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Shifts in baseball and defending drag bunts

Shifts in baseball have become commonplace at the Major and minor league level.  They are used tactically to try to prevent hitters from getting on base by placing defenders in more accurate positions.  Essentially, teams want to put defenders where the hitters put the ball in play most often. This is a simple enough concept, […]

Neighborhood Play: Baseball Terminology

A neighborhood play does not have the power it once used to.  Instant replay has almost eliminated the possibility of a neighborhood play, as baseball has become an honest game of inches. What is a neighborhood play? During a double play, the fielder covering second base is allowed to be in the vicinity of the […]

Twin Killing: Baseball Terminology

When the defense gets an out on a play it is great. When they get two outs it is even better. The common term for getting two outs on one play is known by many as a double play. The not-so-common term is a twin killing. The term twin killing is not practically self-explanatory, except […]

Defensive Indifference: Baseball Terminology

When is a stolen base not credited as a stolen base? If a base runner steals€ a base, but the defense does not try to prevent it, the play is ruled a defensive indifference and not as a stolen base. It is difficult to steal something that is already given to you. That is why […]

Pickle: Baseball Base Running Terminology

If you have ever been in trouble, you may have referred to yourself as being in a jam or being in a pickle.  In baseball terms, a pickle is a particular situation where a runner is in trouble by being caught in between two bases as he runs back and forth. A pickle usually occurs […]