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A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs
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Small Ball — In the sport of baseball, small ball is an informal and colloquial term for an offensive strategy in which the batting team emphasizes placing runners on base and then advancing them into position to score a run in a deliberate, methodical way.… … Wikipedia
Small Ball (basketball) — Small Ball is a basketball term describing a style of play where a team employs a running, non center dominated style of play. [ [http://www.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/nba/2006 10 30 bonus cover small ball x.htm NBA teams making it big with… … Wikipedia
small ball — small sphere … English contemporary dictionary
Ball lightning — is an atmospheric electrical phenomenon, the physical nature of which is still controversial. The term refers to reports of luminous, usually spherical objects which vary from pea sized to several meters in diameter. It is sometimes associated… … Wikipedia
Ball differential — A ball differential is a type of differential typically used on radio controlled cars. It differs from a geared differential by using several small ball bearings rotating between two plates, instead of bevel gears. History The first ball… … Wikipedia
Ball-Flower — 1) Globular ornament consisting of three petalled flower enclosing a small ball. (Kenyon, John R. Medieval Fortifications, 211) 2) Ornament resembling a ball enclosed in a globular three petalled flower; characteristic of the first quarter of the … Medieval glossary
ball point pen — fountain pen with a small ball bearing instead of a point … English contemporary dictionary
ball valve — valve in which a small ball regulates pressure … English contemporary dictionary
ball end hexagon screwdriver — A tool that looks like an Allen wrench except it has a small ball at the very end. This arrangement allows it to work at various angles … Dictionary of automotive terms
small arm — small armed, adj. Usually, small arms. a firearm designed to be held in one or both hands while being fired: in the U.S. the term is applied to weapons of a caliber of up to one in. (2.5 cm). [1680 90] * * * ▪ military technology Introduction… … Universalium
