Sentences with phrase «at home plate»

Imagine standing at home plate with your body rigid, trying to swing a bat at a baseball with just your arms.

You have a child at home plate with a metal bat in his hand, and that bat is a lightning rod.

He knew what the mob of teammates at home plate would feel like.

A manager must use a challenge in order to review whether a play at home plate included a violation of the rule governing home plate collisions.

When he arrived at home plate, he had to fight to suppress a smile.

The stolen base was transported by County Stadium functionaries to Brock, the dethroned record holder, who waited at home plate for his successor.

Eric Davis, as the tying run, first called safe and then out at home plate in the 9th inning by Terry Tata.

It was a perfect night — cool for July, no humidity — and a great game that included a classic collision at home plate.

The Pirates hosted an Earth Day litter pickup in the neighborhood around the ballpark, while the Giants are co-sponsoring a Green Classroom Challenge for local elementary schools in which the winning class will be honored with an on - field ceremony at home plate.

The skill is to hit baseballs while standing at home plate into targets strategically placed on the backstop.

The Yankees» Lou Piniella barrels into Fisk at home plate, igniting a bench - clearing brawl that rekindles one of the game's most bitter rivalries.

After hitting a single in the bottom of the ninth with his team down two runs, Berry for some reason, ran his mouth at the home plate ump and got ejected.

After first misplaying the ball in left field, Cespedes, eyeing Howie Kendrick rounding third, found the ball off the wall and threw this absolute laser to catcher Derek Norris to get Kendrick at home plate.

Rather than the usual strategy of simply having a runner on second base relay a catcher's signs back to the batter at home plate, or have another team employee catch the signs on video before running to the dugout to relay the information so someone can then tell the batter about it, the Red Sox shortened their process by involving modern technology.

That dinger was necessary, too, both on the scoreboard and emotionally: in the top of the inning, the Rangers scored on a freak incident at home plate, when Jays» backstop Russell Martin hit Shin - Soo Choo in the batters box with a throw back to the mound.

Ceremonies for Musial at home plate put an end to this routine.

But before they could, a few others joined them, then a few more, and suddenly all of the 24,000 in the park were on their feet waving and shouting for the slender, capless and windblown figure at home plate, where the bright California sunshine picked up the red lettering and insignia on the front of his gray uniform.

But as he headed across the field at the end of the game, by chance he encountered the entire Giant bullpen contingent at home plate.

It was presented at home plate by the old major league pitcher, Walter (Duster) Mails, now with the Giants» front office.

Darren, who was tasked with picking up bats larger than himself at the age of 3, almost got hit by a baserunner at home plate.

As the pregame sportsmanship meeting at home plate took place between captains, coaches, umpires and school officials, both teams remained gathered in front of their dugouts.

Her perfectly thrown ball from center retired the potential game - tying run at home plate for the game's final out, securing the Colts their second NCS title in three years by defeating the nation's top - ranked team 1 - 0.

Shortstop Derek Jeter managed to grab an errant throw coming in from right field and then gently tossed the ball to catcher Jorge Posada, who tagged the base runner at home plate.

Neglecting this art can leave you stuck at home plate wondering why everyone else is scoring while you're standing still.

The handler started at Home Plate and raced around a baseball diamond performing a different, recently - learned, complicated obedience routine at each base.

Adeiny Hechavarria danced around catcher Salvador Perez with an inventive slide at home plate to score the go - ahead run, and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Kansas City Royals 2 - 1 on Monday night.

The bases are loaded, two outs, and Elio Forcina's standing at home plate with a bat in his hands.

There was a chance Altuve would be thrown out at the plate since he pushed a little too much for the extra base, but the Yankees went with a cutoff throw instead of trying for the out at home plate.

My teammates at home plate.

Posey is the favorite to win the NL Most Valuable Player Award, what with his.334 batting average, 23 home runs and 100 RBIs and the Comeback Player of the Year Award, after he missed the last four months of last season after breaking his leg in a collision at home plate.

«We didn't have ceremonies at home plate,» said Musial.

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.

And although many fans are still on «Tebow Watch,» Section IV schools are on a watch of their own... at home plate.