I was looking through an old news article about the US Presidential election and I found this quote with 2 great sport metaphors. When asked about the final Presidential Debate US Senator Chuck Schumer, a Democrat and Obama supporter said that "... Romney has to hit it out of the park. This is probably his last chance and I bet on Obama."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/02/chuck-schumer-mitt-romney_n_1932602.html
To hit it out of the park is a baseball phrase for hitting the ball over the fence or back wall ensuring a point for your team.
To bet means to place a wager on the outcome of a game.
In other words, Senator Schumer said that Romney needs to have a big success in the debate but he believes that Obama will be more successful.
Read my previous post about sports metaphors in American English.
http://fastfoodenglish.blogspot.com/2012/06/baseball-metaphors-and-idioms.html
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