Home-plate Sentence Examples

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  • The amount of expectation that comes onto a girl when she's approaching home plate with a bat, expected to hit a high-velocity object hurled at her by a very unfriendly pitcher, is almost as bad as public speaking.

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  • They are ' balls ' in baseball terms - pitches that don't cross home plate.

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  • If you're at a baseball game, try to get behind home plate or near the dugouts.

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  • All-Star and Honigs also produce chest protectors andshin guards, but these are generally limited to the umpires behind home plate.

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