Sentences with phrase «reached high pitch»

Not exact matches

For guys like Gray and Tanaka I'm worried that even with their young age, that they won't reach their former highs without improvement, or in Gray's case, changing how he pitches.

In the pros, speed is fetishized by teams and fans alike, the reading on each pitch displayed right alongside the score in the corner of the TV, a CG flame occasionally flaring up when a fastball reaches the high - 90s or low - 100s.

Nelson already reaches the high 80s regularly and has good command of all four of his pitches — fastball, slider, changeup, and fork ball — which are made even harder to hit by his tall frame.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

The number of allowable pitches was based on the pitcher's age and the rules now mandate specific rest periods between pitching appearances when a pitcher reaches higher thresholds of pitches delivered in a day.

«Playing multiple sports when you're young, up through high school, is actually beneficial for all your sports,» said Freehill, who pitched in the minor leagues for six seasons before attending medical school, reaching the AAA level with two different organizations and making the 40 - man roster of the Anaheim (now Los Angeles) Angels.

Now, they may have an answer: After analyzing recordings of the elk bugling calls, researchers discovered that they actually comprise two parts — the high - pitched shrieking that can reach frequencies above 2000 hertz (heard in the video above) and a simultaneous, lower - pitched call around 145 hertz, a more typical frequency for an elk - sized animal.

With most of the cues centered on the intimate, Greenwood's use of strings is often pitched to the highest, nerve - rending reaches, a piano joining in the rhythm to get across its antihero's beyond anal - retentive personality.

But I am a child of modern education, and correct spelling was (and is) held in high regard — witness the fervor of the national spelling bee, that beauty pageant for young brainiacs, which has reached such a fever pitch that it veers close to child abuse.

It launches with whisper - quiet, high - pitched whirs, which are exchanged for the subtle din of wind noise as it reaches speed.

Paulson has pitched a proposal, reached in negotiations with the mortgage industry, which would freeze introductory «teaser» rates on subprime mortgages, preventing them from resetting to higher rates for five years.

This time of year, which becomes increasingly hectic and reaches a fever pitch around the end of December, manufacturers are exploring many distribution avenues to ensure easy shopping options and cleaning formulas that tackle a variety of stained and odor - riddled areas, while maintaining high safety standards.

As the visitor enters the main gallery, a whirring noise circles around the room, becoming increasingly louder and high - pitched, until it reaches a deafening crescendo, then falls silent.

Let me here mention a few of the cases where I've been wrong:... Just before Iraq torched the Kuwaiti oil wells in January 1991, I warned that so much smoke might get so high as to disrupt agriculture in much of South Asia; as events transpired, it was pitch black at noon and the temperatures dropped 4 - 6 °C over the Persian Gulf, but not much smoke reached stratospheric altitudes and Asia was spared.

Home sales and prices reached a fever pitch mid-decade, and giving to the REALTORS ® Relief Foundation also hit its highest point in those years, enabling the foundation to raise more than $ 9 million for hurricane relief.