sit dead-red
English
editEtymology
editPopularized by broadcaster and former player Joe Morgan.
Verb
editsit dead-red (third-person singular simple present sits dead-red, present participle sitting dead-red, simple past and past participle sat dead-red)
- (baseball) For a batter to look for a four-seam fastball.
- If I were him, I would sit dead-red on this 3 and 1 pitch and try to launch one.