AA and AAA

English translation: farm clubs (minor leagues, professional baseball)

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English term or phrase:	AA and AAA
Selected answer:	farm clubs (minor leagues, professional baseball)
Entered by:	JaneTranslates

21:49 Jan 15, 2008

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama

English term or phrase: AA and AAA

"We were looking for a AA field. We wanted to use Dell Diamond, which is actually the AA Astros' organisation affiliate there. We wanted to use it for AAA, so we needed a AA field, and we found an Austin High School,
which is a really nice high school field."

this is a film director's commentary on looking for a baseball field, which was going to be used to set up some game scenes. what is AA and AAA?

Dorota Nowakówna KudoZ activity Questions: 266 (6 open) (8 closed without grading) Answers: 160 Poland
Local time: 12:42

farm clubs (minor leagues)

Explanation:
AA and AAA, or Double-A and Triple-A, refer to the minor leagues where players who are not yet ready, or who are not good enough, to play Major League Baseball are given a chance to develop their skills.

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-01-15 21:55:54 GMT)
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In general, the farm clubs are affiliated with a major-league team. Triple-A is the highest level before the Major Leagues.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-01-15 21:58:33 GMT)
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I should have written, "EACH farm club is affiliated with a major-league team."

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JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 06:42

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thank you for clear explanation!
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farm clubs (minor leagues)

JaneTranslates

4 +4

minor league baseball teams

Kim Metzger

High School Leagues

Daniel Parra

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peer agreement (net): +4

aa;aaa minor league baseball teams

Explanation:
AA - double A team, AAA - triple A team
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_league_baseball_l...

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 50

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

aa;aaa

farm clubs (minor leagues)

JaneTranslates
Puerto Rico
Local time: 06:42
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

Grading comment

thank you for clear explanation!

55 mins confidence:

aa and aaa High School Leagues

Explanation:
High schools in the U.S. are grouped according to the size of the student body - more pupils means greater potential to field a powerful team. AAA denotes schools with a very large student body, AA is schoold with fewer pupils.

Daniel Parra
Local time: 12:42
Native speaker of:

English

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