The pitcher attempted to pick off the runner at first, but he was safe.
When a pitcher or catcher throws to any occupied base in an attempt to put out the runner taking a lead near the base The runner must be tagged before getting back to the base in order to be called out If the runner is tagged before getting back to the base, he or she has been "picked off "
An attempt by the pitcher to get a base runner out by throwing to the base from the stretch position
A condition in which coating sticks to the shell, which is usually caused by an air bubble in the coating or by tacky color pulling off some of the coating
If someone picks off people or aircraft, they shoot them down one by one, aiming carefully at them from a distance. Both groups on either side are just picking off innocent bystanders Any decent shot with telescopic sights could pick us off at random