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
Angelita	-	Spanish
Matilde	mah-TEEL-de (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Berna	-	Turkish
Masha	-	Russian
Haraldur	-	Icelandic
Amedeo	-	Italian