0
Daisytuba Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

a "pop up ball" in baseball game?

0What is a pop-up ball in a baseball game?02br
02br
00I looked it up on line and the wikipedia says it is 02br
02br
00a kind of "high fly ball." But another website says02br
02br
00it is a kind of ball a pitcher pitch. It's the opposite02br
02br
00of "sinker."02br
02br
00Which one is more correct? Or can it mean both?02br
02br
00Thank you very much for your help!0-
  

Top answer

0I'm not a rabid fan, but I've never heard it applied to a pitch. "02br 02br 00Edit. I did have the following pitch in the back of my mind as a possible candidate, but couldn't think of the name.

— Avangi

  • 0I'm not a rabid fan, but I've never heard it applied to a pitch.
  • "02br 02br 00Edit.
  • I did have the following pitch in the back of my mind as a possible candidate, but couldn't think of the name.
  • 02i 02br 02br 00The infield fly rule is too restrictive, relating also to the number of outs.
  • 0-
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

3 Answers
0
0I'm not a rabid fan, but I've never heard it applied to a pitch. But there are many, many expressions used to describe "specialty" pitches.02br
02br
00I tend to think of the expression as describing flies on which the umpire calls the "infield fly rule," but I guess it also applies to "pop fouls."02br
02br
00Edit. I did have the following pitch in the b
0
0
0It goes high, but not far.0-
0
0
0Thank you, Avangi and Grammar Geek...^^0-
0

Related Questions