Way to save yourselves Austin American-Statesman

In today's print edition, they ran the headline "Light and Tight" over a story about a high school softball team.

I'm trying to find the page on Newseum, but can't locate it on there. They've since changed the headline of the story on their Web site to "All Work, No Play is Not the Vista Ridge Way."

http://www.statesman.com/sports/content/sports/stories/highschool/06/04//0604vistaridge.html

 

To be honest, and I've had my share of headline howlers, 'Light And Tight' is not what I'd be putting as a headline on a story about a high school softball team.

 

Roasted Nuts

 

I am not sure what light and tight would mean, except in the double entendre sense.

 

I'm guessing they're a team that keeps it light in attitude, but plays the game tightly and error-free.

 

This. "Tight" is one of those overused coachspeek words that means "we didn't eff up."

 

Or it could mean they are ``tight'' as in a close-knit group.

 

Or that they are go up to the plate full of nerves.

 

Or that they don't like to spend their own money.

 

We may have stumbled onto another reason it was a bad headline.

 

So my friends who go to the bathroom whenever the check arrives would be "light" in the wallet and "tight" with their money?

 

When I read the article, I got ^^^^ impression, but all others are clever as well.