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Jamal 1315 Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Addressing the plate?

Hello everybody.


“Wakahara addresses the plate. He goes into his stretch and puts the

fifth ball in motion. The pitch. The swing. He makes contact! The ball

rises, up, up, up, heading toward deep left field. The left fielder is

backing up hard. Back… Back… Oh, it’s way past him! The ball flies

over the left fielder’s head and lands beneath the grandstand bleachers.

The lead runner scores! The other runner takes off from first like a

rabbit.


Would you please tell me what addressing the plate means?

What about going into his stretch? Does it mean he stretched his body?

And my last question, what does the bold part mean? I don't know what first refers to? The first base?


I really appreciate you for the great help ????




  

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This is all written in baseball radio broadcaster's lingo. It is not ordinary English, but colorful special terms used to announce what's happening on the field. You have to understand the game of baseball and the terminology.

— AlpheccaStars

  • This is all written in baseball radio broadcaster's lingo.
  • It is not ordinary English, but colorful special terms used to announce what's happening on the field.
  • You have to understand the game of baseball and the terminology.
  • Jamal 1315 addresses the plate The pitcher looks at the catcher, behind "the plate" ("Home plate) Jamal 1315 He goes into his stretch and puts the fifth ball in motion.
  • See this short clip Jamal 1315 The other runner takes off from first like a rabbit.
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This is all written in baseball radio broadcaster's lingo.

It is not ordinary English, but colorful special terms used to announce what's happening on the field. You have to understand the game of baseball and the terminology.

Jamal 1315addresses the plate

The pitcher looks at the catcher, behind "the plate" ("Home plate)

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Jamal 1315Would you please tell me what addressing the plate means?

The batter faces home plate and sets his feet the way he wants them relative to it. He often taps the plate with his bat to measure how far he is from it. We also say that about a golfer, that he addresses the ball when he gets himself in position to drive it.

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