Sentence examples for hitter to be from inspiring English sources

So with Yan in contention for the title of world's greatest hitter, it would make perfect sense for a hitter to be named the game's greatest pitcher.

"When you throw Strike 1 with it and you've got some movement and you're hitting your spots," Flaherty said, "you're almost forcing the hitter to be aggressive coming up there because you don't want to be behind in the count.

"Secondly, if a guy's going to steal, unless he has a very, very high stolen-base ratio, why would you ever want to make an out before the best hitters hit?" Valentine wants his leadoff hitter to be well-rounded offensively, like the Henderson in his prime who could draw walks and get extra-base hits.

Scouting reports tell hitters to be aggressive and swing early in the count against him because everyone knows that a Roy Halladay pitch has a strong likelihood of passing through the strike zone.

Other big hitters to be screened include the sci-fi thriller Gravity, starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, The Coen Brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis and the critically acclaimed lesbian drama, Blue is the Warmest Colour.

This is the only no-hitter to be thrown on Opening Day in major league history.

On Sunday, the Yankees agreed to a one-year, $13 million deal with veteran power hitter Matt Holliday to be the team's designated hitter.

Hours later, Duda, a left-handed hitter, appeared to be snapping out of his funk against Lee.

3. Power hitters seem to be disappearing.

"Hitters learn to be more selective," he said.

Toronto hitters appeared to be stalking his curveball.