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Someone needs to explain “throwing off”! The term makes absolutely no sense!
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:38 am
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:38 am
There’s better terms that can be used. “Throwing off” sounds like a hillbillie way of saying we are walking everyone!
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Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:43 am to LSUtigerNVegas
Throwing off the normal rotation, not pitching your ace first. As a team generally throws the best guy in game 1 of a series, “Friday night guy.”
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:46 am to LSUtigerNVegas
2019 Washington Nationals as an example! Not one single time did I hear the Nats were “throwing off”! They used pitchers completely out of their role in a MLB pitching staff. Again, NOT ONCE have I ever heard of a team “throwing off” until about a week ago on this board! How does a pitcher “throwing off” even begin to get into the English language lexicon. It literally makes no sense!
Posted on 6/3/25 at 4:52 am to LSUtigerNVegas
As far as I can glean, not once besides THIS board have I ever run into the term “throwing off”! Y’all have got to stop with this BS! Let JJ coach our team. If we win, we win, and we’ll all celebrate! If we lose, we lose! Let us cheer as the winners go by!
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:00 am to LSUtigerNVegas
its been said on secrant for 5 years that I kn9w of
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:01 am to Tigerpride18
It still make absolutely no sense in the English language
This post was edited on 6/3/25 at 5:03 am
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:12 am to BigShowGeaux
That’s called going with a guy who not your #1 starter. Again, in the 2019 WS the Nationals pitched their starters out of rotation and used them as closers in at least two games. NOT ONCE did I ever hear “throwing off”! That term is completely against what the English language is, compared what you are using it as!
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:14 am to LSUtigerNVegas
Pick another term that actually jives with its meaning and I’ll be on board.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:14 am to LSUtigerNVegas
In baseball, people like to invent different words and phrases about nearly everything,. Then the copycat people repeat the words and phrases to prove to everyone that they "know baseball" and that they're really cool.
People act like baseball is a zen sport, and that it's too complex for the normal man to understand. It isn't.
Like I posted the other day, the little fella who first coined the "throwing off" phrase has to feel pretty smug this time of year.
People act like baseball is a zen sport, and that it's too complex for the normal man to understand. It isn't.
Like I posted the other day, the little fella who first coined the "throwing off" phrase has to feel pretty smug this time of year.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:46 am to LSUtigerNVegas
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That’s called going with a guy who not your #1 starter.
“Throwing off” is easier and faster when people know what you’re referring to. The English language is full of idioms - especially in subcultures like sports fandom.
Once they’ve been organically adopted there’s nothing you can do about it.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:47 am to LSUtigerNVegas
Bro in here having a whole conversation with himself with each reply being more stupid than the last.
Well done.
Well done.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:51 am to LSUtigerNVegas
Throwing off = throwing on short rest
Hope that helps.
Hope that helps.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:53 am to LSUtigerNVegas
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There’s better terms that can be used. “Throwing off” sounds like a hillbillie way of saying we are walking everyone!
Posted on 6/3/25 at 5:53 am to LSUtigerNVegas
What a weird thing to get worked up over.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 6:17 am to BillF
Thank You! Every time i see that term i start thinking about pitchers walking batters.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:04 am to LSUtigerNVegas
How does “swing away” make you feel?
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:15 am to LSUtigerNVegas
Throwing off only applies when the ace would also be on full rest. The Nationals world series was more of an "all hands on deck" situation
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:26 am to LSUtigerNVegas
You have to distinguish between not understanding something and about agreeing with something. Those are two difference things. If you still don’t understand the concept, no one can help you. It’s been explained.
I’m don’t agree with “walk-off” for every game winning hit bc rarely are they walking. But I understand it and don’t get so worked up.
I’m don’t agree with “walk-off” for every game winning hit bc rarely are they walking. But I understand it and don’t get so worked up.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:33 am to LSUtigerNVegas
How do you live in Vegas and not know what throwing off means? It comes from Spades. When you play last, your partner already has the book won, you don’t have that suit, and rather than using a spade to win the hand you “throw off” and save your spade to win another hand later because your partner already won. It’s saving a winner for later.
Posted on 6/3/25 at 7:43 am to GRIZZ
At least that’s a batting term.
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