| Batting in the bottom of the ninth |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2025 |
| Like the ninth batter |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2019 |
| Like the ninth batter |
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| Like the home team, in baseball |
USA Today |
29 Apr 2018 |
| Like the home team, in baseball |
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| Like the pitcher in the batting order, often |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Like the final player in a contest |
USA Today |
05 Sep 2015 |
| Like the final player in a contest |
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| Taking one's turn after everyone else |
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| Going after everyone else |
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| Like the final player in a contest |
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| Like the home team, in baseball |
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| Like the game's final batter |
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