and-run” as “a techniqueused by pass defenders, where they hit a receiver once with in ten yards of the lineof scrimmage to slow him down, and then follow him to prevent him from catching apass.” Baseball has a similar play, “hit-and-run,” but the play doesn’t includehitting another player. Physical contact between players generates more violent terms to describetheir action. To go against an opponent in football, violent metaphors are used, like“sack,” “tackle,” and “blitz.” When playing a post position in basketball, players“box-out” another player, to gain possession. These terms show the significance intheir sports and tell that they are rough in nature. Now I can say the violent termsmentioned, used in football and basketball, describes their violent action. Footballand basketball go against another player, so they have the advantage of “guarding”or “charging” another player, whereas baseball takes over the field. Since football and basketball are in constant bodily impact, they engage intrash talking. Baseball players are distant among their opponents, so not muchtrash talking occurs on the field. Football and basketball players are at continuousplay with an opponent always in their face. Baseball players endure less physicalcontact with their opponents and occupy their own zone. Most fights break out infootball and basketball because of unnecessary roughness and trash talking, goingon simultaneously. The only charging in baseball occurs when the batter gets hitby a pitch and usually no trash talking is heard, because they go straight intofighting. The contrast in the usage of violent language are found mostly in sportsthat involve physical harm between players. Although the most physical sport engages more violent talk, all sports actionsare illustrated by using battle language and weaponry to make events sou...
