end. BT MYSTIQUE BT OWNERSHIP RT FAILURE location losing USE CONTROL USE FAILURE

LOSING PITCHERS lockerrooms BT SCORING USE CLUBHOUSES

LOCKOUTS LOSING STREAKS RT LABOR-MANAGEMENT BT STREAKS RELATIONS RT SLUMPS WINNING STREAKS LOGOS

RT MARKETING LOSSES TRADEMARKS UF defeats BT DECISIONS NT FORFEITS USE PLAYERS UNION LAUGHERS SHUTOUTS MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SN Use to describe the governing organization of the major leagues (as in Major League LOVE Baseball Properties). BT EMOTIONS RT COMMERCIAL LICENSING ENDORSEMENTS

LOW PITCHES MAJOR LEAGUES BT PITCHES UF big leagues BT LEAGUES LOW-HIT GAMES NT NEGRO LEAGUES NT ONE-HITTERS TWO-HITTERS majors-minors agreements USE NATIONAL AGREEMENTS LOW-SCORING GAMES UF one-run games MAJORS-MINORS RELATIONS two-run games RT NATIONAL AGREEMENTS SUBSIDIES LOYALTY WORKING AGREEMENTS NT CAMERADERIE male chauvanism

LUCK USE SEXISM RT SUPERSTITION male LUXURY BOXES USE MEN UF skyboxes stadium boxes malingering USE SLACKERS LUXURY TAXES RT REVENUE SHARING malls USE RETAIL STORES lying USE DISHONESTY man USE MEN MACHINES UF robots MANAGEMENT UF front office madness NT EXECUTIVES USE MENTAL DISORDERS OWNERSHIP magazine RT AUTHORITY USE PERIODICALS BUSINESS ELECTIONS MAGIC FINANCES RT SUPERSTITIONS LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS MAGIC NUMBERS ORGANIZATION RT PENNANT RACES

MANAGER OF THE YEAR magnates BT AWARDS USE OWNERS RT MANAGERS

MAINTENANCE MANAGERS UF care UF RT REPAIR coaches (college) college head coaches major league baseball players association head coaches team managers RT CLUBS RT LOGOS COACHES MANAGER OF THE YEAR MARRIAGE PLAYER-MANAGERS BT FAMILY TEAMS RT DIVORCE HUSBANDS MANAGING MARITAL STATUS RT COACHING SEXUAL BEHAVIOR WEDDINGS manliness WIVES USE MASCULINITY MARTIAL ARTS UF judo mannerisms USE STYLE karate t'ai chi MANUALS

UF handbooks MASCOTS BT REFERENCE MATERIALS RT SUPERSTITIONS

MANUFACTURERS MASCULINITY RT MANUFACTURING UF manliness BT PERSONALITY MANUFACTURING RT MANUFACTURERS MASKS manufacturing rights NT CATCHERS MASKS USE COMMERCIAL LICENSING FACE MASKS RT MOUTH MAPS BT REFERENCE MATERIALS mass communication MARINES USE MEDIA BT MILITARY mass culture MILITARY BASEBALL USE CULTURE MARITAL STATUS RT MARRIAGE mass media USE MEDIA MARKED BALLS UF ball scuffing MASS TRANSIT buckle balls UF public transit cut balls public transportation emery balls NT BUSES sandpaper balls RT RAILROADS scuffed balls

shine balls MASSACHUSETTS GAME BT ILLEGAL PITCHES BT BASEBALL

MARKET SIZE MASSAGE SN Use for discussions of a team's potential area of fan BT PHYSICAL THERAPY support, in terms of fan attendance, and radio and television audiences. MATCHUPS RT SMALL MARKETS SN Use for analyses of specific pitchers vs. other specific pitchers or batters and vice versa. MARKETING UF owning UF baseball promotions marketing MATHEMATICS NT ADVERTISING RT PHYSICS RT CONVENTIONS PROBABILITY meetings on the mound MATURITY USE MOUND CONFERENCES UF composure memoirs emotional maturity USE AUTOBIOGRAPHIES physiological maturity MEMORABILIA poise BT PHYSIOLOGY UF collectibles PSYCHOLOGY souvenirs NT COLLECTIONS RT EXPERIENCE RT AUCTIONS IMMATURITY INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT AUTOGRAPH SESSIONS PERSONALITY AUTOGRAPHS BROKEN BATS meal money BUTTONS CAP COINS USE PER DIEM CARD SHOWS meals CHECKLISTS COINS USE DIET FIGURINES POSTCARDS MECHANICS POSTERS PRESS PINS MEDIA PRICE GUIDES UF mass communication RINGS VALUE mass media

press MEMORIALS NT BROADCASTING SN Use to describe plaques, signs, or other monuments that COVERAGE describe or commemorate events, persons, or structures JOURNALISM of historical significance. RT CULTURE UF monuments PUBLICITY RT PATCHES STATUES MEDIA GUIDES

UF press guides MEMORY BT DIRECTORIES MEN MEDIA RELATIONS SN Use for discussions of men as a part of human society, UF player-media relations or where an individual’s gender is significant. RT BOYS MEDIATION WOMEN RT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING LABOR NEGOTIATIONS mental illness USE MENTAL DISORDERS MEDICAL SERVICES BT STADIUM SERVICES MENTAL ASPECTS SN Use for discussions of the significance an individual's MEDICINE mental framework (attitude, behavior, outlook, etc.) in NT PHYSICAL THERAPY his or her performance as a player. PSYCHIATRY BT PSYCHOLOGY SPORTS MEDICINE SURGERY MENTAL DISORDERS RT DRUG TREATMENT Note: Where possible, use the proper name of the disorder being discussed, PHYSICIANS (e.g.,“Schizophrenia”, “Amnesia”). UF insanity MEETINGS madness mental illness USE AGE mentally ill psychosis MILESTONES BT PSYCHIATRY SN Use to describe a statisical level reached by a player that is significant, although not a record (e.g., a pitcher who PSYCHOLOGY earns his or her 200th victory). RT STATISTICS mental errors USE M ISTAKES MIDGETS RT STATURE MENTAL RETARDATION MILITARY mentally ill SN Use for general descriptions of the USE MENTAL DISORDERS armed services; it’s organization, operations, personnel, etc. mentors NT AIR FORCE USE INSTRUCTORS ARMY MARINES MERCHANDISE NAVY RT CONCESSIONS RT MILITARY BASEBALL merchandising MILITARY SERVICE USE MARKETING MILITARY BASEBALL MERGERS SN Use for general discussions of baseball played by members of the RT BUSINESSES armed services. Where possible, however, use names of specific units metropolitan areas (e.g., ARMY). U CITIES NT AIR FORCE SE ARMY MARINES mexican-americans NAVY USE latinos RT MILITARY microfiche military draft USE MILITARY SERVICE USE MICROFORMS military enlistment microfilm USE MILITARY SERVICE USE MICROFORMS MILITARY SERVICE MICROFORMS SN Use for discussions of a player's military career. SN Use only for actual discussions of this data storage UF military draft medium and not to describe the item being cataloged. military enlistment Use the Document Type field for this purpose. RT MILITARY UF microfiche microfilm ministers USE CLERGY middle class minor league draft USE SOCIAL CLASSES USE RULE V DRAFTS middle infielders USE INFIELDERS minor league assignments USE ASSIGNMENTS MIDDLE RELIEVERS

BT RELIEF PITCHERS SN Use to describe the style of play or millieu of minor middle schools league baseball games. USE SECONDARY SCHOOLS RT MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS middle-age MINOR LEAGUE CAREERS SN Use only for discussions of a player’s mitts minor league career with respect to his major legue career. USE GLOVES

MINOR LEAGUE DIRECTORS MODEL BUILDING BT EXECUTIVES BT INTERESTS

MINOR LEAGUE FREE AGENTS MODESTY BT FREE AGENTS RT FREE AGENCY monographs USE BOOKS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR BT AWARDS monuments USE MEMORIALS MINOR LEAGUE PLAYERS RT MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL moods USE EMOTIONS MINOR LEAGUES SN Note: Use specific names to identify MORALE individual teams or leagues. RT BT LEAGUES ATTITUDE CHEMISTRY NT INDEPENDENT LEAGUES PSYCHOLOGY INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUES OUTLAW LEAGUES morality ROOKIE LEAGUES SHORT SEASON LEAGUES USE ETHICS RT CLASSIFICATION morals MINORITIES USE ETHICS BT SOCIOLOGY NT AFRICAN-AMERICANS mortality USE LONGEVITY LATINOS NATIVE AMERICANS most valuable player RT ETHNIC GROUPS award USE MVP AWARD RACE RACE RELATIONS most valuable players RACISM USE MVPs

MINORITY HIRING mother-child relations BT RECRUITING USE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS misbehavior MOTHERS USE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BT FAMILY PARENTS MISFITS UF outcasts motion misplays USE MOVEMENT US E MISTAKES motion picture reviews USE MOVIE REVIEWS MISTAKES SN Use to describe an error or motion pictures blunder in a non-fielding situation. USE MOVIES

UF misplays MOTIVATION NT PASSED BALLS UF desire RT BONEHEAD PLAYS determination ERRORS drive perserverence persistence MOVIE REVIEWS BT PSYCHOLOGY SN For reviews of specific motion pictures, include the NT INSPIRATION title(s) in the OTHER field.

RT AMBITION UF motion picture reviews ATTITUDE BT REVIEWS BEHAVIOR RT MOVIES COMMITMENT mud (rubbing) OUTLOOK USE RUBBING MUD MOUND UF box MUD pitcher's mound SN Use to describe actual mixtures of water and soil, as in those created by rain or over-zealous groundskeepers. pitching mound

MOUND BEHAVIOR mud balls SN Use for discussions of a pitcher's mannerisms, antics, or USE ILLEGAL PITCHES other behaviors other than windup, delivery, or pick-off attempts. MULTI-HIT GAMES BT BEHAVIOR UF 4-hit games RT MOUND CONFERENCES four-hit games

MOUND CONFERENCES MULTI-HOME RUN GAMES UF conferences on the mound UF 4-home run games conversations on the mound discussions on the mound four-home run games meetings on the mound RT HOME RUNS mound meetings

MULTIPURPOSE FACILITIES mound meetings USE MOUND CONFERENCES BT FACILITIES RT STADIUMS MOURNING SN Use to describe an individual's emotional state of multisport athletes grieving or suffering from a loss, especially in such case USE MULTISPORT PLAYERS as it affects his or her performance. UF bereavement MULTISPORT PLAYERS grieving UF multisport athletes RT PSYCHOLOGY two- players RT BASKETBALL MOUTH FOOTBALL BT FACE RT MASKS municipalities USE CITIES TEETH MURDER MOVEMENT UF homicide SN The motion of a pitched ball as it BT CRIME approaches the plate RT DEATH UF motion

MOVIES murder mysteries SN Use to describe fictional or theatrical presentations on USE MYSTERIES film (e.g., Bang the Drum Slowly). MUSCLES UF mo tion pictures NT HAMSTRINGS BT FILMS LIGAMENTS RT ACTORS RT SPRAINS CULTURE MOVIE REVIEWS WEIGHT TRAINING

