Sentences with phrase «becoming major league»

It's like becoming a major league baseball pitcher only to be sent down to the AAA minor leagues.

Compounding the problem is the fact that she's the breadwinner, being a successful realtor while he has been struggling as a general contractor since an injury ended his pursuit of a dream of becoming a major league baseball player.

Givins grew up in St. Petersburg, Fla., with dreams of becoming a major league baseball player.

For the purpose of keeping parity in the league and to keep it from becoming major league baseball, a game for big market teams.

MLB's CEO Bob Bowman originally built what became Major League Baseball Advanced Media or MLBAM in 2000, to handle the design and management of MLB.tv, one of the first subscription streaming services on the Internet.

Instead, he became Major League Soccer's biggest villain over two embarrassing seasons, revived his club and international career with a brilliant spell at Club Leon, and has now sealed a move back to Europe.

Mario Cuomo, born to immigrant parents who ran a grocery store in Queens, almost became a major league baseball player, before entering law school and turning to politics.

And I'll never understand why it's easier for a female to become an astronaut or cop or fire fighter or soldier or Supreme Court justice than it is to become a major league umpire.

ORE needs to be governed in such a way that the interests of the public (which pays the bills on a full - time basis) is served not by endless minor - league try - outs in the majors, but by major leaguers who have taken the time and put in the effort to become major league - ready BEFORE setting foot on the field.

Not exact matches

If you go to an Ivy League school, «there are prestigious companies that will take a chance on you even if you majored in classics or medieval history,» he writes, but «the problem is that while we need lots and lots of people with humanities and social science backgrounds, in today's increasingly anti-intellectual climate, majoring in philosophy is becoming a risk that fewer and fewer people can afford to take.»

Reports earlier this month that Under Armour will become the official apparel provider for Major League Baseball.

Soccer still hasn't become as entrenched as football, basketball, or baseball in the U.S. Major League Soccer has grown by leaps and bounds, and often sells out stadiums, but it doesn't generate anywhere close to the merchandise revenues or television fees that the big three pro leagues do.

Tim Ferriss is a major advocate for the principal of Parkinson's Law — which, simply put, posits that a task can become leagues more difficult the longer a deadline.

Major League Baseball's internal streaming and mobile technology operation, known as BAM, has quietly become a powerhouse in that part of the market, and now it has signed a deal to do all of the broadcasting for the NHL as well.

He and Guber have since become co-investors in a Major League Soccer franchise.

Johnson also became the first black American to own a major - league sports franchise when he teamed with superstar Michael Jordan to acquire the Charlotte Bobcats franchise in 2004.

Walker became one of the youngest members to serve on the Stanford Board of Trustees; found a career in his chosen field of real estate, where he has a successful real estate investment fund; holds equity in Hollywood nightclubs; and has a small ownership stake in the Oakland Athletics Major League Baseball team.

Also, for the first time, NIKE will become a marketing partner of the NBA Development League (NBA D - League), engaging in seasonlong marketing activities with a major presence during the NBA D - League All - Star Game presented by Kumho Tire and the NBA D - League Showcase presented by Samsung.

Washington, D.C., is incorporated, Joe DiMaggio makes his major - league debut, the Sears Tower becomes the tallest building in the world, and the first spam email is sent, all on this day.

The Minneapolis - based chain signed a three - year deal to become an official sponsor of Major League Soccer, including broadcast advertising on Univision, Fox Sports and ESPN, and in - stadium experiences.

Some analysts say that as subs fall, it will become more difficult for ESPN to make money while paying large fees for rights to the NFL, NBA, Major League Baseball and other sports.

The rest of the game was something of a procession for the side that have become the second team — after Bayern Munich — to seal one of the five major league titles across Europe.

ADU TWO Last Friday, Abdusalam Ibrahim, 15, became the second - youngest player, after Freddy Adu, to be drafted into Major League Soccer, going to FC Dallas with the 14th pick.

How will he perform and what will become of his major league career?

Nava became only the fourth player in major league history to hit a grand slam in his first at bat and the second to do it on the first pitch.

