NOBLETIGER

English Etymology en :acro <alt:no outs, bases loaded, ending with team incapable of getting easy run><ety:af<no><out><base<id:basis>><load><end><with><team><incapable><of><get><easy><run>> en no outs, bases loaded, ending with team incapable of getting easy run. en - by Detroit Tigers fans in a 2018 Reddit thread as a play on their team's name.en 2018-08-01 ThisMeansWarm Proposal: Calling a situation in which a team loads the bases without scoring a run a "NOBLETIGER," in recognition of how proficient we are at it. motorcitykitties 93jyt2 Acronym: No-Outs Bases-Loaded Ending with Team Incapable of Getting Easy Run. ¶ Usage: "That hurler sure pitched his way to a NOBLETIGER" or "That's Detroit's fourth NOBLETIGER of the evening." https://web.archive.org/web/20221014183317/https://www.reddit.com/r/motorcitykitties/comments/93jyt2/proposal_calling_a_situation_in_which_a_team/ 1 Noun en baseball slang A situation in which a baseball team, despite the team's runners occupying all three bases before a single out was recorded, is unable to score any runs from those three runners returning to the home plate before the inning ends. en 2023-05-04 Benjamin Jones White Sox 6, Twins 4: A Good Old Fashioned NOBLETIGER Twinkie Town https://web.archive.org/web/20230504221920/https://www.twinkietown.com/2023/5/3/23710610/white-sox-6-twins-4-a-good-old-fashioned-nobletiger Then came the NOBLETIGER. For those unfamiliar, that is an acronym for No Outs, Bases Loaded, Ending with Team Incapable of Getting Easy Run. It’s the easiest situation to score and you still failed. Even worse for the Twins, it was with their three best hitters at the plate. en 2025-07-06 Peter Marsh NOBLETIGER: Baseball's Most Frustrating Missed Opportunity Marsh Metrics https://web.archive.org/web/20251230190844/https://pmarsh.substack.com/p/nobletiger-baseballs-most-frustrating The NOBLETIGER is particularly demoralizing because it defies statistical expectations and can shift game momentum through large swings in win probability en 2025-10-01 Jeremy Nielsen The Yankees' NOBLETIGER Heard 'Round the World crushed hopes in the ninth Pinstripe Alley https://web.archive.org/web/20251001130723/https://www.pinstripealley.com/yankees-analysis-sabermetrics/166570/mlb-yankees-playoffs-wild-card-series-game-1-analysis-bases-loaded-no-out-no-runs-ninth-inning-stanton-chisholm-grisham-chapman The Yankees’ NOBLETIGER Heard ‘Round the World crushed hopes in the ninth ¶ The Yankees found a new low by loading the bases with none out in the ninth — and choking to their archrivals. References