MUSEUMS RT EXHIBITS USE LORE HISTORY myths MUSIC USE LORE UF musical scores musicals NAMES BT ART UF aliases NT SINGING RT NICKNAMES SONGS TEAM NAMES RT CULTURE MUSICIANS NATIONAL AGREEMENTS SN Use for the operations agreement signed between the MUSICAL PERFORMANCES National Association and the Major Leagues. UF concerts RT MAJORS-MINORS RELATIONS SUBSIDIES RT MUSICAL RECORDINGS WORKING AGREEMENTS MUSICAL RECORDINGS RT MUSICAL PERFORMANCES NATIONAL ANTHEMS BT SONGS musical scores NATIONAL COMMISSION USE MUSIC national collegiate athletic association musicals USE NCAA USE MUSIC central division MUSICIANS USE NL CENTRAL RT MUSIC national league championship series USE NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES MVP AWARD U most valuable player national league eastern division F award BT AWARDS USE NL EAST RT CHALMERS AWARD national league presidents MVPs USE NL PRESIDENTS

MVPs national league western division SN Use only for collective discussions of USE NL WEST MVP Award winners. UF most valuable players NATIONAL PASTIME RT MVP AWARD SN Use for discussions of baseball's place among American sports and recreational activities. MYSTERIES RT CULTURE SN Use to designate the genre of a particular work of fiction. NATIONAL TEAMS UF murder mysteries RT OLYMPIC BASEBALL BT FICTION NATIONALISM

MYSTIQUE nationalities SN Use to describe a fascination, attraction, or aura about a USE ETHNIC GROUPS particular individual or team that is difficult to define or explain, seemingly contradictory, or that is greater than NATIVE AMERICANS the sum of its apparent qualities. UF american indian UF cult figures indians NT LOSER MYSTIQUE YANKEE MYSTIQUE indians of north america BT MINORITIES RT NOTORIETY POPULARITY NAVY mythology BT MILITARY MILITARY BASEBALL TEAM NAMES NCAA UF national collegiate athletic association night USE DARKNESS NECK BT BODY night baseball USE NIGHT GAMES NECROLOGIES NIGHT GAMES RT OBITUARIES UF night baseball RT NEGOTIATIONS DARKNESS DAY GAMES NT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS

LABOR NEGOTIATIONS night life RT NEGOTIATORS USE OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES

NEGOTIATORS NL CENTRAL NT LABOR NEGOTIATORS UF division

RT NEGOTIATIONS NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SN Note: When used to identify a specific NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYERS series, this must include the year (e.g., NL RT NEGRO LEAGUES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES; 1986). UF national league championship series NEGRO LEAGUES BT PLAYOFFS BT MAJOR LEAGUES RT NEGRO LEAGUE PLAYERS NL DIVISION SERIES BLACK BALL BT DIVISION SERIES negroes NL EAST USE AFRICAN-AMERICANS UF national league eastern division neighborhood play NL PRESIDENTS UF national league presidents USE SANDLOT BALL NL WEST nerves UF national league western division USE STRESS NO-DECISIONS nervousness BT DECISIONS USE FEAR SCORING

NEWS RELEASES UF press release no-hit games USE NO-HITTERS BT JOURNALISM NO-HITTERS NEW YORK GAME UF no-hit games BT SCORING NEWSLETTERS NT PERFECT GAMES RT NEWSPAPERS SPOILERS

NEWSPAPERS NO-TRADE CLAUSES BT JOURNALISM BT CONTRACTS RT NEWSLETTERS NOISE nickel curves RT ACOUSTICS USE SLIDERS NOMENCLATURE NICKNAMES UF definition RT NAMES description terminology individual’s death. vocabulary UF eulogies RT DEATH BT LANGUAGE NECROLOGIES RT DICTIONARIES

NOMENCLATURE obscenities REFERENCE MATERIALS USE SWEARING non-profit organizations obstruction plays USE ORGANIZATIONS USE CATCHERS INTERFERENCE RUNNERS INTERFERENCE NON-ROSTER INVITEES

BT SPRING TRAINING ROSTERS occupational stress USE BURNOUT NOSE

BT FACE OCCUPATIONS SN Use to for discussions of specific non-baseball jobs held NOSTALGIA by players or other baseball personnel concurrent with SN Use for discussions, actions, or events which fondly their baseball careers (e.g., a minor league player selling recall or reflect persons or events of the past, whether appliances for Sears in the off-season). real or imagined (i.e., "the good old days"). UF jobs RT DREAM TEAMS RT CAREERS FIRST GAMES EMPLOYMENT REUNIONS POST-BASEBALL CAREERS REVIVALS

ODDS not-for-profit organizations RT GAMBLING USE ORGANIZATIONS OFF DAYS NOTORIETY RT REST DAYS SN Use to describe individuals, teams, or events noted or famous for their nefarious or undesirable qualities (e.g., OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES Hal Chase). UF carousing night life UF anti-heroes partying RT FAME RT BEHAVIOR MYSTIQUE LIFESTYLE POPULARITY OFF-SEASON RT HOT STOVE LEAGUE NOVELS UF dime novels BT FICTION off-speed pitches USE CHANGEUPS numbers OFFENSE USE UNIFORM NUMBERS SN Use for discussions of a team's batting or scoring propensities. NUMEROLOGY BT PLAYS BT SUPERSTITION S NT BATTING

NUTRITION HIT AND RUN PLAYS RT DIET OUTS FOOD SQUEEZE PLAYS RT HOLDING obesity RUN PRODUCTION USE BODY WEIGHT STRATEGY

OBITUARIES offensive winning precentage SN Use for articles reporting an USE OFFENSIVE WINS BT BALL GAMES OFFENSIVE WINS SN An estimate of the number of team one-hit games wins that would result from a player’s USE ONE-HITTERS offensive production. UF offensive winning percentage ONE-HITTERS BT STATISTICS RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS UF 1-hit games one-hit games officers BT LOW-HIT GAMES USE PERSONNEL ONE-PITCH SOFTBALL official documents BT SOFTBALL USE DOCUMENTS

OFFICIAL SCORERS one-run games UF scorers USE LOW-SCORING GAMES

RT SCORING ONE-RUN STRATEGY BT STRATEGY officials ONLINE SERVICES USE EXECUTIVES BT SERVICES LEAGUE OFFICIALS UMPIRES RT INTERNET SERVICES old age OPEN CLASSIFICATION USE AGED SN Use to describe minor leagues not assigned a specific classification level.

OLD TIMERS GAMES BT CLASSIFICATION BT EXHIBITION GAMES open stance RT ALUMNI GAMES USE STANCES

OLYMPIC BASEBALL OPENERS BT AMATEUR BASEBALL SN Note: Be sure to include the year along with this term (e.g., Openers; 1978) RT NATIONAL TEAMS NT HOME OPENERS US OLYMPIC FESTIVAL opening day olympic games s USE OLYMPICS USE OPENERS

OLYMPICS opinions USE EVALUATIONS SN Use for discussions of the olympic games in general. Specific games FAN OPINIONS should be qualified by the year they took place (e.g., “Olympics; 1984”) OPPOSITE-FIELD HITS UF olympic games summer olympic games BT BASE HITS NT OLYMPIC BASEBALL NT OPPOSITE-FIELD HOME RUNS

OPPOSITE-FIELD HOME RUNS ON DECK CIRCLES BT FIELD OF PLAY BT HOME RUNS OPPOSITE-FIELD HITS on-base-average USE ON-BASE PERCENTAGE OPTIONS BT CONTRACTS ON-BASE PERCENTAGE UF on-base-average ORAL HISTORIES BT BATTING AVERAGE BT HISTORY RT ANECDOTES ONE OLD CAT UF two old cat order RT OUTFIELDING USE LINEUPS OUTFIELDING ORGAN PLAYING UF outfield play RT OUTFIELDERS RT ORGANISTS OUTLAW LEAGUES ORGANISTS BT MINOR LEAGUES RT ORGAN PLAYING RT INDEPENDENT LEAGUES

OUTLOOK ORGANIZATION SN Use to describe discussions of any team's or individual's SN Use to describe all parts of a team organization (parent hopes of winning the pennant or otherwise succeeding club, farm system, scouting staff, etc.). expressed at the season's outset. NT BASEBALL PROGRAMS UF april hope CLUBS hope FARM SYSTEMS spring hope RT MANAGEMENT RT AMBITION MOTIVATION organization men OUTS USE CAREER MEN UF ORGANIZATIONS retires SN Use to describe any organization or association, tags especially those which are non-profit. BT OFFENSE UF associations NT BATTING OUT OF TURN non-profit organizations FLYOUTS not-for-profit organizations GROUNDOUTS PICK OFFS ORGANIZED BASEBALL STRIKEOUTS SN Use to indicate teams or leagues that are under the National Agreement, RT BASERUNNING especially in comparison with teams that FIELDING are not. organized crime over the hill USE DECLINE USE CRIME

ORIGINS OVER-THE-LINE BASEBALL

SN Use for discussions of the orgins and early development RT BASEBALL of the game. UF early baseball OVERSHIFTS RT BASEBALL UF boudreau shift williams shift ORTHOPEDICS BT SHIFTS RT BONES

oversliding outcasts USE SLIDES USE MISFITS

OUTFIELD overweight NT CENTER FIELD USE BODY WEIGHT LEFT FIELD OWNERS RIGHT FIELD UF magnates OUTFIELDERS BT EXECUTIVES BT FIELDERS RT OWNERSHIP NT CENTER FIELDERS OWNERSHIP LEFT FIELDERS BT MANAGEMENT RIGHT FIELDERS NT FOREIGN OWNERSHIP USE PARK FACTOR LOCAL OWNERSHIP PARK FACTOR PUBLIC OWNERSHIP RT OWNERS SN Use for discussions of the influence of a given stadium or stadiums on a player's or team's performance. owning UF hitter parks USE MATCHUPS park adjustments pitchers parks stadium effects pace RT STADIUMS USE GAME PACE pace of the game PARKING USE GAME PACE BT FACILITIES

PACIFIC ISLANDERS parks BT ETHNIC GROUPS USE STADIUMS pacific islands PARODIES USE OCEANIA BT HUMOR PAIN RT INJURIES parsimony USE STINGINESS PAINTERS RT PAINTINGS PART-TIME PLAYERS UF benchwarmers NT UTILITY PLAYERS PAINTINGS BT ART RT ROLE PLAYERS RT PAINTERS PARTICIPATION SN Use to describe public participation in PALMBALLS playing a sport. BT PITCHES RT ATTENDANCE ATTITUDE PAN AMERICAN GAMES COMMITMENT RT LATIN AMERICA INTEREST parades partying USE PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS USE OFF-FIELD ACTIVITIES

PARALYSIS PASSED BALLS BT DISABILITY BT MISTAKES RT WILD PITCHES PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS

UF mother-child relations passing baseball on BT FAMILY USE BASEBALL APPRECIATION NT FATHER-SON RELATIONS PASSING RUNNER RT CHILDREN PATCHES PARENTS SN Use especially for patches worn on uniforms to recognize or BT FAMILY commermorate events, anniversaries, or NT FATHERS individuals. RT MEMORIALS MOTHERS PATENTS parity BT INNOVATIONS USE COMPETITIVE BALANCE PATIENCE park adjustments SN Use to describe a batter’s ability to wait on a pitch. UF plate discipline UF productivity RT TIMING PERIODICALS PATRIOTISM UF journals magazines PAY CUTS RT PAYROLLS serials SALARIES RT ANNUALS PUBLISHING pay television

USE CABLE TELEVISION perseverance USE MOTIVATION pay-per-view USE CABLE TELEVISION persistence USE MOTIVATION PAYROLLS UF salary structure PERSIAN GULF WAR RT FINANCES BT WARS PAY CUTS personal appearance pelvis USE PHYSICAL APPEARANCE USE HIPS personal development penalities USE INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT USE FINES

PENNANT RACES PERSONAL FINANCES

SN Note: When used to identify a specific SN Use to describe an individual's financial situation, pennant race, this must include the year (e.g., investments, spending habits, etc. PENNANT RACES; 1951). RT INCOME UF contention RT CLINCH personal philosophy MAGIC NUMBERS USE PHILOSOPHY

SPOILERS PERSONAL PROBLEMS SN Use to describe a transient problem outside of baseball pennants which is hampering or interfering with an individual's USE CHAMPIONSHIPS work or performance.

