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Brewer's: Fair Game
A worthy subject of banter; one who exposes himself to ridicule. “Bourrienne is fair game; but the whole of his statements are not worthless.” —The Spectator, Feb. 18th, 1888. Source:…Brewer's: Flower Games
Fêtes held at Toulouse, Barcelona, Treviso, and other places, where the prizes given consisted of flowers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Flower…Brewer's: Pythian Games
The games held by the Greeks at Pytho, in Phocis, subsequently called Delphi. They took place every fourth year, the second of each Olympiad. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E.…Brewer's: Secular Games
Those held by the Romans only once in a century. While the kings reigned they were held in the Campus Martius, in honour of Pluto and Proserpine, and were instituted in obedience to the…Service Game Leaders
AcesNoMtchs1Goran Ivanisevic894612Richard Krajicek799543Mark Philippoussis757544Greg Rusedski665525Marc-Kevin Goellner544466Pete Sampras510487Alex Radulescu502478Patrick Rafter488719Magnus…The All-Star Game
The All-Star Game Baseball’s first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, before 47,595 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. From that year on, the All- Star Game has matched the best players in the…Consecutive Game Streaks
Consecutive Game StreaksRegular season games through 2004.Games PlayedGm Dates of Streak2632 Cal Ripken Jr., Bal 5/30/82 to 9/19/982130 Lou Gehrig, NY 6/1/25 to 4/30/391307 Everett Scott,…Scoring a Baseball Game
The Question: Why is "K" used to score strikes in baseball? The Answer: According to Total Baseball, The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Baseball,…Brewer's: Isthmian Games
Epsom races were styled “Our Isthmian Games” by Lord Palmerston, in allusion to the famous games consisting of chariot races, running, wrestling, boxing, etc., held by the Greeks in the…Brewer's: Game for a Spree
Are you game for a spree? Are you inclined to join in a bit of fun? The allusion is to game-cocks, which never show the white feather, but are always ready for a fight. Source:…Trending
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