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The way Nin Bell handled it. That was the absolute last straw for me. – Julie Brady	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If I can continue that, things will trend upward. Ohtani thinks this was his first walkoff hit since Game 3 of the 2016 Japan Series with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He said he has adjusted his stance to give him a better view of the pitcher and the entire field. Houston trailed 5-2 going into the ninth before rallying to tie. Martin Maldonado led off with a single and moved to third on George Springers double off Ty Buttrey before scoring on a passed ball. George Springers brought The Astros within a run when George Springers scored on Josh Reddicks grounder to first. Michael Brantley lined a single to center before being lifted for a pinch-runner. Myles Straw stole second with two outs and tied it on Kyle Tuckers double off Matt Andriese. The Astros manager Dusty Baker bemoaned the missed opportunities. They were 3 for 24 with runners in scoring position and left 12 on base. We did fight back in the ninth, but a lot of times you lose the game before the ninth. It was very frustrating tonight to see opportunities squandered, he said. Andriese( 2-2) bounced back and retired seven straight to get the win as Los Angeles improved to 2-5 in extra-inning games. I can not give Matt Andriese enough praise, Joe Maddon said about Matt Andriese. Matt Andriese made just the one mistake pitch but did not cave. Dylan Bundy allowed only two runs in seven innings for The Angels. Dylan Bundy only trouble came in the fourth when Houston plated a pair to get within 4-2. Michael Brantley scored on Tuckers grounder to first, and Carlos Correas double drove in Yuli Gurriel. The Angels extended The Angels lead to 5-2 in the sixth on Andrelton Simmons RBI single. Dylan Bundy lowered Dylan Bundy ERA to 2.49, which is third in the AL. The right-hander struck out eight and allowed only six hits with one walk. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP TOUGH START, BETTER RELIEF McCullers made it through only five batters for the shortest start of his career. Andrelton Simmons led off with an infield single, Trout homered and McCullers loaded the bases with three straight walks. Baker said McCullers was not hurt, but that he hasnt pitched this many innings in a season since having Tommy John surgery on Tommy John right elbow in 2018. He didnt want to come out of the game. – Dusty Baker	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
I have no balance in my body, it's hard for me to breathe, I can't walk for too long without running out of breath. I have to constantly check my oxygen -- something I would never even think of before. It sometimes drops so low, I feel like I'm breathing through a straw. Now I even have trouble sleeping. That was never an issue before. I just can't do anything without help. – Jenny Ruelas	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Universities have backed themselves into a corner, we have raised tuition on average 2 1/2 - fold over the last 20 years. I think Covid-19 was just the straw that broke the camel's back, where families across America are saying,' Enough already. We're not going to pay $ 58,000 for Zoom classes.'. – Scott Galloway	Found on CNN 3 years ago
George's murder was just the last straw. – Mike Griffin	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Without the COVID19 being the last straw or the thing that led to the chain of events that led to death, they probably wouldnt have died. – Sally Aiken	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
At some point there's the straw that breaks the camel's back. – Justice Clarence Thomas	Found on CNN 3 years ago
One could be manageable. But 100 could be impossible, at some point there's the straw that breaks the camel's back. – Justice Clarence Thomas	Found on CNN 3 years ago
The dictatorship believed these things made him a dangerous person, the tweets were the last straw. – Luigi Pulcini	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
ESG is the paper straw of investing. – Carson Block	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
I'm really skeptical of ESG, eSG is the paper straw of investing. – Carson Block	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The actual cylinders are worth between $500 and $1,000 per unit but the semen inside them varies in price, were coming into the AI (artifical insemination) season so there would have been substantial amounts of semen inside the tanks that weve lost, which was owned by our local farmers, and it can range in value from $5 per straw to $95 per straw. – Aaron Thomas	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Could this be, excuse the expression, the straw that breaks the camel's back, and my children and my sister's children say it doesn't pay to be here anymore ? – Di Palo	Found on CNN 4 years ago
With this extradition law people thought, Okay, that's the last straw, we have to fight. We have to fight in front of this last frontier. – Li Ka-shing	Found on CNN 4 years ago
This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, i am more concerned about the The United States economy now than I have been throughout this expansion. – The United	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Spinning gold from straw has never yet worked. That is also true of Brexit, peace in Northern Ireland and the integrity of the internal market are non-negotiable for the EU. – Michael Roth	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Its the final straw, my kids classrooms have mold in them ...Theres just so much outrage thats been building over time. – Karla Villalon	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
Eno Center for Transportation is kind of a straw man. – Robert Puentes	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
( The) body is covered in natural materials, like straw or wood chips, and over the course of about three to seven weeks, thanks to microbial activity, it breaks down into soil. – Read MoreHow	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Donald Trump directed me to find a straw bidder to purchase a portrait of him that was being auctioned at an Art Hamptons Event, the objective was to ensure that Donald Trump portrait, which was going to be auctioned last, would go for the highest price of any portrait that afternoon. – Michael Cohen	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Given that you have issues with it, I drew the short straw. – Greg Andres	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Something just broke for me. It was the absolute straw that broke the camel's back. – Elissa Slotkin	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We've taken several straw polls in the camps and not one person said they wished to return home under the current conditions. – Alastair Lawson-Tancred	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's rarely going to be a direct cause-and-effect, a storm would not cause a well-balanced kid to kill themselves. But this is mostly worrisome for the vulnerable children -- that is, (children) who have had some preexisting challenges like depression ... Kids who tend to be loners and not very communicative. Kids with other types of mental health conditions ... This is the last straw. – Irwin Redlener	Found on CNN 5 years ago

The way Nin Bell handled it. That was the absolute last straw for me.

