Sentences with phrase «league baseball team when»

Toronto fans merit such congenial treatment; they have been grumping for nearly eight years over the injustice of archrival Montreal having a major league baseball team when they did not.

Not exact matches

And then there are people like Jason Klein the young branding executive who, when hired to rename the Hartford minor league baseball team, chose the bizarre, seemingly ridiculous, and ultimately ingenious name, Yard Goats.

Last weekend when the Charleston RiverDogs Minor League Baseball team hosted the Columbia Fireflies, they took a few jabs at the Fireflies» Tim Tebow.

It's why two detectives are assigned by Major League Baseball to protect him around the clock when the Cardinals are on the road, even when he merely crosses the street in front of the team's hotel, as he did in Fort Lauderdale on Sept. 1 to eat lunch at Chuck's Steakhouse.

In professional sports, I've always pulled for the Oakland A's in the American League (my first Little League team circa 1990 when the «Bash Brothers» reigned) and the Atlanta Braves in the National League (on every night via Turner Broadcasting, and for much of my childhood the only true «Southern» baseball squad to pull for).

She also recalled that Barber was the Dodger announcer in 1947 when Jackie Robinson joined the team and broke major league baseball's color barrier.

In the 1960s, when his son was young, Mr. Wegerer coached Little League Baseball and midget football teams through the Mt. Prospect Park District.

«Moneyball» (2011) Baseball statistics and analytics might not be the sexiest of topics, but it all heats up when you have Brad Pitt playing Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane, who hires an Ivy League grad (Jonah Hill) to revive his failing team on a tight budget.

When I am not at work I enjoy hunting, fishing and coaching my son's little league baseball team.

Remember the major - leaguer who qualifies for the all - star team when he only succeeds a third of the time (a.333 average in Major League Baseball isn't bad).

This cartoonish vibe, when combined with very solid gameplay, makes you still feel the competitive nature of the sport even though you don't get access to the real players or teams of Major League Baseball.

The Major League Baseball season has started, so now it's time to see how your team will do when you're controlling all of the action as MLB 14 The Show launches today on PS3 and PS Vita.

When they had better insights into what elements of play led to more wins better than most of the league, it created an opportunity for Billy Beane and the Oakland A's to create a winning team in the early 2000s that fit their budget with under - valued players by focusing on offensive play and disregarding defensive play, which was less important for winning baseball games.

When all 30 major league teams support Marjory Stoneman Douglas High after last week's mass shooting by wearing MSD baseball caps before their first spring training game — with the option of also wearing them during the game — it will be a little different for the Marlins.