Sentences with phrase «on minor league»

Bryant Miller Olive's Michael Elkins weighs in on the possible impact of the proposed bill on Minor League Baseball's class action lawsuit against Major League Baseball with Law360.

The first Goon, directed by Michael Dowse, followed Doug as he is recruited to serve as an enforcer on a minor league hockey team.

Scripted by Jay Baruchel and Evan Goldberg, the film follows a bouncer whose fighting skills land him a spot on a minor league hockey team, despite the fact that he can't even skate.

Skelos» predecessor as the Republican leader, Joe Bruno, has his name on a minor league baseball stadium in Troy and kept it there after he was convicted of corruption charges.

Thanks to state Sen. Eric Coleman, D - Bloomfield, many Hartford voters get to participate in an August referendum on city leaders» secretly hatched plan to spend $ 60 million on a minor league baseball stadium.

The Marlins, made to raise payroll and divide their shares with the MLBPA in 2010, only brought on minor league contracts and traded everyone who has ever come within 100 yards of Marlins Park.

A quick overview on the minor league lawsuit on the New Yorker Radio Hour... worth 10 minutes of your time if interested.

Herman had just one Web.com Tour win in a combined 224 starts on that minor league circuit and the PGA Tour, but now he's headed to the Masters and has a two - year exemption on the most competitive tour in the world.

Gordon was 9 - for - 35 -LRB-.257) with a walk and three steals in nine games on a minor league rehab assignment with Triple - A New Orleans.

If he was just on a minor league deal, fine, but taking up a 40 man spot is odd.

Lind is on a minor league deal and won't be ready for a while so he just needed a team to play for and would be added depth if they promote McBroom or Ford to cover for Austin's suspension and then need to DFA them later.

The idea is to get him to extended spring training, then on a minor league rehab assignment, and finally, in June, back with the Angels in the majors.

A player, up and down on the minor league shuttle, is suddenly doing great things for a new team that's unexpectedly winning their division.

They usually do nt announce pitching match ups until a few days before on the minor league sites (check Altoonas site a few days before)..

Gary is the author of Playing With The Enemy, the story of his father's remarkable odyssey through World War II and the hardships of his off and on minor league baseball career with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

Not exact matches

CentureLink Field provides one of the most noticeable home advantage of any team in the league; it's incredibly loud (fans generated so much noise during Saturday's defeat of the New Orleans Saints that it caused a minor earthquake), making communication among players on the opposing teams virtually impossible.

James went on to say that he wishes the NCAA would have a stronger minor league or farm system, and mentioned European soccer academies as an example.

Advertising dollars, in turn, allow the Saints to spend far more than the average minor - league team on creative promotions and game - day entertainment.

Salem Kirban was a biblical - prophecy guru who flourished in the 1970s — think of a minor - league Hal Lindsey — who produced a Bible in which every passage of Scripture relating to the end times was highlighted, magnified, commented on, and surrounded by illustrations.

Tim Tebow played 19 games with the Mets» minor league team with mixed reviews on his season from officials throughout the major league.

But most of the energy is sexual — one young man carries on an affair with his cousin, who is married to a minor league baseball player.

Baseball is referenced on the logo of Westshore Pizza, and that association is maintained at several spring training and minor league baseball parks at which the company has locations.

This year, Aurelio's sausage was sold at the Joliet, Ill., Slammers and Whiting, Ind., Oilmen minor league baseball parks on buns with toppings like hot jardinière or tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

There were black players on the Oakland Oaks, a minor league team in the Pacific Coast Lleague team in the Pacific Coast LeagueLeague.

WWE's «minor league» promotion, NXT, is set to have its largest event ever on Saturday night, as NXT TakeOver: Brooklyn comes to the sold - out Barclays Center.

On Dec. 9 Boston and Texas agreed to swap Lowell, 35, and minor league catcher Max Ramirez, 25, with the Red Sox paying $ 9 million of the $ 12 million Lowell is due to make in 2010.

