Well there's this . . .
. . . The nickname “the dish” for home plate is generally credited to Damon Runyon, a colorful early 20th-century sportswriter and columnist.
Runyon wrote extensively about baseball in the 1910s–1930s and had a knack for vivid slang and imagery. He’s widely believed to have popularized calling home plate “the dish” because of its flat, plate-like shape—an expression that stuck and is still used by broadcasters and writers today.
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Commentator just said Virginia Hokies😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭**
-- La Gargola
May 01, 2026 at 03:43 PM ET
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05/01/26 03:43 PM ET
Who hardly play out of state
-- TomTurkey
May 01, 2026 at 03:52 PM ET
TomTurkey
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05/01/26 03:52 PM ET
These guys weren't terrible. Remember Syracuse is the cradle of . .
-- MidloHokie
May 01, 2026 at 04:18 PM ET
MidloHokie
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05/01/26 04:18 PM ET
Anyone that calls home plate a dish is an idiot. **
-- Blueboy
May 01, 2026 at 11:42 PM ET
Blueboy
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05/01/26 11:42 PM ET
Well there's this . . .
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-- MidloHokie
May 02, 2026 at 07:16 AM ET
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