Leading Off

1) Straying off of your base while waiting for the pitcher to deliver the pitch.

2) Hitting in the top position of the batting order.

3) Starting off your team's offensive half-inning at bat.
1) Mora was leading far off of first base, allowing him to get a good jump and steal second.

2) Even though he had shown little control of the strike zone, Reyes still led off for the Mets against Carpenter.

3) After making a difficult running catch to end the seventh inning, Rowand led off the top of the eighth with a double in the left-centerfield gap.
by Diggity Monkeez March 29, 2005
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Moneyball

A book written by Billy Beane, er, Michael Lewis about the 2002 Oakland A's and their quest to reach the playoffs. It discounts some baseball fallacies (i.e. a player can be judged by physical talent alone) and explores the methods of rating players. Thus, teams with little money (such as the A's) can find out who the best available players are and acquire them.
Moneyball describes the importance of statistics such as On-Base Percentage and Slugging Percentage.
by Diggity Monkeez January 30, 2005
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Cast Out

To expel, usually from a division of society or select group.
Because of the memorable scene he made in Texarkana, Louie is expected to be cast out of the club by Monday.
by Diggity Monkeez March 09, 2005
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Thorn in the Side

A nemesis that always tends to get the best of his/her arch-enemy.
I can't beat level four of "Grand Marshall" because those tiny gremlins always kill me. They're thorns in my side.
by Diggity Monkeez January 25, 2005
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OK

1) Affirmation; expression of understanding.

2) Not good and not bad; decent, fine.

3) Alternate way for one to say that he/she likes something that may be considered 'uncool' to like. By saying that it is 'OK', he/she in no way makes a strong commitment to hteir interest, as 'OK' usually comes with connotations of 'better than expected' and 'not good, not bad.'

4) Postal abbreviation for Oklahoma.
1) After being informed of his assignment, the director replied, "OK".

2) It looked like a nasty fall, but Ferdinand emerged OK.

3)
Mike: Do you like that webpage? It seems like a nerdy site.

Tom: Ahh...It's OK.

4) I live in Oklahoma City, OK.
by Diggity Monkeez April 19, 2005
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Pool

1) Collective amount of money to be distributed.

2) Man-made, water-filled area designed for swimming. Can be dug into the ground or portable.

3) Recreational game where the player attempts to hit a 'cue ball' with a stick in an attempt to knock other balls into pockets on the side of the table.
1) I didn't win the college basketball pool, but it had only cost $6 to enter.

2) Dean is a lifeguard at the local pool, despite the fact that he's a pretty bad swimmer.

3) Pool and billiards may be the same game; I'm not exactly sure.
by Diggity Monkeez May 02, 2005
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1961

The last year to appear the same upside down as it did right side up. 2002 would do so on a calculator, but that technically is outside the limits of this distinction.
I was born some time after 1961.
by Diggity Monkeez January 05, 2005
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