I was thinking about baseball terminology the other day, and all of a sudden I got this curious thought about some of the terms in the game. "4 bagger" was one of them.
Also, the part of the field where the batter stands and the catcher crouches behind is commonly called "home plate", but the official rules designate it as "home base".
Why are lefties called "southpaws" but right handed players aren't called "northpaws"?
Not a term question, buy whenever a pitchers makes a delivery and it hits the ground they most always put a new ball into play. But if the pitch is hit on the ground they often just keep that same ball in play?
Also, the part of the field where the batter stands and the catcher crouches behind is commonly called "home plate", but the official rules designate it as "home base".
Why are lefties called "southpaws" but right handed players aren't called "northpaws"?
Not a term question, buy whenever a pitchers makes a delivery and it hits the ground they most always put a new ball into play. But if the pitch is hit on the ground they often just keep that same ball in play?
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