Sentences with phrase «as a rookie who»

Team Merritt is the youngest team in All Sports Series — which to make the Playoffs as Rookies who are also the youngest guys in the League — well thats pretty much unheard of.

In Road to the Show (or RTTS, for convenience's sake), you play as a rookie who must rise his way through the ranks of AA and AAA baseball before finally being called up to the majors, or «the show.»

Not exact matches

He's been favorably compared to Ezekiel Elliott, who finished third in the NFL MVP voting as a rookie last fall.

Because they needed forwards to have only 10 pro games under their belts to evaluate them, their first papers swept in green players such as the San Jose Sharks» Logan Couture and the Canucks» Michael Grabner, who at that time hadn't played enough games to be evaluated as rookies, and clustered them near Crosby.

In this film, we are introduced to three industrial lubricant salesman: Larry (played byKevin Spacey), a brash, but honest veteran of sales; Phil (played by Danny Devito), Larry's friend and a seasoned, yet life - weary salesman; and Bob (played by PeterFacinelli), a young evangelical Christian who, as a rookie in sales, joins the twoveterans at a trade show.

Vardell will finish the day with a game - high 104 yards rushing on 14 carries, proving his worth as part of the new - look Browns, who include rookie center Steve Everitt and veterans like cornerback Everson Walls, defensive tackle Jerry Ball and linebacker Pepper Johnson.

But Morris, who reached the NIT finals last spring in his rookie season as a Division I men's coach, is glad that 6» 6» sophomore forward Lionel Simmons did.

With the Jaguars having two young defensive ends in 2015 first - round pick Dante Fowler and their third - round pick from last year, Yannick Ngakoue, who burst on the scene as a rookie with eight sacks, it didn't appear that there was a big need for a defensive end.

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.

A third rounder who isn't a superstar as a rookie is a bust.

Even though there aren't kids today who are experiencing the thrill of the rookie dinger boom through the wonder of jaw - exploding gum, maybe they're just as exciting about all these rookies while playing MLB: The Show, and it's basically the same feeling.

This year Bunning and rookie congressman Tom McMillen, the Maryland Democrat who played 11 years in the NBA, (page 70) joined representatives Jack Kemp (Buffalo Bills) and Mo Udall (the old ABL Denver Nuggets) and Senator Bill Bradley (New York Knicks) in the Jock Caucus, as Udall has come to call the collective of five former pro athletes now serving in Congress.

Last year as most on this board were warning that we were wasting «the John Wall years», doyou think John was OK with 19 year old rookie who was still in college as we came within 1 quarter of getting to the ECF?

A guy who has played in two Air Raid systems, couldn't beat out Pat Mahomes for the starting job, and comes from the same school as Jared Goff (who had a disastrous rookie season).

There are plenty of reasons why Kansas City is in the playoffs for the first time in four seasons: the maturation of second - year coach Todd Haley, who was the offensive coordinator for Arizona when it reached the Super Bowl; the addition of respected coordinators Romeo Crennel (defense) and Charlie Weis (offense), who won Super Bowls as assistants with New England; the NFL's best running game; a solid defense; and extensive contributions by a deep rookie class.

Expected to be one of the top four picks in this Saturday's and Sunday's NFL draft, Ogden, who starred at left tackle for UCLA, is already being talked up as the league's next outstanding offensive lineman, a player with even more potential than last year's rookie wonder, the Jacksonville Jaguars» Tony Boselli, who went second in the draft.

After wasting its 1997 lottery pick on point guard Antonio Daniels — who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on this year's draft day for forward Carl Herrera and rookie guard Felipe Lopez — the Grizzlies sought to redeem themselves last June when they used the second selection to get Arizona's Mike Bibby, a sharpshooting playmaker who handles the ball as if it were attached to his palm with a string.

For a player who's been through a series of adverse circumstances such as being shot as a rookie to being booed in his own building relentlessly, a Sixth Man of the Year Award would mean a great deal.

He said that Harris, who had finished second in the club in rushing and receiving as a rookie in» 94, would touch the ball 18 times a game.

Harkless is a young swingman with promise who averaged 8.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game as a rookie last season.

That was two more than Josh Wolff, 21, who scored eight goals in 14 games as a Fire rookie.

Mathis, a 21 - year - old who played from South Carolina, had five goals and 10 assists as a Galaxy rookie this year.

Some are very uncomfortable with the idea of a rookie starter at G who would also serve as the backup C, but Shanahan and Lynch do not appear to be among them.

I think I'm the only guy in NFL history who coached two rookies as starting quarterbacks with the same franchise [Mark Sanchez and Geno Smith].

There are NO other teams in the league that have accomplished anything close to what the Sixers did this year who had their best players be a rookie and a 2nd year player, some of the teams that Philly is most often compared to in regards to young talent are Minnesota (they won less games than Philly, Wiggins sucks, and they were buoyed by Jimmy Butler as a veteran star) and the Lakers (most people don't view anybody on the Lakers on the same level as Embiid or Simmons and they only won 35 games this year).

