Meaning of toe the rubber | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To prepare to pitch by situating oneself on the rubber strip of the pitcher's mound.
2. By extension, to pitch generally.

Examples

“No runner should take a step off the base until he has seen the pitcher toe the rubber.”

“Before he could toe the rubber, Green stepped back out of the box and again called for time.”

“He would tell me, to protect me and to help me retain confidence, he said, “You go ahead and call your game. If I don’t agree with it, I won’t toe the rubber,” meaning he won’t get on the mound. When I’d give a signal and he’d toe the rubber, I’d know that’s the one he wanted.”

“And I didn’t toe the rubber like a lot of other pitchers.”

“Out on the field, Elizabeth stepped to the mark. She stared down at the fresh target draped over the wagon wheel behind second base and windmilled her arm like Happy so often did when he used to toe the rubber for the Travelin’ Nine.”

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