Sentences with phrase «hitter who»

With so much growth, there must be a driver: a new player or a reinvigorated heavy - hitter who has tapped into something to shake a formerly moribund sector out of its daze, an innovation fueling demand for investment.

This is an actual resume example of a Designated Hitter who works in the Retail Industry.

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Or perhaps you're the heavy hitter who comes in to get people out of legal trouble.

The foreign secretary's gaffes have contributed to a view that a heavy hitter who supports Brexit will be needed to take on either Amber Rudd, the home secretary, or Ruth Davidson, the Scottish Conservative leader, when May steps down — which is expected towards the end of 2019.

The Buffalo School Board has interviewed five candidates so far for superintendent, but the man they will interview today is a heavy hitter who could be a game changer in the search process.

He's a big hitter who is a bit raw in coverage, but he lit it up at The Opening over the summer.

She is the middle blocker / outside hitter who paced the Broncos to a 12 - game winning streak that included a 3 - 1 win over defending Capital Valley Conference and Division III section champion Oakmont - Roseville.

CECIL SMITH Ten - goal player San Antonio, Texas Tommy Hitchcock Jr., a great hitter who had everything.

Santana is a 31 - year - old switch - hitter who has been remarkably consistent over the last several years.

Unless we see some sort of hyper - hitter who threatens the mark before turning 40, this is a chase that will involve decline and a starting job of questionable merit.

A hitter who can hit 763 home runs would be a testament to talent and longevity — not only an extraordinary hitter, but someone who doesn't make us curse the capriciousness of baseball and all of the lurking injuries.

It would be a hitter who could swat a dinger about every other day, on average, avoiding slumps and dealing with pitchers who would rather walk him.

What if they can't take a hitter who strikes out in a third of his plate appearances and five times for every walk, then turn him into a long - term asset?

Evan Gattis grounds out, bringing up Brian McCann, who if you're not watching closely makes it look like Gattis is a switch - hitter who just changed sides of the plate after an out.

And if you're looking for another box to check, how about a right - handed hitter who can take advantage of the lively and short right - field porch?

O'Connor, a terrierlike man of 33 who was born in Galway, is another straight hitter who, though not producing any single round of great golf, had to complement Bradshaw's scoring by not having a single very bad round.

Why was Atlanta the only team to gamble on a career.289 hitter who has won World Series rings with three organizations?

Good speed, switch hitter who can hit for average with some pop.

The consensus in baseball is that most pitchers are struck by a ball that was pitched outside against a hitter who has shortened his swing in an attempt to drive the ball back where it was pitched.

But for another tally in the lowlight reel, let's turn to LSU's right fielder, Greg Deichmann, an otherwise dominant hitter who's fueled a large share of the Tigers» offense this season.

Waiting for his production to recover and pretending that he's a typical hitter who is just «getting unlucky» is nothing more than whistling past the graveyard.

Bill White, a 25 - year - old power hitter who lost his job with the Giants when he went into the service, is the new first baseman; he is also a fine gloveman.

Castillo, who had six RBIs in 305 at bats, was on pace to knock in 10 runs this year, which would be the fewest ever in a season for a hitter who had at least 450 at bats.

Ellsbury is a professional hitter who knows how to get on base and can be aggressive on the base paths.

And although he is a good, determined pull hitter who is learning to go to the opposite field as well and baseball men are predicting he will hit 30 home runs a year, he may never be as good a hitter as Dickey or the others at their best.

«I'm a contact hitter who will occasionally hit a homer.

Damon is a.300 hitter who can steal a base.

Surhoff is that rarest of catchers, a No. 2 hitter who can run.

It's a bit of a shame they don't have a right handed hitter who can play 2nd.

Durocher and Maris should be voted in, but I resent any implication that Tony Oliva, a lifetime.304 hitter who won three batting titles and led the American League in hits five times, may be less deserving.

Affectionately known as Hound or Mutt to his teammates, Kelly is Philadelphia's designated hitter who usually steps onto the ice only when Shero feels the pace of a game has become too humdrum.

Kansas City defensive coordinator Gunther Cunningham says this of Thomas's history of inconsistency: «In the past, I think he was like the home run hitter who says, «I'm not bunting, I'm not hitting singles.»

She will be an asset to Colorado State, whose coach wants her to be that outside hitter who plays all the way around.»

A smaller player, such as 5» 11» Michael Peca of the Buffalo Sabres, a premier hitter who is listed at 181 pounds but who midway through the playoff grind looks as wispy as Kate Moss, uses his legs to generate force.

It would stuck away a lot of his value, turning him from a hackier Ben Zobrist into a hitter who's a lot closer to Ike Davis.

There's a way to tally up the hitters who have thrived under his tutelage, as well as the ones who have quietly disappeared.

Just a terrifying collection of young, imposing hitters who might keep getting better.

It's why we remember the squirrels on the field, the mitts thrown to first with baseballs in them, and the hitters who swing at a pitchout to protect a hit - and - run.

That goes for all of these teams, sure, but the Brewers might start the season with two hitters who wouldn't look out of place on a contending team, maybe three.

He wasn't the perfect player, and he couldn't rack up the WAR like hitters who took the field, but he was the perfect player for the Red Sox for the most important stretch of that franchise's history.

If you have a great idea about defensive shifts or a lineup filled with switch - hitters who can spray the ball all over the field, that's super.

Hitters who failed to make a successful transition from the NL to the AL — including Jack Clark, Glenn Davis and Kevin Mitchell, in the 1980s and early»90s — gave that theory anecdotal credence.

Yet he was unquestionably the least valuable of the five hitters who came up to the plate that inning (George Springer, Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve, and Alex Bregman were the others).

Possibly, but feast thine eyes on the Cubs hitters who will likely bat after the cleanup hitter:

Their lineup consists of aging ex-stars and boom - or - bust type hitters who will have trouble stringing hits together.

A lineup that features six or seven hitters who should be at least league average, but have the potential to be much better, is a pretty fair start.

They have a bunch of hitters who've spent their entire lives succeeding at baseball because of hitting one way, and it's possible that these specific players are spectacularly ill - suited to adjust.

Angels hitters who had at least 50 RBIs in 2009, the most ever on one major league team.

Hitters who work the count and get on — guys like Denard Span — are more valuable than ever.