| 单词 | relay man |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrelay man b. In sense 3c, as relay man, relay play, etc. ΚΠ 1903 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 21 Apr. 6/1 Edwards thought he had a clear ticket to the pan, but a relay throw through Gendreau to Bird fixed him for a fine double play. 1905 Washington Post 15 Jan. iii. 9/4 There does not seem to be in these times any outfielder who can line the ball to the plate... It is always a relay play now. 1954 W. Lai Championship Baseball vii. 122 He..has gone out toward right or center field to act as a relay man in case the ball gets by the outfielder. 1994 T. Boswell Cracking Show ix. ii. 204 When the next batter hit a routine double-play ball to second base, Sabo sped toward second, then slid to avoid the relay throw. 2008 Toronto Sun (Nexis) 1 Aug. s2 The left fielder never met a relay man he couldn't overthrow, often did not run out ground balls and jogged after fly balls. < as lemmas |
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