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r jinxing no hitters 252 no man s land edit the area of the outfield between the middle infielders and outfielders where a fly ball can fall for a hit a texas leaguer a baserunner caught in a pickle is said to be in no man s land the portion of a ballpark s spectator area usually the front row of seats where a fielder may legally reach into to catch a fly ball while a spectator or other personnel may legally touch same fly ball even if it interferes with the fielder s attempt to catch it a ball touched by a spectator in this manner is not spectator interference no room at the inn edit sometimes said by a play by play announcer when the bases are loaded i e there is no open base usually means that intentionally walking and pitching around the batter are poor strategies for the fielding team as a walk will score a run for the batting team also no place nowhere to put the batter no no edit a no hitter and a shut out thus no hits no runs headline start of something good verlander s no no may foreshadow future greatness 253 northpaw edit a right handed pitcher see southpaw nri edit a n on r oster i nvitee nri is a player invited to spring training who is not yet on a major league team s 40 man roster he may be a young prospect a veteran who has been released from or retired from a previous contract with a team perhaps someone who left baseball after an injury if he performs well he has a chance to be placed on the roster and assigned to a minor league team or even join the major league team nubber edit a batted ball that travels slowly and not very far typically because the ball is hit with the very end of the bat contents 0 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w y z see also references external links o edit obstruction edit main article obstruction baseball when a fielder illegally hinders a baserunner he does not need to get out of the way while he is fielding the ball or actually has it and can tag obp edit main article on base percentage see on base percentage o fer edit a batter who goes hitless in a game as in 0 for 4 spoken as oh fur also wears the collar or takes the collar official game edit main article official game a game that can be considered complete if more than half the game has been played before being ended or called by an umpire it is considered official and all records from the game are computed in the players and teams statistics for a nine inning game five innings need to be played or 4 1 2 if the home team is winning an incomplete game can be either suspended or replayed from the first inning official scorer edit main article official scorer the official scorer is a person appointed by the league to record the events on the field and to send this official record to the league offices 254 the official scorer never goes on the field during a game but typically watches from the press box the official scorer s judgments do not affect the progress or outcome of the game but they do affect game and player statistics for example only umpires call balls and strikes whether a batted ball is fair or foul whether a hit is a home run and whether runners are safe or out but it is the official scorer who determines whether a pitch that got by the catcher is a wild pitch or a passed ball and whether a batted ball is a hit or an error or a combination of the two likewise whose errors put outs and assists are whose off day edit a day when a player performs below his normal level whether due to illness bad luck or other factors bonderman had an off day and didn t have good command of his breaking pitches a day when a team does not have a game scheduled during the regular season major league baseball teams almost always have games scheduled on fridays saturdays and sundays and they may need to travel between series off days tend to occur on mondays and thursdays off speed pitch edit main article off speed pitch a pitch that is significantly slower than a given pitcher s fastball typically a curveball or a change up off the hook edit when a team that is behind ties the game or takes the lead the pitcher who would otherwise have been credited with the loss is said to be off the hook off the trademark edit when a player hits the ball off the middle of the bat where the manufacturer s trademark is usually placed resulting in a weakly hit ball usually the result of a pitcher jamming the hitter ofp edit overall future potential ofp is a scouting assessment of a young player s potential as a future major leaguer scored from 20 to 80 the criteria are different for pitchers and position players see also 5 tool player 255 ol number one edit a fastball from the sign the catcher gives for that pitch olympic rings edit when a batter strikes out five times in a game this same dubious achievement is also called a platinum sombrero 256 on a line edit when an outfielder throws the ball directly to an infielder or the catcher without relaying it or bouncing it he s said to throw the ball on a line usually used when a strong throw beats the runner and gets him out jack barry however made a running stab to grab the ball and threw on a line to mcinnis for an out 257 on base percentage obp edit main article on base percentage percentage of plate appearances where a batter reaches base for any reason other than an error or a fielder s choice on deck edit main article on deck the next batter due to bat after the current batter the area designated for the on deck batter is a circle five feet 1 5 m in diameter officially called the next batter s box and commonly called the on deck circle ironically the on deck batter rarely stands in the on deck circle one game wonder edit a player who appears in just one major league game plays respectably and then is demoted either to the bench or back to the minors one hitter edit a game in which one team was limited to one hit a great feat for a pitcher batters may have reached base via walks errors or being hit by a pitch see also no hitter and perfect game one hop the wall edit when a batted ball bounces once on the playing surface before hitting or going over the outfield wall one two three inning edit side retired in order three up three down on his horse edit running at full speed especially in reference to an outfielder tracking down a fly ball on the black edit the edge of home plate derived from its black border which is buried if the plate is properly installed a pitch that just nicks the edge of the zone for a called strike on the board edit a team is on the board the scoreboard when it has scored one or more runs after being shut out for six innings the sox are finally on the board white sox announcer hawk harrelson also uses the phrase as part of his home run call you can put it on the booooard yes on the farm edit when a player is playing in the minor leagues he is said to be spending time on the farm it refers to a team s farm system on the interstate edit a player batting between 100 and 199 is said to be on the interstate the term refers to the fact that a batting average in the 100s can resemble an interstate name e g 195 looks like i 95 especially on older scoreboards a hit to put an average above 199 gets a batter off the interstate a batter whose average is below 100 is sometimes said to be off the map see also mendoza line players in the majors who spend too much time on the interstate will most likely be demoted to triple a on the ropes edit when a pitcher appears to be tired or lost command