pitch
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An honors student, he turned down a contract to pitch for the Chicago White Sox to accept a football scholarship to the University of Illinois.
From Los Angeles Times
Check out this crowd for South Hills/Covina Midnight Madness and a 12:30 AM first pitch.
From Los Angeles Times
Clients come and go but business is predictable, largely because of a strategy to service mostly midsize, Midwestern accounts—never pitching for work that would require staffing up dramatically and potentially making layoffs later.
Hoffman proceeded to throw the next two pitches out of the zone, bringing the count to 2-1.
From Los Angeles Times
A runoff would allow Raman a fresh start, with each candidate starting a new round of fundraising and pitching themselves to voters in a one-on-one contest.
From Los Angeles Times
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