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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probably refers to the rubber thing on the pitchers mound.Are there minor league baseball teams in chicago?
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.Which two teams will face off in this year's MLB World Series?
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.More Questions & Answers...