Sentence examples for his starting assignment from inspiring English sources

Jeff Van Gundy, who notified him of his starting assignment shortly before tip-off, said: "I am very proud of a guy like Chris Dudley.

June's 2004 season had been described as average, and he was considered likely to lose his starting assignment in a battle with Gardner and Kendyll Pope in 2005.

His last starting assignment was June 8 against the Baltimore Orioles, when he lasted just two-thirds of an inning in an 18-9 loss.

Gonzalez, a left-hander, encountered some choppy waters in his last starting assignment against the host Boise Hawks on Aug. 8. Gonzalez, 21, gave up four runs (all earned) and yielded six hits in 4 2/3 innings in Vancouver's 7-5 defeat.

If Clemens does earn the All-Star starting assignment, his battery mate could be Mike Piazza, the Mets catcher he will face Sunday for the first time since 2002.

His performance earned him a starting assignment in the 2006 All-Star Futures Game on June 21 and a promotion to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, the organization's High-A affiliate, soon after.

Yet no pitcher had drawn a Game 1 postseason starting assignment with only one major league start to his credit.

With the Russian left wing Valery Kamensky as his interpreter, Yeremeyev said that he was excited to get the starting assignment.

Torre had two choices for the starting assignment last night.

They are not, Brandt stressed, rivals for the starting assignment.

"I'm looking forward to it -- once I hear it," Griffiths said of a possible starting assignment.