I started to hear announcers, players, analysts say things like: he hit the ball firm.
Firm. Not hard.
Why did everyone associated with MLB decide we weren't going to use the word hard any longer, but substitute another word. Firm.
It sounds so strange to me to hear things like: He hit the ball firm. He throws a firm fastball.
What's wrong with the word hard? It seems more appropriate than firm. Firm feels like it has different meanings for me. He has a firm handshake. Her mind is firmly made up. Sure, you could maybe say hard handshake, but that doesn't feel right. Firm handshake.
Hard hit baseball. Not he hit the ball firm.
I don't know how long I'll hear this lingo. They're still using it on the day I'm writing this. But I hope this is a short-lived phenomena. It kind of grates on my ear. It's not to the level of annoyance, but more jarring because it simply doesn't feel right.
