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Keep Your Eye on the Ball (the subtle differences between baseball, football and basketball*)
By Joe Pivetti

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[* I asked the AI for an image of a football player hitting a basketball with a baseball bat and it added the cricket wicket and pads on its own; therefore, the added cricket column]

Baseball American Football Basketball Cricket*
Giants & Dodgers 49ers & Rams Warriors & Lakers Australia & England
Park Stadium Arena Field
Block the plate Block the tackle Block the shot Shut the gate
Take a walk Run to daylight
Travel Penalty run
Illegal shift Illegal motion Illegal defense Fake fielding
Ill eagle in the bull pen Illegal formation Illegal offense Obstructing the field
Pitch clock Play clock Shot clock Stop clock
Take a base Take-away Take a charge Take a wicket
Ump Linesman Ref Two umps
Field goal is 0 (errors) Field goal is 3 Field goal is 2 or 3 Field goal is dismissal
One might get under a tag with any kind of slide except with cleats high The ball handler can give himself up in a feet first slide To stay square to the ball handler one uses a defensive slide Only experts make sliding ball stops
Foul line Line of scrimmage Free throw line Toblerone
Foul poles Goal posts Shaq-proof standards Wicket stumps
Walk-off grand slam Hail Mary Logo shot Cow corner four
Bull pen Special teams The stopper Test specialist
Pinch hitter 3rd down running back 6th man of the year Replacement
Full count with bases loaded 4th and goal Buzzer beater Last ball six
Four seam fastball Turn the laces for a place kick Perfect rotation Spin bowl
Foul tip Tipped up for grabs Tip off Sticky wicket
Curve ball Tight spiral Good rotation Wrist-spin
Crack of the bat Audibles Swish Stridulation
Beat the tag Juke the tackler Put 'em in the popcorn machine Fake fielding is unlawful
Suicide squeeze Trickeration Cross-over dribble Double hits are dismissals
Chin music Personal foul Tech Bouncer
Fielder's choice Gift Lay-up Dolly
Easy out 3 and out Shooting practice Golden duck
McCovey shift
TFL Fronting
On-side
Pitcher Quarterback Point guard Bowler
Bottom of the line-up Practice squad Bench Tail-ender
Lead-off homerun TD return 1st kick-off Lakers 29 Kings 0 Carry the bat
7th inning stretch Half time Commercial time-out Dinner
Low ERA High QB rating High assist to turn-over ratio Economical
Change-up End over end English Googly
3 pitch inning 1st down turn-over Block party All gozzas
Safe swing Four-minute offense Dribble out the clock Grafting
Billy ball 3.5 yards and a cloud of dust Yale ball Nurdle
No hitter Dropped in the bucket Nothing but net Peach
One knee down catcher Take a knee Allen Iverson to the hoop Paddle scoop
Double play depth Press defense Play-off contact Silly
Chatter Linemen chat Trash talk Sledging
3rd strike caught 4th down sack Team rebound Strangled
Pitcher lead in RBI's Brock Purdy Bottom of the bench leads all scorers Tail wags
Hit chart Pass chart Shot chart Wagon wheel
Rain out Lightning delay Leaky roof Wash out