Sentences with phrase «of fame because»

Example of cherry picking would be someone saying that St. Louis Cardinal great Stan Musial does not belong in the Baseball Hall of Fame because he had a mediocre.280 batting average for his last five seasons.

This breed is has held its perpetual spot in the hall of fame because of its flexibility and superiority.

The NCM is inducting two racers into this year's Hall of Fame because the Barker brothers were a team — a team which probably would not have been as successful individually, and because their racing careers were coupled as only those of brothers could be.

Every time I see one online they've got a really great rating, and we've included their Gayle pumps in the Corporette Workwear Hall of Fame because they've been around for years and always get high marks.

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Pete Rose is Major League Baseball's all - time hits leader, but he's not in the Hall of Fame because he was banned from the game for life for gambling.

I'm not suggesting that Fox should be in the hall of fame because he's had a few fun game winners in his first year.

Different writers will pick and choose different things, but they can all be whittled down to the same thing: Jack Morris should be in the Hall of Fame because of his je ne sais quoi.

If Jeff Bagwell can be kept out of the Hall of Fame because he had the temerity to hit home runs and be physically fit, imagine what people would have said about those light - hitting shortstops.

In a sport filled with incredibly talented athletes, he'll one day be in the Hall of Fame because he also works incredibly hard.

Not exact matches

But because of the home's historic background — it was built in 1906 by the famed architect Dudley S. Van Antwerp, and was home to Aubrey Lewis, the first African - American to be captain of a sports team at Notre Dame and one of the first black FBI agents — it can not be torn down.

Bill Miller, the famed value investor who manages the Miller Opportunity Trust mutual fund and holds 16 % of its portfolio in airline stocks, imagines a new normal in which airlines remain profitable during slumps because of their newfound discipline on capacity.

Zafrir, a former commander of Israel's famed intelligence corps, Unit 8200, told me that the conscripted Israeli military experience has become a major generator of entrepreneurial skills, as people are trained fast, learn how to cope with failure and how to innovate by achieving the impossible because lives depend on it.

Because of the company's success with content, Intercom decided to double down by adding a well - established content professional to join their ranks: Ken Yeung of VentureBeat fame.

However, we took note of comments from famed investor Jeff Gundlach; that it is wrong to believe U.S bonds are more attractive than those from Europe and Japan because of currency risk.

That's because famed brief seller Citron Research recently disclosed the brief position in Riot, job the convene «full mania» and accusing it of «making fake claims to investors.»

They invented their own religion where famous people are worshipped because of their fame and money!

I often get jealous of the people who «strike it rich» with book deals and conference invitations, who get the parties and the fame because they were bad but now they found Jesus, but then I look back over my life, at how far Jesus and I have walked together, what we have been through together, and how we have suffered, and grieved, and rejoiced, and laughed together, and I realize that no book deal, bank account, or applause from men could ever substitute for what I have with Jesus.

Several weeks ago, no one was voted into the MLB Hall of Fame, largely because many of the eligible players are suspected of steroid abuse.

The word «Christian» literally means «little Christ,» how does someone who acquires fame by bashing the belief of others (he may be a scholar but as the author noted, most people have only heard of him because of his uncouth mannerisms) come anywhere close to Jesus?

He's making his fame and money out of this kind of non-sense, and because media inc. keeps covering the dirty sounds that are coming out of his mouth.

Remember, his religion REQUIRES him to do so!!!! I am a Gator Alumnus who is sure glad Tebow went to my school because of the class individual that he is, and even though I do not consider myself religious, I would love for one of my daughters to walk in through our front door with somebody like him, even without the fame or millions.

The man they really need to consult is, once again, Cardinal Newman, who leveled devastating artillery against the argument from design, especially in The Idea of a University, which despite its well - deserved fame has long gone underutilized by philosophers of religion, perhaps because his critique of their work is so devastating.

I don't see entertainers as idols, but people who became celebriites because people paid money to be entertained, but no person in my eyes has God - like status, because of money, fame, possessions, and alot of PR (public relations).

I think we have to say that rock has been pretty equally about both, in part because unlike pop, it has deliberately explored artistic uses of fame.

John Galt's famed speech at the end of the book, which I have listened to in its entirety (and which would never pass for a speech in real life because Rand got carried away) is filled with angry attacks directed against Christ, albeit without naming him.

Some of you don't know why it's such an important job, because you don't really know the music behind the fame — perhaps I can provide some help with that today.

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That's because of Lopez - Alt's fame and following.

I love how you clarified the Pam Anderson thing Molly because I too was briefly confused and found myself wondering if Pam (of Baywatch fame) had some secret waffle recipe I didn't know about (maybe she does?).

Randy Johnson sailed through the Hall of Fame on the first ballot because hardly anyone suspected him of steroids, then or now.

Just because Jan Brady doesn't get the attention that Marcia gets, it doesn't mean you get to keep her out of the damned Brady Bunch Hall of Fame, you monsters.

And anyone who thinks the Hall of Fame should be restricted to players like Cal Ripken and Willie Mays are living in Hyrule, because the actual Hall of Fame hasn't been nearly so exclusive since World War II.

Dumbest Quote To Met outfielder Vince Coleman, who, after a season in which he rarely played because of injuries but was ejected three times and suspended once, said in mid-September that the sandy infield at Shea Stadium was «keeping me out of the Hall of Fame.»

Soon, no one will remember Fencik, or Plank, or McMichael, or Wilson, or Marshall, or Hilgenberg, or Brown, or Hester because there is no prospect of their numbers being retired and their induction in to the Hall of Fame may never happen.

Because of that work, just last Oct. 18, Bruce was one of six individuals honored with a Distinguished Service Award at the annual CIF Southern Section Hall of Fame inductions in Long Beach.

Now merged into a much - needed, all - encompassing golf hall of fame, the LPGA's version is the only bona fide pantheon because induction is based on a statistical standard.

Sports halls of fame are too political and too subjective, and because of the pressure brought on by annual balloting, too many players who were pretty darned good but not truly great are inducted.

This is particularly sad because Alderman had a legitimate case to make it into the NFL Hall of Fame.

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I selfishly want him to come back next year and hit 1,000 points, because even though the number is pretty arbitrary I think it matters to the Hall of Fame.

Because if you do, you're making the most asinine Hall of Fame argument.

You don't get to remove the gannet from Olsen's Standard Book of British Birds because they wet their nests, and you don't get to eliminate DHs entirely from the Hall of Fame.

He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, and the only reason he had to wait so long was because he was a product of the «80s.

A lot of fans are invested in the other women in the division because they've watched them climb the ladder from NXT and live their WWE dream, while Ronda is going straight to the main roster with no real wrestling experience and after her MMA career and associated fame imploded.

I DEMAND a Hall of Fame caliber player, 3 deep, at every position, with minimal contracts, playing just because they love the Cowboys as much as I do.

I say that, because, according to the rules for Hall of Fame voting, you must consider the integrity and the character of the candidates.

That's why people give up their 20s, because there's a small chance of millions and fame on the other side.

Vented Because he was once again overlooked by Hall of Fame voters, Goose Gossage.