Baseball in French, Lesson 5: l'Amorti

Welcome to Baseball in French, Lesson 5. Previous lessons can be found here.

 

Today's term is l'amorti.

 

In English, that translates to "the cushioning". What's the baseball translation?

Bunt.

Here are three Expos fan favorites, showing off their "cushioning" skills.

All three guys had speed, and all three could lay 'em down. Unfortunately I don't think Major League Baseball keeps track of bunt singles separately from regular singles, so I couldn't tell you how many each guy totaled for his career. But I can tell you how many career sacrifice bunts each had:

 

Raines: 39

Grissom: 38

DeShields: 57

 

 

As for the French terminology, I suppose I could get to enjoy it:

 

And here's the pitch. DeShields cushions it up the third-base line and sprints out of the box. . . the throw to first. . . not in time!

I'm just so accustomed to "bunt" being the word for it that anything else seems a bit odd. But when you think about it, "cushion" is a pretty good description of what's going on. I guess it's similar to an American broadcaster saying "pushes it up the line", or "taps it down the line".

What are your thoughts on l'amorti?

 

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Making Pitchers Nervous

Have a look at the information printed on these card backs from the 1987 Kay Bee Superstars of Baseball set.

Vince has become the first player in history with 100 stolen bases in each
of his first 2 seasons. He set rookie record with 110 during 1985 in 135 attempts.

Set mark with 130 stolen bases in 1982.

Tim has become the first player in major league history
to record 70 or more stolen bases 6 consecutive seasons.

I sure wish managers would give their players the green light a little more often these days. Baseball needs to be fun. Pitchers need to be nervous with runners on base again.