… decided that name wasn’t quite … appropriate … or … haha… decided it was too appropriate… there’s been a dynamic linguistic reappraisal going on in the sports world generally.
For instance, now that Little Leaguers all over the country have been dropping and rolling on the field as bullets fly, we’re beginning to revisit some baseball slang that, if used, could cause pandemonium.
Words and phrases currently being assessed include:
bang-bang play
battery
dead red
fireman
five-tool player
heat
moon shot
platoon
twin killing
bleeder
base hit
hit and run
shot
slugger
May 3rd, 2022 at 6:03PM
It was the Washington Bullets, no?
May 3rd, 2022 at 6:31PM
First Baltimore; later Washington.