small ball

noun

Definitions

  1. A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather…

    A baseball strategy that relies on baserunning, singles, and hitting for average rather than hitting home runs.

  2. Any strategy that involves proceeding by small increments.

    • The result was a new kind of “small ball” platform that confounded Clinton’s cabinet.
    • Yes. It was such a small ball presentation. I did watch the event from afar, and I gotta say it was very strange to watch these Apple executives get on stage and express delirious enthusiasm over adding polls to iMessage.

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