Sentences with phrase «curveballs in»

Not only do they have to adapt a brand new game every three years or so, but they've recently had the series throw more and more curveballs in their face mid generation.

When life throws you curveballs in the way of unexpected expenses, a cash - out refinancing may be a good way to step up to the plate and swing with confidence.

The takeaway is this: There are very few true curveballs in insurance.

Features In addition to the new look, Lenovo throws a couple of unexpected curveballs in terms of the port selection, like a power connector that doubles as a USB port.

Continuing to believe that, when young pitchers are tired, throwing curves could still be dangerous, Dr. Andrews cited the story of a 12 - year - old on whom he performed so - called «Tommy John» surgery the day of the interview when, following an outing in which he threwing 30 - something curveballs in a row, the last tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his elbow in two.6

He didn't let Darren throw curveballs in Little League.

He was Lincecum - sized, but he threw hard and had one of the better curveballs in baseball history.

Creation from nothing, the origin of death among humans, the murder of Abel by Cain, a cataclysmic flood of judgement, the righteous judgement of Sodom and Gomorrah, the Mosaic origin of the Torah, manna from heaven, the reliability of Deuteronomy, the driving out of the Canaanites, Isaiah's authorship of the servant songs, and so on — it's almost as if Jesus and his followers went out of their way to validate all of the most awkward apologetic curveballs in the Old Testament just to make life difficult for post-Enlightenment Western interpreters.

A Storm Brewing: Teachers» strikes in a number of red states could prove to be a curveball in the midterms.

Crème brûlée is the mystery ingredient curveball in the first meatball round.

Alfaro takes one down the middle, then swings and misses on one down the middle, then swings at a curveball in the dirt.

Just when you thought the La Liga title race couldn't get any more predictable and one - sided, the football gods throw us a much - needed curveball in the form of this season's over-achievers Levante — a side very much expected to face another relegation battle this season have had a miraculous turnaround in fortunes and after an impressive start, quite unbelievably sit in the lofty heights of 3rd place in the La Liga table after already claiming scalps off football powerhouses Real Madrid, Malaga and Villareal so far this campaign.

A curveball in baseball is another example from sports: A pitcher throws the ball with especially tight topspin, or sidespin rotation, and the ball curves in the direction of the spin.

Optimistic thinking is infectious and whether it's a silly laundry mistake or a curveball in life, it will make a huge difference in someone's day.

This classic baseball hat for kids throws a cute curveball in a floral print.

Just when you think you've got things straight, Christopher Brookmyre throws you another curveball in his newest book, Black Widow.

Just when you think you're being guided by an omniscient narrator, author - illustrator Julia Sarcone - Roach throws you a curveball in this very funny picture book about the art of misdirection.

Tam is open and honest about her life — a life that threw her a giant curveball in 2013 that forced her to become more independent when it comes to traveling alone.

Just when you start forgetting you are playing a Wolfenstein game the developers are quick to remind you by either throwing you a curveball in the form of dialogue or interactions, like when you interrogate a Nazi soldier in the basement after realizing the Nazis won the war back in WW2 with a chainsaw, or when you discover that you can click the bed and go into Nightmare mode which is basically Wolfenstein 3D which lets you play the game until you dies and this lets you back out into The World Order.

Not only is Alfred interested in the way these works interact in the show, but also, the idea of the act of throwing fellow artists a curveball in the studio, which may lead to ideas and decisions that the artist may not have originally considered.

Then when mother nature throws us a curveball in the future, a field of hardened, experienced geo - engineers will be ready to save billions of lives.

Not exact matches

Economic slowdowns in China, South Africa and Brazil threw curveballs at formerly bullish investors.

It is only through being patient that we can truly learn from the curveballs which get thrown in our path.

And then, baseball season is in full swing, and ESPN just threw a winning curveball with its first - ever hire of a female analyst, Jessica Mendoza.

And then, another curveball from life: in 2005, Tom was diagnosed with colon cancer and spent a lot of time in the hospital that year.

Prepare for life's eventual curveballs with an income plan that combines income from multiple sources to create a diversified income stream in retirement.

If my husband and I manage to set up reliable passive income streams now, we can feel at least a little bit in control when life throws us curveballs.

Yet oddly enough — in another biblical curveball — the promise of God is fulfilled by a kingdom and its king, who brings with him nothing less than eternal life.

Yet their story ends up — in a really stunning curveball — with Jacob insisting that Esau must take his blessing (Genesis 33:11).

Each of the five episodes features four culinary all - stars competing in a number of challenges as they navigate their way through the aisles of a grocery store with curveballs from games such as the Fieri Food Pyramid and the feared Food Wheel.

Life has been throwing us a lot, and I mean A LOT of curveballs both good and bad in the past few weeks and I'll blame that for my distractions.

With it stashed in your bag, you'll be prepared with nutritional building blocks to take the curveballs life throws at you today.

There are people in this world who get excited about how many revolutions a curveball makes on its way to home plate.

We can use it in our omelette package, our sandwich packages, our breakfast burrito package... and (get ready for a curveball) even our chocolate chip cookie package!»

Adam Wainwright looked absolutely gassed in the postseason last year, pitching backwards, curveball - first, because he wasn't sure if his fastball would go where he wanted, as fast as he wanted.

Supremely confident on the mound, mainly because of his dazzling curveball, he was shy and moody off the field, «two different guys in one,» said the Yankees» Henrich.

And he kept that curveball the whole time, through sickness and in health.

You mean the astros taught him a pitch in a few months and the pitcher whisperer Ray can't teach him a change up, a better curveball, or to somehow get the nasty slider to be there most nights?

That was the first curveball he'd ever thrown in a major league game.

She's only the best curveball pitcher in the world.

Mazzone had already helped him fix his mechanics (by being the first coach that let Smoltz throw the way he wanted to) and taught him a curveball back in the instructional league.

Instead of counteracting gravity, the curveball adds additional downward force, thereby gives the ball an exaggerated drop in flight.

However, the lower air density at Coors Field leads to a reduction in the Magnus force and therefore less break on certain pitchers including the curveball.

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Whether that translates to in - game power, or whether seeing pro curveballs and changeups on a regular basis will be the 29 - year - old former NFL quarterback's doom, are things we'll just have to wait and see.

Bird is down 0 - 2 in a hurry — McCullers is just attacking the plate with his curveball.

When you are behind in the count to Trev — and that curveball is coming — you are schtupped with a $ # $ big enough for an elephant.

Punts off left feet spin in the opposite direction of those coming off the feet of right - footed punters, and former Chiefs returner Dante Hall once described it as trying to catch «a Roger Clemens curveball coming from the sky.»

For example, a curveball is said to break approximately 20 % less in Colorado as opposed to a ballpark located at sea level.

This should hopefully lead to shake - ups in the finishing positions at future races and throw some curveballs our way.