"Daisy cutter?"

TheDROCK · 06-19-2006, 04:08 AM

My batter just singled to right and it was described as a "daisy cutter."

I can honestly say I've never heard this one before.

Anyone know what it means?

fantom1979 · 06-19-2006, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDROCK

My batter just singled to right and it was described as a "daisy cutter."

I can honestly say I've never heard this one before.

Anyone know what it means?

From Wikipedia

An obsolete term for a sharply struck ground ball in baseball

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_cutter

Tyke · 06-19-2006, 07:55 AM

It's also a term occasionally used in Cricket, for the same kind of shot that sends the ball skimming very fast, just over the surface of the playing field.

Eugene Church · 06-19-2006, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDROCK

My batter just singled to right and it was described as a "daisy cutter."

I can honestly say I've never heard this one before.

Anyone know what it means?

The Drock has a good attitude about terms he is not familiar with in baseball.

Rather than slam it or make fun of it, he politely asked for it to be explained.

I would hope we all would consider archaic terms like this to be educational.

It will expand our baseball knowledge in a small, entertaining way.

To me it is a ground ball that "skims or hugs the ground, so low it would cut down daisies, that are low to the ground". Looks like it may have come from Cricket.

And if we don't care for the term, we should be able to edit the text by using Rob's text editor.

He told me it was designed for easy use for the computer-challenged...which is great news for me.

mh2365 · 06-19-2006, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

The Drock has a good attitude about terms he is not familiar with in baseball.

Rather than slam it or make fun of it, he politely asked for it to be explained.

I would hope we all would consider archaic terms like this to be educational.

It will expand our baseball knowledge in a small, entertaining way.

Yeah considering the usual response from the select trolls would be "daisy cutter??? this game is unplayable"

rereading this ... no way meant that The Drock was one of the trolls!!!!

marky32082 · 06-19-2006, 10:43 AM

I personally prefer the term worm burner to daisy cutter.

Phighting Phish · 06-19-2006, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by mh2365

Yeah considering the usual response from the select trolls would be "daisy cutter??? this game is unplayable"

Ain't that the truth!!!!!

TheDROCK · 06-19-2006, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by marky32082

I personally prefer the term worm burner to daisy cutter.

Now worm burner Ive heard!!!!

Wabner · 06-19-2006, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheDROCK

Now worm burner Ive heard!!!!

Isn't that specific to golf, though?

eriqjaffe · 06-19-2006, 03:49 PM

A "Daisy Cutter" is also one of, if not the largest conventional bombs the U.S. posesses!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLU-82

So...it must be a ground ball hit so forcefully as to create a 1000psi overpressure on the first bounce.

Assos · 06-19-2006, 03:50 PM

Remember, baseball use to be played in fields with daisies in them. Hence the wormburners and daisy cutters.... I wonder if the Duke boys know that their cousin Daisy was a cutter.

Herd Fan · 06-19-2006, 04:07 PM

I'm actually surprised at the number of people who haven't heard this term. We used it all the time when I played Little League, and I'm only 28. Maybe it's a regional thing?

Dagrims · 06-19-2006, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Herd Fan

I'm actually surprised at the number of people who haven't heard this term. We used it all the time when I played Little League, and I'm only 28. Maybe it's a regional thing?

Many posters here skipped Little League and went straight to computer programming.

stick52 · 06-19-2006, 05:10 PM

Same as a "worm burner"

Eugene Church · 06-19-2006, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by marky32082

I personally prefer the term worm burner to daisy cutter.

Thank you, marky...you have enlightened and expanded my baseball knowledge.

Been following baseball since 1949 and never heard "worm burner".

Gambo · 06-19-2006, 06:43 PM

Sadly alot of the terms which used to be common in baseball have become obsolute since the induction of the television era of baseball.

Just think of how rarely you hear announcers say Texas Leaguer, all you hear now is blooper.

Another term you rarely hear which came from cricket is...
"Through the wickets!" though I do like the bastardization from hockey broadcasts "Through the 5-hole"

dsvitak · 06-19-2006, 07:31 PM

A term I haven't heard for awhile: A can of corn.

This is a lazy fly ball; an easy play.

Herd Fan · 06-19-2006, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by dsvitak

A term I haven't heard for awhile: A can of corn.

This is a lazy fly ball; an easy play.

The announcers on EA's Triple Play series said that on seemingly every fly ball to the outfield. They used that fake comic delivery that isn't even funny the first time, but makes you want to throw the controller through your TV screen several weeks into a season.

jbsnadb · 06-19-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Gambo

Sadly alot of the terms which used to be common in baseball have become obsolute since the induction of the television era of baseball.

Just think of how rarely you hear announcers say Texas Leaguer, all you hear now is blooper.

Another term you rarely hear which came from cricket is...
"Through the wickets!" though I do like the bastardization from hockey broadcasts "Through the 5-hole"

I actually heard "through the wickets" onlast night's Braves broadcast.

bababui · 06-19-2006, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Eugene Church

The Drock has a good attitude about terms he is not familiar with in baseball.

Rather than slam it or make fun of it, he politely asked for it to be explained.

EC is right..ask what it means...then make fun of it whippersnappers!

06-19-2006, 04:08 AM	#1
TheDROCK Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 210	"Daisy cutter?" My batter just singled to right and it was described as a "daisy cutter." I can honestly say I've never heard this one before. Anyone know what it means?

06-19-2006, 10:43 AM	#6
marky32082 Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Chicago Posts: 283	I personally prefer the term worm burner to daisy cutter. __________________ These pretzels are making me thirsty!

06-19-2006, 03:49 PM	#10
eriqjaffe Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2003 Location: Under The Christmas Fish Posts: 7,703	A "Daisy Cutter" is also one of, if not the largest conventional bombs the U.S. posesses! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BLU-82 So...it must be a ground ball hit so forcefully as to create a 1000psi overpressure on the first bounce. __________________

06-19-2006, 07:55 AM	#3
Tyke All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire, U.K. Posts: 1,138	It's also a term occasionally used in Cricket, for the same kind of shot that sends the ball skimming very fast, just over the surface of the playing field.

06-19-2006, 03:50 PM	#11
Assos All Star Starter Join Date: May 2004 Location: Just on the fair side of the foul pole! Posts: 1,772	Remember, baseball use to be played in fields with daisies in them. Hence the wormburners and daisy cutters.... I wonder if the Duke boys know that their cousin Daisy was a cutter.

06-19-2006, 04:07 PM	#12
Herd Fan Minors (Double A) Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 129	I'm actually surprised at the number of people who haven't heard this term. We used it all the time when I played Little League, and I'm only 28. Maybe it's a regional thing?

06-19-2006, 05:10 PM	#14
stick52 Minors (Rookie Ball) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: KCMO Posts: 45	Same as a "worm burner"

06-19-2006, 06:43 PM	#16
Gambo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 2,388	Sadly alot of the terms which used to be common in baseball have become obsolute since the induction of the television era of baseball. Just think of how rarely you hear announcers say Texas Leaguer, all you hear now is blooper. Another term you rarely hear which came from cricket is... "Through the wickets!" though I do like the bastardization from hockey broadcasts "Through the 5-hole"

06-19-2006, 07:31 PM	#17
dsvitak Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 5,384	A term I haven't heard for awhile: A can of corn. This is a lazy fly ball; an easy play.