Thread: BASEBALL - Terms - Jargon - Origins
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Old Wed Nov 20, 2002, 06:11pm
Marty Rogers Marty Rogers is offline
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"Can of Corn" was (is) a baseball term used since the 1920's. Red Barber's announcing career began in 1934.
It has always meant (only) a high fly batted ball easily caught by the fielder.
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