lefty

Definitions

Examples

• Washington needs one more reserve and could use a lefty for pinch-hit situations.

• He had a higher rate of first-pitch sliders to lefties last year, perhaps showing less confidence in setting up counts or getting ahead with his fastball.

• That day, Rizzo sent Treinen and top pitching prospect Jesús Luzardo to Oakland for lefty Sean Doolittle and right-hander Ryan Madson.

• I like the bullpen depth if they can find another lefty and somebody to close.

• The lefty has made at least 31 starts in every full season since 2008.

• One lefty tweeter even complained that an invasion of icky American tourists would undermine “family values” in Cuba.

• The actor (The Wire, Treme) and activist made no bones about his political leanings, proclaiming himself “a real live lefty.”

• Malloy, meanwhile, in his first term as governor of Connecticut, has delivered on a wish list of lefty priorities.

• As lefty publications such as Mother Jones love to point out, “Most Red States Take More Money from Washington Than They Put In.”

• When he says that,” Lefty Wilson, the trainer, said, “he's liable to get three goals.

• Burke pulled a packet of bills from his pocket, slipped them to Lefty's skinny hand.

• His name was Lefty something-or-other, and he was about the sneakiest stool the department had.

• And then tonight, after Lefty gave us this hideout location, I didn't have time to explain again.

• So was his successful set-to in the brewery yard with Lefty Dinan, the Tenth street cock-of-the walk.

• Were after old Lefty again, and now well finish the job we started in the first round.