Sentences with phrase «year for baseball»

The author, Charles Fountain, is a journalism professor, and presumably a baseball fan, and the president of the L.A. Dodgers even commended his book in a blurb, saying it «brings to life this most enjoyable time of year for every baseball fan.»

Not exact matches

MLB.TV, for example, costs $ 24.99 (U.S.) a month in the United States, or $ 20 a month on a year - long contract, and that's just baseball.

That's how Tony Fisher got his start — he joined the company as an analyst in 1999, after he was drafted by the Texas Rangers baseball organization and played for two years in the minor leagues.

Much like baseball stats are invaluable for pro players» learning and improvement, sales stats are invaluable to helping you see objectively what sales methods are working best for you and what you need to work on to improve year - over-year.

He said that when Americans are studied 1,000 years from now, we'll be known for three things: the Constitution, baseball and jazz music.

Mark Marquess has been the coach of the Stanford baseball team for more than 30 years.

He said, when Americans are studying 1,000 years from now, we'll be known for three things: the Constitution, baseball and jazz music.

With Major League Baseball's All - Star Game and Home Run Derby officially in the books for this year, we have reached what baseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summerBaseball's All - Star Game and Home Run Derby officially in the books for this year, we have reached what baseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summerbaseball enthusiasts call the «dog days of summer.»

As in baseball, our «player» typically will stay with our organization for roughly five years.

The multibillion - dollar industry, where players draft fantasy teams for sports including football, basketball and baseball, has drawn increased scrutiny since last year with the attorneys general of several U.S. states, including New York, Illinois and Nevada, questioning the legality of the games.

During a 20 - year career in professional baseball management, Skip served as CEO for five different franchises.

South Florida high school baseball standouts that play for USA national teams, which all won international titles this year, will be honored before first pitch to the Miami Marlins game on Saturday at Marlins Park.

Disney made it quite clear that it was headed this way last year when it spent $ 1 billion for a third of BAMTech, the streaming service built by Major League Baseball.

Nearly one year after a shooting spree at a baseball practice for Republican members...

Jose Canseco, former baseball pro: «It is the end of the beginning for cryptocurrency, bitcoin at $ 10k by New Years Eve»

Because the game of baseball requires a pitcher and a catcher, and life has been pitching and catching for billions of years.

As a former High School and college baseball umpire who volunteered many years as a Little League umpire and has been teaching new umpires in youth baseball now for twenty years AND a Roman Catholic I was thoroughly amused by Mr. Prothero's take on the Series game ending Obstruction call and his big picture analogy from the Vatican.

At least in the baseball game there is entertainment value... the church has lost it's entertainment value just under 6000 years ago except for the times they massacred or indoctrinated entire civilizations in the new world....

Years after his death, baseball legend Honus Wagner hit a home run for a group of nuns, who will use proceeds from the sale of his extremely rare baseball card to do charitable work.

Few have illustrated this better than Kirby Puckett, for 13 years center fielder for the Minnesota Twins baseball team.

It's the time of the year for going to the park, the beach, the backyard barbecue, baseball games, and that aforementioned pool.

The high fiber content keeps cravings at bay while simultaneously fueling me up for anything the day may throw at me (like another morning to evening day watching 11 year - olds battle it out on the baseball field).

I may not have a carefree summer in the books for this year but I can still enjoy baseball, beer, sunshine, and this salad that highlights the best of what late summer gives us.

This year's guest speaker was Jake Fox, American Major League Baseball player for the Chicago Cubs, Oakland Athletics and Baltimore Orioles, and graduate from the University of Michigan.

Before his dismissal the 61 - year - old Robinson had worked in baseball for 42 consecutive years.

With an unproven baseball washout at QB (Weeden, who turns 28 in October, spent five years in the minors as a pitcher) and no clear No. 1 receiver last summer, Oklahoma State was tabbed for a fifth - place finish in the Big 12 South, allowing them to catch early opponents off guard.

They have been refusing for years, the men who own baseball.

That's when baseball reminded us that it's an unfeeling sociopath, and Pollock was lost for the year.

