Like Houston's new starting catcher, Jason Castro, Wallace was a first-round draft pick in 2008 and part of a young core that has revitalized a team that looked dead early this season.
When Danny Ainge, the Celtics' president for basketball operations, traded for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007 and created what was then called the Big Three with the holdover Paul Pierce, Ainge was under pressure to quickly revitalize a downtrodden team serving a demanding fan base.
Harvey Araton's astute essay about the senior citizens Jack McKeon, 75, and Joe Paterno, almost 79, ("A Touch of Gray Can Revitalize a Troubled Team," Nov. 22) should be inspiration to all of us old-timers.
Di Matteo replaced the fired Andre Villas-Boas for the final 11 weeks of the season on an interim basis, and revitalizing a divided team, turning them into F.A. Cup and European champions.
While Durant could probably have won a governor's race in Oklahoma, his status in Oakland may more closely resemble that of historical footnote to Golden State's continued success – a versatile scorer who helped revitalize an already-thriving team (think Clyde Drexler in Houston, 1995).
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal and the Saints' owner Tom Benson said they needed lawmakers and residents to back their plan to keep the team in New Orleans through 2025 and revitalize a part of downtown that has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina.
In September, the Dragons unveiled a new logo and team colors — black, green and silver — to revitalize a franchise that was losing fans.
Davidson, 59, a longtime Rangers broadcaster and former goalie for the team, was hired by a previous ownership group, led by Dave Checketts, on June 30, 2006, to revitalize a franchise that had seemingly become disconnected with its fans.
The arch was intended to revitalize a sagging commercial strip.
Revitalize a dried-out mascara tube with a few drops of hot water.