As the World Series was unfolding at the SkyDome, Jeff Conine, a leftfielder who has just completed his rookie season with the Florida Marlins, and his wife, Cindy, were in the midst of a semifinal mixed - doubles match at the U.S. Racquetball Doubles Championships in Phoenix.

As his Nuggets (2 - 31 at week's end) stumble toward the NBA record for ineptitude, held by the 76ers of 1972 - 73 (who went 9 - 73), Bill Hanzlik can take solace in the fact that a number of distinguished coaches also endured rocky rookie seasons.

Speaking of offensive linemen who can step directly into an NFL starting lineup as a rookie, Wynn is another one of those type of players.

Eric Watts, who took his lumps last season as the quarterback for a 2 - 9 Louisville team, is now a rookie on the World Championship Wrestling circuit.

As the session drew to a close it was Power who found the pace to put it on provisional pole, but at the last second Canadian rookie Wickens shot to the top of the timesheets to snatch P1 by just 0.07 seconds.

(Theo was injured else I am sure he would have started upfront) Playing Sanchez up front looks like a better option than playing a rookie upfront who clearly is not on the same wavelength as the rest of the team.

If you're rebuilding, those picks are better assets than Sabonis, who struggled as a rookie.

So as long as Dallas is able to weed out the guys who have no chance at starting right away, it likely wouldn't see a major fall - off in odds of hitting on an OG with acceptable rookie play.

IS DODGERS ROOKIE MATT KEMP THE NEXT JEFF FRANCOEUR?Kemp, who hit seven home runs in his first 45 major league at bats, is doinghis best impression of the Braves» Francoeur (seven homers in his first 63 atbats as a rookie last ROOKIE MATT KEMP THE NEXT JEFF FRANCOEUR?Kemp, who hit seven home runs in his first 45 major league at bats, is doinghis best impression of the Braves» Francoeur (seven homers in his first 63 atbats as a rookie last rookie last year).

Next was Nick Foles, who didn't look special in his six starts as a rookie.

That leaves Tahir Whitehead, who graded out as PFF's second - worst linebacker in 2016, fifth - round rookie Antwione Williams, and career journeyman Thurston Armbrister as their three capable linebackers.

If a guy who can start as a rookie is available at # 24 at any of those positions they will make the team better and the Panthers should take him.

Bourque, a first - team All - Star as a rookie, is a player whose greatness is not that he is a 35 - year - old who looks 18, but that he was once an 18 - year - old who played like 35.

Along with Glenn the Packers need rookie first - round pick Javon Walker (Florida State) and inexperienced players such as Donald Driver, Robert Ferguson and Charles Lee to energize an air attack that in 2001 relied heavily on running back Ahman Green, who had a team - high 62 receptions.

Fast forward to last preseason and just when it looked as if Oliver might've been ready to push Gordon, who was coming off a somewhat disappointing rookie campaign.

Rookie Rick Redman, who will challenge Hadl for the punting job, will stick as a linebacker.

Well, it seems that Ohtani, who has made quite a splash in his first couple weeks as an Angels» pitcher and designated hitter, has taken a page from the golf superstars» playbook, or at least some associated with the MLB rookie have.

Nowadays 20 - year - old Byron and 24 - year - old Wallace, who will vie for Rookie of the Year honors this season, are as known as some of the veterans they'll be racing against on a weekly basis.

Over the last decade, the number one overall pick has been named Rookie of the Year on five occasions but never when they were also listed as the preseason favorite (unless you count Blake Griffin who missed the entire 2009 - 10 season before winning the award the following season).

That would put pressure on San Francisco's «tweener» backs — 216 - pound strong safety Jeff Fuller and 223 - pound rookie safety Greg Cox, who are bigger than defensive backs but smaller than linebackers — to hang in tough as run - stopping linebackers.

This is not unheard of as Blake Griffin, who was drafted in 2009, was eventually named the 2010 Rookie of the Year after breaking his left knee cap in a ’09 pre-season game.

WORST The Jets, sending quarterback Richard Todd to New Or leans for a No. 1, thereby leaving themselves with one QB, Pat Ryan, who has never started an NFL game and a projected starter, Ken O'Brien, who didn't play a down last season as a rookie.

Bo Scarbrough isn't quite as big as Henry, a fellow former Bama back who produced a plus - 1.4 percent marginal efficiency with decent explosiveness as a rookie.

Or you can compare to Colledge, or even Bakhtiari, who was a big surprise as a rookie, but still the clear weak link on our line.

The 6» 1», 245 - pound Lewis, who played in the 3 - 4 as a rookie, will have to adjust to having another inside linebacker in the formation — Ed Hartwell, a 2001 fourth - round draft pick who impressed coaches with his play on special teams last season, or free agent Bernardo Harris — but says he'll blitz more, perhaps up to 30 times a game.