Sentences with phrase «as a bat with»

Yesterday: Alexis Sanchez Baby Today: Alexis Sanchez Mercenary / Disruptive Influence Think about it... if you think Micki came to Arsenal to earn lesser wages than he was getting at Man Utd, then you are as blind as a bat with no sonar.

Not exact matches

In The Circle, Eggers doesn't so much take his best swing at technology as ignore its pitches entirely and chase after it with his bat.

Officials from the SEC met with the twins on February 14, 2017, to discuss their ETF proposal, which seeks to be traded as a security on the Bats BZX Exchange Inc..

The 1980's and 1990's will bring plenty of tumult in terms of ownership, as Arabian princes, Primerica, Shearson and others will bat the company around like kittens in a box with a ball of string.

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Trying to compare the relative merits of entire countries as expat destinations is kind of like cracking peanuts with a baseball bat.

Of course I wouldn't write «by Joe», but if this writing was to first be heard by a group instead of read (as some scholars have suggested), I might try to bring my audience to attention right off the bat with a mention of the one who just passed who was an important founder of the organization I'm addressing: «Joe, blah blah blah...»

«Now shall you deal with me, O prince, and all the powers of hell,» she proclaims, as she rises in a mushroom cloud (the great symbol of unleashed evil in that Cold War era) to transform herself into an enormous horned and bat - winged dragon with Fantasia's Satan's gleaming, slitlike eyes.

We humans are the problem for bats and for the rest of creation as it awaits liberation for which the Spirit intercedes, works and groans with sighs too deep for words.

Also, the preferred method of maintaining discipline was corporal punishment with a cricket bat, blows of which were colloquially known as «jacks.»

Spec-less, I'm as blind as the proverbial bat (actually, blinder, seeing as I'm not equipped with sonic radar).

Some things I have always done as though I were right - handed, without giving them another thought (swinging anything two - handed, like a bat or an axe); other things are merely annoying because the world seems to be made with righties in mind (like blackening the heel of my hand with ink or graphite as I write).

I did a quick, unthorough cycle of the main rooms (with my contacts out and blind as a bat, mind you), and returned unsuccessful.

I did the same thing with rabies vaccination or injection or whatever when my cat caught a bat, which escaped in the house and ended up flying into my head (it didn't end well for the bat unfortunately as he escaped, and then got caught again — this is veggie catfood for you, creates a super cat!).

Snider may lookyoung, but he has the bat skills of a mature hitter, drawing comparisons withNationals slugger Adam Dunn — albeit with the ability to hit for average as wellas power.

By the way, that might have been Ethier's last at - bat with the Dodgers, as he's a free agent this offseason.

Parra sits comfotably as the 4th OF, Valaika is the UTIL role, and Murphy backs up C with a RH bat with power potential.

The original Reggie went toe - to - toe with his manager, swung the bat as if each time were his last and, what's more, did something that both enraged and delighted fans: He stood at home plate and had the nerve to admire his homers, something akin to making love in front of a mirror.

o.t does anybody on here honestly think we might try and make a move for klopp this summer are the board that aggressive enough to make the decision also wenger has not come out straight away to denied that klopp is coming to arsenal he just batted the question away in the press conference yesterday this makes me wonder if wenger is going to sit down with the board and have a chat to see what is the best way forward for the club (maybe moving upstairs to the boardroom so he doesn't have to break his contract) i am sure if certain members of the board saw this as a prime opportunity to move the club forward post wenger we will see what will happen this might be the only chance to get him as we might not be any decent manager around when wenger does retire we would probably end up with martinez instead realistically who do you think we would end up with in 2 yrs time options will be more limited me thinks and we wil have missed the boat better make it count this time coyg

He's far from alone, however, as Cleveland as a team has batted.265 /.340 /.453 during this 82 - game run... and have done so at a time that their starting pitchers, collectively, have an ERA of 3.34 with 10.6 strikeouts per nine and a 4.3 K / BB.

The Mets could use the Conforto who helped propel them to the playoffs in the first place, as the rookie batted.270 /.335 /.506 with nine homers in his 56 games in the majors.

Maybe not as much power as you'd like in a high draft pick, but with everything else he seems to offer for tools (and he does have some pop in that bat), he's probably my 3rd favorite choice in that spot.

During his 17 seasons (1967through» 83), Bench batted.267 with 389 home runs (a big league - record 327 ofthem as a catcher) and 1,376 RBIs and won 10 Gold Gloves.

They entered as a CSSC Team and right off the bat started the season with a very strong Team Cohen squad, who was coming off a Week 1 Loss and hungry to make up for that.

