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in there pitching

  1. Exerting one's best effort, trying actively. For example, After the flood, everyone was in there pitching to clean up the streets. This metaphor alludes to the pitcher's important role in baseball. [Colloquial; c. 1940]



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Say hello to Frank + stay in there pitching, fellows.

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The fact that the Mariners are still in there pitching is a great sign for those who choose optimism, cautious or otherwise.

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“That’s just how it goes. We trust everybody in the bullpen, but when the game is on the line, I think you’re going to see Andrew Miller in there pitching most of the time.”

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“That could happen and, again, I’m self-funding my own campaign, you know, but you’re right, I could get that. And we’ll give it back to them, but we’ll see what happens. You never know, you never know, it’s politics and you never know what’s going to happen. But we’re in there pitching and hopefully we do a good job.”

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Obviously the circumstances are never good, the reason why I’m in there pitching.

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