Meaning of small ball | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs.
   slang, uncountable
2. Any strategy that involves proceeding by small increments.
   figuratively, uncountable

Examples

“The result was a new kind of “small ball” platform that confounded Clinton’s cabinet.”

“Yes. It was such a small ball presentation. I did watch the event from afar, and I gotta say it was very strange to watch these Apple executives get on stage and express delirious enthusiasm over adding polls to iMessage.”

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