call balls and strikes
call balls and strikes
To act as the home plate umpire in a baseball game, i.e., by determining and announcing that a pitch is a ball or a strike. Wilson's calling balls and strikes today? Aw man, he's the worst—he needs glasses or something, for sure.
See also: and, ball, call, strike
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- play ball
- the plate
- take guard
- bench
- bench jockey
- jockey
- drop the gloves
- all y'all
- tell me another
- Tell me another one!