Talk:deuces wild
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(baseball) two on, two out, 2-2 count, 2-2 tie (or variant thereof). Never heard of it. Says its a noun. Can't tell without cites. DCDuring TALK 16:04, 14 September 2008 (UTC)
- First three hits are mention in various baseball dictionaries, I couldn't find a use. Then again this is most likely a term which would be used by a radio or television announcer and would therefore be written down less frequently. The flip side of that is that baseball has been around for a while and most terms which have true currency there make their way to published writing eventually. Some non-durable quotes which may be useful:
- It was deuces wild for Damon Sublett, who had been out of action since October 14. He played 2B and was 2-for-4, with 2 RBI and 2 runs scored. Sublett hit a 2 run go-ahead homerun in the 5th inning. (this one seems to be referring to the general prevalence of twos, not the situation) - link
- Players on the Lewis Cass baseball team shake their hats with the scoreboard showing two balls, two strikes and two outs indicating the next pitch is a ‘roll of the dice’ Thursday in the Class 2A Cass Sectional final against Northfield. (photo title is "deuces wild" - link
- Fukudome is up, with Deuces Wild, and a chance to do some damage for Tabata’s Cougars. Remember, it’s never a blowout in fantasy. (Sorry!) Okay, full count, runners on the corners… and… foul ball… and Ball 4! Alright, bases loaded for the ninth Cub to bat this inning, Micah Hoffpauir. (in this one it seems to only mean 2 outs, as there is clearly a 3 ball count) - link
- On the radio, Vin Scully is weaving together a story about the old days, talking about how a Pittsburgh team once won a game because of a pillow fight in the stands, which may be the one tactic the Dodgers haven't tried. // "Deuces wild," Scully says. "Two balls, two strikes, two out." (this one is from the LA Times website, not sure if it was ever published) - link
- In general I am not seeing a distinction between usage for the specific count and situations (not even baseball specific ones) where there are a bunch of twos. I would say generalize and keep or toss altogether. - [The]DaveRoss 16:43, 24 May 2009 (UTC)
from the entry:
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Noun[edit]
- (baseball, informal) A situation in which there are two runners on base, two outs, and a 2-2 count. Some variations also require the score to be tied 2-2.
- (baseball, informal) A game in which many doubles have been hit.
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Tagged and listed... see the discussion on the talk page. But no action was ever taken per that discussion: so, can we cite this, or should we bin it? - -sche (discuss) 02:10, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
- I used to be an MLB fan until the UK channel that broadcast it cut it. I watched baseball on TV for about 10 years, and I've never heard of this. Mglovesfun (talk) 11:54, 24 March 2012 (UTC)
- May need a change in definition per the talkpage. Perhaps (noun) "(baseball) A situation in which the number two is relevant in many ways". May be citeable then (see the talkpage).—msh210℠ (talk) 01:20, 29 March 2012 (UTC)
- RFV-failed for now. - -sche (discuss) 22:49, 10 July 2012 (UTC)