– Julie Brady

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If I can continue that, things will trend upward. Ohtani thinks this was his first walkoff hit since Game 3 of the 2016 Japan Series with the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters. He said he has adjusted his stance to give him a better view of the pitcher and the entire field. Houston trailed 5-2 going into the ninth before rallying to tie. Martin Maldonado led off with a single and moved to third on George Springers double off Ty Buttrey before scoring on a passed ball. George Springers brought The Astros within a run when George Springers scored on Josh Reddicks grounder to first. Michael Brantley lined a single to center before being lifted for a pinch-runner. Myles Straw stole second with two outs and tied it on Kyle Tuckers double off Matt Andriese. The Astros manager Dusty Baker bemoaned the missed opportunities. They were 3 for 24 with runners in scoring position and left 12 on base. We did fight back in the ninth, but a lot of times you lose the game before the ninth. It was very frustrating tonight to see opportunities squandered, he said. Andriese( 2-2) bounced back and retired seven straight to get the win as Los Angeles improved to 2-5 in extra-inning games. I can not give Matt Andriese enough praise, Joe Maddon said about Matt Andriese. Matt Andriese made just the one mistake pitch but did not cave. Dylan Bundy allowed only two runs in seven innings for The Angels. Dylan Bundy only trouble came in the fourth when Houston plated a pair to get within 4-2. Michael Brantley scored on Tuckers grounder to first, and Carlos Correas double drove in Yuli Gurriel. The Angels extended The Angels lead to 5-2 in the sixth on Andrelton Simmons RBI single. Dylan Bundy lowered Dylan Bundy ERA to 2.49, which is third in the AL. The right-hander struck out eight and allowed only six hits with one walk. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP TOUGH START, BETTER RELIEF McCullers made it through only five batters for the shortest start of his career. Andrelton Simmons led off with an infield single, Trout homered and McCullers loaded the bases with three straight walks. Baker said McCullers was not hurt, but that he hasnt pitched this many innings in a season since having Tommy John surgery on Tommy John right elbow in 2018. He didnt want to come out of the game.

– Dusty Baker

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

I have no balance in my body, it's hard for me to breathe, I can't walk for too long without running out of breath. I have to constantly check my oxygen -- something I would never even think of before. It sometimes drops so low, I feel like I'm breathing through a straw. Now I even have trouble sleeping. That was never an issue before. I just can't do anything without help.

– Jenny Ruelas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Universities have backed themselves into a corner, we have raised tuition on average 2 1/2 - fold over the last 20 years. I think Covid-19 was just the straw that broke the camel's back, where families across America are saying,' Enough already. We're not going to pay $ 58,000 for Zoom classes.'.

– Scott Galloway

Found on CNN
3 years ago

George's murder was just the last straw.

– Mike Griffin

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Without the COVID19 being the last straw or the thing that led to the chain of events that led to death, they probably wouldnt have died.

– Sally Aiken

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

At some point there's the straw that breaks the camel's back.

– Justice Clarence Thomas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

One could be manageable. But 100 could be impossible, at some point there's the straw that breaks the camel's back.

– Justice Clarence Thomas

Found on CNN
3 years ago

The dictatorship believed these things made him a dangerous person, the tweets were the last straw.

– Luigi Pulcini

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

ESG is the paper straw of investing.

– Carson Block

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

I'm really skeptical of ESG, eSG is the paper straw of investing.

– Carson Block

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The actual cylinders are worth between $500 and $1,000 per unit but the semen inside them varies in price, were coming into the AI (artifical insemination) season so there would have been substantial amounts of semen inside the tanks that weve lost, which was owned by our local farmers, and it can range in value from $5 per straw to $95 per straw.

– Aaron Thomas

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Could this be, excuse the expression, the straw that breaks the camel's back, and my children and my sister's children say it doesn't pay to be here anymore ?

– Di Palo

Found on CNN
4 years ago

With this extradition law people thought, Okay, that's the last straw, we have to fight. We have to fight in front of this last frontier.

– Li Ka-shing

Found on CNN
4 years ago

This could be the straw that breaks the camel's back, i am more concerned about the The United States economy now than I have been throughout this expansion.

– The United

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Spinning gold from straw has never yet worked. That is also true of Brexit, peace in Northern Ireland and the integrity of the internal market are non-negotiable for the EU.

– Michael Roth

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Its the final straw, my kids classrooms have mold in them ...Theres just so much outrage thats been building over time.

– Karla Villalon

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Eno Center for Transportation is kind of a straw man.

– Robert Puentes

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

( The) body is covered in natural materials, like straw or wood chips, and over the course of about three to seven weeks, thanks to microbial activity, it breaks down into soil.

– Read MoreHow

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Donald Trump directed me to find a straw bidder to purchase a portrait of him that was being auctioned at an Art Hamptons Event, the objective was to ensure that Donald Trump portrait, which was going to be auctioned last, would go for the highest price of any portrait that afternoon.

– Michael Cohen

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Given that you have issues with it, I drew the short straw.

– Greg Andres

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

Something just broke for me. It was the absolute straw that broke the camel's back.

– Elissa Slotkin

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We've taken several straw polls in the camps and not one person said they wished to return home under the current conditions.

– Alastair Lawson-Tancred

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It's rarely going to be a direct cause-and-effect, a storm would not cause a well-balanced kid to kill themselves. But this is mostly worrisome for the vulnerable children -- that is, (children) who have had some preexisting challenges like depression ... Kids who tend to be loners and not very communicative. Kids with other types of mental health conditions ... This is the last straw.

– Irwin Redlener

Found on CNN
5 years ago

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