PENNANTS RT ADVERSITY UF Souvenir pennants PERSONALITY PENSIONS UF character RT RETIREMENT BT PSYCHOLOGY NT ECCENTRICITIES PEPPER EGOTISM BT DRILLS INTELLIGENCE LEADERSHIP PER DIEM MASCULINITY UF meal money SEXUALITY BT INCOME SOCIABILITY RT EXPENSES RT ATTITUDE PERCENTAGE BASEBALL BEHAVIOR FLAKES PERFECT GAMES MATURITY BT NO-HITTERS PERSONNEL PERFORMANCE SN Use for discussions of a non-team SN Use to describe a player’s overall organization’s employees or officers. performance as affected by other UF employees factors (e.g., poor health, behavior officers problems, special training, new equipment). pesapallo ENDURANCE USE FINNISH BASEBALL EXERCISES STRETCHING pets USE ANIMALS PHYSICAL THERAPISTS RT PHYSICAL THERAPY PHENOMS SN Use to describe highly touted or well regarded rookies PHYSICAL THERAPY or minor league prospects UF therapy BT MEDICINE BT POTENTIAL NT CHIROPRACTIC ROOKIES DIATHERMY

PHILOSOPHY MASSAGE

UF personal philosophy RT DISABILITY NT ETHICS PHYSICAL THERAPISTS RT AESTHETICS REHABILITATION ATTITUDE RELIGION physically handicapped USE DISABILITY PHOBIAS

RT FEAR PHYSICIANS UF doctors PHOTOGRAPHERS NT TEAM PHYSICIANS RT PHOTOGRAPHY RT DENTISTS photographs MEDICINE USE PHOTOGRAPHY PHYSICS PHOTOGRAPHY BT SCIENCE UF photographs NT ACOUSTICS RT JOURNALISM TEMPERATURE PHOTOGRAPHERS RT BIOMECHANICS physical activity MATHEMATICS USE EXERCISES physiological maturity PHYSICAL FITNESS USE MATURITY

PHYSICAL APPEARANCE physiological stress SN Use for discussions of an individual's appearance (i.e., facial features, body shape, etc.) where it is significant. USE STRESS

UF personal appearance PHYSIOLOGY physical attractiveness NT EATING physical attractiveness FATIGUE RT PHYSICAL APPEARANCE MATURITY RT BODY physical conditioning SPORTS MEDICINE USE PHYSICAL FITNESS PICKOFFS PHYSICAL EDUCATION BT OUTS

PHYSICAL FITNESS PINCH HITS UF fitness BT BASE HITS physical activity RT PINCH HITTING physical conditioning

RT PHYSICAL FITNESS PINCH HITTERS DRILLS BT BATTERS PITCHERS AS FIELDERS RT PINCH HITTING PITCHERS AS HITTERS SUBSTITUTIONS PITCHERS AS RUNNERS POWER PITCHERS PINCH HITTING RELIEF PITCHERS BT BATTING SUBMARINERS RT PINCH HITTERS RT BATTING PRACTICE PITCHERS PINCH HITS EARNED RUN AVERAGE SUBSTITUTIONS STARTING PITCHERS

PINCH RUNNERS BT RUNNERS PITCHERS AS BATTERS BT BATTERS PINE TAR PITCHERS pinstripes PITCHERS AS FIELDERS USE UNIFORMS BT FIELDERS PITCHERS PITCH COUNTS RT PITCH LIMITS pitchers as hitters PITCH FRAMING USE PITCHERS AS BATTERS RT CATCHING PITCHERS AS RUNNERS PITCH LIMITS BT PITCHERS RT PITCH COUNTS RUNNERS pitch location PITCHERS DUELS USE CONTROL pitchers parks PITCH SELECTION USE PARK FACTOR UF calling pitches

SN Use for discussions of how a catcher of a manager PITCHES calls a game. SN Ball delivered to the batter by the pitcher. NT BALLOON PITCHES PITCHBACKS BALLS BT EQUIPMENT BEANBALLS pitcher run support BREAKING BALLS USE RUN SUPPORT BRUSHBACK PITCHES pitcher's mound CHANGEUPS USE MOUND CURVEBALLS FASTBALLS pitcher's rubber FORKBALLS USE RUBBER ILLEGAL PITCHES KNUCKLEBALLS PITCHERS LEGAL PITCHES BT BATTERY LOW PITCHES NT 20-GAME LOSERS PALMBALLS 20-GAME WINNERS SCREWBALLS 200-GAME WINNERS PITCHES 30-GAME WINNERS SLIP PITCHES 300-GAME WINNERS STRIKES 40-GAME WINNERS CONTROL PITCHERS PITCHES CLUTCH PITCHERS UNDERHAND PITCHES WASTE PITCHES JUNKBALLERS WILD PITCHES KNUCKLEBALL PITCHERS RT PITCHING PITCHING RECORDS BT RECORDS PITCHING pitching rotations BT DEFENSE USE ROTATIONS RT BALKS BULLPEN COACHES pitching speed

COMPLETE GAMES USE VELOCITY CONTROL PITCHES PITCHING STAFFS PITCHING COACHES NT ROTATIONS PITCHING STARTS PITCHING INSTRUCTION UF starts (pitching) PITCHING MOTIONS PITCHOUTS pitching titles USE ERA TITLES REST DAYS SHUTOUTS PITCHOUTS THROWING RT PITCHING WINDUPS PLATE APPEARANCES PITCHING CHANGES NT AT BATS SN Use to describe the timing, decision-making, and strategy involved in changing pitchers, as well as the act plate discipline itself. USE PATIENCE UF changing pitchers platoon players RT STRATEGY USE ROLE PLAYERS PITCHING COACHES PLATOONING BT COACHES RT ROLE PLAYERS RT PITCHING

PLAY-BY-PLAY PITCHING INSIDE BT BROADCASTING UF inside pitches RT BRUSHBACKS player agents PITCHING USE AGENTS

PITCHING INSTRUCTION PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BT INSTRUCTION RT DIRECTORS OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT RT PITCHING REBUILDING pitching instructors PLAYER DISSENSION USE INSTRUCTORS SN Use for discussions of a player's or team's discontent PITCHING MACHINES with each other, the manager, the coaches, the NT EQUIPMENT administration, etc. UF dissension PITCHING MOTIONS BT PLAYER-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS UF stops PLAYER-MANAGER RELATIONS stretch RT BEHAVIOR PROBLEM RT PITCHING TRADE DEMANDS NT DELIVERIES STOPS player endorsements WINDUP USE ENDORSEMENTS pitching mounds player insurance USE MOUND USE INSURANCE USE FRATERNIZATION player movement TEAMMATE RELATIONS USE TEAM CHANGES

PLAYERS PLAYER OF THE MONTH SN Use for discussions of both the award SN Use to identify an individual as a baseball player only in and award winners. non-baseball contexts, or with respect to non-players BT AWARDS (i.e., managers, executives, etc.).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK PLAYERS UNION SN Use for discussions of both the award and award winners. BT UNION S BT AWARDS RT GRIEVANCES PLAYER OF THE YEAR PLAYER REPRESENTATIVES SN Use for discussions of both the award and award winners. players-owners agreement BT AWARDS USE BASIC AGREEMENT PLAYER RELATIONS COMMITTEE RT LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PLAYGROUNDS LABOR NEGOTIATIONS RT PLAYING FIELDS

PLAYER REPRESENTATIVES playing catch SN Use to identify those players on each team who serve as USE CATCH representatives for the Players' Union. playing surface PLAYER SALES USE TURF SN Use to describe the exchange of players between teams where oe team is compensated with case, especially in PLAYING FIELDS the case of financially troubled teams short on cash or SN Use to describe a greenway or common holding a seeking to be rid of high salaried players. baseball diamond not otherwise designated as a UF sales STADIUM.

BT TRANSACTIONS UF diamonds RT FINANCES fields PURCHASES sandlot RT PLAYGROUNDS PLAYER-FAN RELATIONS RT FANS playing style HECKLERS USE STYLE POPULARITY PLAYING TIME PUBLIC RELATIONS SN Use for the amount of time, actual or relative, given to a ROLE MODELS player to play. RT EXPERIENCE PLAYER-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS SN Use for discussions of a player's or team's non-labor or PLAYOFF MVPs non-financial relations with team MANAGEMENT. BT AWARDS NT PLAYER DISSENSION PLAYOFF SHARES UF world series shares PLAYER-MANAGER RELATIONS SN Use to describe a player’s or players’ PLAYOFFS relations with the manager. UF favoritism SN Use only for specific unscheduled RT PLAYER DISSENSION playoffs. Note: When used to identify a specific playoff, this must include the year PLAYER-MANAGERS (e.g., PLAYOFFS; 1948). BT MANAGERS BT POSTSEASONS RT AL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES player-media relations DIVISION SERIES USE MEDIA RELATIONS NL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES POSTSEASON SCHEDULES player-to-player relations WILD CARDS WORLD SERIES UF pop-ups PLAYS (Game Action) BT FLY BALLS SN Any action taken by one team or the other in baseball. NT DECISIONS popular culture DEFENSE USE CULTURE OFFENSE POPULARITY

PLAYS (Theatrical) SN Use to describe the popularity (or lack thereof) of players, teams, the game, etc. UF dramas UF fan loyalty RT THEATRE fan support RT ATTENDANCE PLEASURE FAME UF enjoyment FAN OPINIONS fun MYSTIQUE BT EMOTIONS NOTORIETY RT HAPPINESS PLAYER-FAN RELATIONS

POEMS population RT POETRY USE DEMOGRAPHICS portraits POETRY USE PROFILES BT LITERATURE POSITION RT POEMS RT POSITION CHANGES POETS POSITIONING POETS POSITION CHANGES RT POETRY RT POSITION pogs POSITIONING

USE CAP COINS position players USE ROLE PLAYERS poise USE MATURITY positions USE POSITIONING POLICE POSITIONING POLICY UF positions RT POSITION RT CODES OF CONDUCT POSITION CHANGES STRATEGY POLITICIANS POST-BASEBALL CAREERS RT CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES SN Use to describe careers of players or other baseball personnel after retirement. POLITICS BT CAREERS

