Summary:

Longtime baseball announcer Red Barber often described a player in a winning situation as “sitting in the catbird seat.” So what is “sitting in the catbird seat”? And what is a catbird? The Gray Catbird is a cousin of the mockingbird, and it does sound a little like a cat. During the breeding season, when it’s protecting its territory, the catbird competes with others of its species. The two combatants sing their way to higher and higher perches. The one who finally takes the highest perch is… well… sitting in the catbird seat!

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