But the practice of rent-a-pitcher is becoming a plague on fans of smaller franchises, who watch guys they cheered (and whose expensive jerseys they bought) in the heady early days of the season.
He grew most excited in an hourlong conversation about so-called "collaborative consumption," the spreading practice of renting, sharing and bartering things, like a bike or a spare bedroom, rather than owning them outright.
The elderly Jews I met in a small community center in Feodosia described the common practice of renting out their apartments in the summer to supplement their incomes for the rest of the year — for some, this meant spending the season living in their sheds.
As soon as the practice of rent-seeking is accepted, it becomes clear that the idea of abuse of rights has to be specified (cf. van Donselaar [2009]).
However, this practice of renting part of Tsamdro was said to have ended after the government allotted land to the settlers in their own name.
His government has proposed a range of changes to New Zealand rental law, including a limit on rent increases, the practice of "rent-bidding" and an end to no-cause terminations.
Instead of simply putting an end to the practice of renting nightly to tourists, housing inspectors decided that some of the apartment units were illegal, prompting the eviction of longtime tenants.
Throughout, Lincoln Center Theatre produced in the Vivian Beaumont, considered a Broadway theatre virtually since it opened in the '60s, and continued its practice of renting commercial houses when a big hit monopolized the Beaumont.
But, beyond banking reform, there is another way that will get people in homes they own (as opposed to the perfectly honorable, but somehow disparaged, practice of renting where you live): A Land Value Tax.
Mr Hellawell said he did not know how widespread the practice of withholding rent from suppliers and landlords was, but added: "We are in negotiations with a large number of landlords to reduce the cost of property at the moment … Clearly I am going to ask some searching questions of the board".
The police say that the practice of charging "rent" to owners of the growing fleet of the trucks so they can do business has become widespread, and that the 18th Street gang, one of the largest in Los Angeles, has singled out small Hispanic businesses.
