GRAND SLAM / RUBBER / SACRIFICE

terms shared by the games of baseball and bridge

There are many such terms. Here is a sampling:

CALL	BASEBALL	a judgment or ruling made by the official
	BRIDGE	a bid, a double, a redouble, or a pass
	(In square dancing, it's an instruction the official will pass to the participants.)
CONTRACT	BASEBALL	an agreement to play for a given time and monetary amount
	BRIDGE	a bet to take a given number of tricks
	(In organized crime, it's an agreement to do a number on an enemy.)
DECK	BASEBALL	the theoretical place where the next batter waits
	BRIDGE	the entire set of cards used
	(In boating, it's a good place to watch the sun set.)
DOUBLE	BASEBALL	a hit that gets the batter to second base
	BRIDGE	a special bid that is made over an opponent's bid
	(In the movies, it's a stand-in to take a hit or to film a special shot.)
GRAND SLAM	BASEBALL	a home run hit with the bases loaded
	BRIDGE	a contract of seven points
	(At Denny's, it's a home-style meal eaten around seven a.m.)
RUBBER	BASEBALL	the rectangular spot where the pitcher stands
	BRIDGE	best two out of three games in a line
	(In Great Britain, it's an eraser for a spot or line drawn in pencil.)
SACRIFICE	BASEBALL	a deliberate out for the batter benefitting someone on base
	BRIDGE	a too-high bid to throw off the opponents' contract
	(In parenting, it's getting the kids out of the house and off to college.)

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