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ballgame - definition and meaning
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noun ball game .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun noun
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'' The way we drew it up before the ballgame is the way the game played out.
USATODAY.com 2008
The ballgame is over and there is nothing that gang of thieves and murderers in the White House can do about it.
Think Progress » Progress on Iran diplomacy? 2006
"If you're going to win ballgame , you've got to put the hammer on them, knock them out," Marlins manager Jack McKeon said.
USATODAY.com 2003
"Second and third inning, bases loaded, if we break out right there, the ballgame is over."
National League Major League Baseball - Florida vs. Atlanta 2002
"Six turnovers in a ballgame is major," Snyder said.
NCAA Division I College Football - Iowa State vs. Kansas State 2002
"At 5-1, every one thinks the ballgame is over in the ninth inning," Jones said.
National League Baseball - Mets vs. Braves 2001
"Michigan did everything it needed to do to win the ballgame from a strategic standpoint," Illinois coach Bill Self said.
NCAA Men's Basketball - Illinois vs. Michigan 2001
"It just felt as though one or two runs wasn't going to win the ballgame from the beginning," Chicago manager Jerry Manuel said.
American League Baseball - Mariners vs. White Sox 2000
Don’t these fools understand that the ballgame is over and they lost?
Think Progress » Bolton: ‘This is Put Up or Shut Up Time For Iran,’ Unilateral Military Action Is ‘On The Table’ 2006
Johan Santana, who used to be caught by Henry Blanco back in Minnesota, has publicly stated this spring that he thinks Blanco does a great job of calling a ballgame and calming down a pitcher when a game starts to get out of control.
Steven Hirsch: Why the Mets Will Make the Playoffs in 2010 2010
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