Rope
Line drive baseball hit
Example
Barnes hits a rope to center for a base hit
Related Slang
Frozen rope | Line drive baseball hit |
Line drive | Hard hit baseball in the air |
Bloop | Weakly hit fly ball |
Shoestring catch | Catch made just above a player's shoes |
Single | Hit that results in the batter getting to first base |
Double | Hit that results in the batter getting to second base |
Triple | Hit that results in the batter getting to third base |
Mash | To hit a baseball well |
Ruthian | Powerful |
A sports term primarily used in baseball to describe a line drive.
A rope is a hard hit baseball that flies in a straight line similar to taut rope. It can land as a hit or a be caught by a fielder for a putout. The term may also appear as "frozen rope."