Softball Phrases

Phrases

• A cup of coffee (A baseball expression denoting a break from major league baseball)
• A soft answer turneth away wrath
• Address the ball (golfing term denoting readiness to play)
• After the ball was over
• Ahead of the game
• All your base are belong to us (broken English phrase used in the video game Zero Wing)
• America's Oldest Living Teenager (Nickname of game show host Dick Clark)
• Anyone's game
• As game as Ned Kelly
• Baby Bull (Nickname of baseball player Orlando Cepeda)
• Ball achingly good
• Ball and chain
• Ball of fire
• Bam Bam (Nickname of baseball player Hensley Meulens)
• Baseball card
• Batman and Robin (Nickname of baseball players Mike Piazza and Robin Ventura)
• Beaten at your own game
• Behind the eight ball
• Big Cat (Nickname of baseball player Andres Galarraga)
• Big Donkey (Nickname of baseball players Billy Butler and Adam Dunn)
• Big Game James (Nickname of basketball player James Posey)
• Big Game James (Nickname of basketball player James Worthy)
• Big Mac (Nickname of baseball player Mark McGwire)
• Big Papi (Nickname of baseball player David Ortiz)
• Big Poison (Nickname of baseball player Paul Waner)
• Big Puma (Nickname of baseball player Lance Berkman)
• Big Six (Nickname of baseball player Christy Mathewson)
• Big Z (Nickname of baseball player Carlos Zambrano)
• Black Jack (Nickname of baseball player Jack McDowell)
• Black Mike (Nickname of baseball player Mickey Cochrane)
• Blame game
• Blue Moon (Nickname of baseball player John Odom)
• Brand new ballgame (A baseball expression meaning when a team that has been behind ties up the game)
• Bring your A game (perform to your best ability)
• Broadway Joe (Nickname of baseball player Joe Namath)
• Brush back (A baseball expression meaning to subvert or threaten verbally)
• Bullet Joe (Nickname of baseball player Charles Rogan)
• Bye Bye (Nickname of baseball player Steve Balboni)
• Call of Duty (video game title)
• Can of corn (A baseball expression meaning a ball which is easy to catch)
• Captain Bly (Nickname of baseball player Bert Blyleven)
• Captain Hook (Nickname of baseball manager George Anderson)
• Carry the ball
• Cat and mouse game
• Caught off base (A baseball expression meaning unawares or by surprise)
• Charlie Hustle (Nickname of baseball player Pete Rose)
• Chicken Man (Nickname of baseball player Wade Boggs)
• Cleanup hitter (A baseball expression meaning a batter who comes in to solve a problem)
• Connie Mack (Nickname of baseball player Cornelius McGillicuddy)
• Cool Joe (Nickname of baseball player Joe Montana)
• Cool Papa (Nickname of baseball player James Bell)
• Cover Point (field position in the game of cricket)
• Crime Dog (Nickname of baseball player Fred McGriff)
• Curve ball (a difficult proposition - deriving from baseball terminology)
• Deep Extra Cover (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Fine Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Gully (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Mid Wicket (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Point (field position in the game of cricket)
• Deep Square Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Dice K (Nickname of baseball player Daisuke Matsuzaka)
• Didn't they do well! (A catchphrase from Bruce Forsyth In The Generation Game)
• Different ball game
• Donnie (Nickname of baseball player Don Mattingly)
• Double header (A baseball expression denoting two events held on the same day with the same participants)
• Down to the last out (A baseball expression meaning to have one last chance)
• Dragon Slayer (Nickname of baseball player Josh Fogg)
• Drop the ball
• Ducks on a pond (A baseball expression meaning having runners in scoring position)
• El Caballo (Nickname of baseball player Carlos Lee)
• El Duque (Nickname of baseball player Orlando Hernandez)
• El Presidente (Nickname of baseball player Dennis Martinez)
• El Sid (Nickname of baseball player Sid Fernandez)
• El Toro (Nickname of baseball player Fernando Valenzuela)
• End of the ball game
• Everyday Eddie (Nickname of baseball player Eddie Guardado)
• Extra Cover (field position in the game of cricket)
• Fair game
• First Slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Foot in the bucket (A baseball expression meaning to act timidly or cowardly)
• Forward Short Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Game bird
• Game brain
• Game changer
• Game of two halves
• Game on
• Game over
• Game plan
• Game set and match
• Game time
• Game to the last
• Get the ball rolling
• Give the game away
• Go soft
• Going going gone (A baseball expression by which an announcer describes a home run that is heading over the fence)
• Golden Sombrero (A baseball expression denoting a player who strikes out four times in a game)
• Gorgeous George (Nickname of baseball player George Sisler)
• Got a soft spot for
• Got game
• Grand Theft Auto (video game title)
• Ground ball (A baseball expression meaning a prosaic or ordinary accomplishment)
• Guessing game
• Hammerin' Hank (Nickname of baseball players Hank Aaron and Hank Greenberg)
• Hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face, with mild green Fairy Liquid (Fairy Liquid advertising slogan)
