Sentences with phrase «pitcher on the baseball»

As a pitcher on the baseball team, he once pitched opposite Don Sutton, a future National Baseball Hall of Fame member, and won.

As a pitcher on the baseball team he has been a disappointment, barely worth the effort it took to sign him to a scholarship in the spring of 1974.

Both Nolan and Ruth were star athletes there, Nolan a 6» 2» center on the basketball team and a pitcher on the baseball team with an arm the likes of which may never be seen again.

He was a pitcher on the baseball team and blew out his arm before what would have been his first season.

He is a graduate of the University of Washington class of 1981, and was a pitcher on the baseball team.

Five years ago, Rob Summers was 20 years old and about to enter his junior year at Oregon State University in Corvallis, where he was a pitcher on the baseball team.

Plus, he's a pitcher on the baseball team and dreaming of playing in the state championships.

Not exact matches

John Hope, a former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Pittsburgh Pirates and graduate of Stranahan High School, died on Wednesday.

This isn't a knock on Lee, who is still one of the most effective pitchers in baseball history.

If baseball puts in a pitch clock, raises the strike zone, eliminates extensive mound visits, limits pitching changes, institutes a mercy rule, starts extra innings with a runner on second base, limits the number of pickoff throws, requires pitchers to face a minimum number of batters, limits defensive shifts, and institutes all sorts of other changes to speed the game up and improve quality of play, there might be improvements.

Depending on whom you talk to, he still might be the best pitcher baseball has ever seen.

They're the skill that comes with a pitcher being better than the hitters on the other team; they're the luck that comes with baseballs never finding a hole, never dropping in that perfect spot.

Baseball teams often had a pitcher or slugger just passing through on his way to or from the majors.

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.

This is the book on baseball's best pitcher: If he isn't being rained out or out being arraigned or in some other way prevented from pitching, you can consider the game over before the first out has been made.

BETWEEN THE LINES Sirs: I was interested to note that Jim Brosnan's article, This Pitcher May Need Relief (March 16), was the only feature on baseball in your March 16 issue.

The next group of potential impact starters who have yet to pitch regularly in a rotation includes Karsay, 25, who has recovered from elbow surgery; Park, 23, who is taming his tendency toward wildness; and Carl Pavano, 21, a Red Sox prospect whom one scout calls «maybe the best pitcher in baseball on his way up.»

And if teams are wrong — if the import business brings more Ariel Prietos than Hideo Nomos — baseball, already suffering from a lost generation of good young pitchers, will continue to look more like the All - Star Game's home - run - hitting contest on a daily basis.

Doc Medich, the Milwaukee pitcher, had walked Rickey Henderson on four straight balls in the third inning of the Brewers» game with the Oakland A's last Friday night in County Stadium, and now, reluctantly, he stood to become a part of baseball history.

We're going to skip the editorial and get right to the stories this morning, as baseball lost two players to car accidents in the Dominican Republic on Sunday morning: Royals» pitcher Yordano Ventura and former top prospect and infielder for a number of big - league teams, Andy Marte.

There are a number of umps who tend to favor pitchers on borderline calls and my hypothesis was that Phil Cuzzi, Ron Kulpa, Bill Miller, Ted Barret and Doug Eddings — who are renowned for having the largest strike zones in baseball — would be among the most profitable umpires for betting unders.

That is why the Little League Baseball and Softball organization has established maximum pitch counts, or limits on the number of throws a pitcher can make in a game, and how many days of rest pitchers need between the days that they pitch.

People often say that baseball is the most literary of sports — it's that game in which balls carom off walls, pitchers flirt with no - hitters and batters spit on outside sliders — and that may be true.

BIG LEAGUE SECRETS: CAUSE AND EFFECT Sirs: As an avid baseball fan, to whom the pitcher has always been the most interesting player on the team (I married one who gave it up to study medicine), I want you to know how much Sal Maglie's fine article (SI, March 17) will increase my enjoyment of the game.

