Baseball Talk

Well we know there are different languages and different dialects for this country but there is also a new language called Baseballeze. I will give you the words and then the definitions.
Let's first start with a common phrase heard at the game.
"Hey Blue that was terrible." This means the umpire, commonly referred to Blue because of the most commonly used Blue Uniform and of course the person didn't agree with the call.
Then there is "C'mon Kid." Now this could be used even in the major leagues. Kid is usually a younger player or even a rookie. I'm 42 so a 38-year old veteran might be a kid to me.
Also there is the term "Hey Two Five watch it close." Well the person is probably wearing the number 25 on his jersey. In baseball it is not uncommon for people to call the players by their number, even if it's a family member at a high school game.
Then there is a saying "Good Eye." this means that the person up to bat is able to tell if it's a ball or a strike and takes a close pitch.
Can of Corn. Now this is a good one. Can of corn is referred to an easy fly ball that the outfielder is camped under to make the catch. It is originally said because farmers back in the days when baseball was invented would stack the corn up high and when a customer needed on they would get it to fall and would be easy to catch. We use corn because the outfield may be called the corn field. it was first used by an announcer named Red Barber in the 50's.
Barber had many sayings that are coined and used today. One is a Rhubarb. This means there is a heated argument. "Back, Back Back" is a saying that is even now used by Chris Berman to describe a ball that could get out of the park. Also another commonly used phrase is "Baseball is a game of inches." That means the ball could have bounced a different way and the result may have been different.
There is a website that has so many different explanations and lingo that is really cool. It's www.baseballfarming.com and you really need to check it out.
Some of the lingo in there would really crack you up. I would want you to go to it and then go to a game and use it. It will make the people think you are a baseball efficienato. You might be called a grandstander. That is a "showoff" of sorts. These are just a few of the terms but go to the site and check it out and let me know what you think. Then let's meet at the game and see what the crowd thinks.