bullpen
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- noun
- /ˈbʊlˌpɛn/
- Jargon
:
zona de calentamiento
- During the game, the manager watched closely as the pitchers warmed up in the bullpen.
- throw a bullpen
- pitch in the bullpen
- relievers in the bullpen
Examples
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The point of using bullpen guys is to have the best matchups to win the game.
Blog text (7) -
For now, why don't you just grab a desk in the bullpen?
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You need a strong bullpen to have a good baseball team.
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The 2002 Met bullpen has not been particularly impressive.
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Every good coach has a reliever in the bullpen in case the pitcher gets tired.
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And he does, out to the bullpen, where Garagiola waits to warm him up.
Fiction book (1997) -
Manager Ned Yost, left, signals to the bullpen during the final week of the season.
Blog text (7) -
The Angels are expected to augment their bullpen this winter, and Fujikawa is a nice addition.
Blog text (6) -
The coach called for the relief pitcher to warm up in the bullpen before the game started.
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After an exhausting inning, the starting pitcher finally handed the game over to the talented bullpen.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Bullpen comes from the simple parts bull and pen, where pen means 'an enclosed place'. Early baseball parks had a fenced area behind the outfield where relief pitchers waited like animals in a pen, so bullpen now means the place where relief pitchers warm up.