Sentences with phrase «life at bat»

Much like a real life at bat, you have to be selective and patiently wait for the pitch.

Not exact matches

At least then we would be living with a swing and a miss instead of having watched a strike go by with the bat on our shoulder.

But the promise of the new rules is that entrepreneurs like Regina, who don't live in charmed places like Menlo Park and Manhattan, or have friends at Facebook, now have more alternatives, more potential swings of the bat.

By all means take a swing at «Panama vs. Costa Rica» — but be ready to trade the bat for a magnifying glass as soon as you figure out exactly what kind of weather, scenery, population, infrastructure, cost of living, and real estate prices make up your ideal location.

20 At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live» Isaiah 2:12 - 17

At - bats against live, professional pitchers.

As you pointed out, now we have DAWGS back there, and receivers who actually take their craft seriously; who can catch the ball or at least make an attempt to bat it down and prevent the defender from catching it (KEEPING IT 100 DEZ) AND a pissed off, motivated, full engaged Zeke (in the best shape of his life) to pound defenses into submission???

This is the extremely paranoid world of «bat doctoring,» the dark and ridiculous subsection of one of our nation's most tame neighborhood sports, where some players spend upwards of four figures and literally risk lives to hit a ball kinda far and maybe, just maybe... win a cheap plastic trophy or nearly - unwearable T - shirt at the end of the season.

If such a sophomoric stab at humor had occurred on Saturday Night Live, nobody would have batted an eye.

Even considering that, though, his bat is legitimate — Fowler has hit.270 /.367 /.420 for a 110 OPS + over the last five seasons — and he's been at least an average player during those years, even if you assume he can't play defense to save his life.

Go apple picking Jump in a pile of leaves Make some autumn art Collect colourful fall leaves Collect seeds from plants in the garden Plant bulbs for next spring Make a bird feeder Make leaf prints Make pumpkin playdough Create an Autumn poem Go looking for spider webs Make a nature table with your Autumn finds Bake an apple pie Carve your own pumpkin Make Autumn sun catchers Go on a bat watch at dusk Make toffee apples Set up a scavenger hunt Collect sycamore seeds Grab an umbrella and go singing in the rain Throw a Halloween party Make an autumn wreath for your door Make a bug hotel Listen to the sound of leaves crunching under your feet Collect conkers Collect pinecones Collect twigs Make hot chocolate Draw or paint some autumn still life Attend harvest festival Make apple crisps / chips Remember what you're thankful for Take pictures of all the different colours you can find in a woodland Make leaf rubbings Go stargazing Have an autumn picnic Look for a full moon Go trick or treating Try apple bobbing Make apple sauce Fly a kite Make a windsock Dry orange slices Roast pumpkin seeds Make Halloween biscuits Make a rain catcher Build an indoor fort Collect acorns Donate old woollens and coats to a charity Help clear leaves from the lawn

Teachout and Faso sniped at one another in their victory speeches, with him noting right off the bat that he and his wife have lived in the district for decades, (unlike Teachout, who is a recent transplant), and her deeming him an Albany insider beholden to rich special interests who contributed to his campaign.

The live victim was a male greater mouse - eared bat that had been hibernating in a cave at a site known as ByÄí skála.

At noon on Saturday, 19 February, Live @ AAAS will host a live chat here with Tom Kunz, whose research focuses on the ecology, behavior, evolution, and conservation biology of bLive @ AAAS will host a live chat here with Tom Kunz, whose research focuses on the ecology, behavior, evolution, and conservation biology of blive chat here with Tom Kunz, whose research focuses on the ecology, behavior, evolution, and conservation biology of bats.

Scientists aren't sure why Pd lights up under UV light, but they think that once Pd filaments, called hyphae, penetrate the bat's skin, those hyphae secrete substances that eat away at the living tissue and also happen to fluoresce under UV light.

«These profiles indicate a variety of potential difficulties with their authors, including control issues, a negative perspective on life (or at least on dating), a sense of entitlement, or a victim's mentality — basically nothing that one should find attractive right off the bat,» she says.

