I recently submitted an entry into a fun project called the Rogue’s Baseball Index, the brainchild of the blog Pitchers and Poets, of whom longtime EWC friend and occasional illustrator Ted is a part of.

In short the Index, in the words of the creators, is “a growing dictionary of the baseball terms that they didn’t teach you in Little League, and that you won’t hear about in the director’s commentary to Angels in the Outfield.”

Some of the entries are hilarious, with names like The Constanza, The McCarverism, and this funny one…Hold On, It’s a Bunt!:

The Cine-Bunt is trick play most often seen at the climax of baseball movies. A big power hitter will come to the plate, at a time when a home run would win or tie the game. The hitter puts on a show of being ready to launch one into the ether, even going so far as to call his own shot by pointing into the outfield. Then, just as the ball is hurtling in towards home plate, the power hitter defies all expectation and drops down a perfect bunt, befuddling the opposition, the crowd, and the movie viewer.
Notable Cine-Bunts (**SPOILER ALERT**):
Tom Berenger as Jake Taylor’s Cine-Bunt at the end of Major League

My contributions are 3 New Terms From Asian Baseball found in the Baseball Abroad category and include The Nervous Lee, The Taiwan Sizzle, and Pocket Crayon Washing Machine — from Korea, Taiwan and Japan respectively.