The Japanese have long been big on such Western sports as baseball, golf, bowling and even horse racing (for the past couple of years they have been top bidders at thoroughbred sales in the U.S. and Britain), but now they may have gone one step too far toward sports insanity: they have taken up baton twirling.

DIED: WILLIAM JONES (Boilermaker) CLARKE, 90, last of the old Baltimore Orioles (teammates included John McGraw, Willie Keeler, Hughie Jennings), catcher on the three pennant winners of 1894 - 96, baseball coach at Princeton for 34 years; at Princeton, N.J.

The House committee requested drug records from Major League Baseball for the last 35 years.

In the AL, Mike Trout is a finalist yet again, finishing in the top three for the fifth consecutive year, just the third time that's happened in baseball history (Barry Bonds and Albert Pujols were the last two).

A left - handed reliever with one of the highest strikeout rates in baseball over the last few years, also around for the next three seasons.

Finalists for baseball's top awards have been announced, with the BBWAA announcing the shortlists for MVP, Cy Young, Rookie of the Year, and Manager of the Year.

Just pointing out the streaky nature of baseball and the reality of what this team was last year... an average team for 93 games then an extremely good team for 69 games plus the playoffs.

But just eyeballing it, it looks like the Giants gave up about as much talent as any team in baseball, with Matt Duffy and his five years of team control going for the enigmatic Matt Moore, along with a high - profile international free agent from last year and a projectable, hard - throwing right - hander.

You should root for him because the Pirates have had three starting - level first basemen in the last 20 years, according to the Baseball - Reference scale.

Now, Baseball for All, a nonprofit that provides opportunities for girls in baseball, is inviting 10 - to 13 - year - olds to play in the country's first all - girls tournament, from May 30 to June 4 in Baseball for All, a nonprofit that provides opportunities for girls in baseball, is inviting 10 - to 13 - year - olds to play in the country's first all - girls tournament, from May 30 to June 4 in baseball, is inviting 10 - to 13 - year - olds to play in the country's first all - girls tournament, from May 30 to June 4 in Orlando.

So in reality, 16 games of poor baseball is not even beginning to approach the level of mediocrity we saw for over half of last year.

This is a great time of the year for sports fans — and especially sports investors — as the baseball season is starting up, the hockey playoffs are heating up, and NBA teams are jockeying...

Ditto for Prince Fielder who, after signing a nine - year, $ 214 contract with Detroit, figured to team with Miguel Cabrera for the best one - two punch in baseball.

The WCAL just happens to include several schools not just that have been strong for the past 30 or 40 years, but a few that have great baseball traditions that stretch more than 100 years into the past, especially with Sacred Heart Cathedral (formerly just Sacred Heart) of San Francisco.

The All American Sports Academy is recognized as one of the top year - round indoor training facilities for softball and baseball in Northern California.

Andrew Friedman, current Dodgers» President of Baseball Operations, was the Rays» general manager when Longoria was both drafted and signed the deal he's on for the next six years and $ 99 million.

Ohtani is both the best prospect in baseball and the best free agent, and he's available for Joe Blanton money over the next six years.

Superb pitching by two great masters, airtight defensive baseball and the use of all the wiles and stratagems that either team possessed made the fifteen - inning contest yesterday merely a resumption of the hostilities between Washington and Philadelphia that raged for months last year.

If something is wrong with Kershaw's back, that would be terrible news for an already decimated Dodgers» rotation, but also for our baseball - loving eyeballs, because Kershaw is having himself a special year even by his standards.

Ryan and Rodd, 18 - year - old twins, play catcher and second base, respectively, for the Edmond Bulldogs of the state American Legion Majors Baseball Association.

Indeed, Conine didn't have a single at bat in three years of college ball, but his ascent is all the more remarkable because he grew up in Rialto, Calif., with a passion for racquetball, not baseball.

My satisfaction level for a baseball season is as follows: Winning the World Series = 10 Losing the World Series = 5 Losing an earlier playoff series = 2 Losing the wild card game = 1.5 Being relevant in September = 1 Sucking = 0 (Last two years have been 1's.