Sentences with phrase «of baseball for»

With such lofty pokes at LP, it feels like Barry Bonds blaming the game of baseball for his taking steroids (allegedly).

He was the epitome of baseball for a long time.

DIED: AL SCHACHT, 91, proclaimed as the Clown Prince of Baseball for more than 50 years; in Waterbury, Conn., after a brief illness.

My favorite thing about Draysbay is it opened up a whole new aspect of baseball for me with the analytic approach.

And this is exactly what the sport needs to overcome that strange post-draft malaise that sucked the joy out of baseball for the entire territory.

Last day of baseball for them.

Not exact matches

Earnings per share may be open to manipulation, but laying blame for this at the feet of all CEOs is like blaming baseball catchers for blocking the plate.

Phoenix may be known in the baseball world for spring training, but there's plenty of other outdoor activities to do there.

The company's AI product, Quill, can essentially turn numbers into stories: The box score from a baseball game becomes a written report of that game, for example, detailing player performance as if you were reading a sportswriter's coverage in the newspaper.

Lewis points out, for instance, that early baseball stats didn't bother to record the number of walks a batter earned — mostly because one of the early promoters of baseball stats, a journalist named Henry Chadwick, happened to be a fan of cricket, a sport where there's no such thing as a «walk.»

Mark Marquess has been the coach of the Stanford baseball team for more than 30 years.

With Major League Baseball's All - Star Game and Home Run Derby officially in the books for this year, we have reached what baseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summerBaseball's All - Star Game and Home Run Derby officially in the books for this year, we have reached what baseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summerbaseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summer.»

For a family of four to watch professional sports, the tickets can range in price from $ 115.76 for baseball to $ 343.32 for football, with basketball ($ 215.92) and hockey ($ 248.72) in between, and theme parks ($ 209.44) in the same general pricing viciniFor a family of four to watch professional sports, the tickets can range in price from $ 115.76 for baseball to $ 343.32 for football, with basketball ($ 215.92) and hockey ($ 248.72) in between, and theme parks ($ 209.44) in the same general pricing vicinifor baseball to $ 343.32 for football, with basketball ($ 215.92) and hockey ($ 248.72) in between, and theme parks ($ 209.44) in the same general pricing vicinifor football, with basketball ($ 215.92) and hockey ($ 248.72) in between, and theme parks ($ 209.44) in the same general pricing vicinity.

A successful season for a baseball team is determined by the performance of individual players, as well as the team as a whole.

The fast - growing company boasts clients like Major League Baseball, Adobe and 21st Century Fox, which was in the news Monday for reportedly having talks with Disney to sell the entertainment giant most of its assets.

In a recent TED talk, for example, American health guru Ron Gutman, founder of the Wellsphere blog network and the HealthTap site, pointed to studies of old pictures — ranging from yearbook headshots to mugs on baseball cards — that found people who smiled in youthful photos turned out to live better and longer lives than folks who didn't.

Looking for symptoms of my own I realized that I'd begun to find baseball a bit boring.

Maybe you won't get exactly what you want for your collection of Barbie dolls or baseball cards, but by selling it, you'll start putting some cash to work.

Take Curt Schilling for example, who made in excess of $ 100 million over his 20 seasons with Major League Baseball.

Major League Baseball's internal streaming and mobile technology operation, known as BAM, has quietly become a powerhouse in that part of the market, and now it has signed a deal to do all of the broadcasting for the NHL as well.

For much of its history, Major League Baseball has aligned the value of its players according to traditional stats, like batting average, home runs, stolen bases, earned run average and so on.

As any baseball fan would tell you, finding three free days for two teams in the middle of summer is no easy task.

Hall of Famer Branch Rickey is known as the general manager who had a nose for talent, discovering and hiring Jackie Robinson during a time when baseball was a segregated sport.

Giphy has partnerships with everyone from the Grammy Awards and Major League Baseball to CNN and Paramount Studios, and its teams can instantly generate GIFs of key moments that are perfect for sharing on dozens of different social platforms.

Later that month, «Poblano» made a dramatic reveal — the man behind the stats was none other than Nate Silver, the wunderkind known to baseball stats nerds as the inventor of PECOTA, a remarkably accurate system for predicting baseball players» future performance.

But entrepreneurs could also learn a few lessons by examining the hiring practices of Major League Baseball teams, most of whom — the ones in small and medium markets — adhere to strict budgets for their payrolls.