• Have a ball
• Have a soft spot for
• Have the ball at your feet
• Heavy hitter (A baseball expression meaning a powerful or commanding person)
• High ball
• Hit it out of the park (A baseball expression denoting a complete or spectacular success)
• I'm game
• It's in the game (EA Sports advertising slogan)
• It's just a game
• It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game
• It's only a game
• Keep the ball rolling
• Keep your eye on the ball
• Knock it out of the park (A baseball expression denoting a complete or spectacular success)
• Knock the cover off the ball (A baseball expression meaning succeed beyond expectation)
• Late in the game
• Leadoff hitter (A baseball expression denoting the player who bats first)
• Leg Gully (field position in the game of cricket)
• Leg Slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Lift your game
• Long Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Long Off (field position in the game of cricket)
• Long On (field position in the game of cricket)
• Long Stop (field position in the game of cricket)
• Major league (A baseball expression meaning at the top rank)
• Mario Kart (video game title)
• Mendoza line (A baseball expression denoting a line marking a very poor performance)
• Mid Off (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mid On (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mid Wicket (field position in the game of cricket)
• Mug's game
• Murderers' Row (A baseball expression denoting a group of talented individuals or valuable assets)
• Must win game
• Ninth inning (A baseball expression meaning an event or process is near the end)
• Numbers game
• On deck (A baseball expression meaning next in line)
• On the ball
• On the game
• Only A Pawn In Their Game (Bob Dylan song)
• Only game in town
• Pinch hit (A baseball expression denoting a substitute or stand-in)
• Pitch a shutout (A baseball expression meaning not allowing an opponent any wins)
• Platinum Sombrero (A baseball expression denoting striking out five times in a game)
• Play a waiting game
• Play ball
• Play hardball (A baseball expression meaning to be or act tough or aggressive)
• Play softball (A baseball expression meaning to ask easy questions)
• Play the game
• Play the percentage game
• Primal Rage (film and video game)
• Put your game face on
• Raise your game
• Rally cap (A baseball expression denoting a cap is a worn inside out or backwards)
• Right off the bat (A baseball expression meaning immediately without delay)
• Run with the ball
• Say it ain't so, Joe (A baseball expression denoting disbelief)
• Second slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Shell game
• Short Fine Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Short Mid Wicket (field position in the game of cricket)
• Short Square Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Silly Mid Off (field position in the game of cricket)
• Silly Mid On (field position in the game of cricket)
• Silly Point (field position in the game of cricket)
• Skin in the game
• Sod this for a game of soldiers
• Soft in the head
• Soft pedal
• Soft power
• Soft soap
• Soft target
• Soft touch
• Soft underbelly
• Soft, strong and very long (Andrex toilet tissue advertising slogan)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (video game title)
• Spot the ball
• Square Leg (field position in the game of cricket)
• Start the ball rolling
• Strike out swinging (A baseball expression meaning to fail while giving it your best effort)
• Super Mario Brothers (video game title)
• Swing for the fences (A baseball expression meaning try for a substantial gain)
• Switch hitter (A baseball expression denoting a batter who can hit left or right handed)
• Take cuts at someone (A baseball expression meaning taking a verbal swing or striking a blow at a reputation)
• Take me out to the ball game
• Talk a good game
• That's the way the ball bounces
• The Army Game (BBC comedy television series)
• The Dowager Queen of the Game Shows (Nickname of Pat Carroll)
• The Head Ball Coach (Nickname of Steve Spurrier)
• The Ol' Ball Coach (Nickname of Steve Spurrier)
• The Queen of TV Comedy (Nickname of comedienne Lucille Ball)
• The Sims (video game title)
• The ball is in your court
• The beautiful game
• The belle of the ball
• The blame game
• The game is afoot
• The game is up
• The name game
• The name of the game
• The old ball and chain
• The sound of leather on willow (sound of the ball on the bat in cricket)
• The way the ball bounces
• Third Slip (field position in the game of cricket)
• Third man (field position in the game of cricket)
• Throw a beanball (A baseball expression meaning to attack an opponent by aiming at their head)
• Took the collar (A baseball expression meaning failing to get any hits)
• Trap and ball (children's ball game)
• Triple play (A baseball expression denoting the act of making three outs during the same play)
• Two can play at that game
• Up your game
• War game (a simulation of war intended as preparation)
• What's your game?
• Who are you? (Nintendo Game Boy Advance advertising slogan)
• Whole ball of wax
• Whole new ball game
• Wicket Keeper (field position in the game of cricket)
• Zero sum game