dust off the batter

In baseball, to throw a pitch at or very close to the body of the batter. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Don't be afraid to dust off the batter a bit if he's crowding the plate.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cy	SIE	English
Jescha	-	Biblical
ÉAmonn	AY-mon	Irish
BalduÍNo	-	Portuguese
Reut	-	Hebrew
BoŽO	BO-zho	Croatian, Serbian, Slovene