Sentences with phrase «first at bat»

Hang in there and you will get there eventually or you might get lucky and hit a homer at your first at bat!

Your first at bat doesn't have to be a grand slam.

The risk is that diversity of opinion, so vital to the healthy development of the law, may be relegated to the occasional murmur, particularly so if the very same judges who sit on a majority of sentence appeals insist on inflexible adherence to horizontal stare decisis and maintain that their judgments, being «first at bat», must be followed by their colleagues.

Radio E3 2017: Electronic Arts (06/14/2017) ♪ It is time for the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2017 and first at bat is Electronic Arts.

Making his MLB debut with the New York Yankees in 2016, Aaron Judge hit a home run during his career's first at bat, but this was only the beginning.

As a BlackBerry fan and somebody who wants to see RIM hit nothing but pure homeruns, I'm of course a little choked up over the PlayBook's first at bat performance.

Augusta scored a pair of runs in its first at bat when senior Ty Hobbs plated juniors Devin Bilardello and Harrison Moore with a single to left field.

I'm still angry about my first at bat that afternoon.

Then, in his first at bat against the Boston Red Sox, his principal antagonists, he whistled a vicious 408 - foot line drive off the centerfield wall with a swing he estimates required «50 - to 60 - percent» effort.

My first at bat, with the Indians in 1997.

For 10 yearsthey'd been telling the same stories — at Immaculata High School in Somerville, N.J., where the legend bookended a grand slam in his first at bat as a freshmanwith a blast in his last at bat as a senior; at the neighborhood diner Jerry «sPlace, where the legend's photo hangs next to one of Mickey Mantle; and here atthis warehouse turned hitting complex, where the legend's newspaper clippingsand old jerseys line the walls.

«I was struggling to see the ball in my first at bat and the first couple of pitches,» Lucas said.

In his first at bat following the suspension Locklear bounced an easy grounder to the infield and ran like fury for first base.

«It's almost as if he said, «O.K., I'm going to go out and hit a home run in my first at bat.»

On May 31, in his first at bat after missing more than a year with back and hamstring injuries, Indians rightfielder Juan Gonzalez (left) strained his right hamstring while running out a ground ball and wound up back on the DL.

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.

First at bat, a salad with spinach, red bell pepps, edamame, raw cauliflower, and dried cranz (with a heavy handed pour of Bragg's liquid aminos on top).

In his first at bat he struck out looking.

Not exact matches

In his third at bat he got hit by a pitch, but was later doubled off first base when he wandered a little too far from the bag on a line drive.

When he died he weighed sixty pounds, the paper says, and I go out of my way to drive by the address where his brother locked him in the closet, wondering at the blue door, the flower boxes, wondering where the fury started, how early and how hidden the first bruise awaking like a bat, dark wings....

Vintners Build on Success of Inaugural Sonoma County Barrel Auction When you put on a highly successful event the first time at bat, you have momentum that drives you to keep the winning streak in play...

Sanchez is on pace to have 53 home runs in his first 600 major league at - bats.

«My first major league at - bat was right here at Yankee Stadium,» he said.

At any point during the streak, a hitter could have swung at a pitch above his eyes, reached on a dribbler to third, advanced on a fielder's choice, and scored on a broken - bat looper just over the first basemaAt any point during the streak, a hitter could have swung at a pitch above his eyes, reached on a dribbler to third, advanced on a fielder's choice, and scored on a broken - bat looper just over the first basemaat a pitch above his eyes, reached on a dribbler to third, advanced on a fielder's choice, and scored on a broken - bat looper just over the first baseman.

First base is another option, if the Angels want to teach Ohtani that position and let C.J. Cron — another rebound candidate — and Pujols fight over DH at - bats, with Cron filling in at first when Ohtani canFirst base is another option, if the Angels want to teach Ohtani that position and let C.J. Cron — another rebound candidate — and Pujols fight over DH at - bats, with Cron filling in at first when Ohtani canfirst when Ohtani can not.

Sandoval homered in his first two at - bats off of Justin Verlander and then Al Alburquerque, making him only the fourth player in MLB history to have three home runs in a World Series game.

Even Dean Chance got a hit, his first in 78 consecutive times at bat, an intended sacrifice bunt that no one could field.

That said, I have noticed a better approach at the plate with him this year since those first two games, and better at bats all together, which leads me to believe he could possibly finish the year with a K % rate of under 30 %

The National League player of the week was Chicago Cub reliever Jim Bullinger, who saved four games last week and hit a home run in his first big league at bat.

I'm surprised they didn't bring in Cheslor to play first and move Whit over to 2nd after that at bat.

In the first game of another doubleheader Smith blasted four homers in four at bats to lead the Caesars to a 31 - 17 win.

Milwaukee Shortstop Robin Yount caught the ball on the first - base side of second and swept down with his glove hand at Henderson, who was in the dirt now, crash - landing on his chest with his arms extended and his batting helmet flying off toward leftfield.

To get his bat into the lineup, manager Fredi Gonzalez has used Gattis at first base and in leftfield as well as McCann's backup behind the plate.

Herzog's leadoff hitter, Vince Coleman (27 RBIs in 517 at bats), is so bad in that category that he will probably be the first player the Cards try to trade after the season.

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 year).

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This is the essence of Colby Lewis when he's right, an outside fastball with movement that's useless to a hitter in the first pitch of the at - bat.

So what did we learn from the first at - bat?

His first strikeout was just one of those at - bats.

In my opinion, taking either of those guys with to Puerto Rico would be done as a human interest story, akin to when the Marlins gave Adam Greenberg an at - bat in 2012 after his career was derailed when he was beaned in the head in his first career plate appearance years earlier.

He went 23 — 4 with a 2.07 ERA, won the pitching triple crown (wins, ERA and strikeouts), set a major league record with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, did not allow a home run in any of the 293 at bats against him with a runner on, permitted only three leadoff walks to score (he walked the first batter only six times in 213 1/3 innings) and struck out 37 % of all batters he faced.

The Yankees recently cut loose Chris Carter, but Carter has led the club in playing time at first, and batted.201 /.284 /.370 in the process.

First baseman Jim Thome, who already had walloped two home runs, foolishly salivated at the opportunity to bat with a 3 - and - 0 count against Martinez.

Everybody at the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIat the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIAt week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIs.

The former Heisman Trophy - winning quarterback made a strong impression in his first at - bat in Double - A on Thursday.

If Tim Tebow ever does make the major leagues all eyes will be on his very first at - bat, if his first two minor league openers are any indication.

Today was Opening Day for Minor League baseball, which means this was the first time Tim Tebow had a professional at - bat.

@TimTebow first professional at bat.

Like Aarong, I didn't think they could come back — not because they lacked the heart but because they lacked the firepower to score 6 runs in 2 at bats which I don't think was unreasonable given the evidence (they'd only scored 6 or more runs in 5 of the season's first 43 games).

When he won the batting title and his first All - Star spot in»92 despite a sore right shoulder that would require surgery at the end of the season, it looked as if the 29 - year - old had finally arrived.