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[Laurence Horn]

>"Ribbies" has been in use for decades in NYC baseball reporting.

And, as mentioned, not just in NYC.  It's been a standard
pronunciation of RBIs generally for some time.

>
>What the heck is "in the crease

Hockey (an offensive player in the area reserved for goalies, thus
nullifying what would otherwise have counted as a goal)

>and jackin' the j's" ?

Basketball (shooting jumpers)

Larry

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>Not what it would suggest, one assumes....
>
>JL
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>"Rex W. Stocklin" <stocklin at EARTHLINK.NET> wrote:
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>At 11:56 PM -0400 5/11/05, Benjamin Zimmer wrote:
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>>Well, I remember that onetime Pittsburgh Pirate Ralph Kiner, when he was a
>>Mets commentator, always said things like, "He lids the lig in RBIs"
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>Here in Naptown, the jockcasters are given to saying ribbies
>(ribbys?). Is this just a local phenom or more ecumenical?
>
>Loving the sports slang
>
>In the crease and jacking the j's,
>Lexy Rexy
>Fishers, IN
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