Statistic denoting when a hitter scored a base runner on a batted ball that was not misplayed by the fielding team -“Run batted in.”
击球员的一项打击数据统计,击出的球在没有防守方失误的情况下,让跑垒员一共得多少分。
Relief pitcher(reliever) 救援投手 (后援投手,中继投手)
Any pitcher who enters the game after the starting pitcher. 比赛中上场投球的除了先发投手之外的任何投手。
They’re bringing in a reliever. 他们换上了一个救援投手。
A reliever is getting warm in the bullpen. 一个救援投手正在牛棚热身。
Rubber arm 橡胶臂 铁臂投手
When a pitcheris capable of pitching very often and/or with high pitch counts. 指投手能非常频繁地大量投球,手臂强壮且耐用。
His arm recovers and “bounces back” to normal quickly (like rubber). 他的投球手臂恢复了,像橡胶一样迅速回弹到正常状态。
Run 得分
Runs are like points. 棒球的分
When a batter reaches base, then touches all the bases before touching home, he scores one run. 当一个击跑员上垒并依次踩踏所有的垒位回到本垒,他就得1分。
Rundown (or pickle) 夹杀困局
When a base runner gets caught between bases and has to be chased down. 当一个跑垒员在两个垒之间被追逐夹杀得来回跑。
Runners at the corners角部垒上有人
When there are runners on first and third. 当一三垒有跑垒员时。
Runners in scoring position 跑垒员上到得分位
When there are runners at second or third base. 当二垒或三垒有跑垒员时。
Save situation救援局面
A pitcher gets a save when he pitches the final inning when his
team is leading by three runs or less. 当球队领先不超过3分的情况下进入最后一局,这对要上场的投手就是一个救援局面。
A three-run-or-less lead thus is a save situation. 领先不超过3分于是来到救援局面。
When a pitcher fails to get a save in a save situation, it’s called a blown save. 当一个投手在救援局面下没有能够救援成功,就叫救援失败。
Saying the score (lingo): 比分读法
Always list the higher number of runs first, no matter what. 任何时候都是把高得分放在前面。
The Yankees lost 9-4; the Yankees won 9-4. 扬基队以9比4输掉了比赛;扬基队以9比4获胜。
Set-up man 布局投手
Relief pitcher who pitches the inning before the closer comes in.
在终结投手上场之前那一局负责投球的救援投手。
Seventh-inning stretch7局拉伸
Between the top and bottom halves of the seventh inning, a song is played, fans stand up, stretch and sing a long. 在第7局上下半场之间,赛场会放歌,观赛球迷们站起来一起拉伸放松一起唱歌。
Short porch近外野墙
When a section of the outfield is shorter than normal, which makes it easier for hitters to hit home runs to that part of the ballpark. 当某部分外野距离比正常近,击球员向球场的这个区域击球更容易打出本垒打。
There’s a short porch in right field-only 290 feet away. 右侧场地有近外野墙,只有290英尺远。(一般左右外野距离在320-350英尺左右,中外野在400英尺左右)
Relief pitcher who enters the game ininnings 4-6. 中继投手(又称救援投手)经常在4到6局上场投球。
Nibbling 挂角投球
When a pitcher is pitching to the corners of the plate, and often just missing 指投手投出好球区角落的球,经常不能投中
No-hitter(no-no)无安打比赛
When a team gets zero hits in a full game. 当一个球队在整场比赛中都没有被击出安打。
Nubber 弱地滚球
When the batter hits one off the end of the bat and it doesn’t go very far. 打者用棒头打出一个近距离的弱地滚球。
Off-speed pitch 慢速投球
A pitch of significantly slower velocity than a fastball. 比快速球慢得多的投球。
Applies to all secondary pitches except cutters and sinkers -changeups, curveballs and sliders are all off-speed pitches. 除了卡特球和下沉球,变速球、曲线球、滑球等除了快速球以外的球种,都可以称为慢速球。
When a hitter gets no hits in a game, such as O-for-3 or O-for-4. 投手在比赛中没有被击出安打,比如O-for-3,3打席无安打,O-for-4,4打席无安打。
On-deck 等候打者
The next hitter up to bat. 下一个上场击球的打者。
Warms up in the on-deck circle. 请在等候打击区热身。
On the screws正中甜点
When a hitter hit a ball very hard on the barrel of his bat. 打者用棒球棒的粗头甜点大力击中球。
He hit that one on the screws! 他击球正中甜点!
