sit dead-red

English

Etymology

Popularized by broadcaster and former player Joe Morgan.

Verb

sit dead-red (third-person singular simple present sits dead-red, present participle sitting dead-red, simple past and past participle sat dead-red)

1. (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.