Sentences with phrase «by line drive»

A Chicago Tribune article about the lawsuit noted that a Montana jury awarded $ 850,000 in 2009 to the family of a youth league pitcher who was struck and killed by a line drive hit off an aluminum bat.

Family Of Boy Injured By Line Drive Sues Aluminum Bat Maker Easton was the previous entry in this blog.

The jury found that H&B was liable in the amount of $ 850,000 for the death of a baseball player who was hit by a line drive during a game.

While pitching in an American Legion game, Patch was struck in the head by a line drive and, tragically, died hours later.

The most graphic case of this kind of injury I ever saw came during a game of summer camp softball when Sidney Katz (not his real name) was playing second base (not his real position) and was hit by a line drive in the antler (not his real appendage).

One of the greatest fears shared by major - league pitchers — and hitters — was realized at a spring training game in Surprise, Ariz., last Wednesday night: Aroldis Chapman, the fireballing Cincinnati Reds closer, was hit flush in the face by a line drive off the bat of Kansas City Royals catcher Salvador Perez.

They ranked 12th in the league in scoring at week's end and were challenged by injuries to starting pitchers Kazuhisa Ishii (out for the season with a skull fracture he suffered when struck by a line drive from the Houston Astros» Brian Hunter on Sept. 8), Andy Ashby (who used Krazy Glue on Sunday to help toughen the skin over a persistent finger blister) and Kevin Brown (still struggling after June 11 surgery to repair a herniated disk).

In 1992 California Angels pitcher Matt Keough was hit in the right temple and nearly killed by a line drive while seated in the dugout of Scottsdale Stadium in Arizona.

On Saturday afternoon, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb was hit in the head by a line drive from Kansas City...

It's one of the scariest scenes in baseball, Blue Jays starter J.A. Happ was hit squarely in the head by a line drive off the bat of Tampa Bay Rays» Desmond Jennings in the second inning of Tuesday's game a Tropicana Field.

When a pitcher like Mussina is struck in the head it brings back memories of the Indians» Herb Score, who was struck on the right eye by a line drive off the bat of the Yankees» Gil McDougald on May 7, 1957.

On Saturday afternoon, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Alex Cobb was hit in the head by a line drive from Kansas City Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer.

But the father of a young girl who was hit by a line drive says that she's doing all right, and I'm going to squeeze those words for the maximum possible amount of optimism.

Not exact matches

Such an outcome could prove to be a classic unintended consequence: Morneau's reforms — meant to reduce or contain the accumulated risk created by precipitously over-leveraged homebuyers — may unwittingly increase the overall systemic risk in the economy by driving red - lined borrowers to the sort of uninsured subprime mortgages that have proliferated in the shadow banking sector.

When diving into your data, think about how to drive top - line revenue growth by using data to find new customers and partners and deliver real - time value to them in unique and unexpected ways.

«We expect this combination to drive cash levels near $ 7.5 bn by the end of the fiscal year, which is roughly in - line with the level achieved when the 2015 payment was made.»

In his third at bat he got hit by a pitch, but was later doubled off first base when he wandered a little too far from the bag on a line drive.

«Fiscal 2018 was a record year for Xilinx with revenues of $ 2.5 billion as we realized 8 % annual growth driven by broad - based strength across multiple markets, reflecting our concerted efforts to accelerate top line growth,» said Victor Peng, President and Chief Executive Officer.

«We had a good start to the year with improving top - line momentum and continued progress in margin expansion driven by strength in Europe and AMEA,» said Dirk Van de Put, Chairman and CEO.

Podesta said Russia's actions may be driven by Trump's policy positions, which he said are more in line with Russian foreign policy than U.S. foreign policy.

«At the same time, we see significant momentum for alternative energy vehicles, an inferior competitive landscape and continued progress on Model 3 production driving more than 70 % top - line growth this year, easily one of the fastest ever by a multibillion - dollar company.

«In line with the 2013 norm,» June price growth was driven by single - detached and semi-detached houses, particularly in the city of Toronto, the board said in a report Thursday.

