Baseball collusion — refers to baseball owners working together to avoid competitive bidding for player services or player jointly negotiating with team owners. Collusion in baseball is formally defined in the Major League Baseball Collective Bargaining Agreement,… … Wikipedia
baseball — /bays bawl /, n. 1. a game of ball between two nine player teams played usually for nine innings on a field that has as a focal point a diamond shaped infield with a home plate and three other bases, 90 ft. (27 m) apart, forming a circuit that… … Universalium
Baseball field — The baseball diamond of the San Diego Padres PETCO Park, seen from the stands. A baseball field, also called a ball field or a baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The terms baseball field and ball field are… … Wikipedia
Baseball park — A baseball park, baseball stadium, or ball park / ballpark is the field of play in the game of baseball and the spectator seating areas (if any) and any other features connected with it.The flexible rules about baseball fields (aside from the… … Wikipedia
Baseball metaphors for sex — The game of baseball is often used as a euphemistic metaphor for physical intimacy in the United States and other places the game is played, especially to describe the level of sexual intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships.… … Wikipedia
Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, 2005 — The 2005 elections to select inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame proceeded in keeping with rules enacted in 2001. The Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) held an election to select from among recent players, and the Veterans… … Wikipedia
Nightcliff Baseball Club — Nightcliff Baseball Club, Darwin Full name Nightcliff Baseball Club Inc. Nickname(s) The Tigers Strip White base with black pinstripe black/gold trim Founded 1969 … Wikipedia
Fédération australienne de baseball — Sigle ABF Sport représenté baseball Création 1926 Prés … Wikipédia en Français
Major League Baseball Australia Academy Program — The Major League Baseball Australian Academy Program (MLBAAP) is a seven week baseball development program held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia for prospective Australian baseball players and officials. The Academy began in 2001 with the … Wikipedia
English language idioms derived from baseball — B = * ballpark: in the ballpark, ballpark figure, and out of the ballpark mdash; Ballpark has been used to mean a broad area of approximation or similarity, or a range within which comparison is possible; this usage OED dates to 1960. Another… … Wikipedia