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pickoff
(redirected from Pickoff attempt)

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pickoff [′pik‚ȯf]
(electronics)
A device used to convert mechanical motion into a proportional electric signal.
(mechanical engineering)
A mechanical device for automatic removal of the finished part from a press die.
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Burkett scored in the fourth inning when Abi Francis walked, took second when the catcher threw a pickoff attempt into right field and came all the way around after the ball scurried past the right fielder backing up.
PRESS BOX by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Seth Aamatti scored the first run when he singled, moved to third on a wild pickoff attempt, then ran home on a hard-hit ball by Jeff Suthann that went through the legs of shortstop Matt Beattie.
Hidden Valley stretches streak by ending Marist's by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
An errant pickoff attempt that sailed over the first baseman's head.
BENEFITING FROM MISTAKES by The Santa Fe New Mexican (Santa Fe, NM)
 
 
 
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