Sentences with phrase «players of major franchises»

Not exact matches

Ray Lewis» injury will be a major blow for the Baltimore Ravens in 2012 and could end the career of the best player in franchise history as the 37 - year - old might be out for the season.

A major league player, who shall remain anonymous to spare him tremendous embarrassment, commenting on the chances of Washington, D.C., being awarded an expansion franchise in the National League: «The league can't give Washington a team.

Just taking his strikeout rate at Triple - A and copy / pasting it into the majors would make him one of the greatest strikeout hitters in franchise history, too, so it's not as if it's taken him this long to become a starter because he's been blocked by better players.

With a two - run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to put Chicago up 5 - 1 over the Braves, Bryant became the only player in franchise history to hit at least 25 home runs in his first three seasons in the major leagues.

Paramount to J.J. Abrams» (who was also responsible for resurrecting both the Star Trek and Mission: Impossible franchises with positive results) triumphant revitalization of the cultural phenomenon that is Star Wars, is a functionally working coexistence between the new major players introduced, along with fan favorite characters that have been heralded across multiple generations.

The deal is the latest in a series of franchise agreements which has seen the Mercure brand expand rapidly in the UK in recent months, making Mercure a major player in the local mid-scale market.

Admittedly, Rythm Heaven isn't one of these major players, so it wouldn't be surprising they would opt for other options over the franchise.

This is not how major commercial videogames are made, but it is how Zelda is made, and provides the reason that the franchise is primarily governed by the conservation of its own player practices, and the creative vision of a succession of apprentices that subverts these in subtle or radical ways in each iteration.

The game will also introduce a major new feature to the franchise — Champions — a roster of fierce warriors, each with unique attributes and abilities, which enable players to compete in their own distinctive style.

The Toy Box is the other major feature of the Infinity franchise, where players can create worlds and minigames from scratch, using items that they've unlocked.

Kickstarted by loyal fans and now in active development with players, Descent: Underground is rebooting the franchise with all the insane action of the originals, plus modern advanced like role - based team multiplayer and support for all three of the major VR headsets.

Some could argue that the God of War franchise helped solidify Sony as a major player in the console market, and this new exclusive game could help the electronics giant move even more PS4 consoles.

(The Expos have the lowest attendance in the league, and are a likely candidate for commissioner Bud Selig's recently announced «contraction» of Major League Baseball from 30 to 28 teams; Loria, it is hypothesized, could take a few top players and move the franchise to Tampa Bay.)

The ruling on the financial statements came two years after a group of former major junior players sued the leagues in courts in Toronto and Calgary, arguing CHL franchises are making millions of dollars from ticket revenue, corporate sponsorships and TV rights fees, and are worth tens of millions of dollars.

In the flurry of activity surrounding HFS, it's sometimes easy to overlook other major players in the real estate franchise business.

These independents have a history of support and participation for the local, provincial and national associations that facilitated the ability of the Franchise Brands to at first exist and then become major players.