Sentences with word «paltry»

Back in 2009, Greinke won the Cy Young award as a member of the Kansas City Royals when he managed a paltry 2.16 ERA and a staggering 242 K's in 229 innings.

Sports fans will argue whether this paltry output is a result of inept offenses or elite defenses, but for college basketball betting fans it's a moot point.

Well at least they hit the wall of shame target.:) Apparently they both got given wave cards this season as they could not hit the slot to swipe their old cards I hope Alexis will find some solace in his paltry 150 k per week.

Cazorla has created a paltry 16 chances (registering only a single assist) in his 11 appearances for the North Londoners this season.

However, despite their youth those five quarterbacks averaged 230.6 ypg — which includes a paltry 97 yards from Woodley in Super Bowl XVII.

And to think he only cost a paltry 12 mill and 12 mill in salary = 24 mill What a bargain.

He's managed a not too paltry four goals and three assists so far, an admirable total after less than a season in English football.

Shumur was only OK in such situations — his passer rating on first downs was a paltry 107.8; for comparison, Tennessee's Josh Dobbs» was 190.1 — but there was enough balance for VU to avoid passing downs reasonably well.

While there are plenty of big football stories to talk about like the problems of Man United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Man City, red cards, elbowing and much more, Redknapp's top priority is to highlight a pretty paltry protest from the fans.

NPB's owners will likely have little issue with any changes to the system like the above, since their teams will get $ 20 million either way: They might, however, ask for more than $ 20 million as the maximum posting fee if it looks like Ohtani is going to get a paltry signing bonus but then sign a deal for much more total money than the Nippon Ham Fighters will receive from his new team.

To let him for the paltry sum of 2.7 million would be ridiculous..

Kansas remains at the bottom of the pack with a paltry 2 wins, while conference powerhouses Boise State and Clemson stand above the rest at 10.5 wins.

Liverpool's current crop of forwards; Mario Balotelli, Rickie Lambert, Daniel Sturridge and Fabio Borini, have managed a paltry eight Premier League goals between them this term.

This possible transfer looks to me like a classic Wenger - buy, especially as the price quoted in most papers is a paltry # 10million which seems remarkably cheap when you consider he has a contract with CSKA until 2021.

With such a sizable front line, the Wildcats have amassed the No. 2 defense in the country, allowing a paltry 51.0 points per game.

Care to explain, in more than two paltry words that say nothing, what I wrote that you disgree with with and why.

But on offense, the Mets rank 28th in the majors, averaging a paltry 3.68 runs per game.

Upton will help bring balance to an outfield that has featured Ben Revere and his paltry offensive contributions in left field more often than not.

In the meantime, attendance at voluntary summer workouts, which drew a paltry 26 players (of a possible 85) last year, will provide a measuring stick of the Wildcats» want - to.

One of the best young players in the world after proving himself on the senior stage, Raheem Sterling is in talks with Liverpool over a new contract and certainly deserves more than his paltry wage at the moment...

The game showed what a steal Denver had in a player who will earn a relatively paltry $ 897,000 a year through 2000.

So when Liverpool paid, a fee that now looks paltry, # 22.8 m for Suarez that too was considered something of a calculated risk and look how that panned out!

Tedford beat a particularly paltry Stanford side 30 - 7 in real life in his inaugural Big Game.

Yet Our Blue Michael has done much more for Longden than his paltry $ 33,775 in lifetime earnings would indicate.

But then Lonzo ended his night with a paltry stat line of 5 points off 2 - for - 15 shooting.

Now they get to go against... Johnathan Babineaux and a defense that is holding teams to a paltry 30 + points per game.

New Orleans drafted former Texas Longhorns safety Kenny Vaccaro, widely regarded as the top safety in the draft class, with the No. 15 overall pick, helping bolster its paltry defense.

A lot of things outside of Eli's control contributed to that number but it's still a paltry number.

Kondogbia is not in any way worth a paltry 14mil Euros, he was bought by Monaco for 25mil Euros!

That's right, Golden Balls was on a paltry # 400 - per - week for the Lilywhites, who he scored twice for in five games.

The Mountaineers have thus far had the best pass defense in the country, allowing opponents to complete just 45 percent of their passes for two touchdowns, nine picks and a paltry 78.6 passer rating.

Last season Bell tallied 860 yards and 8 touchdowns in just 13 games, but averaged a paltry 3.5 yards per carry.

I had come to Northwestern to see how a paltry record translated into a king's reward.

Sorry therefore, Joe Baker, Alan Smith and Big Raddy; you are third, fourth and fifth respectively in my own paltry 60 years of watching.

The Colts enter the 2012 season as an independent football team, unfettered by the constraints of a Mission Valley Athletic League schedule that has traditionally offered paltry challenge.

Jackson has shown lovely mobility, and Bolin had some decent moments against Clemson, but the three have combined for a 57 percent completion rate, five interceptions and a paltry 109 passer rating.

Neither of his loan sides decided to turn his move into a permanent deal after notching just eight goals in 30 games for the Black Cats and managing a paltry 10 appearances for Juve and failing to score a single goal.

If Mathieu Flamini and Mikel Arteta never picked up those injuries they got middle of last season, Francis Coquelin would still be plying his trade in some championship team or perhaps sold for a paltry sum to some mid table team while our problems persist.

The 29 - year - old netted a paltry four goals in 29 games for the Red Devils last season, and Louis van Gaal decided against making his loan move a permanent stay.

He rushed for at least five yards on 43 percent of his carries, more than Ogunbowale (40 percent) or Clement (a paltry 31 percent), and he has a fun new battery mate in Pitt transfer Chris James.

This has apparently alerted the people at Juventus and so the Turin club is set to offer a fairly paltry # 25 million for one of the best players in the Premier League.

Opponents not named Missouri have averaged a paltry 8.7 yards per completion, and the Dawgs rank fifth in Passing S&P +.

Look at the paltry amount of guaranteed money in his deal compared to others.

The only real surprise comes in the form of Cardiff City goalkeeper David Marshall, who despite his club's paltry performances as they continue to battle the drop, has been in exceptional form this term.

After being offered that amount, we could understand why Ozil wants a substantial increase on his paltry # 120,000 a week that he is earning now at Arsenal.

The Mavericks missed all 15 of their shots from the field, getting their paltry points on two free throws by Derek Harper.

An outfielder, he was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the second round in 1978, but their paltry offer of $ 22,000 — reluctantly increased to $ 30,000 — didn't turn Buck's head.

OU heads in ranked a paltry 95th in Def.

Antelope held Lodi's shooters to just 32 percent shooting, including a paltry 1 - for - 18 from 3 - point range.

Atlanta won possession time in the quarter by 13:07 to the Rams» paltry 1:53.