where did the term baltimore chop come from
Talk:Baltimore chop I always thought that a Baltimore chop referred to the especially hard ground in front of home plate in Baltimore. A ball hit straight down was known to bounce unusually high in the air, allowing the batter to reach first base. Thus, a "Baltimore chop" is a lucky base hit that would normally have led to a ground out. It cannot be a bunt, the way this article would have it. Anyone else agree with me?
Jersey Shore, Pennsylvania Jersey Shore was originally named Waynesburg by the two brothers, Reuben and Jeremiah Manning, who laid out the town circa 1785.[5] Around the time that this was happening, a settlement arose on the eastern side of the West Branch Susquehanna River (Nippenose Township), opposite Waynesburg. A rivalry developed between the two settlements, and those on the eastern shore began referring to the settlement on the western shore as the "Jersey Shore," because the Manning family had relocated from New Jersey. The nickname became so fixed that in 1826 the original name of Waynesburg was officially abandoned and changed to Jersey Shore.[6]