POLITICS RT CAREER CHANGES RT HISTORY RETIREMENT POLITICS POSTSEASON SCHEDULES polls UF expanded schedules BT SCHEDULES USE SURVEYS RT PLAYOFFS POSTSEASONS pop-ups WORLD SERIES USE POP FLIES POSTSEASONS SN Note: When used to identify a specific POP FL IES post-season, this must include the year (e.g., POST-SEASONS; 1954). PRACTICAL JOKERS NT CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES UF jokers PLAYOFFS pranksters WORLD SERIES RT PRACTICAL JOKES

RT EXPANDED SCHEDULES PRACTICAL JOKES POSTSEASON SCHEDULES UF clubhouse pranks POSTAGE STAMPS pranks BT STAMPS BT JOKES RT HAZING POSTCARDS KANGAROO COURTS RT MEMORABILIA PRACTICAL JOKERS POSTERS STUNTS RT MEMORABILIA

POSTPONEMENTS practice UF called games USE DRILLS NT DELAYS PRACTICE BALLS RAINOUTS BT BALLS SUSPENDED GAMES BASE

praise POTENTIAL USE EVALUATIONS SN Use for the anticipated skill, ability, or accomplishment of a player, particularly for highly-touted minor league pranks players. USE PRACTICAL JOKES UF expectation

RT PHENOMS pranksters USE PRACTICAL JOKERS POVERTY

BT SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS PRAYER UF prayers POWER praying UF strength prayers UF PRAYER POWER ALLEYS praying POWER HITTERS UF PRAYER UF long ball hitters pre-season sluggers USE SPRING TRAINING BT BATTERS

RT 500-HOME RUN HITTERS precision HOME RUNS USE CONTROL POWER HITTING PREDICTIONS POWER HITTING SN Use for predictions of game, series, or season outcomes. BT BATTING RT POWER HITTERS UF forecasting

POWER PITCHERS prejudice BT PITCHERS USE DISCRIMINATION

POWER/SPEED NUMBER PREPARATION SN A combination of home runs and stolen UF conditioning (mental) bases into a single number (i.e., psych up 2(HRxSB)/(HR+SB)) BT STATISTICS president of the united states RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS s USE US PRESIDENTS professionals press USE PROFESSIONALISM USE MEDIA professions CAREERS PRESS PINS USE RT MEMORABILIA PROFILES press release SN Use for general discussions of a player or manager, USE NEWS RELEASES particularly concerning his or her current status, background, abilities, and/or expectations, with PRESS BOX particular emphasis on his or her career in baseball. Use this especially with periodical articles. Compare RT JOURNALISM BIOGRAPHIES.

PRESSURE UF portraits BT BIOGRAPHIES RT FEAR RT REGISTERS STRESS profit sharing previews USE REVENUE SHARING USE SEASON PREVIEWS PROFITS PRICE GUIDES RT CHECKLISTS PROGRAMS MEMORABILIA SN Use to describe brochures or magazines about the competing teams and players for sale at the stadium on prices the game day. USE GAME COSTS VALUE PROMOTIONALS SN Use to describe events, handouts, or prizes sponsored by priests a team to entice fans into attending or viewing games. USE CLERGY BT ADVERTISING

PRISON NT BALL DAYS UF imprisonment BAT DAYS RT CRIME CONTESTS FAMILY DAYS PRIVATE FINANCING LADIES DAYS BT STADIUM FINANCING RT PUBLIC FINANCING PROMOTIONS prize UF call ups USE AWARDS BT EMPLOYMENT NT DEBUTS PROBABILITY SEPTEMBER CALLUPS RT MATHEMATICS RT CAREER CHANGES STATISTICS probation PROPOSALS (Business) USE LEGAL RULINGS PROSPECTS PROCEEDINGS SN Use solely to describe minor league players considered RT CONVENTIONS to have high potential. RT ROOKIES productivity USE PERFORMANCE protective devices USE SAFETY; EQUIPMENT PROFESSIONALISM PROTESTS UF professionals RT AMATEURISM SN Use to describe formal complaints issued by team to the league president contesting official decisions made COMMERCIALISM during a game. SUMMER BASEBALL RT DISPUTES USE ANNOUNCERS psych out USE INTIMIDATION PUBLIC FINANCING UF public funding psych up BT STADIUM FINANCING

USE PREPARATION RT PRIVATE FINANCING PUBLIC OWNERSHIP PSYCHIATRISTS STADIUM CONSTRUCTION RT PSYCHIATRY public funding PSYCHIATRY USE PUBLIC FINANCING

BT MEDICINE PUBLIC OPINION NT MENTAL DISORDERS RT ATTITUDE RT PSYCHIATRISTS SURVEYS psychological aspects PUBLIC OWNERSHIP USE PSYCHOLOGY BT OWNERSHIP RT PUBLIC FINANCING psychological stress USE FEAR PUBLIC RELATIONS STRESS RT PLAYER-FAN RELATIONS PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLICITY UF psychological aspects NT BEHAVIOR PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORS CHEMISTRY RT PUBLIC RELATIONS CHOKE PUBLICITY CONFIDENCE COUNSELING public transit FAILURE USE MASS TRANSIT FEAR FEAR OF FAILURE public transportation INTERESTS USE MASS TRANSIT INTIMIDATION MATURITY PUBLICATIONS

MENTAL DISORDERS PUBLICITY MORALE NT ADVERTISING MOTIVATION ENDORSEMENT PERSONALITY RT MARKETING PREPARATION MEDIA RT COMPETITION PUBLIC RELATIONS HYPNOSIS PUBLIC RELATIONS DIRECTORS MOURNING

PUBLISHERS psychosis RT PUBLISHING USE MENTAL DISORDERS PUBLISHING PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS RT BOOKS SN Use for festivities or celebrations involving fans, PERIODICALS especially those away from the field of play (e.g., a PUBLISHERS parade following a World Series victory). WRITING UF parades RT CELEBRATIONS PULL HITTERS TAILGATING BT BATTERS public address announcers punishment RACE USE TEAM DISCIPLINE RACISM

RACISM PURCHASES RT AFRICAN-AMERICANS SN Use to describe the acquisition of a player using money. CIVIL RIGHTS TRANSACTIONS BT DISCRIMINATION RT PLAYER SALES MINORITIES purpose pitches RACE RELATIONS

USE BRUSHBACKS RADAR GUNS push bunts UF speed guns BUNTING USE RADIO putouts UF radio broadcasting radio stations USE OUTS BT BROADCASTING NT RADIO BROADCASTS PUZZLES RADIO PROGRAMS RT BOARD GAMES RT CULTURE SIMULATIONS TELEVISION

PYTHAGOREAN PROJECTION RADIO AUDIENCE SN The number of games a team was expected to win based on their runs UF audience scores divided by runs allowed squared. RT RADIO RECREATIONS BT STATISTICS RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS radio broadcasters USE BROADCASTERS QUALITY STARTS BT PITCHING STARTS radio broadcasting USE RADIO questionnaires USE SURVEYS RADIO BROADCASTS BT RADIO QUICK PITCHES RT BT ILLEGAL PITCHES LOCAL BROADCASTS RADIO PROGRAMS

QUICK RETURNS BT ILLEGAL PITCHES RADIO CONTRACTS BT BROADCASTING CONTACTS RT BROADCASTING RIGHTS quizes USE EXAMINATIONS RADIO PROGRAMS BT RADIO QUOTATIONS NT RADIO TALK SHOWS BT LITERATURE RT RADIO BROADCASTS RT FAN OPINIONS RADIO RECREATIONS rabbit ears RT RADIO AUDIENCE USE SENSITIVITY radio stations RACE USE RADIO RT AFRICAN-AMERICANS MINORITIES RADIO TALK SHOWS RACE RELATIONS BT RADIO PROGRAMS WHITES rage RACE RELATIONS USE ANGER RT DISCRIMINATION MINORITIES raiding USE TAMPERING READING RT LITERACY RAILROADS

UF trains REALIGNMENT RT MASS TRANSIT UF alignment TRAVEL REBUILDING RAIN RT PLAYER DEVELOPMENT BT WEATHER

RT FLOODS RECIPES STORMS RT FOOD

RAINCHECKS RECORD BOOKS RT RAINOUTS BT REFERENCE MATERIALS RT RECORD KEEPING RAIN DELAYS RECORDS

BT DELAYS RECORD KEEPING RT RAINOUTS NT BOX SCORES TARPS DIARIES

RAINOUTS RT RECORD BOOKS BT POSTPONEMENTS STATISTICS RT RAINCHECKS RECORDS RAIN DELA Y SN Use to describe a leading statistic in any given category.

RALLIES BT STATISTICS UF comebacks (scoring) NT ALL-TIME RECORDS RT RALLY CAPS LEAGUE RECORDS PITCHING RECORDS RALLY CAPS SINGLE GAME RECORDS RT RALLIES SINGLE SEASON RECORDS TEAM RECORDS RANGE RT COMPETITION UF RECORD BOOKS BT FIELDING RECREATION range factor UF leisure USE RANGE RT ENTERTAINMENT

RANKINGS recreated games SN Use for numerical determinations of a player's value in USE REVIVALS the free agent market. UF free agency ratings recreations USE RADIO RECREATIONS

RAPE RECRUITING BT CRIME SN Use to describe efforts to locate and/or RT SEXUAL BEHAVIOR contract individuals for a team or organization RATINGS RT COACHING SN Use for informal evaluations or rankings of a player's DRAFTS performance or ability compared to other players. For HIRINGS all other assessments, however, use EVALUATIONS. SCOUTING RT EVALUATIONS TALENT SHORTAGE TRYOUTS rbi

USE RUNS BATTED IN RE-ENTRY DRAFTS BT DRAFTS BT PITCHERS NT CLOSERS REFERENCE MATERIALS LONG RELIEVERS NT A NNUALS MIDDLE RELIEVERS ANTHOLOGIES RT RELIEF PITCHING BIBLIOGRAPHIES ROLAIDS RELIEF MAN CATALOGS

CHECKLISTS RELIEF PITCHING DICTIONARIES RT DIRECTORIES HOLDS RELIEF PITCHERS ENCYCLOPEDIAS

MANUALS relievers MAPS USE RELIEF PITCHERS RECORD BOOKS REGISTERS RT NOMENCLATURE RELIGION SN Note: Use this to describe the role or influence of REFERENDUMS religion on an individual's play or personal life. RT LEGISLATION Where a specific faith is discussed, use the name of that faith as well (e.g., Islam). UF church REGISTERS faith BT DIRECTORIES RT CHURCH REFERENCE MATERIALS CLERGY RT BIOGRAPHIES ETHICS PROFILES HOLIDAYS PHILOSOPHY regulations USE RULES PRAYERS PRAYING REHABILITATION WORK ETHIC RT PHYSICAL THERAPY reminiscences REHABILITATION ASSIGNMENTS USE ANECDOTES RT DISABLED LIST remodeling

REINSTATEMENTS USE RENOVATIONS SN Use to describe the return to active status of an individual suspended or banned from the game. RENOVATIONS RT BANS SN Use for any updating or improvement of an existing structure. SUSPENSIONS UF remodeling REJECTIONS NT RESTORATION RT REPAIR relatives STADIUM CONSTRUCTION USE FAMILY REPAIR relay RT MAINTENANCE USE THROWS RENOVATIONS releases (dismissal) REPEAT CHAMPIONS USE DISMISSALS RT CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS RELEASES RT DELIVERIES REPLACEMENT PLAYERS SN Use to describe players hired by management to play RELIEF PITCHERS scheduled games, usually when the regular players are on strike or locked out. UF relievers UF set-up man scab players scabs BT REPLACEMENT WORKERS appearance to its original design.

