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Holiday

Any day fixed by law, custom or religion on which day-to-day business is suspended for the celebration or commemmoration of some event or public figure.

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walk

Sports; Baseball

This is when the pitcher throws four called balls. The batter then gets to go to first base.

walk-off home run

Sports; Baseball

When a player on the Home Team hits a winning home run in the bottom of the 9th inning or during extra innings. If the score is 0-0 and it is the bottom of the 9th and a home team ...

walk-off win

Sports; Baseball

Basically the same as a Walk-off Home Run. The Home Team scores a run in the bottom of the 9th or during extra innings, which means the game is over and everyone walks off the ...

warning track

Sports; Baseball

The strip or area of dirt that is in front of the wall in the outfield and this serves as a warning to the outfielders that they are getting close to the wall.

wild pitch

Sports; Baseball

A wild pitch is a pitch so high, so low, or so wide of the plate that the catcher cannot catch the ball with regular effort. Usually results in a passed ball.

wind up position

Sports; Baseball

This is one of the two legal pitching positions. The other is the set position.

winning pitcher

Sports; Baseball

When is a pitcher a winning pitcher and when is he not. Pay attention. If a pitcher leaves the game and has pitched 5 2/3 or more innings and his team is ahead and stays ahead, ...

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