«Baseball is such a team sport, and the success is largely dependent on the pitchers» performances,» stated Cooley.

Baseball purists argue that there's an unfair advantage based on ballpark since American League pitchers don't take batting practice and National League team's rarely have the bench depth to install an above average designated hitter.

There are evidence - based explanations, sure, but the easier answer is the cosmic wheel of baseball stopped on him, as it does for a left - handed pitcher every year.

Of the 14 Falcons on the roster, seven are sophomores, including DeMers, who's also the star pitcher of College Park's baseball team.

The 26 - year - old Hernandez is right there with Justin Verlander in any discussion of the best pitcher in baseball, but he's had too few moments in which he could express that kind of joy on a baseball field.

If he'd gone on in football (and before he gained weight as a baseball pitcher), he definitely had NFL potential.

Baseball bettors get to bet on or against some starting pitchers who have enjoyed the most run support in the early MLB season.

With that in mind, I'm going to explain why you should watch 7» 1 Dutch pitcher Loek Van Mil with a sense of wonder and curiosity during the World Baseball Classic — even though he's not much taller than Chris Young standing on a pizza box.

In baseball, the home plate umpire does give the home pitcher the benefit of the doubt on close pitches.

Baseball Handicapping - Umpires Pitchers - Over the years our posting forums have seen some of the sharpest bettors and bookmakers offer their expertise on various subjects.

Effect of pitch type, pitch count, and pitching mechanics on risk of elbow and shoulder pain in youth baseball pitchers.

The Effect of Pitching Biomechanics on the Upper Extremity in Youth and Adolescent Baseball Pitchers.

With respect to the study on baseball pitchers, [1] Dr. Mall observes that it says absolutely nothing about the speed at which these players got back to playing sports, and that, because there was no control group, «we don't know if these kids would have gotten better by simply resting an additional six weeks and then starting a return to throwing program.»

While the lawsuit has yet to be decided, its effect on youth baseball thus far has been that many youth participants are wearing protective gear with at least one youth league making it mandatory for all pitchers to wear a protective heart guard.

In 2007 Little League Baseball dropped its decades - old pitching rules - which limited pitchers age 12 and under to six innings per week and six innings per game, with the number of innings increasing for older age groups - in favor of rules based on pitch count.

In his monthly column on youth sports heroes, Doug Abrams highlights two high school baseball pitchers who refused to follow their coach's instructions to intentionally throw at the head of a batter.

Glen Ellyn native left - handed pitcher Eric Stout was selected in the 13th round of the Major League Baseball draft on June 7 and signed three days later.

Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers are high - impact due to player time lost and the resulting effect on teams and an athlete's career, making treatment decisions an even greater challenge for physicians.

He could have gone on to make a professional career out of any 3 of them; he had several offers of scholarships in baseball where he was a noted pitcher.

Get all the latest stats, fantasy news, videos and more on Major League Baseball pitcher Chien - Ming Wang at MLB.com.

With seemingly nothing else going on in her life, Lisa takes the questionable step of moving in with Matty Reynolds (Owen Wilson), a star Major League Baseball relief pitcher she has recently and casually begun dating.

It's based on the true story of JB (Jon Hamm), a struggling sports agent that is looking to recruit an Indian cricket player and transform him into a Major League Baseball pitcher.

While flipping TV channels between an Indian cricket match and the star - making clip of Susan Boyle on Britain's Got Talent, he gets the idea to scour Indian cricket for the next great American baseball pitcher.

For Love of the Game — The on the field details are phenomenal here in Costner's last baseball outing, playing an aging pitcher toying with the elusive perfect game.

The story follows a collegiate baseball team through the final weekend of summer, centering on a new pitcher named Jake (Blake Jenner), one of the most talented players at his high school, who finds himself navigating this unfamiliar, deeper pool of talent and competitiveness.

How Bullpens Took Over Baseball's Postseason — Alex Putterman notices that teams are calling on relief pitchers earlier and earlier, and that October looks drastically different because of it.