Sentences with phrase «around baseball for»

As it turned out, Dykes, who has been around baseball for a very long time and knows about such things, was right.

Not exact matches

With the first game of the World Series playoffs around the bend, it's hard not to feel the buildup of excitement for the baseball teams in the running.

Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr., is in the Twin Cities, and speaks about honoring teachers from around the U.S., as well as his best advice for saving money.

«They go filing into the mosque for prayers wearing traditional Muslim garb, and then later I see them around town wearing baseball caps turned backwards and all kinds of hip Western gear.

They'd also make a perfect snack for when you're sitting around watching some Monday Night Football (or baseball or whatever sports is in season) and need something to munch on, don't ya think?!

• For Unfiltered's sport - minded readers, the PGA Championship may be just a week away, and baseball's playoff picture is starting to shake out, but all the talk around the wine fridge this week has been about football, with NFL teams opening training camp around the country.

Now is the time for Miami to play the way Southern Cal used to play — they'd be around 500 because of the highly competitive nature of California college baseball — then, after a hard fought season, they'd win their regional and on to Omaha.

Baseball has a lot of charms, and exactly none of them involve two umpires with headphones standing around for nine minutes.

A left - handed reliever with one of the highest strikeout rates in baseball over the last few years, also around for the next three seasons.

Not just for Syndergaard, but for pitchers around baseball.

What we don't need is a commissioner - sponsored pity party for the people who had $ 1.2 billion around to buy a baseball team.

Scientists don't yet fully understand baseball's waiver rules, which have been around for decades but are still evolving.

Over the years Simont has illustrated a variety of subjects for us, including motor sports (I still happily remember the girl in the towering straw hat in his drawings of Nassau's race week), football, bullfighting, dog racing and golf, but the greatest part of his work for SPORTS ILLUSTRATED has been in and around baseball.

His story strains credulity: After graduating from high school, he turned down a scholarship to Texas A&M and swore off the game; underwent treatment for drug abuse and depression; embarked on a four - year odyssey around the country in search of spiritual understanding before he was led back to baseball; was drafted in the 23rd round in 2010; then made the Braves» Opening Day roster a year after starting the»12 season in high A ball.

This is the story of how a grown man — a grown man with a mortgage, two kids and no time to screw around with baseball cards — fell in love with baseball cards for the first time.

He recedes into the Mets dugout for the top of the inning but then reemerges to do his Rock Around the Clock bit, in which he goes through all sorts of silly baseball gyrations to the tune of Bill Haley's 1955 hit.

Not surprisingly for someone who was a Spartans football standout at linebacker before playing rugby and baseball at UCLA, Alumbaugh showcases an all - around game.

I'm looking forward to joining hundreds of other baseball fans in ignoring the game for few minutes to turn around and look across the fence to the track around 7:35

MLB - Injuries continue to mount up for key players around baseball: - Last night the Tigers made a move to strengthen their bullpen by acquiring RHP Joakim Soria from the Rangers for RHPs Corey...

Unique baseball cultures developed in nearly every Latin American country, each built around early heroes who served as templates for later ones.

For about 30 years, managers would arrive before the game and make the baseball out of whatever they could find around the park.

Years from now, Steven Brault will gather his grandchildren around the fireplace, and he will tell them tales of how, over a three - year period, a professional baseball franchise allowed him to start numerous major - league games, despite the fact that he was wholly unqualified for the job.

Now, I obviously think Julio is a better all around player than Heyward given that hitting is a disproportionately larger part of being a baseball player than scoring touchdowns is for receivers.

So yes, you could argue that in a league where there is a crap ton of money floating around for owners that baseball clubs players are not making their fair share.

«I've been around Little League baseball for more than 25 years,» said Wetmore, who has been the California District 57 Administrator for the past 11 years.

Remember that the Marlins aren't actively shopping Stanton and how it sure makes sense for the new owners to keep him around as an example of how baseball can be great in Miami.

Mens Kentucky Nike Baseball Dugout Tee Mens Short Sleeve Royal Blue This cotton short - sleeve crew is for the team to wear during their day - to - day around the team facility.

The average cost for baseball gear is $ 385 with a bat costing around $ 230.

