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defensive indifference

defensive indifference noun: an official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.

Noun

defensive indifference

  1. An official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.
    • The play was scored as defensive indifference.

Questions about defensive indifference

What does defensive indifference mean?
Defensive indifference means an official scoring judgement in which a runner is not credited with a stolen base because the team playing the field did not try to stop the steal. This typically occurs late in a game when the fielding team is winning by at least two runs.
What part of speech is defensive indifference?
Defensive indifference is a noun.

Words near defensive indifference in the dictionary

  1. defensive end
  2. defensive field
  3. defensive fields
  4. defensive halfback
  5. defensive halfbacks
  6. defensive indifference
  7. defensive industries
  8. defensive industry
  9. defensive line
  10. defensive line of scrimmage
  11. defensive lineman

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