BALL 🪜 PARK
September 28th 2026
By Sandy Weisz in Raddle Signal
· 1 min read
The first recorded instance in 1954 of the idiom “in the ballpark” being used to refer to an acceptable range of approximation was among atomic weapons scientists in the US Air Force, referring to the general area within which a missile was expected to return to earth.
Theme: Baseball Idioms
The baseball playoffs are here, and with them, a week of Raddles based on common English idioms that have their origins in baseball terminology. Go Cubs!