Baseball Terms and Baseball Slang Jimi Hendrix - Purple A’s Aboard - On base. Why does Casey at the Bat comes to mind? With Flynn a-huggin' third.  Ace – An ace is a team's best starting pitcher. When you think of an Ace of a staff, you may think of Bob Gibson, Greg Maddux, Clayton Kershaw. Who else? Fritz Peterson would probably not fit into that category – nor would Pasqual Perez. Ahead in the Count - If you are pitcher, there might be no balls and two strikes or one ball and two strikes. You are in an advantageous position. If you are hitter, three balls and one strike or two balls and one strike would put you in good shape. Air Mail - Chucked it over the head of the 3rd baseman or the catcher. Alley-- The section of the … [Read more...]