golden sombrero

[Joel S. Berson]

Commentators on the Yankee-Orioles game two days ago noted that two
Orioles had each struck out four times in the game, and that was
called a "golden sombrero".  Not in the OED, but in Wikipedia.

When one of the two struck out a fifth time, the broadcasters had to
do research.  They may have come up with "platinum sombrero", and I
think they did with "horn", and perhaps "titanium sombrero" for six
in one game.  Also in Wikipedia.  But again not in the OED (I didn't
try to find "hall").

Joel

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