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a handled container for holding and pouring liquids that usually has a lip or a spout
please bring me the pitcher of lemonade from the table
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Late package includes all the above plus a bottle of Champagne, 2 pitchers of beer and six tickets to Rayne Johnson show.
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Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Baltimore could effectively turn its attention to pitchers like Jack Flaherty and the trade market to replace its ace.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The bleak history of two-time Tommy John pitchers added risk as well.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Four years later, the Cubs included Jimenez (and Dylan Cease) in the return for Jose Quintana, at the time one of the best pitchers to switch teams at the 2017 trade deadline.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The New York Mets have made a living out of turning pitchers who are down and out back into big-league arms.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
And aside from their interest in Sasaki, the Tigers are likely done pursuing additional starting pitchers.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Other veterans like Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell and Max Fried are the only pitchers clearly in the tier above him.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Given that many pitchers lose velocity in their 30s, and that there’s at least some evidence now that pitching at your maximum velocity is connected to elbow problems, Fried seems like one of the best bets in free agency to hold his value.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 23 Dec. 2024
Baltimore could effectively turn its attention to pitchers like Jack Flaherty and the trade market to replace its ace.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The bleak history of two-time Tommy John pitchers added risk as well.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Four years later, the Cubs included Jimenez (and Dylan Cease) in the return for Jose Quintana, at the time one of the best pitchers to switch teams at the 2017 trade deadline.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
The New York Mets have made a living out of turning pitchers who are down and out back into big-league arms.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
And aside from their interest in Sasaki, the Tigers are likely done pursuing additional starting pitchers.
—Cody Stavenhagen, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Other veterans like Corbin Burnes, Blake Snell and Max Fried are the only pitchers clearly in the tier above him.
—Sam Blum, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Given that many pitchers lose velocity in their 30s, and that there’s at least some evidence now that pitching at your maximum velocity is connected to elbow problems, Fried seems like one of the best bets in free agency to hold his value.
—Keith Law, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Pitchers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchers. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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