daisytuba  +  524096 Sat, 07 Jun 08 09:04 AM What is a pop-up ball in a baseball game? I looked it up on line and the wikipedia says it is a kind of "high fly ball." But another website says it is a kind of ball a pitcher pitch. It's the opposite of "sinker." Which one is more correct? Or can it mean both?   Thank you very much for your help! daisytuba Joined on Mon, Apr 21 2008 New Member 09

	Avangi  +  524273 Sat, 07 Jun 08 07:26 PM I'm not a rabid fan, but I've never heard it applied to a pitch.  But there are many, many expressions used to describe "specialty" pitches. I tend to think of the expression as describing flies on which the umpire calls the "infield fly rule," but I guess it also applies to "pop fouls." Edit.  I did have the following pitch in the back of my mind as a possible candidate, but couldn't think of the name.  I quote: The rising fastball is a pitch where the ball appears to hop up as much as a third of a meter with a sudden increase in speed. The infield fly rule is too restrictive, relating also to the number of outs.  Let's say, a pop-up is a fly ball which is likely to be in the air for at least three or four seconds and not travel more that a hundred feet or so from the plate   -  that is, not likely to reach into the outfield by a significant amount. Avangi Joined on Mon, Nov 19 2007 Veteran Member 8,172 ". . . le plaisir delicieux et toujours nouveau d'une occupation inutile." - Henri de Regnier Dates

	Grammar Geek  +  524298 Sat, 07 Jun 08 09:05 PM It goes high, but not far. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,652 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!