In his first four seasons as a major - leaguer, first with the New York Mets and since 1972 with the Expos, Foli managed to get into more fights with opposing players, umpires, and even his own teammates, and to hit more innocent bystanders with thrown helmets, bats and balls than the average high - spirited player might in a 20 - year career.

Beckham hits a walk - off, playoff - hopes - crushing HR off new closer Sergio Romo, stares at the ball as it leaves Camden Yards, does a Bautista-esque bat - flip, and proceeds to do the MC Hammer dance around the bases with both fingers pointed at Kevin Cash.

As with batting in baseball, being a good conference commissioner requires you to be able to take pitches.

I know the Tiigers have Miggy, but if he moves to DH in a year or 2, we could have a place for a 1st baseman, particularly one with a significant LH bat, or we could use him as trading material.

But Lewis found himself grappling with three Steelers, and it was Keith Cash, a third - year backup tight end who had spent his first NFL season with the Steelers, who batted the ball as it came off the foot of punter Mark Royals.

Yes, it's unrealistic to think a Round 3 or 4 pick could instantly step in and perform better than Tartt right off the bat, but as we saw with 4 guys the 49ers drafted in Rounds 3 - 7 in 2017 (Witherspoon, Kittle, Taylor, & Colbert) it's not at all unrealistic to think the new guy could be as good as or better than Tartt by the middle of the season.

As with Viv Richards strolling out to bat without a helmet, or Muhammed Ali dancing around the ring with his arms by his sides, the message was clear.

All those years toiling on the mound, peering down the long alley toward the plate at those constant disturbers of his sense of well - being settling into their stances and flicking their bats — and then to look down one day and find Henry Aaron there, the large, peaceful, dark face with the big eyes and the high forehead, and to know that one mistake, one small lapse of concentration, would place the pitcher's name forever in the record books as having thrown the «immortal gopher.»

Mariners As one of the few teams with pitching depth — righthander Brett Tomko is buried in the bullpen despite a 4 - 2 record in eight spot starts — Seattle is in good position to acquire the lefthanded bat it has craved since spring training.

In my opinion, taking either of those guys with to Puerto Rico would be done as a human interest story, akin to when the Marlins gave Adam Greenberg an at - bat in 2012 after his career was derailed when he was beaned in the head in his first career plate appearance years earlier.

It's unclear exactly where the 30 - year - old fits into Los Angeles» plans for 2015, as they already have Juan Uribe at third, Howie Kendrick at second, and an outfield already overflowing with players, but if his bat is as good as his numbers in Serie Nacional imply, they'll find room.

As Park stepped in to bat against the Mets, he doffed his helmet and bowed to plate umpire Terry Tata, who moments earlier had been arguing with L.A.'s Darryl Strawberry.

During Austin's half of the first inning, each Maroons hitter returned to the dugout with the same verdict: Holguin was «just a good batting - practice pitcher,» as one told his coach, according to the Austin American - Statesman.

«With all of my accomplishments as a hitter [he went hitless in his first 57 major league at bats before smashing a double last season], I've done things that no one has done in a while.»

Finally he would limp out clutching Pam for support, his body bent as if beaten with a bat, and you could count on it, somebody would ask him for his autograph, and you could count on it, he would smile wanly and say, «Sure.»

And with each home run that leaves Ohtani's spring - loaded bat, with each opposing batter left cleaving air as a fastball hisses past, this faith is rewarded.

The Orioles succeeded, as they showed Atlanta, with reliable starting pitching, the best bullpen in baseball and just enough offense, though they are talking to other clubs, trying to find another bat, such as Geronimo Berroa of the Oakland Athletics.

McLaughlin even helped himself with the bat, ripping a two - run double as part of a three - run fourth inning that gave Drake the lead for good.

But when playing Football Manager 2016, unless you're playing as with a Liga BBVA giant, Chelsea, Manchester City or Paris Saint - Germain, chances are you won't have an elite winger right off the bat.

As I mentioned in the video, his batting average was almost identical heading into Wednesday's game -LRB-.269 to.268), but with less power.

As U.S. trading ships were being loaded with sugarcane at Matanzas Bay, the crews killed time with a bat and ball.

This is more in line with modern use of the DH, as a place to rest position players while keeping their bat in the lineup.

This allows you, the viewer, to connect with a couple of players straight off the bat, while still allowing space for somebody or other to emerge as a cult figure of affection.

He led the team with a.349 batting average, 29 hits, and 18 RBI in the middle of a lineup that improved as the year rolled on.