Sentences with phrase «of other bats»

Found mainly in tropical forests on the Indian subcontinent, this spectacular mammal usually resides in a treetop colony with hundreds or sometimes thousands of other bats.

Not exact matches

But like any other profession, the individuals in this line of work vary in their abilities, and some of the best do have rather impressive batting averages.

Between «losing» a lot of money right off the bat and then getting interested in a whole host of other things as a teenager, I pretty much forgot about the account, just letting capital gains and dividends reinvest since then.

The 1980's and 1990's will bring plenty of tumult in terms of ownership, as Arabian princes, Primerica, Shearson and others will bat the company around like kittens in a box with a ball of string.

Other founding members of the BAT team include Brian Bondy (Evernote, Khan Academy), Yan Zhu (Yahoo), Scott Locklin (Kerf Software), Brian Brown (Wall Street Journal), and Catherine Corre (AOL).

CME, of which COMEX is a division, is similar to other exchanges, such as NASDAQ, NYSE, and BAT, that have gone public in recent years.

While other companies have much more credible plans (Brave's BAT and Mysterium are two I find compelling), the valuations of all of these firms are intrinsically linked.

The Bible «tells» us that bats are birds, hares chew the cud, dead dove's blood cures leprosy, and all sorts of other wacky stuff.

A question for Timelesswheelman: Why is it that, unlike other religious believers who are faced with images of their prophets, gods, etc, Muslims appear to be the only religious group that goes absolutely bat - shaft crazy and murderous when someone, for example, publishes a cartoon of the prophet?

A journeyman Braves reliever, batting for lack of other options, hits a routine grounder to third.

Still» and this is the point from Nagel I wish to insist on» we can not deny the question's applicability; we can not deny that there really is something that it is like to be a bat (or any other thing possessed of awareness); we can not deny that bats really do have an inside, a state of experienced consciousness that is the what - it - is - like - to - be that thing.

When some of the anger and frustration had been dealt with, not only verbally but also physically using foam rubber bats, (2) and Connie and Steve were feeling a little more friendly toward each other, the counselor asked them to try telling each other what they still liked about their marriage and about each other.

Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis of extant bats conforms with evolutionary predictions of their relationship to other Eocene mammal lineages, indicating common ancestry.

In addition, this particular nullification has a little extra weight, since North Korea cut off its emergency direct phone line to South Korea — a sort of bat signal one could use to call the other and sort things out when tensions got unbearable...

Indian wrestling, foam rubber bats, (6) shouting yes and no at each other at close range and from opposite sides of the room all provide effective, harmless, and fun ways of draining off strong feeling so that talking becomes possible.

Some things I have always done as though I were right - handed, without giving them another thought (swinging anything two - handed, like a bat or an axe); other things are merely annoying because the world seems to be made with righties in mind (like blackening the heel of my hand with ink or graphite as I write).

When doing so they said that they had two different kinds, one from Mexican bats (which had a higher nitrogen content), and the other domestic bat guano, which has a nutrient ratio of 3 -8-1.

Other than Mike Trout (193 OPS +) and Andrelton Simmons (111 OPS +), every single one of their position players to take an at - bat for them this year is a below - average hitter, according to adjusted OPS.

There's a clean bunt, those slices off the bat; the pitcher won the battle, but those type of balls can cause the game to go the other way.»

In addition to the re-signing of third baseman Kevin Seitzer, the Brewers» leader and best player, Bando's other big off - season move was to acquire centerfielder Chuck Carr from the Marlins to bat leadoff.

He can tell me the players» batting averages last season, birthdays, and bunch of other random stuff (he's mildly autistic).

Since intentional walks often come in high leverage situations, that brief pause to the game while they throw the four pitches has always got me super pumped for the next at bat and really sold how much of a threat the other team thought the current batter was compared to the next one — making it so much sweeter when the next guy defied the odds and got a hit anyway.

A. Nine: hit, walk, error, forceout, fielder's choice (when the man on base is not forced out or not retired), hit by pitched ball, interference by catcher or other member of fielding team, missed third strike, and batted fair ball hitting a runner or umpire before it is touched by a fielder.

Harrah later explained that he had broken the 34 1/2 - inch C243 he had used in the first 14 games and, lacking any other bat of that length, decided to replace it with a sawed - off 35 - inch model.

Still gonna lose a bunch of low scoring games cause the offense will be bad, but would be nice to see them make the other team's bats work for it.

