Sentences with phrase «recently went to bat for»

The Bronx senator recently went to bat for the industry in its spat with the online listings giant StreetEasy.

Not exact matches

That makes dealing him now that much more difficult, as teams aren't going to want to pay for the Machado who can produce Gold Glove defense while providing one of the best bats at this position when they can argue that he most recently was not that guy — and that on top of not knowing if he's going to be around for only a year before bolting as a free agent.

Aides to Cuomo, in the wake of recent corruption scandals that have also hit his administration, recently told the Daily News the governor would not go to bat for any raises unless the Legislature agrees to a new round of ethics reforms.

President Clinton told schoolchildren in his home state of Arkansas recently that he would go to bat for education as members of Congress and his Administration seek ways to cut taxes and spending.