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I'll give you my top three:
Foul tip: A foul tip is a ball that goes from the bat, sharply and directly to the catchers mitt (or bare hand, ouch), and is caught. Most announcers think that any ball fouled off at the plate is a foul tip. Not so, only the ones that are actually caught.
Ground rule double: Ground rules are those local rules that only pertain to that certain ball park. Tarps on the field, over head wires, domed stadiums, etc. A ball that just bounces over the fence is not a ground rule double, just a two base award.
Check swings: This is a tough one, because the definition of an attempt to strike at the ball is fuzzy. What it isn't is the bat going past the plate, the batter breaking his wrists or other myth. It's just did the umpire think the batter attempted to strike at it.
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