Inning
Inning noun - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat.
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Time
Time noun - A particular point at which an event takes place.
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By the time Homestar finds his hat, his team is down 94 points and it's only the second inning.
Source: Literature / Where My Hat Is At? - The all-time record for biggest ninth-inning deficit overcome is believed to be nine runs, done by the Detroit Tigers in, amazingly, their very first game as a major-league franchise.
Source: Miracle Rally -
He finally finds his seat at the bottom of the ninth inning, just in time to stop and witness the big play that brings home the winning run... except his view is completely obstructed by a support beam.
Source: The Worst Seat in the House
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