pinch-hitters
Last-minute replacements
Pinch-hitters are substitute batters in baseball, sent to bat in place of a scheduled hitter at a critical moment: The manager called on his best pinch-hitters in the ninth inning.
By extension, pinch-hitters are people who step in to substitute for others in any role: We need some pinch-hitters to cover the late shift.
Replacements for originals
- battersMixtures before baking
- benchShared seating surface
- lineupOrdered list of participants
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
dugout · at-bat · replacements · designated · roster · manager · situational · switch-hitters
Temporary replacement people
- replacementsItems taking others' places
- fill-insTemporary substitute workers
- backupsDuplicate files or substitutes
- understudiesSubstitute performers for principals
alternates · reliefs · temps · surrogates · deputies · proxies · emergency · last-minute
substitutes
Replacements for originals
clutch · dugout · at-bat · replacements · designated · roster · manager · situational · switch-hitters · utility players
stand-ins
Temporary replacement people
- replacementsItems taking others' places
- fill-insTemporary substitute workers
- backupsDuplicate files or substitutes
understudies · alternates · reliefs · temps · surrogates · deputies · proxies · emergency · last-minute · covering
- substitutessubstitute, subs, replacement, substitutes, stand-in
pinch-hittersstarters
Things that initiate
starting lineup · first-stringers · regulars · iron men · franchise players
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