Slang Sports: Slang terms for events in sports
A golfer shoots two under par on a single hole (E.G. shoots 3 on a Par 5)
What is an Eagle?
Hockey: A player slates the puck towards the opposing goal, prepares to shoot and is tripped by a defending player, losing the puck.
Play is stopped, and a penalty shot is awarded to the tripped player.
Toronto Blue Jays (1998-2009), Philadelphia Phillies (2010-2013)
Who is Roy Halladay?
Nazem Kadri, Johnny Gaudreau, Al MacInnis, Theo Fleury
Who are the Calgary Flames?
#17 (NHL, 3 Players)
Jari Kurri (Oilers), Wendel Clark (Maple Leafs), Rod Brind'Amour (Hurricanes)
A batter hits the ball very high into the air, most commonly within the infield area.
What is a Pop fly?
A tennis player hits their serve into the net twice in a row.
Double fault is called, the opposing player is awarded the point.
Boston Bruins (1997-2006), San Jose Sharks (2005-2020), Toronto Maple Leafs (2020-2021), Forida Panthers (2021-2022)
Who is Joe Thornton?
Carlton Fisk, Frank Thomas, Mark Buherle, Jose Abreu
Who are the Chicago White Sox?
#25 (MLB, 4 Players)
Jose Cruz, Barry Bonds, Jim Thome, Andruw Jones
The pitcher is considered to be doing this if they can locate their pitches very well within the strike zone.
What is painting (the corners)?
Golf: A player's standing ball is picked up by a seagull and dropped into a nearby water hazard.
A drop at the ball's last resting spot is allowed, with no penalty.
Philadelphia Flyers (1992-2000), New York Rangers (2001-2004) Toronto Maple Leafs (2004-2005), Dallas Stars (2006-2007)
Who is Eric Lindros?
Willie Stargell, Honus Wagner, Jason Bay, Starling Marte
Who is the Pittsburgh Pirates?
Mickey Mantle, Craig Biggio, Ivan Rodriguez, Joe Mauer
A golfer shoots 4 under par on a single hole. Only 4 have ever been recorded, and has never happened in a professional tournament.
What is a Condor?
Baseball: Count is 3 balls, 1 strike: A batter swings at a pitched ball, who completely misses, but the ball hits their foot without hitting the ground.
Strike Three, batter is out.
New Orleans/OKC Hornets (2006-2011), Los Angeles Clippers (2012-2017), Houston Rockets (2018-2019), OKC Thunder (2020), Phoenix Suns (2021-2023), Golden State Warriors (2024-Present)
Who is Chris Paul?
Peyton Manning, Carson Wentz, Phillip Rivers, Marshall Faulk
Who are the Indianapolis Colts?
#3 (NBA)
Dennis Johnson, Drazen Petrovic, Ben Wallace, Dwyane Wade
A hockey player is said to obtain this after Scoring a goal, logging an assist, and getting in a fight, all in one game.
What is a "Gordie Howe Hat Trick"?
Baseball: A batter hits a ball to deep left field, where the ball is about to be caught by the left fielder, but a fan reaches over and catches the ball instead.
Fan interference; the batter is ruled out, as the fielder was deemed able to make the catch.
Los Angeles Kings (1986-1994), Pittsburgh Penguins (1994-1995), New York Rangers (1995-1997), Los Angeles Kings (1997-2001) Detroit Red Wings (2001-2003), Los Angeles Kings 3 (2003-2006)
Who is Luc Robitaille?
Pete Mahovlich, Terry Sawchuck, Sergei Fedorov, Glenn Hall
Who are the Detroit Red Wings?
#2 (NHL, 3 Players)
Doug Harvey, Tim Horton, Mark Howe