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The phrase "different ball game" is perfectly correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to suggest that something is different from whatever is being compared to. For example: "Trying to motivate my children to do their chores is a different ball game from motivating my co-workers at the office."
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Whole new ball game.
If something's a whole new ball game, it is completely new or different.
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Different ball game.
Different ball game with them around.
That's a whole different ball game".
And that's a different ball game".
But this afternoon is a whole different ball game.
So it will be a different ball game".
"Yes, yes indeed, especially as it's a different ball game.
"It's a really different ball game," Mr. Cochran said.
With Loaded, we're playing a totally different ball game".
[Laughs.] But it's just a different ball game.
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The final is a different ball-game.
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