We are still rushing around, whether packing lunches for camp, finding our swimsuits for a day by the lake or grabbing everything we need for a morning at the baseball field.

At Briar Pointe Park off Heron Avenue, in the south part of the village, the Park District is creating a playground, gazebo, tennis court, multi-use court for in - line skating and basketball, a practice soccer field, a practice baseball field and a bicycle path around the perimeter of the 4.2 - acre property.

There's lots of different things they do on Papa time - this week has included a lot of baseball; a lot of dirty clothes; a little more time in the woods; nachos for lunch; trying to solve the Rubix Cube (I think Calvin's going to walk around muttering, «clockwise, clockwise, counterclockwise» until he solves it), and a healthy dose of You Tube too - this week, introducing the kids to the wonders of The Electric Company -(Knock Knock Rock, and One Word Comes After Another are the most requested around here - because Morgan Freeman is groovy).

A youth baseball game in Greely, Colo., ended in tears for its 10 - year - old players as they stood by and watched 20 adults in a brawl that resulted in a man getting kicked in the groin while other parents wrestled around on the ground.

At Briar Pointe Park off of Heron Avenue, in the south part of the village, the Park District is creating a playground, gazebo, tennis court, multi-use court for in - line skating and basketball, a practice soccer field, a practice baseball field and a bicycle path around the perimeter of the 4.2 - acre park.

The Center for Working Families is out with a report highlighting how the richest team in baseball enjoys spreading its wealth around New York's political landscape.

dialed Boomer and Craig up on Friday morning to discuss the inaugural Borough Cup Little League Baseball tournament, in which 150 teams around the city compete for a chance to compete in a championship -LSB-...]

dialed Boomer and Craig up on Friday morning to discuss the inaugural Borough Cup Little League Baseball tournament, in which 150 teams around the city compete for a chance to compete in a championship game at Yankee Stadium.

This right - handed throw Franklin Sports Pro Flex Glove is a great youth glove that's perfect for baseball and also one of the best youth softball gloves around.

In the 400 milliseconds it takes a professionally thrown fastball to reach the plate, the batter has to budget time for locating the baseball, identifying its spin, deciding whether and where to swing, and actually whipping the bat around to the right spot.

Corey, 9, told reporters at a press conference this week that for the first time he can recognize faces, play baseball, read large print books, and ride his bike around his neighborhood alone.

Each stroke leads to greater range of motion around the shoulder joint and through the torso and hips, which is particular helpful for sports that demand rotational motion like baseball, golf, or even the throwing motion in football.

I also bought all the stuff to make a Chocolate Zucchini Cake before this huge Chocoholic craving passes, because it will pass, and then I'll have to wait an entire month before I'm motivated to make the cake that my dear mother used to make for us sometime around now, when we are inundated by baseball bat sized zucchinis.

Recently, I checked around the net to see what information was available on Forearm and Grip Strength training for baseball, and I found that there is a quite a bit of general information out there, but very little good information.

I put the Super Stay Matte Ink on around noon and I went and ran errands, grabbed an ice coffee, ate some lunch then went to a baseball game where I had water, went home to change for dinner and this was still completely on.

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For example, wearing a long sleeve t shirt dress with skater shoes, a baseball cap, and tying a denim shirt around the waist can be a cute look.

Paired with another great fall trend, the varsity sweater, this baseball cap is more fun than functional and a cute look for a morning stroll around Wrigley Field.

Many Christians attend baseball games in Australia, so why not to go and cheer for your team and chat with people around you; maybe even get a chance to invite someone for a date or be invited.

For instance, is there a way to get softball or baseball leagues using the site to form group activities around their games?

The following are some dating activities for Memorial Day: Barbeque for two with s» mores and champagne; fun baseball or volleyball game with friends; picnic in the park with her favorite foods; ride around on cruiser bikes and barbeque - hop; playful paddle - ball, badminton, or bocce ball in the park.

In Toronto, it's nearly impossible to snag Maple Leafs tickets — despite going without a Stanley Cup in most of its fans» lifetimes, it's the most profitable team in the NHL — so stick to sports bars for your hockey fix and shell out a few bucks for the Toronto Blue Jays when baseball season comes around.