Sentences with phrase «time at bat»

For a phone made by Google, that's absolutely the expectation — it's just good to note that at its first time at bat, Google hit a home run.

Expecting to be an instant high achiever is as delusional as expecting to hit a home run on your first time at bat.

Perhaps it is too much to ask that the Met Breuer hit a homerun first time at bat, or emerge onto the New York art scene with an already fully formed identity.

While Huawei is better known as a manufacturer of low cost smartphones, their Ascend D2 is aimed at the premium top tier, so they managed to hit a home run with the display the first time at bat.

While Huawei is better known as a manufacturer of low cost Smartphones, their Ascend D2 is aimed at the premium top tier, and as you'll see below, they managed to hit a home run with the display the first time at bat — that's also very impressive!

Again, a lesson from baseball: Perkins knew the concept of batting average, then he discovered the concept of «runs created,» a measure of how many runs a batter generates for each time at bat (on average)-- an index more important than just getting hits.

A first time writer - director, Ned Benson, managed to attract a killer cast at his first time at bat.

Like every debut feature, it's imperfect, but this is what Vogt - Roberts can do first time at bat, we're dying to see what he comes up with second time around.

Affleck's first time at bat as a filmmaker is more than promising, it's strikingly assured, showing a keen eye for the exact moment when action defines character.

Even his second time at bat, the marginally better «Chamber of Secrets,» would show the confidence - boosting effect that this film's stellar box office performance could engender.

If the visiting team is in the lead, the home team may finish its time at bat.

If the home team is in the lead, the visiting team shall complete its time at bat.

(1) The batter shall keep at least one foot in the batter's box throughout the batter's time at bat, unless one of the following exceptions applies, in which case the batter may leave the batter's box but not the dirt area surrounding home plate:

What distinguishes Aaron's system is that once he makes up his mind what he will see during a time at bat, he never deviates.

Vintners Build on Success of Inaugural Sonoma County Barrel Auction When you put on a highly successful event the first time at bat, you have momentum that drives you to keep the winning streak in play...

Even Dean Chance got a hit, his first in 78 consecutive times at bat, an intended sacrifice bunt that no one could field.

The eight top home run hitters over the past five years — McGwire, Sosa, Albert Belle, Vinny Castilla, Juan Gonzalez, Ken Griffey Jr., Rafael Palmeiro and Mo Vaughn — have a combined career average of.107 against Martinez, with just one home run (by Gonzalez) in 84 times at bat.

In the final two games of the season, a doubleheader, I still needed a few times at bat to qualify for the title.

Arthur Chaet had a couple big time at bats as he reached base twice, scored twice and drove in a couple of runs in this Defensive affair.

That no one ever brings up Russell's name when discussing what has been sold as the greatest Oscar injustice since Richard Burton or Peter O'Toole lost on their respective seventh and eighth times at bat suggests what the O'Connell buzz really boils down to: PR.

Streep is already way beyond the record for most nominated, with 20 times at bat, and yet if she and The Post are nominated that will mean that all five Best Actress nominees match Best Picture, since The Post is probably more likely to get in than Molly's Game.

The Oakland A's were able to assess players based on thousands of times at bat in similar conditions.

Not exact matches

«They're beating the cars with metal bats,» the singer Courtney Love posted on Twitter from an Uber car in Paris at a time of clashes between the company and taxi drivers in 2015.

20 At that time men will throw their silver and gold idols, which they made for themselves to worship, into the caves where rodents and bats live» Isaiah 2:12 - 17

Todd Hiestand and Mike Morrell did confess to having used the «bat shit crazy» term, but I don't recall them saying that they did it as part of any deliberate campaign — just that they were passing on hearsay or perhaps reflecting their own opinions at the time.

We have sins we ourselves commit all the time that we don't bat an eyelash at.

The «friends» look like baseball bats - I know they are exclamation points, but the way they treated Job, and the way we're treated at times, resemble a verbal beating, like with a baseball bat.

Murphy would give us a second RH bat off the bench with Valaika with some power, and give a bit more flexibility with Wolters by carrying a 3rd C. Tauchman could go back to AAA to get some steady at bats / playing time to contribute more in the second half.

This might delay Dahl, Tapia, and Tauchman for one more year, but all will get steady at bats and playing time in AAA to start the year.

Considering how the 9th bat it hitting.130 and striking out 50 % of the time, I'd like to see us, at least temporarily, go to a seven man bullpen.

Dahl and Tapia start the year in AAA getting a lot of at bats to start the year and steady playing time.

McMahon goes to AAA to get some consistent at bats and find his timing before coming up later to contribute.

So, you might as well put away your plans to calculate whether A-Rod has enough at - bats left in him over the next two years to surpass Barry Bonds on the all - time homer list, because if he's feeling good and he's close enough, he just might try to squeeze 2018 in there before he goes.

Send McMahon down to AAA to get some at bats and playing time since Black seems to have no intention of playing him.

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.

As much as I want to see Dahl starting in LF, if he is only going to be a bench piece, send him to AAA to get regular playing time and at - bats.

He's far from alone, however, as Cleveland as a team has batted.265 /.340 /.453 during this 82 - game run... and have done so at a time that their starting pitchers, collectively, have an ERA of 3.34 with 10.6 strikeouts per nine and a 4.3 K / BB.

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

Even at age 40 Edmonds showed he's still a threat from the left side, batting.276 /.342 /.504 in a part - time role for the Brewers and the Reds.

Alderson had peddled reserve outfielder Felix (the Other) Jose, who had been filling in for the injured Henderson, and two more minor leaguers to St. Louis for centerfielder McGee, whose.335 average with the Cardinals may well be good enough to win the National League batting race — at just about the time McGee swings into the American League Championship Series.

Ruth arrived at the Polo Grounds in time to bat in the sixth inning, and his appearance through the gate in deep center field evoked a standing ovation from the crowd.

That final grasp of a lead didn't last long, though, as in the very next at - bat Judge doubled to left field that (thanks to some interference by a grabby, leaning fan) didn't get back to the infield in time to make a play at the plate to get Jacoby Ellsbury (running for Headley) out.

Batting ahead of Aaron, Evans reached base 17 times in one series of 18 at bats.

Alicea, an 11 - year veteran, would provide a solid bat and dependable defense, and allow Furcal to continue splitting time at shortstop with Walt Weiss.

He's one of only 63 players ever to play enough to qualify for the batting title at 39, and his OPS + ranks 19th among them, surrounded by some all - time greats like Frank Thomas and Chipper Jones, Tris Speaker, and also Jeff Kent somehow.

A game of inches in which 90 feet separate the bases, ten hits can be the difference between hitting.280 and.300 over 550 at bats, and the very best players in the world still fail 65 % of the time... yes.

He is a better defender at this corner, but it's his bat that puts the two - time MVP on this team.

He went 23 — 4 with a 2.07 ERA, won the pitching triple crown (wins, ERA and strikeouts), set a major league record with 13.2 strikeouts per nine innings, did not allow a home run in any of the 293 at bats against him with a runner on, permitted only three leadoff walks to score (he walked the first batter only six times in 213 1/3 innings) and struck out 37 % of all batters he faced.

The Yankees recently cut loose Chris Carter, but Carter has led the club in playing time at first, and batted.201 /.284 /.370 in the process.

Today was Opening Day for Minor League baseball, which means this was the first time Tim Tebow had a professional at - bat.