If a young kid 12 or 15 years old wants to sign with a big-name team, more power to him. That just means that he's been recognized at a young age and that he's got the ability there that the team has been looking for.
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There is an argument going on about whether smaller merchants will continue to proliferate and grow disproportionately or whether you will see big-name, off-line retailers like Wal-Mart, Best Buy and Home Depot compete more effectively online and take over this medium,
It's unfortunate it's gotten to the point where the average fan can't hardly get an autograph because of all the people who are trying to take advantage of it. They're more than gracious to sign programs and things to help the charities, but they have to watch out for the pros who walk up with a backpack full of memorabilia they want them to sign. The big-name guys can spot them because they see them all the time.
There's a little bond among us club pros, or longtime amateurs. To get a chance to play against big-name guys we've watched our whole life, it's great. ... Honestly, it's a dream come true for someone like me.
This has been a season where the NL West has been through a lot of adversity. Every team's had some severe injuries to big-name players. That's just the coincidence of the season, so it's nothing that you can change at this point.
We have a very committed, loyal audience that wants to be both entertained and challenged. They want to see the big-name jazz stars, but they also want to see what's new and different out there. They have this 'show me' attitude. They want guidance to new and creative things.
Following independence, it immediately charted its own course, not falling for certain big-name Western economists who came into to the rest of Eastern Europe and gave advice that was not necessarily the best for a specific economy.
The Fairmont Concert Association is able to bring in big-name entertainment from across the United States and from other countries at a very reasonable cost. For an adult membership of 35, a person can watch nine concerts in Fairmont and Blue Earth. It's a good situation for both communities.
It was all big-name guys, and I wasn't in there getting killed or demolished or anything like that. I was basically holding my own, going back and forth with the players in there and just showing my athletic ability, my jump shot, a whole bunch. I was just showing my all-around game.
I think it's going to be a real attractive and weird World Series because you've got two teams that aren't supposed to be there. You're not going to see the big-name franchises. Nothing against them. I think it's just good for baseball, these two franchises that have never been there -- one the first time ever, the other people forget when was the last time.
Phil is running a Walter Mondale campaign -- nail down the special-interest groups early, get all the big-name officeholders to endorse you and expect it will roll you into office. It didn't work for Mondale -- and he lost 49 states.
There's going to be a big-name celebrity host, and plenty of great entertainment.
We just want it to continue to get better. We want to get a big-name sponsor, and hopefully, it will one day be considered the best high school tournament in the country.
Getting to profitability will require a big-name software launch while withstanding a concentrated marketing blitz from Sony. Anything less could mean years of red ink ahead.
Anytime you could go into those 'big-name' colleges and pull out a win or come close to winning, it builds your confidence up.
The worst-kept dirty secret in the private investigative trade is that this happens with many of the big-name investigative firms in the country.