This weekend it was announced that John Henry, co-owner of the Boston Red Sox baseball team, had agreed to purchase the Boston Globe from the New York Times Co. for $ 70 million.

By the 10th grade, he had wooed a who's - who from the sports world to let him interview them for the local newspaper, including sportscaster Howard Cosell, Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, and baseball Hall of Famers Tommy Lasorda and Leo Durocher.

With the first game of the World Series playoffs around the bend, it's hard not to feel the buildup of excitement for the baseball teams in the running.

It has been over a decade since Michael Lewis's Moneyball told the story of a baseball general manager using advanced data analytics to look for players with undervalued skills.

The multibillion - dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several U.S. states, including New York, Illinois and Nevada, questioning the legality of the games.

For example, there's Robert Morris University's scholarship for «League of Legends» players, which awards up to $ 19,000 in room and board for highly skilled gamers, similar to how rising stars are currently recruited for baseball or footbaFor example, there's Robert Morris University's scholarship for «League of Legends» players, which awards up to $ 19,000 in room and board for highly skilled gamers, similar to how rising stars are currently recruited for baseball or footbafor «League of Legends» players, which awards up to $ 19,000 in room and board for highly skilled gamers, similar to how rising stars are currently recruited for baseball or footbafor highly skilled gamers, similar to how rising stars are currently recruited for baseball or footbafor baseball or football.

We had a chance recently to hear a lot of «inside baseball» talk from top management in the Cubs organization and there were a few key takeaways that will be valuable for whatever business you're building.

Hall of Fame baseball player Cal Ripken Jr., is in the Twin Cities, and speaks about honoring teachers from around the U.S., as well as his best advice for saving money.

Yes, the story is of the too - smart - for - its - own - good kind, though Madden is able to wrangle it enough so that it doesn't completely go over our heads (if you're a politics junkie, you'll likely love the inside baseball of it).

Twitter is betting that it can become a place for live video streams of all kinds, including sporting events like soccer and baseball, as well as news events like the Grammy Awards and the election campaign, where it partnered with a number of broadcasters to stream their coverage.

More than a decade after leaving baseball, Cal Ripken serves as one of the best models for how to build a career after professional sports.

A dude in his 40s with a sparse goatee and a fondness for baseball jerseys, Lightspeed operates a string of solo girl websites, each focused on a particular performer.

The shooting took place as a GOP congressional baseball team was practicing in Alexandria, Virginia, ahead of a charity game between Republicans and Democrats scheduled for Thursday.

Worse, they were run by executives who were still viewed as know - it - all baseball outsiders — like the G.M., former management consultant Jeff Luhnow, and the so - called Director of Decision Sciences, the former NASA engineer Sig Mejdal — even though the men had at that point worked within the game for a decade.

For more esoteric items such as baseball pitching machines and cricket bats, the market is less competitive so retailers may be able to retain a significant portion of the savings and prices will take longer to adjust.

The Cubs» stadium - adjacent, six - story office building and conference center, constructed for an undisclosed sum, was one phase of the Ricketts family's multiyear plan to give its baseball empire a systemwide structural expansion and upgrade.

Specifically, the article details the partnership that grew between her and Major League Baseball because of her WBENC Certification and the leadership at the Women's Business Enterprise Council of PA - DE-sNJ who worked to open up opportunity for women - owned businesses.

The Community Foundation of Greater New Britain (CFGNB) and New Britain Bees professional baseball club will join forces on Saturday, May 19, to raise money for victims of Hurricane Maria and to treat hundreds of New Britain school students and their...

Baseball had a whiff of offense in their air during a cold and wet April, when strikeouts exceeded hits during a full calendar month for the first time in the sport's nearly century - and - a-half history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Baseball had a whiff of offense in their air during a cold and wet April, when strikeouts exceeded hits during a full calendar month for the first time in the sport's nearly century - and - a-half history, according to...

The ping of an aluminum baseball bat is not a common sound at Pahokee High School, a place far more known for it's tradition of producing top pro and college football players.

From Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame to Cincinnati's baseball roots and the Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio is a hub for cultural, artistic and outdoor fun.

The beginning of March signals the start of preseason exhibition games for Major League Baseball...

For example, rather than sitting in front of the TV, a father might decide to play a little game of baseball with his son.