ballgame
Stadium sporting event
A ballgame is any game played with a ball—baseball, football, basketball, soccer.
In American usage, ballgame without qualification usually means a baseball game: Let's go to the ballgame.
The phrase a whole new ballgame means a completely changed situation: Once they got a lawyer involved, it was a whole new ballgame.
Baseball game segment
- pitcherPouring vessel or hurler
- batterUncooked cake mixture
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- strikeoutBatter retired on pitches
catcher · dugout · bullpen · umpire · double play · walk-off · sacrifice fly · steal
Large venue for spectators
- bleachersOpen-air spectator benches
- crowdLarge public gathering
- tailgateRear vehicle hatch
- concessionsThings granted or yielded
hot dog · peanuts · cracker jack · scoreboard · jumbotron · wave · chanting · jersey
Ongoing contest between opponents
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- opponentsThose who compete against
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
playoffs · victory · defeat · underdog · favorite · elimination · bracket · clash
Methods to achieve goals
- playbookDocumented set of tactics
- formationCreation or arrangement
- defenseProtection against harm
- offenseViolation or umbrage
coach · positioning · scheme · execution · adjustment · counterplay · set piece · anticipation
Field sport with goals
Related people together
- friendsVoluntary close relations
- weekendEnd-of-week rest days
- picnicOutdoor casual meal
- sunshineDirect rays from above
recreation · pastime · entertainment · afternoon · summertime · memories · tradition · father-son
inning
Baseball game segment
strikeout · catcher · dugout · bullpen · umpire · double play · walk-off · sacrifice fly · steal · tag out
stadium
Large venue for spectators
concessions · hot dog · peanuts · cracker jack · scoreboard · jumbotron · wave · chanting · jersey · pennant
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
- matchupScheduled competitive pairing
- opponentsThose who compete against
- tournamentMulti-round competitive event
championship · playoffs · victory · defeat · underdog · favorite · elimination · bracket · clash · showdown
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
offense · coach · positioning · scheme · execution · adjustment · counterplay · set piece · anticipation · substitution
soccer
Field sport with goals
family
Related people together
sunshine · recreation · pastime · entertainment · afternoon · summertime · memories · tradition · father-son · date night
situation
State of affairs
- circumstanceCondition affecting an event
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
- MayaTikal, Chichen Itza, glyphs, glyph, hieroglyphs
- MesoamericaMaya, Aztec, Aztecs, Aztec Empire, Olmec
- Mayan beliefsworld tree, creation myth, Mayan calendar, Long Count, sky gods
- Totonacvanilla, Veracruz, vanilla beans, coastal plains
ballgamepractice
Repeated work toward mastery
scrimmage · drill · training session · exhibition game · preseason game
ballgamestatus quo
Existing condition of affairs
business as usual · nothing new · same old same old · same old story · same old thing