re: Words that make no sense to non athletes

Posted by Bunk Moreland

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:19 pm to OldTigahFot

Trickeration.

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Posted by GeauxWrek

Somewhere b/w Houston and BR

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:24 pm to Bunk Moreland

SEC speed

Posted by Buckeye06

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:29 pm to Porter Osborne Jr

Jumping off that

False 9 in soccer

Posted by pvilleguru

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:38 pm to Buckeye06

quote:
False 9 in soccer

Really any number in soccer.

Posted by MottLaneKid

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:49 pm to pvilleguru

Zone Blitz

Posted by BayouBengals03

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:51 pm to sms151t

quote:
Umm Southpaw is used to describe lefties besides in sports

is it?

Posted by JoeHackett

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:55 pm to sms151t

Pitcher and catcher. Can't think of any other uses...

Posted by FinebaumsHair

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 8:59 pm to sms151t

Couldn't play dead in a cowboy movie

Posted by braud2go

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:03 pm to sms151t

6-4-3
Kill, kill, kill
Euro-step

Posted by genro

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:03 pm to sms151t

Oskie
Oklahoma
Suicides
Three man weave
Chopping wood
Naked receiver

Posted by Cdawg

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:26 pm to genro

Pad level in the A gap.

Posted by rsbd

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:29 pm to sms151t

Give me the clear and the cream!!!

Posted by iamAG

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:31 pm to sms151t

Example? The word is a sports word. I'm sure some non sports people know what it means....but it's a sports word.

Posted by OldTigahFot

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:34 pm to rsbd

Texas Leaguer

Fumblerooski

Flea flicker

Set the edge

Wheel route

Shovel pass

Back-shoulder

Skinny post

Posted by Othello

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:36 pm to sms151t

Oskie

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Posted by DownSouthCrawfish

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:37 pm to sms151t

I know a phrase that non sports people never get is when you're going drop a deuce and say "I'm going take the Browns to the SuperBowl."

Posted by OldTigahFot

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:37 pm to Othello

Oh yeah, forgot the most important one :

Posted by Cowboyfan89

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Posted on 9/14/17 at 9:44 pm to JoeHackett

quote:
Pitcher and catcher. Can't think of any other uses...

Boxers? Just about any player that throws or bats left-handed?

I've heard announcers refer to left-handed QBs as southpaws.