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The phrase 'stepping in the bucket' may have originated from a short starring Babe Ruth where he criticizes a young player for 'stepping in the bucket.' This is a phrase that means the batter has an open stance and steps towards third base and short stop when he swings. There is a player who was notorious for this stance who went by the nickname of "Bucketfoot Al." His name was Al Simmons and he played during the 1930's.
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What is the origin of the baseball phrase stepping in the bucket?
I don't know that history has recorded who started the phrase but one of the first to use it was Babe Ruth in a short film in 1931 called 'Slide Babe Slide'. Stepping in the bucket is when a batter stands at the playe with his front foot further away from the plate than his back foot and strides away from the plate when swinging.
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The dismissal of the vice-presidency of the United States as "not being worth a bucket of warm piss" has been attributed to John Nance Garner, a Texas Congressman and Vice-President. http://www.answers.com/topic/john-nance-garner
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