In the case of the Yankees, there are three ball players whose value to the franchise and the open market could be adversely affected if their disappointing postseason performances to date continue.
However, Piniella did lead three different ball clubs to the playoffs on seven different occasions.
McIlroy was out in a three-ball with team-mates Llewellyn Matthews and Jamie Moul in Tuesday morning's practice at RCD.
Pitching on five days' rest, Pettitte walked four for the first time since July 2010, went to seven three-ball counts and threw just 57 of 100 pitches for strikes.
"I think winning it twice is a fair achievement to start with, " said Hansen, who forms a three-ball with Englishmen Lee Westwood and Luke Donald in the opening two rounds.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting will be concerned that his bowlers could take only three wickets with the ball in 50 overs - the other three dismissals were run-outs - against arguably the weakest side in the tournament.
His tools, notably a three-pound ball-peen hammer, clanked in a greasy leather bag suspended from the handlebars.
They also knew, however, that unless the three governments played ball, the game would quickly be over.
Minor (6-2) then pitched 7 1-3 innings of three-hit ball, and gave himself all the support he needed.
To score, a player must stand in the Henmore and tap the ball three times against the wheel.
Following a pair of poor starts, Gee (1-3) used an effective changeup to toss three-hit ball over 5 2-3 innings.
Minor (6-2) then pitched 7 1-3 innings of three-hit ball, sending the Mets to their fifth loss in a row overall and eighth straight at Citi Field.
At the breakdown, I don't want to see the scrum-half digging the ball out and passing the ball three yards to three forwards who then get smashed by an Australian defence who are ready to cream them.
Eto'o set the tone for the evening as he netted the opener against his former club when he snapped up the ball on the edge of the penalty area, turned inside three defenders and fired the ball under Casillas.
To make a basketball analogy, it's a bit like when your tin-armed, non-jump-shooting center gets the ball near the three-point line: You know he won't shoot or thread the ball into the post, so you have a moment's respite while he looks for a guard to bail him out.
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The Irishman looked certain to score as he met the ball on the half-volley just three yards out but somehow skewed the ball across the face of goal.
Johnathan Ball, three, and Tim Parry, 12, died in the attack in March 1993.
Mr. Sanchez spiked the ball with three seconds remaining to set the stage for Mr. Folk.
Inside there are just three stainless-steel ball bearings, housed in anodized aluminum bar stock.
But Weidenfeller couldn't do much in the 60th minute after Franck Ribery clipped a ball through three Dortmund defenders.
Basically, you have to play well in all three phases of the ball.
So far, he has taken Rivera's words to heart, throwing nine innings of one-run ball over three spring starts.
But after the 20-minute break he hit his first ball for three down to third man and saluted the crowd before the Australian fielders went to shake his hand.
And, although Chanderpaul went with 28 still required, Chilton hit the satisfaction of striking the winning runs off Lancashire old boy Dominic Cork with one ball and three wickets to spare.
Wicketkeeper Ajay Ratra, who scored his maiden Test century in the drawn fourth test in Antigua, was caught for three fending a short ball from Dillon straight to Wavell Hinds at forward short-leg.
Of the top 20 bowlers so far this year, however, only four are spinners, and you could have gotten long odds at the start on the top three performers with the ball at this stage being Chennai's Dwayne Bravo, Bangalore's Vinay Kumar and Rajasthan's James Faulkner.
Medium-pacers Collingwood and Trott then impressed with the ball, taking three wickets between them in 14 overs.
In the season opener at Shea Stadium, Carter took strike three, had a passed ball that gave St.
Veteran Phil DeFreitas, who took three wickets, got the ball rolling early for Leicestershire with the wicket of Nadeem Shahid.
But in a three-way race the ball takes funny bounces, and that is how Minnesota got a 6 ft. 4 in.
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