In the long - term, successful entrepreneurs are driven more by passion and service than they are by their bottom line.

Product development expenses grew in line with revenues, driven by new hires, salary increases as well as growth of the share - based compensation in Q1 2018.

SHIFTING VALUES «What drives this change is really the consumer, because businesses will always be driven by the bottom line.

You will note the Reserve Bank's rhetoric is precisely along these lines, with policy driven by common - sense and a strenuous effort to understand the cycle, rather than some doctrinal adherence to a simple rule.

NIKE Brand DTC revenue increased 21 %, driven by comp store growth in our factory and in - line doors and a 23 % increase in online sales.

By pinpointing and correcting the process gaps in your buyer's journey through account - based attribution, marketers and salespeople can work hand - in - hand to drive deals across the finish line faster.

The year - over-year improvement was driven primarily by reduced taxes, lower restructuring charges, and a modest top - line advance (+1 %), partially offset by increased production (+4 %), SG&A (+3 %), and research & development (+2 %) costs.

The bottom - line improvement was driven by continued reductions in production costs -LRB--16 %) and modestly higher revenues (+1 %).

With all the hardware and software needed for building a thriving workspace, KUBE by WUN helps operators to drive top - line revenue, reduce costs and efficiently grow their coworking space while delivering phenomenal member experience.

Much of the record growth in corporate EPS has been driven by lower interest expense, lower commodity prices and share buybacks as top line growth has been sub-par.

There's «a dire need» for organizational models — in business as in other fields — that aren't driven by the bottom line, Strickler explains to me.

«By using a home equity line of credit, we are able to pay ahead on our student loans then drive down our HELOC to wash, rinse, and repeat,» he continued.

Finally, in our view, opportunities do continue to present themselves over the short - to - intermediate term in fixed income; longer term, we are cognizant that there could well be some rate risk down the line driven by inflation.

He goes on to compare the impact registered by Ford's moving assembly line 100 years ago with the developments in today's self - driving technologies.

Gold production and costs for the quarter were in line with expectations, with higher production and lower costs expected in the second half of 2018 driven by the timing of capital expenditures, higher throughput, and improved grades.

But while autonomous or semiautonomous driving technology could help reduce collisions in general, questions about how and when to draw the line between manual and autonomous mode have yet to be fully resolved by engineers and researchers.

During the most recent quarter, Under Armour's shoe sales increase of 9 percent was driven by strength in running category, but offset by declines in team sports and basketball, despite the popularity of its line of Steph Curry shoes.

Cars drive on a highway next to downed power line poles by Hurricane Maria in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico on October 1, 2017.

On the bottom line, that translated to 274 % growth in net income attributable to the company, to $ 93.9 million, and 267 % growth in earnings per share to $ 0.22, with growth driven by ON's increased scale and cost synergies stemming from the acquisition.

Is the market currently being driven by the «90 % employed» segment of the population who thinks the other 10 % doesn't really matter to the economy's bottom line?

Cases like that of Nathan Stiles (reported by ESPN's Outside the Lines series) drive such discussion.

Edwards, on the other hand, traces a direct line between the erosion of public sector capacity and the imposition of one - size - fits - all policies of structural adjustment driven by international finance agencies during the Reagan - Thatcher years.

By this he meant that although inorganic matter was inevitably subject to entropy, (all the structure of peaks and valleys puddling out into a flat line of cosmic death) organic matter, life, had a reverse drive for higher and higher complexities, from the amoebae to the whale brain.

Gregorian chant is not reliant on the rhythms imposed by bar lines and other artificial stresses: it is driven by the text and subjugates itself to that text.

A vital line separates the post-Christian humanism of the global ethic from a genuine and complete Christian humanism driven by salvation in Christ and promoted by the Church.

By the mid-1960s, then, the tension that had driven the classic story line in the history of American Catholicism seemed largely resolved.

I deal with clients on a daily basis suffering from teh consequences of an entire society driven by consumerism, commodity, laziness and the bottom line.

Catholic prelates, driven by fundamental belief, have threatened to excommunicate Catholic politicians who do not toe the line on this great debate.