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
Callixtus	-	Late Roman
Valery	vah-LYE-ree	Russian
Heilyn	-	Welsh
Kawacatoose	-	Native American, Cree
Ben (1)	BEN	English, German, Dutch
Nixon	['niksn]