Sentences with phrase «as any rookie in»

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.

After finishing fifth in points as a rookie in» 02, Johnson, 28, took second last year.

As a rookie in 1989, he and teammate Todd McNair read all the books they could as they researched theories about the Kennedy assassination.

RUNNING BACK NICK GOINGS retired from the Panthers after 2008 and defensive end Kenwin Cummings joined the Jets as a rookie in» 09, so when the teams played each other in Week 12 of that season, America just missed the collision of Cummings and Goings, because Goings was going as Cummings was coming.

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.

He was awful in a short stint as a rookie in 2013, and then had the worst OPS + of anyone with at least 400 plate appearances in 2014.

Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus have been paired together since Johnson entered the Sprint Cup Series as a rookie in 2002.

Williams only played in nine games with no starts as a rookie in 2013.

Seahawks wide receiver Paul Richardson burst onto the scene as a rookie in 2014 with 29 catches and a touchdown, looking like he just might be the future at wide receiver in Seattle.

• In Peyton Manning's first eight starts, as a rookie in 1998, he passed for 1,873 yards.

He was a soccer player growing up and even got a chance to kick an extra point for the Lions as a rookie in 2010 when Jason Hanson suffered a knee injury.

Everyone talks about a graduating class from high school and key athletes moving on into college, but it's always fun to check out those who've earned jobs as rookies in the NFL after playing in college.

Except I would like to kindly point out that Ramirez was outstanding as a rookie in 1994, and he just kept getting better, so there's at least a chance that he wasn't dirty from the start.

Jones's free - swinging tendencies are the reason he failed in his previous trial in the leadoff spot, as a rookie in 1999.

Fuller struggled badly as a rookie in 2014 and missed all of 2016 with a knee injury.

The 23 - year - old netminder has posted a career - best.921 save percentage this season, and his 2.58 GAA is his lowest since posting a 2.36 GAA in 16 games as a rookie in 2014 - 15.

When Pak captured two majors as a rookie in 1998, she was the only South Korean on the LPGA Tour.

Sanchez, who no - hit the Diamondbacks as a rookie in 2006, matches up with John Maine in the first game.

This horrible excuse for a pro mode has you start as a rookie in the TAC Cup, VFL or AFL, controlling a single player in the team (or you can take control of an existing player).

FEATURES - Career mode: begin as a rookie in street stock class and make your way up to the best teams in major league; - Different difficulty levels: adjustable AI difficulty to suit anyone from recreational gamer to alien racer.

He scored 10 goals as a rookie in 1972/73 playing on a line with Derek Sanderson and Doug Roberts for the Boston Bruins.

Not exact matches

In 2015, it also had partnered with then New York Giants rookie Odell Beckham Jr. as a spokesperson.

The Warriors are currently the favorite to win the NBA title, and given their youth — from the players to Kerr as a rookie head coach — they could conceivably get better in the coming years.

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.

His career kicked off in 1992 as a «rookie» public relations intern for the San Francisco 49ers.

For example, in the latter days of the 2011 election campaign, as Jack Layton's orange wave was gathering momentum, Harper and then - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty jumped all over Mr. Layton for allegedly violating the sacrosanct principle of central bank independence. Layton had responded to a reporter's question about interest rates, indicating it would be better for Canada's economy if they stayed low. Harper and Flaherty denounced this statement violently, calling it a «rookie mistake» that threatened the independence of the Bank. Layton quickly issued a clarification confirming that he, too, accepted the doctrine of central bank independence.

A November 25, 2008 article published by The Australian, «Treasury's Next Chief No Rookie,» further reveals that he was born in New York and attended high school in Bangkok, where his father worked as an Asia expert for The Ford Foundation.

The return on investment for these rookie investors «will be as bad as in the venture capital world, but that doesn't mean that people won't do it,» Wilson said.

C.S. Lewis» classic spiritual satire The Screwtape Letters follows a fictional elder demon advising his rookie nephew in the ways of keeping a young Christian from getting too close to God or, as they have it, «The Enemy.»

The writers of Manhunt: Unabomber try to make us feel invested in the fight over forensic linguistics by tying it to the family and career struggles of James Fitzgerald (Sam Worthington), a depressive, monomaniacal FBI rookie with a previous career as a Philly beat cop.

Peppers, the No. 25 pick in this year's NFL Draft, is expected to see time at defensive back and special teams as a rookie.

He's still just 25 years old, born in the same year as Travis Shaw and Jerad Eickhoff, still young enough to be a rookie, if not a prospect.

Best of all, Doncic has an escape clause in his contract which should mean he plays in the NBA as a rookie.

Make the team better just in case J.P. Crawford is suddenly an NL Rookie of the Year and MVP candidate, or Maikel Franco hits 50 home runs, or something just as pleasantly random, while also preparing for the likelihood that they'll be sellers again at the deadline.

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.

Rookie WR's are very hit or miss as far as contributing in the 1st year, so are we really going to cut him if we draft a WR?

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.

Francois was the ACC Rookie of the Year in 2016, but James Blackman got better with each passing week after he was thrust into action as a true freshman following the injury to Francois.

Outspoken as always, the American League Manager of the Year is extraordinarily candid about the team he rescued from the bone pile and made respectable in his rookie season with the Washington Senators.

Since his few races for Manor in 2015 Rossi ended up making a name for himself in IndyCar, winning the 2016 Indy 500 as a rookie and establishing himself as one of the championship's most talented young drivers.

All Sports Rookie Jeff Shukis had 27 and 14 in his first night while Co-Captain Christian James had 17 and 12 boards as well.

In fact, Wilson was supposed to warm the bench as a rookie with free - agent acquisition Matt Flynn the expected starter.

It's not fair to call them Rookies however as Captain Brian is in the Top 5 of the All Sports Series Games Played list.

Impressive week from this squad and as the youngest group in the League it is one of the most impressive Rookie campaigns we've had in the Co-Ed League.

There's no telling what will happen with Rookie squads as they partake in their first do or die Games..

He played in five games of limited action as a rookie.

They came out ready to go against Rookies Team Weisel in Week 4 as well.

They got the # 1 Seed as a Rookie Team — which is literally unheard of in All Sports Series.