RT LABOR STRIKES BT RENOVATIONS RT ARCHITECTURE REPLACEMENT WORKERS STADIUM CONSTRUCTION NT REPLACEMENT PLAYERS Replays results USE REVIEWED CALLS USE STATISTICS reporting RETAIL STORES USE JOURNALISM UF malls reporters shopping centers UF JOURNALISTS shopping malls stores REPRIMANDS RT SHOPPING reputation retired USE IMAGE USE AGED

RESCHEDULING RETIREMENT UF schedule changes BT SCHEDULING RETIRED NUMBERS BT UNIFORM NUMBERS RESERVE RETIREMENT UF reserve list UF retired RESERVE CLAUSE RT AGED BT CONTRACTS AGE RT FREE AGENCY COMEBACKS FINAL GAMES reserve list PENSIONS USE RESERVE POST-BASEBALL CAREERS RESERVED SEATING RESIGNATIONS UF box seats BT SEATING retires USE OUTS residences USE HOUSING RETRACTABLE ROOFS

RESIGNATIONS REUNIONS RT RETIREMENT RT NOSTALGIA resin bags REVENUE SHARING USE ROSIN BAGS UF profit sharing RT LUXURY TAXES RESPECTABILITY REVENUES

REST DAYS REVENUES RT OFF-DAYS SN Use to describe money received by a team, league, or PITCHING other organization from all sources. UF profits RESTAURANTS NT BROADCASTING REVENUES RT BUSINESSES TICKET SALES RT FINANCES RESTORATION REVENUE SHARING SN Use for renovation of an existing structure with the express intent to restore its function, structure, or REVIEWED CALLS BT CULTURE REVIEWS NT SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH SN Note: When used to identify specific items, include the name(s) in the RIVALRIES OTHER field. SN Use to describe (1) competition between individuals or NT AUDIO REVIEWS (2) season series between teams which are traditionally BOOK REVIEWS of particular interest to both the players and the fans (e.g., The Cubs and the Cardinals). Compare with MOVIE REVIEWS FEUDS. SOFTWARE REVIEWS

VIDEO REVIEWS ROAD GAMES

UF away games REVIVALS RT HOME GAMES SN Use to describe games in which either 1) some or all of the original participants of an historical game or ROAD RECORDS competition meet to play again, 2) amateur players RT WON-LOST RECORDS recreate the style of play and playing conditions of baseball long ago, or 3) aspects of the game’s or team’s road teams history are resurrected. (e.g., Advertising on the outfield USE VISITING TEAMS walls at Camden Yards or Old Uniform Day at Comiskey Park) ROAD TRIPS UF recreated games BT SERIES RT NOSTALGIA robbery rhubarbs USE THEFT USE DISPUTES robots RIDICULE USE MACHINES

SN Use for mockery other than ROLAIDS RELIEF MAN heckling or bench jockeying UF teasing BT AWARDS RT RELIEF PITCHERS RIGHT FIELD

SN Use for discussions of that area of the playing field. ROLE MODELS BT OUTFIELD RT HEROES PLAYER-FAN RELATIONS RIGHT FIELDERS

BT OUTFIELDERS ROLE PLAYERS UF position players right-brain dominance RT PART-TIME PLAYERS USE BRAIN DOMINANCE PLATOONING UTILITY PLAYERS RIGHT-HANDED PITCHERS

RIGHT-HANDEDNESS ROMANCES BT FICTION UF laterality

RT AMBIDEXTERITY ROOKIE LEAGUES BT MINOR LEAGUES RINGERS RT INSTRUCTIONAL LEAGUES

RINGS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR UF world series rings UF jackie robinson award RT MEMORABILIA BT AWARDS WORLD SERIES RT ROOKIES RIOTS RT CROWD CONTROL ROOKIE STATUS

VIOLENCE ROOKIES

RITUALS UF busher UF traditions NT PHENOMS country bumpkins RT DEBUTS hicks PROSPECTS RT RURAL AREAS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR RULE V DRAFT PICKS ROOMMATES BT DRAFT PICKS RT TEAMMATES RULE V DRAFTS ROSIN BAG SN For discussions of specific drafts, be UF resin bag sure to include the year (e.g., “Rule V Draft; 1992”) UF minor league draft ROSTER LIMITS BT DRAFTS RT ROSTERS RT RULE V DRAFT PICKS ROSTER SPOTS RT ROSTERS RULE CHANGES RT RULES ROSTERS RULES NT 25 MAN ROSTERS 40 MAN ROSTERS UF regulations NT KNICKERBOCKER RULES DISABLED LIST RT LAWS LINEUPS RULE CHANGES ROSTER LIMITS SPRING TRAINING ROSTERS RULES ENFORCEMENT RT BENCH BT UMPIRING DEPTH ROSTER SPOTS rules of conduct USE CODES OF CONDUCT

ROTATIONS RUN DOWNS UF pitching rotations BT PITCHING STAFFS RUN PRODUCTION

ROTATOR CUFF UF runs scored RT INJURIES RT OFFENSE SURGERY RUN SUPPORT rotisserie league baseball SN Use for the number of runs a team's offense gives to its pitcher. USE FANTASY BASEBALL UF pitcher run support ROUNDERS RUNNERS INTERFERENCE BT BALL GAMES U obstruction plays RT BASEBALL F

RUNNERS RUBBER UF pitcher's rubber UF baserunners NT PINCH RUNNERS

RUBBING MUD PITCHERS AS RUNNERS RT BASERUNNING UF mud RUNNING RUBES RT SPEED SN Use to describe individuals, usually of rural origin, whose youth, naivite, and lack of sophistication often RUNS exacerbates their adjustment to the complexities of RT SCORING urban life, and targets them as the victims of more sophisticated players' practical jokes. RUNS ALLOWED UF bumpkins RT DEFENSE salary structure RUNS BATTED IN USE PAYROLLS UF rbi sales runs created USE PLAYER SALES USE RUN PRODUCTION sandlot runs scored USE PLAYING FIELD USE RUN PRODUCTION SANDLOT BALL RURAL AREAS UF neighborhood play UF countryside

RT RUBES sandpaper balls USE MARKED BALLS sabermetricians

USE STATISTICAL ANALYSTS satellite transmissions USE TELEVISION BROADCASTS USE STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SATIRE sacrifice hits SAVE OPPORTUNITIES USE SACRIFICES NT BLOWN SAVES SAVES SACRIFICE BUNTS BT BUNTING SAVE PERCENTAGE SACRIFICES RT SAVES

SAVES SACRIFICE FLIES BT SAVE OPPORTUNITIES BT SACRIFICES NT BLOWN SAVES SACRIFICES EASY SAVES RT SAVE PERCENTAGE SN A play in which the batter makes an out to enable a baserunner to advance. scab players UF sacrifice hit USE REPLACEMENT PLAYERS NT SACRIFICE BUNTS scabs SACRIFICE FLIES USE REPLACEMENT PLAYERS

SAFETY scalping USE TICKET SCALPING safety squeeze plays SCANDALS USE SQUEEZE PLAYS NT BLACK SOX SCANDAL SALARIES UF wages schedule changes

BT INCOME USE RESCHEDULING RT CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SCHEDULES PAY CUTS PAYROLLS UF calendars RT BROADCASTING SCHEDULES salary arbitration SCHEDULING USE ARBITRATION SPLIT-SEASON SCHEDULES

SALARY CAPS SCHEDULING NT RESCHEDULING salary negotiations RT SCHEDULES USE CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS SEASON LENGTH SCOUTING DIRECTORS SCOUTS SCHOLARSHIPS

RT EDUCATION SCOUTING DIRECTORS BT EXECUTIVES SCHOOL SPIRIT RT SCOUTING SCHOOLS NT SECONDARY SCHOOLS SCOUTING REPORTS STUDENTS BT SCOUTING RT ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT SCOUTS EDUCATION RT SCOUTING

SCIENCE SCRATCH HITS NT PHYSICS UF bloopers flares SCIENCE FICTION loopers BT LITERATURE leg hits texas leaguers SCOREBOARD OPERATORS RT INFIELD HITS RT SCOREBOARDS

SCOREBOARDS SCREENS RT SN Use to describe screens erected in front of the stands SCOREBOARD OPERATORS behind home plate and around the batting area to protect STADIUMS fans from batted or thrown balls. RT BACKSTOPS SCOREBOOKS

SCORECARDS SCREWBALLS UF fadeaways SCOREKEEPING BT BREAKING BALLS RT SCORERS scuffed balls

SCORELESS INNINGS USE MARKED BALLS

SCORERS SCULPTURE UF official scorer BT ART RT SCOREKEEPING RT STATUES

SCORING season-after performance SN Advancing to home plate. USE YEAR-AFTER PERFORMANCE NT EARNED RUNS LOSING PITCHERS season leaders USE STATISTICAL LEADERS NO-DECISIONS NO-HITTERS SEASON LENGTH PASSED BALLS RT SCHEDULING

STOLEN BASES SEASON PREVIEWS UNEARNED RUNS UF previews WILD PITCHES RT PREDICTIONS WINNING PITCHERS RT HOME RUNS SEASON REVIEWS RUNS SEASON TICKETS BT TICKETS SCOUTING RT ATTENDANCE NT SCOUTING REPORTS RT INTERNATIONAL SCOUTING seasons RECRUITING Note: Use individual years, decades, or centuries as described at beginning of self-control topic term list. RT TEAM DISCIPLINE

SEATING SELFISHNESS UF bleachers cheap seats SEMIPRO BASEBALL grandstands UF semiprofessional baseball reserved seating stands NT TOWN TEAMS BT FACILITIES SEMIPRO PLAYERS RT STADIUMS UF semiprofessionals SECOND BASE RT BASES semiprofessional baseball USE SEMIPRO BASEBALL SECOND BASEMEN BT INFIELDERS semiprofessionals USE SEMIPRO PLAYERS SECOND GUESSING senior citizen second-year players USE AGED USE SOPHOMORES senior league SECONDARY AVERAGE USE SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SN The sum of a player’s extra bases on hits, walks and stolen bases, expressed as a percentage of at bats. SENIOR LEAGUE BASEBALL BT STATISTICS SN Use only to describe over-30 mens’ RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS amateur baseball. For the professional “senior league” which secondary school baseball existed from 1988-89, use SENIOR PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL USE HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION. BT AMATEUR BASEBALL SECONDARY SCHOOLS UF high schools SENSITIVITY UF rabbit ears middle schools BT SCHOOLS sentences RT EDUCATION USE LEGAL RULINGS

SECURITY separations NT STADIUM SECURITY USE DISLOCATIONS RT CRIME SEPTEMBER CALLUPS

SEGREGATION BT PROMOTIONS UF color line RT CUP OF COFFEE BT DISCRIMINATION serials USE PERIODICALS SELECTION PROCESS

SN Use for discussions of how individuals are selected to SERIES receive various awards or honors. NT HOMESTANDS UF voting ROAD TRIPS NT HALL OF FAME SELECT ING RT SWEEPS RT AWARDS

