Bunting and Bunting

Bunting and Bunting Bunting and Bunting Bunting and Bunting By Maeve Maddox Brad K wants to know what connection there may be between bunting. that half-coil of red, white, and blue handrail decoration and the baseball tactic we call a bunt. The short answer is none. Bunting as a term for the red, white, and blue decorative material comes from flag use. In the 18th century bunting referred to a kind of cloth that was used to make flags. By extension, it came to mean a flag or flags in general. In the United States, France, and any other country whose flags contain those colors, bunting is red, white, and blue. The Italian equivalent of bunting would be green, white, and red. Before it became a baseball term, bunt was a verb meaning to strike with the head or horns (1825). The term entered the baseball lexicon in 1889, both as a noun and as a verb. For those readers unacquainted with baseball, when a hitter bunts, he holds up the bat to intercept the ball, but does not swing at it. A bunted ball does not go far and often catches the opposing players off guard. If a pitcher thinks that the batter intends to bunt, he will alter his manner of pitching. He did not want to bunt, but he wanted the Indians pitcher, Charles Nagy, and catcher, Sandy Alomar, to think he might be bunting and to pitch to him with that in mind. NOTE: Bunting is also the name of a type of bird. Bunting in the lullaby Bye Baby Bunting means chubby one. According to Brewers Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, Baby bunting was a nursery nurses term of affection for a young baby. Want to improve your English in five minutes a day? Get a subscription and start receiving our writing tips and exercises daily! Keep learning! Browse the Vocabulary category, check our popular posts, or choose a related post below:What Does [sic] Mean?One Fell SwoopWriting a Thank You Note

Collection of Quotations about Courage

Collection of Quotations about Courage A courageous person is one who stands tall in times of adversity, someone who follows his or her convictions despite difficult odds. You need a great deal of courage to reattempt a task after initial failure. Sometimes it can help to hear the words of other people who have gone through crises and been successful at overcoming obstacles. When problems loom large, reading some of these quotes of courage can give you renewed hope and a fresh perspective. Quotes About Courage from Athletes There may be people that have more talent than you, but theres no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. - Derek Jeter, retired New York Yankees shortstop who won five World Series titles with the team.   It isnt the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; its the pebble in your shoe. - Muhammad Ali, heavyweight champion boxer who defied racism and other obstacles.   Courage Quotes from Politicians Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.- Winston Churchill It is only through labor and painful effort, by grim energy and resolute courage, that we move on to better things.- President Theodore Roosevelt Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.- President  John F. KennedyYou gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do. - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady to President Fraklin Delano Roosevelt. I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.-   Nelson Mandela There are no easy answers, but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.   - Ronald Reagan Quotes about Courage from Writers History, despite its wrenching pain, cannot be unlived, but if faced with courage, need not be lived again.   -   Maya Angelou, American writer and poet who overcame a difficult childhood.   Life shrinks or expands in proportion to ones courage.   - Anais Nin It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.  - Erma Bombeck, American writer and humorist.It is a blessed thing that in every age someone has had enough individuality and courage to stand by his own convictions.- Robert G. Ingersoll, Civil War veteran and orator Anonymous Quotes About Courage Sometimes, the most inspiring thoughts come from people whose names and identities have been lost to history. That doesnt make the sentiments any less compelling. Here are a few anonymous quotes about courage.   Courage is not defined by those who fought and did not fall, but by those who fought, fell and rose again.Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing. True courage is not the absence of fear but the willingness to proceed in spite of it.