Pickle Defined

1.

A cucumber

preserved in brine

or a vinegar solution

common varieties

include dill and sweet.

2.

A baseball term

when a player,

due to some

base running mishap,

is caught between

two bases

in a nearly hopeless

back and forth

while the noose draws

tighter and tighter

until the runner

humiliated and tired

is tagged out.

This situation

is escaped rarely

through acts of God

or some lucky

error committed

by a defender.

3.

An informal term

for a messy

difficult

uncomfortable

or confusing

situation.