|
|
11-11-2008, 06:25 PM
|
#1 |
|
Moderator
Moderator
All-Star Crew Chief Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 8,135
Rep Power: 10   |
Commonly used acronyms
Here is a list of acronyms and abbreviations commonly used on this site. It is not "official" and anyone should feel free to offer additions or corrections with reply posts below. I will insert suggested additions and delete the post.
General Internet acronyms BTW – By the way FWIW – For what it’s 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 shittin' me! YMMV – Your mileage may vary Umpire related acronyms 1BC - First Base coach 1BLE or 1BLX – First base line extended 2M, 3M, 4M, or 6M – a 2, 3, 4, or 6 man crew (respectively) 3BC - Third Base coach 3BLE or 3BLX - Third base line extended "A", "B", "C" - The A, B, or C position (respectively) AC - Assistant Coach AD - Athletic Director ASV - All Star Village B1 – Lead-off batter of the game or inning in the 1st batting slot B2, B3 . . . – 2nd batter, 3rd batter . . . BI – Batter’s interference BC - Base coach BKSI - Backswing Interference BOO or BOOO - Batting Out of Order BR – Batter-runner BRB - Babe Ruth Baseball, Inc. BRD - Baseball Rule Differences, by Carl Childress BU - Base umpire (typically for a 2-man crew) BW - Balk warning CDP – Cooperstown Dreams Park CF – centerfield or centerfielder CI – Catcher’s 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 DHC – Defensive head coach Dish – Home plate DK3 - Dropped third strike DM – Defensive manager 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 FTI - Follow through Interference HC - Head coach HHC – Home 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 IDFB - Intentionally dropped fly ball 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 (now defunct) JR or J/R - Jaksa/Roder Rules Interpretation manual K3 - Strike three KZ - Strike zone LB - Live ball LBT - Live Ball Territory LF – left field or left fielder LLB - Little League Baseball, Inc. MC - Malicious Contact MiLB – Minor League Baseball MLB – Major League Baseball MLBUM – MLB umpire’s manual NFHS – National Federation of High Schools, aka FED (High school rules) OBR – Official Baseball Rules, aka PRO rules OBS – Obstruction OHC – Offensive head coach OF – outfield or outfielder OM – Offensive manager OOO – Overly officious official OOP – Out of play PBUC - The Professional Baseball Umpire Corp. PPUPPPPfP&M - Proper, Preemptive umpiring prevents Piss Poor People from Pissing and Moaning! - by cajunyankee PU – Home plate umpire, aka U4 & HPU RISP - Runner(s) in scoring position RF – right field or right fielder S1, S2, ... S9 – Substitute for B1, B2, ... B9 SB – softball Sitch – Situation SNMC - Sorry, not my call SUL - Super Ultra Light mask TD - Tournament Director TOP – Time of pitch TOT – Time of throw TUS - The Umpire School, PBUC's professional umpire training school. U1, U2, U3 – 1B, 2B, 3B base umpire (respectively) U4 – Home plate umpire, aka PU & HPU UIC – Umpire-in-Chief UL - Ultra Light mask VHC - Visitor's head coach VM - Visitor's manager VR - Video review or video replay 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 [Doesn’t this method suck? -RBS] Traditional baseball abbreviations AB - Time 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 or GSHR - 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 - Strikeout TP - Triple Play TR – Triple (3 base hit) WP - Wild Pitch . . Thanks to all those who have contributed to this post, and to those who will continue to contribute. Last edited by Richard_Siegel; 05-12-2015 at 06:08 PM. |
|
|
02-02-2015, 12:33 AM
|
#2 | |
|
Moderator
Moderator
All-Star Crew Chief Join Date: Nov 2003
Posts: 8,135
Rep Power: 10 |
Re: Commonly used acronyms
Quote:
|
|
|
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
