Sentences with phrase «swung the bat as»

The original Reggie went toe - to - toe with his manager, swung the bat as if each time were his last and, what's more, did something that both enraged and delighted fans: He stood at home plate and had the nerve to admire his homers, something akin to making love in front of a mirror.

Not exact matches

In The Circle, Eggers doesn't so much take his best swing at technology as ignore its pitches entirely and chase after it with his bat.

Investments in technology have also been made at the league and franchise level - virtual reality, in - game wearable tech (the Motus Baseball Sleeve measuring stress on elbows and the Zephyr Bioharness monitoring heart and breathing rates) and the recent announcement of Blast Motion as the official «bat sensor technology» analyzing swings.

By all means take a swing at «Panama vs. Costa Rica» — but be ready to trade the bat for a magnifying glass as soon as you figure out exactly what kind of weather, scenery, population, infrastructure, cost of living, and real estate prices make up your ideal location.

He wrote as naturally as Ted Williams (one of his heroes) swung a bat.

Some things I have always done as though I were right - handed, without giving them another thought (swinging anything two - handed, like a bat or an axe); other things are merely annoying because the world seems to be made with righties in mind (like blackening the heel of my hand with ink or graphite as I write).

It worked this time, as Keuchel got Judge to swing at a 3 - 2 slider that dropped well under his bat.

maybe it's optimism, but I think that — as hard as he swings / as good as his bat speed is, and as good a feel as he has bat to ball — he'll have power that'll develop.

Kipnis fared better than his teammate, as he laced a single up the middle after swinging through a couple of Chapman fastballs earlier in the at - bat.

Sometimes it's a speedy, disruptive player who can't get on base, or a huge batting - practice legend whose 500 - foot home runs are as legendary as his swings on 55 - foot curveballs.

On the very first pitch he saw, he swung and broke his bat as he popped up into a double play.

Spithorst was good enough as a sophomore to allow Dylan Carlson to move to the outfield before being drafted in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft by the Cardinals, and continued to anchor the defense at first base while swinging a mighty bat.

There hang portraits of former Dodgers Jackie Robinson and Jim Gilliam as well as a photo from 1965 of the rivalry's most notorious flash point, Giants pitcher Juan Marichal's swinging a bat at the head of Los Angeles catcher Johnny Roseboro, with Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax futilely attempting to keep the peace.

In addition, the bat's sweet spot was extended, and the entire swing just felt smoother, as if I was expending half the usual energy to create the blasts.

Ryan Braun's been swinging the bat very well as of late, but on Saturday, he accidentally crushed something that wasn't a...

In a straight light and just a regular throw it wouldn't be seen, but with something with as much torque as batting those injuries could have healed differently than what he was and changed everything in his swing.

Senior third baseman Brooks Day has swung a hot bat and Carlson has been clutch at the plate as well, including a walk - off double in a first - round victory over Vacaville.

Puig clearly had no intention of swinging until he had to in this at - bat, as he just watched the 3 - 0 go by while basically stretching at the plate instead of even looking at what was coming, and did some random leg kick because why not?

As the season begins, some of the sweetest swingers in the history of the game, including a superb youth corps, go to bat

Think about the power needed to jump high for a dunk in basketball, to swing a baseball bat, to increase agility & sprint speed, to accelerate mid-sprint to catch up to someone in soccer, to hit someone as hard as possible in football, to shoot from the hips in wrestling, to swing a racket or golf club, and the list could go on and on.

It's as if you have to swing your baseball bat nearly an hour before the pitcher throws the ball.

What's the brain thinking as it watches you jump around, swinging imaginary bats or head - butting imaginary soccer balls?

As birds swing their wings upward, the feathers separate like window blinds to let air through, which prevents the lift - reducing currents that the bats experienced, the researchers say.

The heavy bat practice group averaged 77.2 kilometers per hour with their real swings — not as quick as the other two groups.

Small, an expert on the brain imaging of human behavior, uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study how the brain of professional athletes plans complex movements, such as swinging a baseball bat.

As previously mentioned, such activities include swinging a bat or club, tennis, or using tools like a screwdriver, wrench and shovel.

McCutchen did not leave the game right away, toughing out two more at - bats after rolling his wrist, but you could tell that it was seriously bothering him as he swung the bat due to the pain etched on his face.

Angus swung the group offered waves and I wanted to feel his stare, his breath as bat wings flapped in my fathers journal was wedged into my eyes closed as I planted tampa bay speed dating.

If that central issue of the picture lies fallow until an ill - fated recital (set up by ill - used, slapstick laughing - stock Christian cellist Graham Claydon (Tom Hollander)-RRB- ends with a few wild swings of a nail - studded bat, at least it's introduced as an elephant in a room full of people in that darkened theatre clucking at how adorable and somehow inspirational it is that a hobo is a world - class cellist.

(1 - 2 players) Super Beat Sports features a variety of colorful levels, songs, characters, costumes and bats to customize your experience as you swing, volley and hit to the beat.

Skulls shatter, legs get maimed and it all happens within a meter of your face, as you swing your cricket bat towards them — or the classic nail - bat.

The bow whispers, the guns» roar, and the bat makes a meaty swoosh as you swing it around; it's fair to say that the presentation is very good indeed.

Shooting isn't always the best course of action either, as noise attracts other members of the undead that are stumbling around within close proximity and, if at all possible, it's often in your best interest to take care of them individually, by viciously and repeatedly swinging a cricket bat into their already decomposed craniums.

Well, you can't get much simpler than Bounce Rescue, as other than navigating a lovely little blob from one end of a level to the other, making your way past a few enemies, actioning the odd jump and fighting back with the swing of your baseball bat, there is very little else to worry about.

The sensation given in actually having to destroy the brain of your enemies, otherwise they will simply stand back up is something that I found eerily enjoyable, as it made each zombie a living threat instead of just another reason to swing my baseball bat.

The gameplay remains the same so you can expect the same high expectation as portrayed in the Wii title, whether it's swinging from vine to vine, blasting out of barrels, rampaging through obstacles on the back of a rhino, speeding down tracks on mine carts or rocketing on a rocket barrel away from a giant gorilla / chimp eating bat, there is always that fun aspect in every moment and level of Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D.

As in previous installments, you can partake in some awkward karaoke, or spend some time sharpening your swing at the batting cages.