SERVICE TIME self-control RT CAREER LONGEVITY USE SELF-DISCIPLINE SERVICES SELF-DISCIPLINE SN Use for any business of organization which provides a UF discipline service. BT BUSINESSES NT INTERNET SERVICES ships USE BOATS ONLINE SERVICES TICKET SERVICES SHOES BT CLOTHING set up man EQUIPMENT USE RELIEF PITCHERS NT CLEATS RT RUNNING SEVENTH GAMES

SEVENTH-INNING STRETCH shopping centers BT RITUALS USE RETAIL STORES RT FAN BEHAVIOR shopping malls sex behavior USE RETAIL STORES USE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

SHOPPING sex discrimination RT RETAIL STORES USE SEXISM

SEXISM short bunts SN Use to describe the attributing of specific non-biological USE BUNTING characteristics to individuals solely on the basis of their gender. SHORT SEASON LEAGUES UF male chauvanism BT MINOR LEAGUES sex discrimination SHORT STORIES

SEXUAL BEHAVIOR BT FICTION UF sex behavior shortened games sexual relations BT BEHAVIOR USE SUSPENDED GAMES NT HOMOSEXUALITY RT MARRIAGE RT SHORTSTOPS RAPE SHORTSTOPS sexual relations BT INFIELDERS USE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RT SHORTSTOP

SEXUALITY SHOULDERS BT PERSONALITY BT ARMS

SHAME SHOWBOATING SN Use to describe instances in which a player will sheet music ostentatiously display pride in his or her USE MUSICAL SCORES accomplishments, often for the purpose of humiliating or inciting the opposition. SHIFTS UF showing off UF fielding shifts showing up NT OVERSHIFTS BT BEHAVIOR RT COCKINESS SHIN GUARDS BT CATCHERS EQUIPMENT SHOWCASES shine balls showing off USE SHOWBOATING USE MARKED BALLS showing up SHINS USE SHOWBOATING BT LEGS SHUTOUTS RT SONGS BT LOSSES RT PITCHING SINGLE GAME RECORDS BT RECORDS SPOILERS

SIBLINGS SINGLE SEASON RECORDS BT FAMILY BT RECORDS NT BROTHERS SISTERS SINGLES TWINS BT BASE HITS sick list SINGLES HITTERS USE DISABLED LIST UF slap hitters BT BATTERS sickness SINKERS USE ILLNESSES BT BREAKING BALLS SIDEARM PITCHERS SISTERS SIDEARM PITCHES BT SIBLINGS BT PITCHES RT BROTHERS sight SITUATIONAL HITTING USE VISION SN Use to describe instances in which a batter will try to hit the ball in a certain manner or direction depending upon the given situation (i.e., the number of outs, the position RT SIGNS of the fielders, the speed of the runners, which bases are occupied, etc.). SIGNBOARDS BT BATTING SN Use to describe large mechanical or electronic display boards used to inform fans not at the ballpark as to the SITUATIONAL STATISTICS progress of an ongoing game. BT STATISTICS signals SIZE USE SIGNS RT STATURE signing skill USE CONTRACTS USE ABILITY

SIGNING BONUSES SKIN RT BONUSES CONTRACTS BT BODY

SIGNS skyboxes UF signals USE BOXES RT SIGN STEALING LUXURY

SLACKERS SILVER SLUGGER AWARDS SN Use for players who habitually or periodically do not play to the best of their ability. SIMULATED GAMES UF malingering RT SPRING TRAINING RT ATTITUDE

SIMULATIONS HUSTLE NT BOARD GAMES SLANG RT PUZZLES UF jargon SINGING slap hitters BT MUSIC USE SINGLES HITTERS RT BENCHINGS DECLINE SLEEP LOSING STREAKS RT DREAMS slurves SLIDERS USE BREAKING PITCHES UF nickel curve BT BREAKING BALLS SMALL MARKETS

RT MARKET SIZE SLIDES SN Use for discussions of specific types of slides or styles smokeless tobacco of sliding USE CHEWING TOBACCO UF feet-first slides SMOKING head-first slides hook slides BT DRUGS oversliding NT HARD SLIDES SNOW BT WEATHER SLIDING

SN Use for discussions of sliding instruction, technique, or SOCIABILITY equipment. UF social UF hits the dirt BT PERSONALITY BT BASERUNNING

RT SLIDES social SLIDING PADS USE SOCIABILITY SPIKING social aspects SLIDING GLOVES USE SOCIOLOGY BT GLOVES SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

SLIDING PADS BT BEHAVIOR BT EQUIPMENT SOCIAL CLASSES RT SLIDING UF middles class

SLIP PITCHES upper class BT PITCHES working class BT SOCIOLOGY SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL NT AFFLUENCE BT SOFTBALL RT ECONOMICS SOCIAL MOBILITY SLOW STARTS SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS SN Use to characterize a team's or player's poor performance at the beginning of the season, after the SOCIAL MOBILITY All-Star Break, or upon returning from the disabled list. RT SOCIAL CLASS BT STARTS (Teams or Players) SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS sluggers SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS USE POWER HITTERS NT POVERTY slugging average RT SOCIAL CLASSES USE SOCIAL MOBILITY

SLUGGING PERCENTAGE SOCIOLOGY UF slugging average UF social aspects NT ANTHROPOLOGY SLUMPS ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR CRIME RT SOPHOMORE JINX CULTURE DISCRIMINATION sound ETHNIC GROUPS USE ACOUSTICS FAMILY sound recordings MINORITIES USE AUDIO RECORDINGS SOCIAL CLASS RT EX-ATHLETES southpaws LORE USE LEFT-HANDED PITCHERS LIFESTYLES souvenirs SOCKS USE MEMORABILIA

BT CLOTHING SPANISH LANGUAGE BT LANGUAGE SOFTBALL

UF kittenball spectators BT BALL GAMES USE FANS NT FAST PITCH SOFTBALL MINI-SOFTBALL speed guns ONE-PITCH SOFTBALL USE RADAR GUNS SLOW PITCH SOFTBALL RT BASEBALL SPEED BEEP BALL RT RUNNING DIAMOND BALL spikes IND OR SOFTBALL O USE CLEATS

SOFTWARE SPIKING UF computer programs RT SLIDING NT COMPUTER GAMES

RT COMPUTERS SPIN SOFTWARE REVIEWS UF backspin topspin SOFTWARE REVIEWS RT AERODYNAMICS SN Note: When used to identify specific BALLISTICS products, include the name(s) in the OTHER field. BT REVIEWS SPINE RT SOFTWARE BT BACK

SONGS spit tobacco BT MUSIC USE CHEWING TOBACCO

NT NATIONAL ANTHEM SPITBALLS TEAM SONGS BT ILLEGAL PITCHES RT SINGING SPLIT-FINGER FASTBALLS SONS BT BREAKING BALLS BT CHILDREN SPLIT-SEASON SCHEDULES SOPHOMORE JINX BT SCHEDULES BT JINXES YEAR-AFTER PERFORMANCE SPLIT SQUADS RT INTERSQUAD GAMES RT SOPHOMORES SPRING TRAINING

SOPHOMORES SPLITS UF second-year players SN Use for statistical breakdowns, such as day v.night BT INJURIES RT MUSCLES SPOILERS SN Use to describe individuals or teams which disrupt, end or otherwise “spoil” spring hope another individual’s or team’s efforts, USE OUTLOOK especially with regard to no-hitter attempts, pennant races, shutouts, etc. RT NO-HITTERS SPRING TRAINING PENNANT RACES UF pre-season SHUTOUTS RT CACTUS LEAGUE sponsors DODGERTOWN USE SPONSORSHIP GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE INTERSQUAD GAMES SPONSORSHIP LATE ARRIVALS UF corporate sponsorship SIMULATED GAMES RT ADVERTISING SPLIT SQUADS SPORTING NEWS MAN OF THE YEAR SPRING TRAINING ROSTERS BT AWARDS BT ROSTERS RT 40-MAN ROSTERS SPORTS NON-ROSTER INVITEES SN Use to describe all athletic sports, especially ones other than baseball. SPRING TRAINING sports bars squeeze bunts USE BARS USE SQUEEZE PLAYS

SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTORS SQUEEZE PLAYS RT COLLEGE BASEBALL SN An offensive play which attempts to score the runner from third by means of a bunt. SPORTS MEDICINE UF safety squeeze plays BT MEDICINE squeeze bunts RT ACCIDENTS suicide squeeze plays BT BUNT DIET ING OFFENSE DISEASES PHYSIOLOGY stadium boxes HEALTH USE LUXURY BOXES sportscasters stadium capacity USE BROADCASTERS USE CAPACITY sportscasting STADIUM CONSTRUCTION USE BROADCASTING RT CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SPORTSMANSHIP PUBLIC FINANCING UF fair play RENOVATIONS NT CHEATING RESTORATION RT ETHICS STADIUM FINANCING sportswriters STADIUM DEMOLITION JOURNALISTS RT ARCHITECTURE USE STADIUMS spouses stadium effects U USE PARK FACTOR SE HUSBANDS WIVES STADIUM EMPLOYEES

SPRAINS SN Use for describe all individuals employed by the stadium management (e.g., ushers, security personnel, concessioners, etc.) NT STADIUM SECURITY stamina USHERS USE ENDURANCE VENDORS STAMPS

STADIUM FINANCING NT POSTAGE STAMPS NT PRIVATE FINANCING STANCES PUBLIC FINANCING SN The position taken by the batter when preparing to RT STADIUM CONSTRUCTION swing the bat. UF batting stances STADIUM LEASES open stances UF stadium rent BT BATTING RT ATTENDANCE CLAUSES

STADIUM RENT STANDINGS stadium rent RT FIRST PLACE USE STADIUM LEASES LAST PLACE WON-LOST RECORDS STADIUM SECURITY

BT SECURITY stands STADIUM EMPLOYEES USE SEATING

STADIUM SERVICES starters UF fan accomodations USE STARTING PITCHERS fan assistance RT CONCESSIONS starting lineups MEDICAL SERVICES USE LINEUPS USHERS VENDORS STARTING PITCHERS UF aces stadium touring starter USE BASEBALL VACATIONS RT PITCHERS

STADIUMS STARTING TIMES SN Note: Please see the section on Stadium Names (p.29) for a listing of starts (pitching) the proper names of individual major league stadiums. USE PITCHING STARTS UF ballparks bandboxes STARTS (Teams or Players) parks SN Use for discussions of how a team or player performs at BT FACILITIES the beginning of a season, after the All-Star Break, or upon returning from the disabled list. NT CAPACITY NT FAST STARTS DIMENSIONS SLOW STARTS DOMED STADIUMS FENCES STATE OF THE GAME RT DIRT FIELD OF PLAY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS HEATING UF sabermetrics MULTIPURPOSE FACILITIES NT BREAKDOWNS PARK FACTOR RT DEFENSIVE SPECTRUM SCOREBOARDS ISOLATED POWER SEATING OFFENSIVE WINS STADIUM DEMOLITION POWER/SPEED NUMBER PYTHAGOREAN PROJECTION staffing SECONDARY AVERAGE USE TEAM CHANGES HIRING VALUE APPROXIMATION ZONE RATINGS BT BASERUNNING NT DOUBLE STEALS STATISTICAL ANALYSTS STEALS OF HOME UF sabermetricians TRIPLE STEALS statisticians RT CAUGHT STEALING statistical breakdowns STOLEN BASES USE BREAKDOWNS STEALS OF HOME STATISTICAL LEADERS BT STEALING SN Use to describe a player who ranks high in any statistical category in any given year. stengelese UF category leaders USE DOUBLETALK season leaders NT 30-30 CLUB STEREOTYPES 40-40 CLUB RT ALL-TIME LEADERS STEROIDS LEAGUE LEADERS UF steroids statisticians STICKBALL USE STATISTICAL ANALYSTS BT BALL GAMES RT SN Use to describe a recorded number or value in any given STINGINESS category. UF parsimony UF results NT RECORDS STIRRUPS SITUATIONAL STATISTICS BT CLOTHING RT ATTENDANCE

