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General Internet acronyms
BTW By the way
FWIW For what its worth
HTBT Had to be there
IMHO In my humble opinion
IMO In my opinion
LOL - Laughing Out Loud
OMG Oh my god!
OP or O/P Original post
OTOH - On the other hand
NFG - No Freakin' Good
PM - Private message
POV - Point of view
WOBW - waste of band width
YGTBSM You've got to be ****tin' me!
YMMV Your mileage may vary
Umpire related acronyms
1BC - First Base coach
1BLE First base line extended
2M, 3M, 4M, or 6M a 2, 3, 4, or 6 man crew (respectively)
3BC - Third Base coach
3BLE - Third base line extended
"A", "B", "C" - The A, B, or C position (respectively)
AC - Assistant Coach
AD - Athletic Director
B1 Lead-off batter of the game in the 1st batting slot
B2, B3 . . . 2nd batter, 3rd batter . . .
BI Batters interference
BC - Base coach
BOO - Batting Out of Order
BR Batter-runner
BRD - Baseball Rule Differences, by Carl Childress
BU - Base umpire (typically for a 2-man crew)
BW - Balk warning
CDP Cooperstown Dream Park
CF centerfield
CI Catchers interference
C/NC - Catch / No-catch call
CP Chest protector
CW Crew Chief
CYA - Something you should always do
DB dead ball
DBT - Dead ball territory
DDB delayed dead ball
DC or DM Defensive coach or manager
Dish Home plate
DK3 - Dropped third strike
EJ - Eject, or ejection
F1 - Pitcher
F2 Catcher
F3 First baseman
F4 Second baseman
F5 Third baseman
F6 Shortstop
F7 Left fielder
F8 Center fielder
F9 Right fielder
F10 Left out
F/F - Fair / foul call
FED Federation Rules (High School) aka NFHS
FO - Force out
FYC - Something you should never do
HC - Head coach
HM - Home manager
HOK - Hands on knees
HP Home plate
HPU Home Plate umpire, aka U4 & PU
HSM - Hockey Style Mask
HT - Home team
HWUS - The Harry Wendelstedt School for Umpires, aka Harry's
IFF - Infield fly
IFR Infield fly rule
IIITBTSB - well, you know
Indy a professional independent baseball league
INT - Interference
JEA Jim Evans Annotated rules manual,
JEAPU - Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring, aka Jimmy's
JR or J/R - Jaksa/Roder Rules Interpretation manual
LBT - Live ball territory
LBT - Live Ball Territory
LF left field
MC - Malicious Contact
MiLB Minor League Baseball
MLB Major League Baseball
MLBUM MLB umpires manual
NFHS High school rules, aka FED
OBR Official Baseball Rules, aka PRO
OBS Obstruction
OC or OM Offensive coach or manager
OF outfield
OOO Overly officious official
OOP Out of play
PBUC - The Professional Baseball Umpire Corp.
PU Home plate umpire, aka U4 & HPU
RISP - Runner(s) in scoring position
RF right field
S1 Substitute for B1
S2 Substitute for B2
SB softball
Sitch Situation
SUL - Super Ultra Light mask
TD - Tournament Director
TOP Time of pitch
TOT Time of throw
U1, U2, U3 1B, 2B, 3B base umpire (respectively)
U4 Home plate umpire, aka PU & HPU
UIC Umpire-in-Chief
UL - Ultra Light mask
VM - Visitor's manager
VT - Visiting team
Runners on base for OBR
R1 - Base runner at 1B at the TOP
R2 - Base runner at 2B at the TOP
R3 - Base runner at 3B at the TOP
Runners on base for FED
R1 - Base runner closest to HP at the TOP on any base
R2 - Base runner who is behind R1, on 1B or 2B at the TOP
R3 - Base runner at 1B at the TOP when bases are loaded
[Doesnt this method suck? -RBS]
Traditional baseball abbreviations
AB - Times at Bat
AVG - Batting Average
BB - Walks (Bases on Balls)
BK - Balk
CG - Complete Game
CS - Caught Stealing
DO or DB Double (2 base hit)
DP - Double Play
E - Error
ER - Earned Run
ERA - Earned Run Average
GP - Games Played
GP - Games Played
GSH - Grand Slam Home Run
H - Hit
HP or HBP - Hit by Pitch
HR - Home Run
IBB - Intentional Walk
K - Strikeout
LOB Runner(s) Left on Base
OBP - On-Base Percentage
PB - Passed Ball
PK - Pickoff
PO - Putout
R or RS - Runs Scored
RBI - Runs Batted In
SB - Stolen Base
SB - Stolen Base
SF - Sacrifice Fly
SH - Sacrifice Hit (Bunt)
SLG - Slugging Percentage
SO or K - Strikeout
TP - Triple Play
TR Triple (3 base hit)
WP - Wild Pitch
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