>>>>It seems to be a requirement for TV sportscasters to mangle tense. "If he doesn't make that catch, the Astros win" is a typical postgame show comment.
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>>>Speaking of sportcasters, one of the Phillies broadcasters is fond of saying that a played "deked" another, that is, decoyed him. I'm not even sure I accept "decoy" as a verb and the abbreviation sets my teeth on edge.
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>>In GB to deck someone is to knock him down, as with a punch, as put him on the deck
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>deck <> deke
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>Deck has the same meaning here (among other meanings). To deke someone is a sports term meaning faking them out badly and running past them -- a very quick move. The root must be that the first step is a decoy, getting the defender leaning in the wrong direction, then the second step explodes the other way.

Yeah I gleaned that from your message. SO "deked" is pronounced "deeked"? - I see the difference.