“can of corn” … er, acorns. This is a baseball idiom meaning a routine fly-ball. In the 19th-century, clerks at general stores were looking for an easier way to reach canned goods on high shelves, started using long sticks to pull them down. After dropping the cans toward them, they would catch them in their aprons – like a ‘fly-ball’
From Wikipedia, "During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Eliot Chacón frequently found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, “I got it! I got it!” only to run into the 160-pound Chacón, who spoke only Spanish. Ashburn learned to yell, “¡La tengo! ¡La tengo!” which is “I’ve got it” in Spanish. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by 200-pound left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish and had missed a team meeting that proposed using the words “¡La tengo!” as a way to avoid outfield collisions. After getting up, Thomas asked Ashburn, “What the hell is a Yellow Tango?”. The band, Yo La Tengo, gets its name from this baseball anecdote. "
a sage 28 days ago
They’ve gone nuts.
FreihEitner Premium Member 28 days ago
They’re outstanding in the outfield.
Zykoic 28 days ago
They can catch but make poor pitchers.
Doug K 28 days ago
Playing for the Yankees?
Kornfield Kounty 28 days ago
This is AWESOME!
Kornfield Kounty 28 days ago
“can of corn” … er, acorns. This is a baseball idiom meaning a routine fly-ball. In the 19th-century, clerks at general stores were looking for an easier way to reach canned goods on high shelves, started using long sticks to pull them down. After dropping the cans toward them, they would catch them in their aprons – like a ‘fly-ball’
comixbomix 28 days ago
Acorny cartoon.
Retrac Premium Member 28 days ago
The squirrels’ Fall World Series.
Steverino Premium Member 28 days ago
Nuts to you.
rgulyash 28 days ago
Keep your eye on it, Aaron
DJohnny 28 days ago
Help! What is this a reference to?
Frank Burns Eats Worms 28 days ago
What acorn-y joke.
Zen-of-Zinfandel 28 days ago
Suddenly a yankee fan appears.
zenyattafan 28 days ago
There’s never just one acorn. Wait for more, fellas.
Frer Squirrel 28 days ago
I got it! I got it! Mine! Mine!
mindjob 28 days ago
They are supposed to bang their heads together and make a gong-like sound
Jml58 28 days ago
Next up, a fox got them both.
Lablubber 28 days ago
From Wikipedia, "During the 1962 season, New York Mets center fielder Richie Ashburn and Eliot Chacón frequently found themselves colliding in the outfield. When Ashburn went for a catch, he would scream, “I got it! I got it!” only to run into the 160-pound Chacón, who spoke only Spanish. Ashburn learned to yell, “¡La tengo! ¡La tengo!” which is “I’ve got it” in Spanish. In a later game, Ashburn happily saw Chacón backing off. He relaxed, positioned himself to catch the ball, and was instead run over by 200-pound left fielder Frank Thomas, who understood no Spanish and had missed a team meeting that proposed using the words “¡La tengo!” as a way to avoid outfield collisions. After getting up, Thomas asked Ashburn, “What the hell is a Yellow Tango?”. The band, Yo La Tengo, gets its name from this baseball anecdote. "