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Diamondbacks vs Pirates
/ˈdaɪəməndbæks vɜːrsəz ˈpaɪərɪts/
Definition
1
A professional Major League Baseball (MLB) matchup between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
2
A metaphorical or literal confrontation between a desert-dwelling venomous snake and a swashbuckling maritime marauder; often used to describe any clash between unconventional underdogs and classic antagonists.
Examples
The Diamondbacks vs Pirates game lasted so long that the stadium vendors actually started running out of hot dogs and moral support.
Trying to predict the outcome of Diamondbacks vs Pirates is about as scientifically accurate as reading tea leaves in a thunderstorm.
In the ultimate weird matchup of Diamondbacks vs Pirates, the only thing more dangerous than the snakes on the field is the pirate's inevitable tax evasion scheme.