GREY GARDENS Directors: Ellen Hovde, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, Muffie Meyer Starring: Edith «Little Edie» Bouvier Beale, Edith Bouvier Beale, Jerry Torre, Brooks Hyers In the current era of watching reality television when it seems normal to watch the lives of trashy people, drunk people, or rich snobby people, one would not bat a lash at watching a documentary about two crazy cat ladies.

Director Kevin McDonald -LRB-» The Last King of Scotland») wields a very interesting aesthetic right off the bat in his tale of teens at war, but How I Live Now can't escape the feeling of being a mash - up of a hundred other stories you've seen before.

BURBANK, Calif. (March 8, 2013)-- Spring is in the air — literally — as Disneynature prepares to unveil «Wings of Life,» a spectacular, closer - than - close, high - definition look at the intricate world of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and bats, and their life - sustaining collaboration with flowLife,» a spectacular, closer - than - close, high - definition look at the intricate world of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees and bats, and their life - sustaining collaboration with flowlife - sustaining collaboration with flowers.

Narrated by Meryl Streep, this intimate and unprecedented look at butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, bats and flowers is a celebration of life, as a third of the world's food supply depends on these incredible — and increasingly threatened — creatures.

Yankee Mickey Mantle flinging his batting helmet away in disgust during bad day at bat, 1965 John Dominis / Time & Life Pictures / Getty Image hide caption

However life on earth started, we continued on until we forgot, time batting us with its paws and leaving the gristled meat of each day at our doorstep, while we headed out into the spinning world.

Those at high risk, like vets and spelunkers (which I mention because I love that word, and also bats live in caves) should have pre-exposure vaccines, which makes post-exposure treatment much easier.

Passed the Raffles Hotel there is an avenue of towering trees, a home to a colony of giant fruit bats that live here and that you can see hanging at any time of the day.

Not only because of the beauty of the beach Green Bowl is famous, but also because of the bats that are living in the caves at the beach.

Brave children can pet live bat rays and sea stars at the museum's interactive exhibits.

The all - inclusive plan at the Paradisus Punta Cana includes room accommodations as selected; unlimited meals and snacks; unlimited premium international and domestic alcoholic beverages; 24 - hour room service; in - room mini-bar with water, beer, and soft drinks (restocked once daily); all resort fitness and recreation facilities; non-motorized water sports including snorkeling, sailing, canoeing, waterbiking, windsurfing, supervised mini-club for kids 5 - 12 years old; evening activities including beach parties, live shows, theme parties and karaoke; all resort activities and entertainment including beach volley ball, archery, darts, giant chess, rifle - target shooting, table tennis, water aerobics, batting cage, bicycles, climbing wall, jogging trail and nature walks; also included are Merengue dance classes, horseback riding, 1 dive per person per week for certified divers, 1 round of golf per person per day at Cocotal Golf & Country Club (transportation to the course included until 3 pm).

There's the gorgeous towns of Antigua and Quetzalenango, surrounded by volcanoes, with fine dining and great live music, the jungle - shrouded Mayan megacity of Tikal and many other remains of Guatamala's Maya heritage, Central America's biggest and oldest market at Chichicastenango with stalls piled high with colourful handicrafts, the volcano - ringed Lake Atitlan in the Highlands, the Garifuna culture of Livingston and traditional Ixil Maya villages of Nebaj, jungle trips, bat - filled caves and the coastal playground of Monterrico and idyllic beach town of Tilapita.

Field placings, bat positioning, the pitch's effect on the ball and much much more were all included in the game making it more true to life than any other attempt at bringing the bat and ball to a video game.

The variety at hand is impressive, and I chose to kit out my character with bright pink double buns, denim dungarees and a baseball bat melee weapon — taking cue from what I admire to look like in real life.

This female artist had the kind of messy personal life that no one bats an eye at in the case of male artists.

I'm as confused as the next reader about this stuff, and batting at the bafflegab wastes life and time better used following the science.

Mr. Catalano discusses the issue in light of the recent life threatening injury to Tonya Carpenter, who was struck in the face by a broken bat while attending a Red Sox game at Fenway Park.

We have nearly 40 years of experience and knowledge when it comes to life insurance, which can go a very long way, and nothing beats having a career insurance broker at bat for you when trying to get you the best no medical exam term life insurance rates available.