On the bump (or hill) 登板投球
Refers to who is pitching. 指投手在投球。
Ricky is on the bump tonight. Ricky今晚投球。
Opposite field 对侧场地
The side of the field opposite of the batter’s box the hitter stands in. Right field for a righty hitter, left field for a lefty hitter. 与打者击球箱站位相反的场地。对右打者来说是(二垒垒包)右侧场地,对左打者来说是左侧场地。
Jammed 击球卡住
A hitter gets jammed when he swings at a pitch close to his hands 打者击球卡住是指他挥棒试图打击靠近他手的一颗投球
Johnny Wholestaff全员投手
When there is no starting pitcher for a game and numerous relief pitchers must combine to pitch the game. 当先发投手不能比赛,所有的中继投手必须三军用命把比赛投下来。
No starter tonight-looks like Johnny Wholestaff will be pitching. 今晚没有先发投手,看上去全员投手要上。
Junk丢破烂
When a pitcher throws lots of off-speed and breaking pitches, he’s said to be throwing lots of junk. 当投手投出大量的慢速球、变化球,他被认为是在丢破烂。
Painting the black描边投球
Home plate is black around the edges. Painting the black means the pitcher is doing a good job of pitching to the corners of the strike zone. 本垒板有一圈黑边。描本垒板的黑边表示投手投得很好,总是投向好球区的边边角角。
Pick-off 牵制
When a pitcher throws to a base after coming set, to try to catch a base runner off the base(or at least to keep their leads short). 投手在做好投球准备后传向某个垒位,试图将离垒的跑垒员传杀出局(或者至少控制跑垒员离垒不要太远)。
Pinch hitter 代打
A player called up to hit in the place of an other hitter, as a substitute. 代替原定击球员上场击球的替补打者。
Pinch runner代跑
When a substitute player goes into replace a baserunner. 代替原定跑垒员上场跑垒的替补跑垒员。
Pine tar松焦油
Hitters rub sticky pine tar on their bat handles to improve their grip 击球手在他们的球棒柄上涂上粘稠的松焦油以提高他们的握力
Pitching around a hitter投球远离打者,敬远
When the pitcher stays away from the center of the strike zone against a hitter. 当投手和打者对决时不投向好球区中间位置。
This strategy is employed against very good hitters or in specific high-pressure situations or with a base open, when the pitcher won’t be negatively affected if he walks the hitter. 这样的战术用于对付强棒打者或者高压下,垒上有空垒,投手即使报送打者也不会有负面影响的局面。
Pitch-out 牵制投球
When the pitcher intentionally throws a ball high and outside the strike zone to give the catcher a good pitch to throw a stealingbase runner out on. 投手有意投出一个在好球区外的高球,让捕手容易接住并将盗垒跑垒员传杀出局。
The pitcher and catcher must guess when they believe the runner will be stealing and call a pitch-out hoping he steals on that pitch, because it gives them a good chance at catching him. 投手和捕手必须猜测跑垒员什么时候会盗垒,然后要一个牵制投球希望跑垒员在投这个球时盗垒,因为这样更有机会将跑垒员杀出局。
Pitch Movement (lingo)投球线路术语
Break: when a pitch has curving action, such as with a curveball, slider, splitter or cutter 变化球,球路有曲线,类似曲线球、滑球、指叉球或卡特球
Cut:moves slightly toward the pitcher’s glove side 内切球,球路拐向投手手套侧
Run:moves slightly toward the pitcher’s arm side 外切球,球路拐向投手投球手侧
Sink:moves downward (term only applies to sinking fastballs or change ups, not sliders or curveballs) 下沉球,球路下沉(仅适用于下沉快速球或变速球,不适用于滑球和曲线球)
Late life:ball appears to speed up on the hitter (also called hop) 后加速球,球到达打者时看上去会加速
Position player场员
Any player who is not a pitcher 除了投手之外的防守球员
Pulling the ball 拉打
When a hitter hits the ball toward the line of the same side of the field as the batter’s box he stands in. Left field for righty hitters and right field for lefty hitters. 打者朝他击球箱站位同侧场地方向击球。左打者打向右侧场地,右打者打向左侧场地。
Raking 筛出
When a hitter has been hitting very well. 当打者打击成绩非常好时。
He’s been raking in the month of April. 他四月份的打击名列前茅。
这时候Hit and Run战术应运而生:即击球员无论如何都挥棒中球,切断投手和捕手之间的连线,从而让捕手无法传杀二垒。又加上跑垒员是提前启动,盗垒成功率必然大大增加,这样攻方就能顺利站上得分位。
Hit and Run的理想图
Hit and Run还有更深层次的企图,不止掩护二垒盗垒这么简单。
当一垒有人,此时攻方右打者上场击球。(假设守方不预先知道攻方要执行Hit and Run)当攻方盗垒时,此时是二垒手启动回垒位保护二垒。因为右打击球员大概率打到二垒左侧,游击手接球传向防守二垒垒包的二垒手,二垒手进行触杀、封杀甚至双杀。
执行Hit and Run的打者会尽量打到二垒手回垒后留下的空当,即使是威力不大的球,也可能会打到右外场,跑垒员有很大的机会直接上到三垒(右外传三垒难度很大),而击跑员也有很大的机会安全上到一垒。
左打者上场Hit and Run执行策略相同,方向相反,击球员打向游击方向,因为左打者通常是游击回二垒。
所以Hit and Run不仅用来破解双杀困局,终极目标是实现一三垒有人的进攻主动局面。棒童,赞2视频:日本队完美执行Hit and Run Hit and Run在职业比赛中应用较少,特别是在两出局的情况下。这次起到了出其不意的作用。跑垒员盗垒逼二垒手回垒出现大的防守空当。击球员把握住一颗明显的外角坏球,顺势打成反方向地滚球,最终形成一三垒。