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One subject often used as a metaphor for physical intimacy, especially to describe the level of intimacy achieved in intimate encounters or relationships, is the game of baseball. This analogy is primarily used by heterosexual North American adolescents to describe what they have done sexually on a date or in a dating relationship with a particular person.

In the baseball metaphor, the intimate encounter or relationship itself is compared to the act of running the bases, where each progressive base indicates a more intimate level of contact, although the definition of what each base represents varies slightly.


 * First base is "French" kissing.
 * Second base is Fondling or groping, especially of the breasts (some variations include stimulation of the genitals).
 * Third base stimulation of one person's genitals (manually or orally, depending on variation) by his or her partner
 * Home run (or "Hitting it out of the park", etc.) is sexual intercourse.

A common phrase to remember these bases is "French, Feel, Finger, Fuck."

A number of other baseball related euphemisms and variations on the original metaphor exist.


 * A Strikeout occurs when there is no success at all. Striking out looking means no success because one did not try to "get on base" and striking out swinging means the partner refused any attempts.
 * An Ejection occurs when there is no success as a result of becoming "just friends".
 * A Two Run Homer is sexual intercourse two times in one night.
 * A Three Run Homer is sexual intercourse three times in one night.
 * A Grand slam is sexual intercourse four or more times in one night (sometimes sexual intercourse after knowing the other person for only one day) or anal sex.
 * An inside the park home run is a non-intercourse orgasm resulting from dry humping (clothed genital to genital stimulation).
 * A Walk is a goodnight kiss, celebratory kiss, or any other kind of non-romantic kiss.
 * A Hit by pitch is a non consensual kiss
 * Batting practice refers to masturbation.
 * Swinging your bat refers to masturbation.
 * A Balk is premature ejaculation.
 * An unearned run is when a person has sexual intercourse while drunk, and later regrets it.
 * Batting for the other team/Switch hitting refers to homosexuality or bisexuality.
 * Scoring is sexual intercourse.
 * The pitcher is the active or top partner in (especially homosexual) anal sex or sexual intercourse.
 * The catcher is the passive receiver or bottom partner in (especially homosexual) anal sex or sexual intercourse.
 * A ground rule double is accidentally fondling, especially breasts when falling on a girl.
 * Stealing a base means advancing to the next "base" prior to consent.
 * Stealing home means rape.
 * Picked off a base means being refused any more "bases" because of perceived lack of skill or ability.
 * Thrown out at the plate occurs when intercourse is refused at the last moment as a result of, for example: physical appearance in the nude, not having a condom, or inability to obtain or maintain an erection.
 * A Rain delay is the postponing of a date/romantic encounter, typically as a result of menstruation, but also from unforseeable circumsances (mood, headache, parents, etc.).
 * Being called up from the Minors is having a sexual encounter while not of legal age.
 * A slumpbuster is having a sexual encounter with someone who you are not attracted to, for the sole purpose of getting back in the "game".
 * Bunting for a hit means an attempt by a person to seduce one perceived as uglier so as to "get back in the game"
 * A Walk off Grand Slam—a satisyfing one-time sexual encounter, as in a one-night stand.
 * Breaking up two is when a jealous rival prevents you from turning a double play.
 * A Corked bat is when a man takes performance enhancing drugs.
 * A double switch is an attempt by a man to change the point of penetration, without warning the female.
 * A sacrifice fly is when a person performs oral sex on a second person, allowing the second person have an orgasm, while the first person often experiences discomfort due to their partners pubic hair and or body odor, especially true when the second person doesn't reciprocate as promised.
 * The Infield Fly Rule is when there is an unequal ratio of males to females at a party, and a member of the gender with more members leaves to create an equal ratio.
 * Pine tar is semen or lubricant
 * Charging the mound is when two males fight over a desired female, who was flirting with both men.
 * A hidden ball trick is when a man tucks his penis behind his legs.
 * Taking one for the team is involving oneself in a sexual act for the benefit of one's friends or associates, such as sexual intercourse with a less attractive woman in order for one's friends to attract another woman.
 * A Sacrifice Bunt starts out as taking one for the team, but you don't do anything while your friend gets laid.
 * A shortstop is between second base and third, usually referring to an act of manual stimulation leading to orgasm.
 * A Line drive is when a man ejaculates on a woman's face.
 * Batting Around the Order is an orgy.
 * Hitting for the Cycle is when one guy sleeps with all of the girls that live in one location (e.g. 2, 3, or 4 room apartments) Or if he doesn’t sleep with all of them but one and gets to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd base with the others.
 * A Relief Pitcher is using a sex toy to finish when you obviously can't make the play.
 * A Fielder's choice when one guy gets to first base, only to be rejected due to a friend's dumb move.
 * The phrase "if there's grass on the field, play ball!" commonly refers to how young a girl should be to have intercourse. Another take on it is "if there's no grass on the field, play in the mud!"
 * A Batboy is one who has never reached first base. (see American Pie)

It should be noted that many of these euphemisms were created for comedic effect, and may not be commonly used.

Appearances

 * Comedian Joey Forman, in his 1960s album parodying Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, also parodied Grantland Rice by making the following comment: "In the game of love, my son, it matters not whether you win or lose... but did you score?"


 * Woody Allen, in his 1972 feature film Play It Again, Sam, has just awakened in bed with Diane Keaton, and the following dialogue ensues:
 * She: What were you thinking about while we were doing it?
 * He: Willie Mays.
 * She: Do you always think of baseball players when you're making love?
 * He: It keeps me going.
 * She: I wondered why you kept yelling, "Slide!"


 * This was a followup to an early standup bit in which Woody talked about the later stages of a date, who turned out to be his second wife:
 * "That was two o'clock in the morning, and I get my date back to her apartment, and the two of us are alone, and we're going pretty good. I have to explain this very delicately, 'cause it's really tentative. As I... as I am an inordinately...passionate...man. Volatile. Sensual. In general a stud. When making love...when making love...in an effort...to prolong...the moment of ecstacy...I think of baseball players. All right, now you know. The two of us are making love violently, she's digging it, I figure I better start thinking of ballplayers quickly. So I figure it's one out, the ninth, the Giants are up. Mays lines a single to right, he takes second on a wild pitch. Now she is digging her nails into my neck. I decided to pinch-hit for McCovey. Alou pops out. Haller singles, Mays holds third. Now I got a first-and-third situation. Two out, the Giants are behind one run. I don't know whether to squeeze or steal. She's been in the shower for ten minutes, already. This is too...I can't tell you anymore, this is too personal. The Giants won."


 * Major leaguer Mark Grace appeared on The Jim Rome Show and explained to Jim Rome's radio audience the importance of using a slumpbuster when a hitter is on a cold streak.


 * The metaphor was highlighted again by Meat Loaf's song "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" on the 1977 album Bat out of Hell.


 * The song "I Heard You Got Action" by Canadian rock group Pony Up! is centered around numerous sexual allusions to baseball terms.