# A baseball fan question.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [November 2, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011 "2009-11-02T01:56:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011/1 "2009-11-02T01:56:15Z")

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Do fans at a televised ball game sometimes yell out a “code word” in the hope that a friend or family member watching at home might hear them?  
Peace,  
mangeorge

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011/2 "2009-11-02T02:27:36Z")

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Rosebud!

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**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-baseball-fan-question/516011/3 "2009-11-02T02:34:28Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> Rosebud!

“Hey Mom, it’s Pat! I just heard him calling Rosebud on the TV”.  
“Here Rosebud. Goood girrrl. Did you hear your ol’ buddy call you?”