"bullpen" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a noun that refers to a space where relief pitchers warm up or wait to enter a baseball game. For example, "The manager sent Zach into the bullpen to get ready for the next inning."
The Morgan State University student is currently in a large bullpen with other inmates on the second floor of Baltimore central booking, a jail 10 minutes from the city hall.
Save Mr Dempster, all of them earned their paychecks and then some.Mr Uehara, a Japanese reliever specialising in the split-fingered fastball, had never been made a closer the high-pressure role given to a team's top bullpen arm because his prior clubs were underwhelmed by his pitches' pedestrian velocity.
He cost the Orioles just a tick above the minimum salary.The bullpen for Mr Beane's Athletics featured an even more improbable conversion story.
But for the Royals and Orioles to have much hope of winning, they will need to leverage their strength in the bullpen to an unprecedented degree.
By adding him to an already-strong bullpen featuring Greg Holland and Kelvin Herrera, the Royals compensated for their mediocre lineup and starting rotation by ensuring that when they did manage to get ahead, they would hold on to their edge.
Mr Gray partly modeled his conversion of a City Hall ballroom into open office space on Mr Bloomberg's bullpen, where he works in a cubicle surrounded by his staff.
His office is modelled on the "bullpen" of a trading floor.
Right-hander Roger Clemens, acquired by New York during the off-season, allowed just four Atlanta hits through 7 2/3 innings before turning the ball over to the Yankees' mighty bullpen, anchored by Rivera, who registered his second save of the series and was voted MVP.
Whatever their hitters manage late on, the bullpen is not going to make the situation worse.
For one thing, the Royals have arguably the best bullpen (relief pitchers) in the major leagues.
Hand over a sixth or seventh-inning lead to the Royals bullpen, and a game is virtually in the bank.
