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Word Of The Day

by Jason Brannon

TOOTBLAN (ˈtoÍžot·blæn)

↵noun
1. Baseball a foolish play made by a baserunner which results in an out, especially Ryan Theriot

↵2. any unforced error on the bases committed by Ryan Theriot

↵Theriot’s TOOTBLAN last night may have cost the Cardinals the wild card.

↵Origin:
(2005-2008) Chicagoism; acronym for thrown out on the basepaths like a nincompoop

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