![]() pick up the pitch A batter's ability to see what kind of pitch is being thrown. A session in which pitchers practice fielding bunts and other ground balls, throwing to a base, and covering first base and home plate. Often called a "no-no-no." PFP A commonly used acronym for Pitchers' Fielding Practice. A "perfect game" could involve multiple pitchers with one pitcher relieving another, but in the major leagues they all have been completed by a single pitcher. perfect game A special, very rare no-hitter where each batter is retired consecutively, allowing no baserunners via walks, errors, or any other means. The batter then attempts to hit the return throw, and so on. ![]() The fielders try to make a play on the ball, and throw it back as quickly as possible. pepper Pepper is a common pre-game exercise in baseball, where one player bunts brisk ground balls and line drives to a group of fielders who are standing close by. A player's "PECOTA" may be the forecasted range of his performance on a variety of indicators for the current or future seasons. PECOTA A system for forecasting pitcher and hitter performance developed by Nate Silver of Baseball Prospectus. "Clem can really fling that pea." pearod A hard line drive batted back at the pitcher. PCL ( Pacific Coast League) A AAA minor league. The term is most often used when a hit will score a run and a strikeout will end the inning. However, a foul ball can extend the at-bat. The implication is that much effort has gone into reaching this point (this is at least the sixth pitch of the at-bat), and the pitch will either pay off for the pitcher (a strikeout) or the batter (a hit or a walk). payoff pitch A pitch thrown with a full count. patient hitter Doesn't do a lot of first-pitch swinging, swing at pitches out of the strike zone, or swing even at strikes that he can't hit because of their location. ![]() Neither a passed ball nor a wild pitch is charged as an error. A run that scores because of a passed ball is not scored as an earned run. passed ball A catcher is charged with a passed ball (abbreviated PB) when he fails to hold or control a legally pitched ball which, in the opinion of the official scorer, should have been held or controlled with ordinary effort, and which permits a runner or runners to advance at least one base and/or permits the batter to advance to first base, if it's a third strike (with first base unoccupied and/or 2 out). "He parked a three-run homer." Often mistaken to have derived from hitting the ball 'into the parking lot,' it actually references hitting the ball 'out of the park.' park effects See hitter's park and Batting Park Factor. A pitcher who can "paint" consistently can be said to paint the black or paint the corner. P to paint To throw pitches at the edges of the strike zone. ![]() The following is a glossary of baseball jargon ( phrases, idioms and slang): ![]()
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