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Previous 12MC articles delved into creative and sometimes bizarre pairings of street names with suffixes. Those were explored in posts such as Order in the Court<\/a>, He Went Thata Way<\/a> and No Way! Way!<\/a>. Enough with the Courts and Ways (curds and whey<\/a>?). It’s time to drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Line Drive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Northeast Delta Dental Stadium<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Readers from international areas devoid of baseball might wonder why Line Drive would be an odd street name choice. It’s an intuitive term to those of us who grew up with the sport, and similarly difficult to translate to outsiders. No doubt, someone trying to describe a Cricket term to me would have the same problem in reverse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead I’ll steal the dictionary definition<\/a>: “a ball that is hit by the batter and goes in a nearly straight line not far above the ground<\/em>.” It can be dangerous to players on the field at the receiving end of a line drive and can also lead to spectacular plays when handled properly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consequently I found several Line Drives at municipal ball parks and baseball diamonds including two at professional minor league stadiums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n