striking out

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striking out

the treating by the court as deleted any pleading or part thereof that discloses no ground of claim or defence or that is frivolous or scandalous.

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His strike outs are average, but they did peak during his prime home run years; by 1996 he was striking out at least 90 times when he had 600 at bats or more.

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Darvish, who took the loss, found his stride in the second inning, striking out the side and showing the dominating arsenal of pitches that he hopes will eventually land him with a Major League team.

Bragging rights for USA and Korea

After the third inning, guys were just striking out."

Ron Guidry: recalls glory days with the Yankees: left-hander remembers 1978 Cy Young performance when he dominated American League hitters and New York won World Series

Imagine a season with an incredible home-run duel a perfect game a team with a record number of victories a rookie pitcher striking out 20 batters and a lot of other so forths and so ons.

He Calls 'em As He Sees 'em

These are the hitters who are striking out less often than those in the "high" category.