It's impossible to predict every little breakthrough (a hundred years ago, we'd never have envisioned painless dentistry, the designated hitter or Thighmaster), but we're expert enough (in sports, not so much medicine) to forecast that Vince McMahon's WWF will become the umbrella organization that regulates all major league sports (except for boxing, which will continue to be guided by good sense alone), and outcomes will be scripted to provide total fan satisfaction (read: fireworks, near - naked women on every sideline, no 8 - 8 playoff teams ever and especially no Yankees championships).

With those averages, Antetokounmpo became the first player in league history to finish top - 20 in all five major categories.

Antetokounmpo became the first player in league history to finish top - 20 in all five major categories, which were points, rebounds, assists, steals, and blocks.

Baseball has not said how the new - old umpires would be folded back into major league service, if and when they do become eligible to return.

Ninja slides have almost become commonplace in Major League Baseball, but that doesn't make them any less amazing when they happen.

Johnny Bench became the 41st player in major league history to hit 300 homers when he clouted his 13th of the season against the Mets.

With the Arsenal fans starting to become frustrated by the lack of major signings since the Xhaka transfer, Wenger is perhaps trying to tell us that the Swiss star will have a major impact at the heart of our midfield and will add the quality and attributes that will give the Gunners a great chance to challenge for the Premier League and other trophies.

Champions league has become a major nuisance for any normal Arsenal fan, but still it's a shame not to make it past the insignificant clubs such as Olympiakos and Dinamo Zagreb.

This type of behavior can be seen across all six major US sports leagues, but there's a dramatic change between the regular season and postseason and casual bettors become increasingly willing to take the underdog.

Lavezzi may have become a peripheral figure since the arrival of compatriot Angel Di Maria, but he has enjoyed some major success at PSG, winning three Ligue 1 titles, the Coupe de France, two French League Cups and the Trophee des champions on two occasions.

In 1910 he became the first president to throw out the opening pitch at a major league game, and some believe he invented the seventh - inning stretch when he stood up (no word on whether he was looking for a hot dog vendor) and the crowd followed suit.

What does Okubo, the first non-American or non-Canadian owner of a North American major league sports franchise, think of the sorry spectacle his team has become?

Miami Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki tripled in the seventh inning against Chris Rusin of the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, becoming the 30th player in major league history with 3,000 career hits.

Darren Baker may have been born with a baseball in his hand and grew up in Major League Baseball clubhouses, but becoming a Division I signee and potential big leaguer was by no means a birthright.

This commitment to the game bore fruit in the 1970s when Ryan Kurosaki and Lenn Sakata became the first Americans of Japanese descent to play in the major leagues.

With a two - run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning to put Chicago up 5 - 1 over the Braves, Bryant became the only player in franchise history to hit at least 25 home runs in his first three seasons in the major leagues.

At 20 years of age brown - eyed Ron Swoboda has become a hero to rival Marvelous Marv Throneberry in the affections of New York Met fans, and he has also become a genuine major - league home run hitter

The future of Frank Robinson, major league baseball's first and only black manager, has become perilous.

For the year, all Rodriguez had done was take the major league lead in home runs (17), RBIs (49) and runs (43); become the first player to hit eight homers in Yankee Stadium in April and the first to drive in 10 runs in a game there; and move within two homers of becoming the first player (chart, page 41) to hit 400 before his 30th birthday.

I have to tell you, though, Major League became my all - access backstage pass to baseball.

But Stephen Strasburg did more in his first week as a major league pitcher than live up to the hype: He became the rare player who fills stadiums.

Mattingly also became the first American League player to lead the majors in doubles two years in a row since Tris Speaker did so from 1920 to» 23.

The 27 - year - old attacker has been with Barcelona for his entire career so far, and has been a big success after rising through the club's youth system, becoming a regular under Pep Guardiola in teams that won a host of major honours, including the 2011 Champions League final, in which Pedro actually scored against United.

Fifty years ago this week a would - be Cincinnati chanteuse named Kitty Burke dug her high heels into the dirt of the Crosley Field batter's box and became the first and only woman to bat — albeit unofficially — during a major league game.

Beginning in Saudi Arabia with Al - Nassr, Denílson's travels took him to Major League Soccer with FC Dallas, back to Brazil with a successful spell at Palmeiras and unexpectedly to the Vietnamese Super League with Xi Măng Hải Phòng, where he became the highest paid player in Vietnamese history, before confirming his retirement — a dramatic fall from grace for the man who once had the footballing world at his feet.