Two more fields designed after Midwest minor league parks make five fields available to play on.

SummerSlam takes place on Sunday and is the WWE's second - biggest show of the year, but they may have already been upstaged by their own «minor league» promotion, NXT.

Once he clears waivers, the White Sox can sign him to a minor league contract for far less than the $ 910,000 they would have had to pay him had they kept him beyond March 15; had they simply waived him on March 15, they could not have signed him again until May 1.

When minor league clubs need an over-the-top stand - up or tiny Elvis impersonator, they call on talent agent Jon Terry

So I made sure to get his thoughts on the state of nutrition in the minor leagues, among other things.

The Gunners can now only win a trophy in the two minor competitions of the league Cup and the Europa League, and we will need to get a result at Chelsea on Wednesday to give us our best chance oleague Cup and the Europa League, and we will need to get a result at Chelsea on Wednesday to give us our best chance oLeague, and we will need to get a result at Chelsea on Wednesday to give us our best chance of all.

Johnson, who had been preparing to report to the Devil Rays next week for minor league assignment as a third baseman, learned last week that he had a small cyst on his right shoulder.

The way he could change a pitcher's entire career with 1 pitch deep dives and his dedication to the minor leagues with player interviews (I'm still a part of the «Gomber Pyle» fan club) got me so focused on baseball minutia you could have swore he miscounted my Ritalin.

With nothing but a real good fast ball, one that breaks and jumps and moves all over the place, a pitcher can be a big winner in high school and college, on the sandlots, even in the minor leagues.

The seams on major league baseballs are lower than those used in college and the minors, however, making it difficult for Etherton to grip the palmball well enough to control it.

After nearly a decade in the musical minor leagues — he once went on the road as Sheena Easton's keyboard player — Hornsby was finally signed by RCA in 1985.

Well, fine, get your butt in a minor - league ballpark seat on a regular basis and quit whining.

With minor league sports come theme nights, and the Indy Fuel (the ECHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks) are going full Spongebob Squarepants on Friday night.

Even if, and I do not for a minute think that we will be this lucky, the injury problems picked up by Santi Cazorla, Laurent Koscielny and Alexis Sanchez during the draw at Norwich turn out to be minor, and they are able to play for Arsenal again soon, I firmly believe that our chances of winning the Premier League title this season hinge on the January transfer window.

In my ridiculously deep dynasty league (16 teams, 58 roster spots including minors), I had Freeland vs Roark both on my squad.

Although he's still something of a free swinger, Long is a speedy (20 - plus stolen bases in four of six minor league seasons), powerful and graceful outfielder who, on his best days, does a pretty mean Andy Van Slyke imitation.

If Tim Tebow ever does make the major leagues all eyes will be on his very first at - bat, if his first two minor league openers are any indication.

It wouldn't be the last time he'd play baseball in North America, as the Cubs signed him to a minor - league deal where he was a player - coach back in 2014, and then he went on to play in the Dominican Winter League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age league deal where he was a player - coach back in 2014, and then he went on to play in the Dominican Winter League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age League where he batted.313 /.409 /.510 at the age of 42.

Nonetheless, as Dodgers minor league director Charlie Blaney says, «It's getting more and more difficult to find prospects with an average major league fastball — 85 to 89 on the gun.»

He's been on and off the Tour, struggled to hold on to even the minor league Tours, and nearly died in a boating accident two years ago.

Both Park and Suzuki were expected to start this season in the minor leagues, but Park has been so impressive this spring that the Dodgers are talking about placing him on their Opening Day roster.

Murray, 29, who played minor league baseball player with the Milwaukee Brewers, beat out 25 other bachelors for the final rose on tonight's finale.

A fan at the Dayton Dragons - Lake County Captains Minor League had one of the crazier diving catches on a homer.

They signed left - hander Francisco Liriano to a one - year deal at the start of spring training, but have otherwise remained content to let their bevy of minor league signings mix in with a roster that finished the 2017 season on a 6 - 24 run take its lumps in 2018.