DEFENSIVE SPECTRUM STOLEN BASES ISOLATED POWER BT SCORING MILESTONES OFFENSIVE WINS RT STEALING POWER/SPEED NUMBER PROBABILITY stoppers PYTHAGOREAN PROJECTION USE CLOSERS RECORD KEEPING

SECONDARY AVERAGE stops TOTAL AVERAGE VALUE APPROXIMATION USE PITCHING MOTIONS

STATUES stores RT MEMORIALS USE RETAIL STORES SCULPTURE stories STATURE USE ANECDOTES RT BODY WEIGHT HEIGHT STORMS MIDGETS BT WEATHER SIZE RT DISASTERS FLOODS STATUS RAIN SN Use to describe the relative security of a player on a team or a manager's or executive's employment. STRAINS UF job security BT INJURIES RT TRADE SPECULATION

STRATEGY STEALING UF tactics UF base stealing NT FIRST-RUN STRATEGY strikes (labor) LEFTY-RIGHTY STRATEGY USE LABOR STRIKES

ONE-RUN STRATEGY STRIKES RT DEFENSE SN (1) Pitches which enter the strike zone, whether swung MOUND CONFERENCES at or not; (2) swings by a batter which miss a pitched OFFENSE ball. POSITION CHANGES BT PITCHES POSITIONING TEAM MEETINGS SWINGS NT CALLED STRIKES STREAK HITTERS FOUL STRIKES BT BATTERS

strikes out STREAKS USE STRIKEOUTS UF consecutive games (etc.,) NT ERRORLESS STREAKS STROKES HITLESS STREAKS BT DISEASES HITTING STREAKS RT DEATH LOSING STREAKS WINNING STREAKS STUDENTS RT GROOVES RT SCHOOLS strength training STUMBLING USE TRAINING RT COORDINATION WEIGHT TRAINING

STUNTS strength SN Use for humorous exhibitions by USE POWER players, coaches, or managers (e.g., Jimmy Piersall running backwards around the base paths). STRESS BT HUMOR UF physiological stress RT PRACTICAL JOKES tension (psychological) NT BURNOUT STYLE SN Use to describe characteristics which identify an RT DISEASES individual's manner of play. ILLNESSES UF mannerisms stretch playing style RT ECCENTRICITIES USE PITCHING MOTIONS SUBMARINE PITCHES STRETCHING BT PITCHES RT PHYSICAL FITNESS SUBMARINERS STRIKE ZONE BT PITCHERS

STRIKEOUT ARTISTS SUBSIDIES SN Use for batters noted for the high number of times they BT strikeout. MAJORS-MINORS RELATIONS BT BATTERS NATIONAL AGREEMENTS

substance abuse STRIKEOUTS USE DRUGS UF fans (swings) go down looking SUBSTITUTIONS ks RT PINCH HITTERS punches out PINCH RUNNERS whiffs SUCCESS BT OUTS RT ACHIEVEMENTS FAILURE SUSPENDED GAMES WINNING UF shortened games BT POSTPONEMENTS SUICIDE BT DEATH SUSPENSIONS SN Use to describe exclusions from Major League or other suicide squeeze plays organized baseball for a specific length of time. RT BANS USE SQUEEZE PLAYS BLACKLISTING SUMMER BASEBALL REINSTATEMENTS SN Use for discussions of college or other amateur players playing for professional or SWEARING semi-pro teams, especially in the summer months. UF cursing RT AMATEURISM cussing COLLEGE BASEBALL obscenities PROFESSIONALISM summer camps sweat USE BASEBALL SCHOOLS USE SWEATING

SUMMER LEAGUES SWEATING UF college summer leagues UF sweat BT COLLEGE BASEBALL SWEEPS summer olympic games RT SERIES USE OLYMPIC GAMES SWIMMING SUN RT DROWNING BT WEATHER swinging bunts SUNDAY BASEBALL USE BUNTING

SUNGLASSES SWINGS BT EYEGLASSES UF cuts BT BATTING SUPERSTITIONS NT CHECK SWINGS BT ASTROLOGY STRIKES CULTURE

NUMEROLOGY SWITCH HITTERS RT LUCK BT BATTERS MAGIC

MASCOTS SWITCH HITTING BT BATTING SUPREME COURT UF united states supreme court SYNDICATE BASEBALL SURGERY BT MEDICINE synthetic turf NT TOMMY JOHN SURGERY USE ARTIFICIAL TURF RT INJURIES SYNTHETIC BATS ROTATOR CUFF BT BATS

SURVEYS NT ALUMINUM BATS UF polls T-BALL questionnaires RT PUBLIC OPINION UF tee-ball

t'ai chi USE MARTIAL ARTS team captains tactics USE CAPTAINS USE STRATEGY TEAM CHANGES tags SN Use for discussions of how changing teams affects a USE OUTS player's performance or attitude RT FREE AGENCY TAILGATING LEAGUE CHANGES SN Use for any eating or festive fan activity adjacent to the stadium. STATISTICAL ANAYLSIS RT FAN BEHAVIOR TRADES PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS TRADE DEMANDS

TAIWANESE PLAYERS team chemistry RT FOREIGN-BORN PLAYERS USE CHEMISTRY talent TEAM DISCIPLINE USE ABILITY UF discipline TALENT SHORTAGE punishment

RT EXPANSION RT AUTHORITY RECRUITING team doctors

TALKING USE TEAM PHYSICIANS SN Use for players, such as catchers or first basemen, noted for talking to opposing players. Compare BENCH TEAM EMPLOYEES JOCKEY. SN Use for all individuals employed by the team other than BT DISTRACTION the players, coahces, clubhouse, and field crews (e.g. front office staff, ticket sellers, etc.). RT CHATTER

team managers TAMPERING RT TRADES USE MANAGERS

TAPE MEASURE HOME RUNS TEAM MEETINGS BT HOME RUNS RT STRATEGY

TARPS TEAM NAMES BT EQUIPMENT RT NAMES RT GROUNDSKEEPING NICKNAMES RAIN DELAYS tartan turf TEAM PHYSICIANS USE ARTIFICIAL TURF UF team doctors BT PHYSICIANS TAX EVASION RT TRAINERS BT CRIME TEAM PLAY taxation USE TAXES TEAM PRESIDENTS BT EXECUTIVES TAXES

UF taxation TEAM RECORDS NT INCOME TAXES BT RECORDS TAX EVASION

TEAM SONGS TEACHERS BT SONGS SN Use to identify instructors employed by formal educational instutions. RT EDUCATION team unity USE CHEMISTRY INSTRUCTORS TEAMMATE RELATIONS USE BROADCASTERS SN Use to describe the relations between TELEVISION BROADCASTS players on a team. UF camaraderie UF satellite transmissions BT TELEVISION player-to-player relations RT RT FRATERNIZATION LOCAL BROADCASTS TELEVISION PROGRAMS TEAMMATES

TELEVISION CONTRACTS TEAMMATES RT ROOMMATES BT BROADCASTING CONTRACTS RT TEAMMATE RELATIONS BROADCASTING RIGHTS TELEVISION

TEAMS TELEVISION PROGRAMS BT CLUBS BT TELEVISION NT ALL-TIME TEAMS RT ALUMNI TEAMS HOME RUN DERBIES TELEVISION BROADCASTS EXPANSION TEAMS

RT MANAGERS TELEVISION RATINGS UF audience share teasing BT TELEVISION USE RIDICULE TELEVISION STATIONS TECHNOLOGY RT TELEVISION RT COMPUTERS

TEMPER tee-ball UF anger USE T-BALL TEMPERATURE teenagers BT PHYSICS USE CHILDREN WEATHER

TEETH TEMPLE CUP RT MOUTH BT AWARDS TELEGRAPH TENDINITIS TELEPHONES BT INJURIES

TELEVISION TENNIS BT BROADCASTING

NT CABLE TELEVISION tension (psychological) TELEVISION BROADCASTS USE STRESS TELEVISION PROGRAMS RT CULTURE terminology RADIO USE NOMENCLATURE TELEVISION APPEARANCES TELEVISION CONTRACTS TERRRITORIAL RIGHTS

TELEVISION STATIONS TESTIMONIES

TELEVISION APPEARANCES tests RT TELEVISION USE EXAMINATION

TELEVISION AUDIENCE texas leaguers UF audience USE SCRATCH HITS television broadcasters THEATRE RT ACTORS NT SEASON TICKETS RT ATTENDANCE THEFT TICKET PRICES UF robbery BT CRIME TIES

THEME PARKS time called USE TIME therapy USE PHYSICAL THERAPY time out THIGHS USE TIME BT LEGS NT HAMSTRINGS TIME UF time called THIRD BASE time out UF hot corner RT BASES TIMING RT PATIENCE

THIRD BASE COACHES TITLE IX BT COACHES BT LAWS

THIRD BASEMEN TOBACCO BT INFIELDERS NT CHEWING TOBACCO

THROWING TOES RT PITCHING BT FEET

THROWING OUT RUNNERS TOLERANCE BT CATCHING TOMMY JOHN SURGERY THROWS BT SURGERY UF relays BT FIELDING topspin RT CUTOFF USE SPIN

DOUBLE PLAYS toppers USE GROUND BALLS THUMBS BT HANDS torso USE ABDOMEN TICKET PRICES RT CONSUMER ASPECTS TOTAL AVERAGE GAME COSTS TICKETS

TOURNAMENTS TICKET SALES SN Use to describe an organized series of games or UF gate receipts competitions, usually at the or amateur level. BT REVENUES college RT CHAMPIONSHIPS RT TICKET SERVICES

TICKET SCALPING TOURS UF scalping SN Use to describe special performance tours taken by groups of players or entire teams of a region, country, or TICKET SERVICES countries, usually in the off-season. BT SERVICES NT F RT TICKET SALES OREIGN TOURS

TICKETS TOWN BALL BT BALL GAMES UF clinics RT BASEBALL training schools RT TRAINING FACILITIES TOWN TEAMS BT AMATEUR BASEBALL TRAINING FACILITIES SEMIPRO BASEBALL BT FACILITIES TRACK AND FIELD RT TRAINING CAMPS

TRADE DEMANDS training schools RT PLAYER DISSENSION USE TRAINING CAMPS TRADE SPECULATION

TRADE SPECULATION trains USE RAILROAD UF trade status SN Use to describe speculation over whether or not a player might be traded. TRANSACTIONS RT STATUS SN Use for general discussions of the exchange of players between teams. Use more specific terms where possible TRADE DEMANDS (e.g., trades). trade status UF trading USE TRADE SPECULATION NT TRADES RT PURCHASES TRADEMARKS TEAM CHANGES RT COMMERCIAL LICENSING WAIVERS LOGOS

