![]() ![]() ![]() NBE: Curve ball, as in “Sometimes life throws you a …” Sticky wicket - A difficult pitch producing uneven bounce a metaphor for a real-life situation fraught with difficulty. Nearest baseball equivalent (NBE): Take your pick - catcher’s glove, the space between the mound and the batter, one at bat. Wicket - Bits of woods sticking out of the ground at which a hard ball is thrown alternatively, the pitch or state of the pitch also, rather confusingly, the innings of a batsman. With ESPN about to start airing live games from the Indian Premier League, Al Jazeera America has taken the time to provide a concise cricket-to-baseball explainer to help confused American sports fan decipher some of the commentary.
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