What does "rubber" mean in a "rubber game?"?


Question:I always hear radio and tv announcers refer to the third game in a tied series as a "rubber game" or "rubber match". What does rubber mean and where does the term come from?

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Yes, it's the tie-breaking or deciding game of a series. I believe the term comes from bridge, where a "rubber" is the best two out of three games.

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Refers to the deciding game of a series. For example, in a three game series were both teams win a game each, the third game means it is a rubber game were the team that wins, wins the series.

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Jay vee is correct. Listen to a pre-game show for a baseball game that is the tiebreaker in a series. They will inevitably call it the "rubber game" of the series at least once. They mention it on Sportscenter and Baseball Tonight a lot as well.

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