TRADES TRANSPORTATION SN Use to describe specific trades, or general discussions of trading. TRAVEL UF deals SN Use for discussion of the effects of traveling (physical, RT TAMPERING psychological, etc.) on players, coaches, managers, or TEAM CHANGES other baseball personnel. TRADING DEADLINE RT AUTOMOBILES FLYING trading HOTELS USE TRANSACTIONS JET LAG RAILROADS TRADING DEADLINE SHIPS RT TRADES travel guides USE BASEBALL VACATIONS traditions USE RITUALS TRAVELING SECRETARIES BT EXECUTIVES TRAINERS TRAVELING TEAMS BT AUXILIARY PERSONNEL RT BARNSTORMING RT TEAM PHYSICIANS

TREATMENT TRAINING UF care UF strength training NT FIRST AID NT BATTING INSTRUCTION THERAPY DRILLS PHYSICAL RT INJURIES RT FUNDAMENTALS INSTINCTS TRIALS UF court cases TRAINING CAMPS legal cases SN Use for camps, clinics, sessions, or other formal training NT SENTENCES for professional players, especially minor leaguers. RT JUDGES LAWS LITIGATION two old cat USE ONE OLD CAT trick pitches two-hit games USE ILLEGAL PITCHES USE TWO-HITTERS

TRIPLE CROWNS TWO-HITTERS BT BATTING RECORDS UF 2-hit games two-hit games TRIPLE HEADERS BT LOW-HIT GAMES

TRIPLE PLAYS two-run games NT UNASSISTED TRIPLE USE LOW-SCORING GAMES PLAYS two-seam fastballs USE FASTBALLS TRIPLE STEALS BT STEALING two-sport players USE MULTI-SPORT PLAYERS triple-a all-star games USE AAA ALL-STAR GAMES UMPIRE BAITING

TRIPLES RT UMPIRES BT EXTRA BASE HITS UMPIRES EQUIPMENT TRIVIA BT EQUIPMENT NT COUNT INDICATORS SN Use for collections of diverse baseball facts, anecdotes, UMPIRES BROOMS or statistics, especially when presented for purposes of amusement or entertainment. UMPIRES BROOMS BT UMPIRES EQUIPMENT trophies USE AWARDS UMPIRES INTERFERENCE BT INTERFERENCE tryout camps USE TRYOUTS UMPIRES

TRYOUTS UF officials UF tryout camps NT HOMERS RT TRANSACTIONS RT UMPIRE BAITING RECRUITING UMPIRES UNION TRYOUT CAMPS UMPIRING

TURF UMPIRES UNION UF playing surface BT UNIONS RT UMPIRES NT ARTIFICIAL TURF GRASS UMPIRING NT APPEALS turnaround CALLS USE IMPROVEMENT RULES ENFORCEMENT

TWI-NIGHT DOUBLEHEADERS RT COUNT INDICATORS BT DOUBLEHEADERS SCOREKEEPERS RT DAY-NIGHT DOUBLE UMPIRES HEADERS UMPIRING SCHOOLS WARNINGS TWILIGHT BASEBALL UMPIRING SCHOOLS TWINS RT UMPIRING BT SIBLING RELATIONS UNASSISTED DOUBLE PLAYS BT DOUBLE PLAYS us army USE ARMY

UNASSISTED TRIPLE PLAYS US CONGRESS BT TRIPLE PLAYS UF congress of the united states congressional hearings UNCLES NT CONGRESSMEN BT FAMILY RT POLITICIANS

UNDERDOGS us navy UF cinderella teams USE NAVY

US OLYMPIC FESTIVAL UNDERHAND PITCHES BT PITCHES RT OLYMPIC BASEBALL RT SUBMARINE PITCHES US PRESIDENTS UNEARNED RUNS UF presidents of the united states BT SCORING RT CEREMONIAL FIRST PITCHES

UNEMPLOYMENT USHERS RT CAREERS BT STADIUM EMPLOYEES RT STADIUM SERVICES UNIFORM NUMBERS NT RETIRED NUMBERS UTILITY INFIELDERS RT UNIFORMS BT INFIELDERS UTILITY PLAYERS UNIFORMS UF jersies UTILITY PLAYERS pinstripes BT PART-TIME PLAYERS BT EQUIPMENT NT UTILITY INFIELDERS NT UNIFORM NUMBERS RT BENCH ROLE PLAYERS UNIONS UF labor unions vacations NT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING USE BASEBALL VACATIONS PLAYERS UNION VALUE UMPIRES UNION RT LABOR-MANAGEMENT SN Use for the price value of baseball cards or other RELATIONS collectibles. UF baseball card prices united states supreme court baseball card values USE SUPREME COURT prices RT BASEBALL CARDS universities MEMORABILIA USE COLLEGES VALUE APPROXIMATION UNSIGNED PLAYERS SN A crude integer estimate of the value of a given season, ranger from 0 for RT DRAFTS ineffective, part-time play up to an average of 9 or 10 for a regular player. upper class BT STATISTICS RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USE SOCIAL CLASSES

VANDALISM UPSETS BT CRIME urban areas USE CITIES variants USE BALL GAMES us air force USE AIR FORCE vaseline balls USE ILLEGAL PITCHES UF eyesight sight VAUDEVILLE RT CONTACTS VELOCITY EYEGLASSES VISION DISORDERS UF pitching speed

VISION DISORDERS VENDORS NT BLINDNESS BT STADIUM EMPLOYEES RT RT CONCESSIONS CONTACTS EYEGLASSES STADIUM SERVICES VISION ventilation VISITING TEAMS AIR CONDITIONING USE UF road teams visitors VETERANS SN Use to describe a player considered valuable for his or visitors her long experience playing baseball, especially with USE VISITING TEAMS regard to any positive influences he may have on less- experienced players. vocabulary RT EXPERIENCE USE NOMENCLATURE

VETERANS COMMITTEE vocational guidance RT HALL OF FAME USE BASEBALL CAREERS

voluntarism VICTORY MARGINS USE CHARITY WORK VIDEO GAMES SN Use to describe Television gaming devices (e.g., VOLUNTEERS Nintendo). voting USE SELECTION PROCESS video recordings USE VIDEOS wages USE SALARIES VIDEOS NT DOCUMENTARIES WAIVER PRICE INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS

RT HIGHLIGHT FILMS WAIVERS VIDEO REVIEWS BT RELEASE (Dismissal)

RT TRANSACTIONS VIDEO REVIEWS

SN Note: When used for specific WALKS products, include the name(s) in the OTHER field. UF bases on ball BT REVIEWS bb RT VIDEOS NT INTENTIONAL WALKS RT BALLS VIETNAM WAR BT WARS walls USE FENCES VIOLENCE UF aggression WAR VETERANS antagonism RT WARS hostility NT FIGHTING WARNING TRACK

RT BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BT FIELD OF PLAY RIOTS WARNINGS VISION SN Use for warnings issued by umpires to players or teams whiffs regarding unacceptable behaviors or actions. USE STRIKEOUTS RT EJECTIONS UMPIRING white americans USE WHITES WARS WHITES NT CIVIL WAR UF causasians KOREAN WAR white americans PERSIAN GULF WAR SN Use where significant. RT RACE VIETNAM WAR WORLD WAR I wife beating WORLD WAR II USE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

RT WAR VETERANS WILD PITCHES BT PITCHES WASTE PITCHES RT PASSED BALLS BT PITCHES WILDNESS (pitching)

WEALTH UF affluence WILD CARDS RT GREED RT PLAYOFFS

WILDNESS (pitching) WEATHER BT PITCHING NT COLD RT CONTROL FOG WILD PITCHES HEAT LIGHTNING williams shift RAIN USE OVERSHIFTS SNOW

STORMS wind resistance SUN USE AERODYNAMICS TEMPERATURE WIND WIND RT FIELD CONDITIONS BT WEATHER RT WIND-AIDED HITS WEDDINGS WIND-AIDED HOME RUNS RT MARRIAGE WIND-AIDED HITS weight (body) BT BASE HITS USE BODY WEIGHT RT WIND weight control WIND-AIDED HOME RUNS USE BODY WEIGHT BT HOME RUNS RT WIND weight lifting USE WEIGHT TRAINING WINDUPS BT PITCHING MOTIONS WEIGHT TRAINING RT DELIVERIES UF bodybuilding strength training WINNING weight lifting RT ACHIEVEMENTS RT PHYSICAL FITNESS FAILURE

WHIFFLE BALL SUCCESS BT BALL GAMES RT BASEBALL WINNING PITCHERS BT SCORING WORKING AGREEMENTS UF affiliation WINNING STREAKS RT FARM SYSTEMS BT STREAKS MAJORS-MINORS RELATIONS RT LOSING STREAKS NATIONAL AGREEMENTS

WINS working class BT DECISIONS USE SOCIAL CLASSES

WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS winter ball USE WINTER BASEBALL BT AMATEUR BASEBALL winter leagues WORLD SERIES USE WINTER BASEBALL SN Note: When used to identify a specific series, this must include the year (e.g., WINTER BASEBALL WORLD SERIES; 1991). UF winter ball UF fall classic winter league BT POSTSEASONS RT EXPANDED SCHEDULES WINTER MEETINGS PLAYOFFS RT TRANSACTIONS POSTSEASON SCHEDULES RINGS WIVES WORLD SERIES MVPs UF spouses WORLD SERIES MVPs RT DIVORCE RT WORLD SERIES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MARRIAGE world series rings WOMEN USE RINGS

SN Use for discussions of women as a part of human world series shares society, or where an individual’s gender is significant. USE PLAYOFF SHARES UF female RT BASEBALL ANNIES world tours GIRLS USE FOREIGN TOURS MEN WOMEN PLAYERS WORLD WAR I WOMENS BASEBALL BT WARS

WOMEN PLAYERS WORLD WAR II RT WOMEN WOMENS BASEBALL BT WARS

WOMENS BASEBALL world wide web services SN Use to describe rule and stylistic USE INTERNET SERVICES differences where significant. RT WOMEN WOMEN PLAYERS worrying USE FEAR WON-LOST RECORDS WOUNDS RT HOME RECORDS UF lacerations ROAD RECORDS BT INJURIES STANDINGS

WRISTS WOOD RT BATS BT ARMS

WORK ETHIC WRITERS RT ATTITUDE UF authors RELIGION baseball writers sportswriters NT GHOSTWRITERS JOURNALISTS

WRITING RT JOURNALISM PUBLISHING

YANKEE MYSTIQUE BT MYSTIQUE

YEAR-AFTER PERFORMANCE SN Used for analyses of a player's performance the year following a season of particular accomplishment. UF season-after performance NT SOPHOMORE JINX yearbooks USE ANNUALS

YOUTH SN Use to describe the physical, emotional, and psychological attributes of this time of life, especially with regard to the aged. Do not use to identify individuals. UF adolescence childhood BT AGE RT AGED CHILDREN

YOUTH BASEBALL BT AMATEUR BASEBALL RT BABE RUTH BASEBALL LITTLE LEAGUE

ZONE RATINGS RT STATISTICAL ANALYSIS