What does it mean to be off the schneid?
What does it mean to be off the schneid? Wikipedia says "to get off the schneid" means "To break a scoreless, hitless, or winless streak (i.e., a schneid). According to the Dickson Baseball Dictionary, the term 'schneid' comes to baseball via gin rummy, and in turn comes from German/Yiddish 'schneider,' one who cuts cloth, i.e., a tailor." Where does the term Schneider come from? The Schneider surname was generally adopted by a man who made outer garments, or a "tailor." The name derives from the German verb schneiden, meaning "to cut." Schneider is another German variant spelling, while Snyder, Snider,...