"Cutting in Line" - May 22, 2022

[hashbrown]

From Will's email
This week's puzzle: Cutting in Line
Difficulty: Medium-Challenging

The answer to this week's meta is a phrase describing an eager person.
(No Google for this one. Seriously, none.)

Crosshare link: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/ROGqgp ... ng-in-line

[ChrisKochmanski]

Dino me!

Very nice!

[Meg]

Finally the is off the ! Thanks, Will

[Dplass]

Dimo ne

[boharr]

Out of the box. Thanks,Will

[oldjudge]

me. I made that a lot harder than needed. BTW, I never heard anyone call a single the answer to 18A.

[boharr]

me. I made that a lot harder than needed. BTW, I never heard anyone call a single the answer to 18A.

Agree about 18A. Although it’s in a dictionary.

[oldjudge]

LOL, baseball fans don’t read the dictionary. Besides lingo is commonly used jargon and that definitely ain’t it.

[woozy]

I guess I've never been on the same wave-length as Will.

[Anita]

Dino me, after a small nudge which told me to do what I was already doing. Funny how having it confirmed you're on the right track helps!

[boharr]

LOL, baseball fans don’t read the dictionary.

This one does.

[oldjudge]

If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?

[boharr]

If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?

bullpen noun

b : the relief pitchers of a baseball team
After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter …
— Sports Illustrated

[BrennerTJ]

[Schmeel]

Dino me!

[oldjudge]

If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?

bullpen noun

b : the relief pitchers of a baseball team
After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter …
— Sports Illustrated

You see, that's where the dictionary falls short. A bleacher creature at Yankee Stadium, clever person that he or she is, would coin a more appropriate term. I bet that at this very moment a new phrase is sweeping the Bronx---"we've been Chapmaned". For clarity, it must be pointed out that this has nothing to do with Piper Chapman, who undoubtedly has better stuff than Aroldis.

[Joe Ross]

If that is the case what’s the word for ruining two great starting pitching performances in the same day?

bullpen noun

b : the relief pitchers of a baseball team
After five innings Seattle led 14-2 and, with baseball's best bullpen waiting to protect the lead should starter Aaron Sele falter …
— Sports Illustrated

You see, that's where the dictionary falls short. A bleacher creature at Yankee Stadium, clever person that he or she is, would coin a more appropriate term. I bet that at this very moment a new phrase is sweeping the Bronx---"we've been Chapmaned". For clarity, it must be pointed out that this has nothing to do with Piper Chapman, who undoubtedly has better stuff than Aroldis.

It's been a long while since I've followed Aroldis Chapman as a Red and I haven't followed him since the Yankees purchased his contract, but nobody electrified a ballpark more than he did throwing 106+ MPH aspirin. You'd hear his pitches better than you'd see them.

[oldjudge]

Now you only hear them when they make contact with the bat.

[benchen71]

Dinoed with nudges.

[Cinny]

Dino me!

Shouldn't have needed the nudge, but I was making it much harder than it was. Nice one!