A home run, though, is far preferable to any other kind of batted ball, on account of the thing where they give you a whole run for it.

One day, the pitcher on the other end of a bat flip will be more concerned with the homer he just gave up.

Everybody at the top of the White Sox lineup has contributed: At week's end leadoff man Tim Raines had a first - inning batting average of.389, Joey Cora had scored 21 runs, Frank Thomas had hit 10 homers (no other player had more than seven) and driven in 25 runs, and sometimes cleanup hitter Robin Ventura was batting a major league - high.511 (23 for 45) with 22 RBIs.

She will be the focus of many other teams after batting.430 with 43 hits, six home runs, and 38 RBI in her junior campaign.

That was quite funny big bad fierce elneny and cedric who bats for the other side every day of the week!

He fits the mold of someone the Rangers would be interested in, but he (like other HS / C bats) are rising on draft boards.

The Orioles succeeded, as they showed Atlanta, with reliable starting pitching, the best bullpen in baseball and just enough offense, though they are talking to other clubs, trying to find another bat, such as Geronimo Berroa of the Oakland Athletics.

This allows you, the viewer, to connect with a couple of players straight off the bat, while still allowing space for somebody or other to emerge as a cult figure of affection.

With these safety concerns — not to mention outrageous scores — in mind, the rules committee and others have been pushing for a «woodlike» standard to slow the speeds of balls coming off aluminum bats (Scorecard, Jan. 12, 1998, et seq.).

Wes danced around Alcindor, overplaying him first on one side, then the other, frequently batting away passes into the post and generally laying a load of weight on Lew's spine.

Due to the ineffectiveness of the aforementioned exit velocity thresholds, leagues have tried to attack the «hot bat» issue by changing other aspects of the game.

Yet notice: Barcelona Olympians tickled and batted each other not with delicate rosebuds but with bunches of tough Mediterranean herbs, which can flavor a stew long into winter.

Given the proximity to Japan, Ichiro and other Japanese players» success there, and the fact that they could offer him some at - bats at DH are likely the reason why they are at the top of the list.

And it appears that the skill of being able to either pick off or bat down passes is far more difficult to replace than other skills.

Coleman had a particularly anemic year at the plate in»89 -LRB-.254,.316 on - base average), and despite an off - season tutorial with appropriately named batting coach Steve Braun, he might have to steal time away from the Cards» other regular outfielders — moving left to right, former MVP Willie McGee, Milt Thompson -LRB-.290, 68 RBIs, 27 stolen bases) and Tom Brunansky, who hit at least 20 homers in each of the last eight seasons.

Yes, it might impact European leagues more severely than others but so do the majority of other competitions and barely anyone bats an eye - lid, yet as soon as it's suggest taking place in the Gulf it's completely unworkable.

Unsurprisingly, other teams would like to relieve the Rangers of the pressure of finding at - bats for Profar, with a «ton of calls» coming Texas» way in regards to the 23 - year - old.

Sometimes it doesn't happen until you can count the other participants in the competition on one hand, sometimes it happens right off the bat in the Round of 16.

we r sure of the transfer fee put forward by the club, even abt the view of the player, his agent, his brother, his father and other family members... then, the player signs a contract extension or signs for another club, its chaos... moaning starts, which become blaming the board and more frequently arsene wenger... IF ONLY THAT STINGY OLD BAT COULD OFFER «A FEW EXTRA MILLIONS» WE COULD HAVE HAD THIS DEAL DONE AND DUSTED A LONG TIME AGO.

The toy has a bat - at monkey, bobble elephant, peek - a-boo tiger, a spinner drum and many other features which make it a perfect playing partner of your child.

And so, Stellaluna lived with the chickens that were to follow, and she was therefore named Stellaluna after the children's book about a fruit bat who is taken in by a family of birds, and comes to believe herself one (before eventually finding her way back to her family and all the other bats).

Note: There is no bat - to - ball contact allowed outside of the cages (this includes soft toss with Wiffle balls or other soft balls).

When he can run from one set of arms to the other to the other to the other and to the other... and giggle, and bat his sweet eyelashes, and smile his sheepish grins.

Plenty of employers won't bat an eye, but plenty of others will have a big reaction - and they're not always positive.

Mama Natural noted that some babies are adventurous eaters right off the bat, while others need a bit of prodding to try new things.