Sentences with phrase «ex-major league pitcher»

Stony Brook University boosts an enrollment of more than 26,000 students, and counts talk show host Joy Behar, major league pitcher Joe Nathan, and Pulitzer Prize winner Scott Higham among its notable alumni.

He also wouldn't have been the first player with a great eye and patience in the minors who couldn't stop letting major league pitchers exploit the weaknesses that kept him from ever being more in the minors, though, so, you know.

I understand your point about minor league pitchers and generally agree.

On the other hand, here was Bunning, trying to convince people he was a serious candidate, while newspapers ran headlines like GOP GETS IN BALLGAME and EX-MAJOR LEAGUE PITCHER GOES AFTER BIG WIN.

Gleyber Torres was destroying minor - league pitchers before Tommy John surgery ended his year.

He lacks the self discipline to be a major league pitcher.

They could then be used or traded, as is most advantageous, as the Tigers» minor league pitchers move to the majors in the next 4 years.

Fulmer is the Tigers only proven big league pitcher.

Gary Nolan was sent to California for Infielder Craig Hendrickson and a player to be named later; unsigned Rawley Eastwick went to St. Louis in exchange for minor league Pitcher Doug Capilla; Mike Caldwell was dealt to Milwaukee in return for two minor leaguers; and Pat Zachry wound up in New York as part of the Seaver deal.

Endearing and undefended confusion were part of the character of Pascual Perez, the former big league pitcher murdered last week during an apparent home invasion in his native Dominican Republic.

It's worth noting that Long is the ERA leader among Southern League pitchers with the requisite innings pitched.

Opponents batted.228 against the Blue Jays» righthander — the lowest mark of any American League pitcher.

So you can see why a big league pitcher must have three good pitches.

These are the things that make a big league pitcher:

And I believe this is one of the real secrets of how to be a standout big league pitcher.

Would be pretty cool to see what it's like to look at major league pitchers, at least during spring training games or something.

Quiet Dick Hall can hit too — .454, to lead all American League pitchers.

Rookie righthander Paul Wilson, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1994 draft, who led all minor league pitchers last season with 194 strikeouts in 186 2/3 innings, might be the best of all the team's prospects.

Plus, Florida is asking for a lot: It was close to a deal with the Rockies, but Colorado didn't want to give up a top pitching prospect plus a major league pitcher...

Ted Lilly is a former major league pitcher.

A hitting crisis has set in as big - league pitchers, led by the Dodgers» frugal Don Drysdale, have become veritable Ebenezer Scrooges.

A year later Brees met with former major league pitcher Tom House, now 63, a pitching coach at USC with a Ph.D. in performance psychology.

But he doesn't know quite what to expect from National League pitchers, and the Braves will see only four other NL teams during spring training.

# 39 Don Newcombe MADISON In 1956 former Negro leagues pitcher won the first Cy Young Award with 27 - 7 record and 3.06 ERA for Dodgers.

The number of pitches thrown by major league pitchers is closely monitored to protect against injury, but monitoring pitch count is even more important in younger players because growing bones and joints are more susceptible to injury than in adults.

Myers, catcher Ryan Hanigan, and minor - league pitchers Jose Castillo and Gerardo Reyes would go to the Padres from the Rays.

After all, American League pitchers don't take batting practice and National League team's don't shell out top dollar for designated hitters.

MLB - Yesterday the San Francisco Giants acquired RHP Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for 2 minor league pitchers.

Baseball purists argue that there's an unfair advantage based on ballpark since American League pitchers don't take batting practice and National League team's rarely have the bench depth to install an above average designated hitter.

MLB — Yesterday the San Francisco Giants acquired RHP Jake Peavy from the Boston Red Sox in exchange for 2 minor league pitchers.

We think he's a quality major league pitcher.

And that's why virtually every obituary last week began with some variation of Herb Score, the former major league pitcher whose promise went unfulfilled after a line drive hit him in the face...

If anything, that should re-enforce the notion that a dependable major league pitcher in the hand is worth two in the bush.

In more descriptive ones, parts of the Red Sox rotation have been unlucky (Clay Buchholz), other parts needed to change their game plan to get back on track (Rick Porcello, Wade Miley), some are better suited in relief (Joe Kelly) and Justin Masterson looks like he's either hurt or done as an effective big league pitcher.

While many will remember him for his success as a major league pitcher, we remember him as an amazing father, loving husband and loyal friend.

Going to be tough to win this series, what with the Pirates starting minor - league pitchers in two of the games.

• Dean Chance, former American League pitcher and possessor of a.066 lifetime batting average: «I wish I was still active in baseball.

To most major league pitchers, three strikes meant an out.

On the other hand, Bob Short, owner of the team, claimed that Clyde could handle the pressure, that he had the poise to be a big - league pitcher, and then, in his own defense, added, «Look, I've got a big investment here.

He had 21 wild pitches last year, the most by any National League pitcher since Tony Cloninger threw 27 away in 1966.

It was presented at home plate by the old major league pitcher, Walter (Duster) Mails, now with the Giants» front office.

But Stephen Strasburg did more in his first week as a major league pitcher than live up to the hype: He became the rare player who fills stadiums.

«Their careers roughly parallel those of big league pitchers.

It's entirely possible that Bregman has some sort of weakness that will be exposed by big - league pitchers, and baseball is really hard.

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.

And here's another update to an earlier column, the one about my grandson receiving the gift of an expensive baseball glove from Major League pitcher Heath Bell, then of the Florida Marlins and currently of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Fleisig's group were commencing a 2 - year epidemiological and biomechanical investigation of the causes of shoulder and elbow pain in Little League pitchers when I arrived, and I was given a role in that study for 6 months.

In this episode, former big league pitcher Dr. Dave Baldwin talks about his run - in with Ted Williams, his life in science, the physics of the gyroball versus the slider, and how he finally made it to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Now, nine years later, as long as he keeps taking the drug, he can feed himself and answer questions, even demonstrate baseball grips (he used to be a minor - league pitcher).

Approximately 10 percent of all major league pitchers have undergone UCL reconstruction and that number is likely to rise.