Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pitched ball that sinks sharply as it reaches the plate; a sinker.
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- noun baseball A
sinker .
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Examples
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Owning great movement sinkerball and inducing many groundouts.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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In a move that left many people scratching their heads, Angels Manager Mike Scioscia bypassed Jered Weaver, a pitcher who gave him a superb outing in ALCS Game 2 against the Red Sox, for a left-handed sinkerball artist; one that would be pitching in a ballpark suited for the powerful Yankee lineup.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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When he managed the Houston Astros during the 1990s, Collins said he had the grounds crew make the dirt in front of home plate at the Astrodome thick and soft to help his sinkerball pitchers.
The Curious Case of the Soggy Dirt Brian Costa 2011
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In a move that left many people scratching their heads, Angels Manager Mike Scioscia bypassed Jered Weaver, a pitcher who gave him a superb outing in ALCS Game 2 against the Red Sox, for a left-handed sinkerball artist; one that would be pitching in a ballpark suited for the powerful Yankee lineup.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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Owning great movement sinkerball and inducing many groundouts.
One Season William Fredrick Cooper 2011
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When he managed the Houston Astros during the 1990s, Collins said he had the grounds crew make the dirt in front of home plate at the Astrodome thick and soft to help his sinkerball pitchers.
The Curious Case of the Soggy Dirt Brian Costa 2011
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All of a sudden, as opposed to being a sinkerball pitcher, I began to ride the ball through the four-seam fastball that would take off.
It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010
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All of a sudden, as opposed to being a sinkerball pitcher, I began to ride the ball through the four-seam fastball that would take off.
It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010
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They had only one fly out against the sinkerball-throwing Kendrick.
USATODAY.com 2008
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All of a sudden, as opposed to being a sinkerball pitcher, I began to ride the ball through the four-seam fastball that would take off.
It’s What’s Inside the Lines That Counts Fay Vincent 2010
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