[Ads-l] baseball lingo: to shove (intr)

[Laurence Horn]

So then it refers to the effort (and disregard of the consequences of doing
so--damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead) and not the result, i.e.
domination of opposing hitters.  If that's so, it could very well have
evolved from the poker sense of shoving in all your chips. (Recall our
earlier discussion of leaving it all on the field.)

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 6:45 PM ADSGarson O'Toole <adsgarsonotoole at gmail.com>
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> lizbert @fliz
> Great game tonight!! RT @THE_ADAM_JONES: Bergy SHOVED tonight
> 10:36 PM · Aug 11, 2010
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> Might be reference to pitcher Brad Bergesen (Bergy)
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> https://twitter.com/S_Joiner/status/50394579198951425
> Scott Joiner @S_Joiner
> RT @writerinblack High school baseball coach tonight, "Can y'all say
> 'ass' in the paper? 'Cause their pitcher shoved it up our ass tonight"
> 11:12 PM · Mar 22, 2011
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> https://twitter.com/baseballwheat/status/64176531014041600
> Baseball wheat @baseballwheat
> Big win tonight to advance to All A State. Our starting pitcher was 2
> outs away from a perfect game! He shoved tonight.
> 11:57 PM · Apr 29, 2011
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> https://twitter.com/ryan_emery23/status/82916330617061376
> Ryan Emery @ryan_emery23
> damn....UNC's pitcher absolutely shoved today against the
> Longhorns.... #Ihatekevinstallings
> 5:02 PM · Jun 20, 2011
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> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 5:41 PM Cohen, Gerald Leonard <gcohen at mst.edu>
> wrote:
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> > A check of the Internet (baseball lingo, shove) turns up:
> > "Shoving" refers to putting all your chips on the line. If a pitcher
> shoves, they are putting everything they have into that appearance.
> Basically going right at the opponent and either winning outright or....
> >
> > So the meaning for the baseball context is that the
> > pitcher gave it his all.
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> > Jerry Cohen
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