of his pitches he may be said to be on the ropes and about to be replaced by another pitcher the term likely derives from the sport of boxing in which a fighter who is being beaten up or dominated by his opponent may lean against the ropes to keep from falling to the mat on the rug edit a player is said to be on the rug while playing a ball in the outfield on artificial turf on the throw edit a defensive attempt to put out a baserunner attempting to reach more bases than the type of hit would typically allow such as a runner on first attempting to advance to third on a single also refers to the successful advance of a baserunner while such a play is being attempted on his teammate see also fielder s choice a batter who safely reaches first base but is tagged out attempting to reach a subsequent base on the same play is credited with a hit for the number of bases he safely reached but is said to be out on the throw example with abel on first base baker hits a base hit to center field abel easily reaches second and tries to advance to third but the throw from the outfield is in time and he is tagged out by the third baseman meanwhile baker has safely reached second base abel is out at third base on the throw baker has a single and advanced to second on the throw the next batter charlie hits a double to the center field wall allowing baker to score from second charlie safely rounds first and second base and attempts for third but the throw from center field is in time and charlie is tagged out at third base charlie is credited with an rbi double but is out at third base on the throw opener edit main article opener baseball a traditional relief pitcher who starts a game for strategic reasons and is replaced early in the game usually after the first inning by a pitcher who is expected to last as many innings as a true starter 57 opening day edit main article opening day the first day of regular season play in major league baseball and other professional leagues opposite field hit edit a hit to the opposite side of the field from the direction of a player s natural swing i e a left handed batter who hits to left field or a right handed batter who hits to right field also known as going the other way see pull hitter ops on base plus slugging edit main article on base plus slugging a term recently invented by statheads to measure of a batter s ability to produce runs obtained by adding slugging percentage and on base percentage ordinary effort edit defined in mlb rule 2 as the effort that a fielder of average skill at a position in that league or classification of leagues should exhibit on a play with due consideration given to the condition of the field and weather conditions a defensive player s ordinary effort is considered by the official scorer in making certain judgment calls such as hit vs error or wild pitch vs passed ball out edit one of the fundamental ways the defensive team stops the offensive team from scoring it occurs when a batter or baserunner is retired from play meaning they are no longer eligible to continue their turn at bat or advance on the bases each team is allowed three outs per half inning after which the teams switch roles some common ways an out can happen strikeout the batter accumulates three strikes without putting the ball in play flyout a fielder catches a batted ball before it hits the ground groundout a fielder throws the ball to first base before the batter gets there tag out a runner is tagged with the ball while not on a base force out a runner is forced to advance and a fielder touches the base before the runner arrives interference or rule violations such as batting out of turn or using an illegal bat out pitch edit the type of pitch that a pitcher relies on to get an out often his best pitch headline rodriguez embraces change as out pitch 258 outfielder edit main article outfielder an outfielder is a player whose position is either left field center field or right field see position outside corner edit the location of a strike that travels over the far edge of home plate from the batter overpower the hitter edit to throw a pitch that is so fast the batter cannot catch up to it with his swing and eight runs were more than enough offense to back wolfe as he continually overpowered hitters with his blazing fastball santa clara hitters just couldn t catch up to it 259 overshift edit a baseball vernacular term synonymous with shift either an infield or outfield shift the fielders shift to occupy the areas a particular batter is thought to typically hit overthrow edit when a fielder throws the ball so high that it sails over the head and out of reach of his target sean halton struck out but the catcher couldn t hold onto the pitch and then overthrew first base which allowed both martin and greene to score 260 if a thrown ball goes over the head or wide of the infielder and sails off the field of play into the dugout or the stands the umpire will rule an overthrow and allow the runner to advance one base a pitcher who throws the ball too hard to control it well is said to be overthrowing the ball gardenhire said crain demoted to class aaa rochester earlier this season is pitching with more confidence and most importantly he s not trying to overthrow the ball 261 contents 0 9 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w y z see also references external links p edit paint edit to throw pitches at the edges of the strike zone a pitcher who can paint consistently may be said to paint the black or paint the corner pair of shoes edit a batter who strikes out looking he was left standing there like nothing but a pair of shoes paper doll cutter edit a hard hit line drive that is hit so square and powerfully that it has little or no spin like a knuckleball this results in the ball suddenly and sharply cutting left or right as it speeds past defenders it is said that if such a hit were to strike a defensive player or runner they would be left cutting paper dolls for the rest of their lives parachute edit a fly ball perhaps driven into a strong wind that appears to drop straight down into the fielder s glove park edit to hit a home run out of the park reference to the parking lot may be inferred park effects edit main article batting park factor see hitter s park passed ball edit main article passed ball a catcher is charged with a passed ball abbreviated pb when he fails to hold or control a legally pitched ball which in the opinion of the official scorer should have been held or controlled with ordinary effort and which permits a runner or runners to advance at least one base and or permits the batter to advance to first base if it s a third strike with first base unoccupied and or two outs a run that scores because of a passed ball is not scored as an earned run neither a passed ball nor a wild pitch is charged as an error it is a separately kept statistic paste edit to hit the ball hard often used in the past tense he pasted the ball patient hitter edit doesn t do a lot of first pitch swinging swinging at pitches out of the strike zone or even swinging at strikes he can t hit because of their location and or type generally gets a lot of walks patrol edit an outfielder may be said to be patrolling the outfield like a good soldier or police officer patrolling his assigned territory a catcher who keeps runners from stealing bases is said to be good at patrolling the basepaths payback edit if after the pitcher from one team tries to bean or otherwise hit a batter t...