“I used to get 15-20 bunt hits a season. Now, I'm down to five or six. Infielders still play me in, but I'm always looking if the opportunity is there.” IfsStillsPlayUsedOpportunityFiveSixSeasons Author:Steve Finley
“Summer is the sweet spot of the movie-going season -- and it's also peak season for Six Flags theme parks.” SweetSixSummerSeasonsSpotsParksThemeFlagsTheme Parks Author:Mark Shapiro
“Know what the difference between hitting .250 and .300 is? It's 25 hits - 25 hits in 500 at-bats is 50 points. There's six months in a season, that's about 25 weeks. That means if you get just one extra flare a week - just one - you get a ground ball with eyes, you get a dying quail, just one more dying quail a week ... and you're in Yankee Stadium.” IfsKnowsMeanEyeDifferencesWeekDyingMonthsSixSeasonsBallsExtrasJust OneHittingBatsSix MonthsYankeesStadiumsFlareYankee StadiumQuails Author:Crash Davis
“We all laughed. It was more like that whole thing that I was talking about earlier. You go to training camp and after the season is over, you might not see the guys for six months until you go back to training camp.” WholeMightGuySportsTalkingMonthsSixTrainingSeasonsOver YouCampsLaughedSix MonthsBubbaTraining Camp Author:Bubba Smith
“That's referee Mike Reed's 50th booking of the season, which works out at an average of six a game.” GamesFootballSixSeasonsAverageWork OutMikeCommentatorsReedsReferee Author:Alan Parry
“I get inspired when I look at Tom Lennon, who did Reno 911! for six seasons while writing huge movies and directing, and also doing other pilots; he did that FX pilot, the Star Trek thing.” WritingLooksStarsHugeSixSeasonsInspiredPilotsTomsLennon Author:Scott Aukerman
“It's a terrible process, what you go through, during pilot season. All the shows turn themselves in and there is a good four to six weeks before you get phone call.” ShowsTurnsProcessFourWeekTerribleSixSeasonsPhonesPilotsPhone Calls Author:Sarah Michelle Gellar
“You don't realize how long that NFL season is. It's a long season, especially in your first year. Not only do you spend a lot of time preparing for the draft and working out, but they you have OTAs, minicamps, training camp, preseason games. By the time you get to week six you've already had one of the longest years of your football life and you still have 11 weeks to go, plus the playoffs.” YearsFirstsLongStillsGamesRealizingWeekFootballSixTrainingSeasonsWork OutNflPlusCampsPreparingPlayoffsHey YouTraining Camp Author:Giovani Bernard
“I played football for a team called the East Dragons on the east side of town. We only had six regular season games. And six games I played tail back and I had 18 touchdowns in six games. That's when I knew I had some athletic ability.” GamesSidesAbilityTeamFootballSixSeasonsTownsEastDragonsTailsAthleticInspirational TeamTouchdownsEast SideAthletic Ability Author:LeBron James
“In 2011 I stopped playing rugby for England so during the Six Nations, which is on during February and March, I was able to grab a week's skiing. But I still had to take it pretty easy because I didn't want to get injured while I was playing for Gloucester. In 2013, when I retired fully from rugby, I finally had the chance to go a couple of times a season.” WantStillsAbleNationsEasyChanceWeekCoupleSixSeasonsEnglandMarchRetiredInjuredRugbyFebruarySkiingPlaying RugbyGloucester Author:Mike Tindall
“What we were also trying to do is vary the tone slightly across the season of Black Mirror, because there are six stories this time around, so you don't want it to just be the devastating, bleak-em-up.” WantTryingStoriesBlackSixSeasonsMirrorsToneEmsVaryBleak Author:Charlie Brooker
“Having a child is the polar opposite experience of the awards season experience. The awards-season experience requires you to be out in the community, in the heart of the community, at the nucleus of the film community in a really committed way for about a six-month period of time. Having a child requires you to nest, to be in your home, and to create and make your home and environment that is one that is potentially very welcoming and nurturing for a child.” WayHeartChildrenHomeFilmCommunityEnvironmentMonthsPeriodsSixOppositesSeasonsCommittedWelcomeAwardsSix MonthsNestsNurturingNucleusPolar Opposites Author:Mahershala Ali
“In Cleveland, I'm so fortunate that we're surrounded by farms with an endless variety of beautiful vegetables. For me, I always eat very tightly with the season, even if the season is only six weeks.” IfsBeautifulWeekSixSeasonsEndlessVarietyFortunateFarmsVegetablesCleveland Author:Michael Symon
“Half the interest of a garden is the constant exercise of the imagination. You are always living three, or indeed six, months hence. I believe that people entirely devoid of imagination never can be really good gardeners. To be content with the present, and not striving about the future, is fatal.” PeopleBelieveTimeThreeBeliefI BelieveInterestImaginationMemoriesHalfMonthsExerciseSixGardenSeasonsConstantStriveCyclesAnticipationTimingSix MonthsGardenerTimeliness Author:Alice Morse Earle
“I show up on the injury report as much as the statsheet, but if I’m healthy, I’m going to be a late-round steal in most leagues. Last year I had more than 1,000 yards on the ground despite my injuries, and I had six rushing touchdowns despite Andre Brown vulturing my goal line duties around mid-season. Now I’m in Indianapolis, and my new offensive coordinator is implementing a West Coast offense that should get me plenty of carries and a few catches each game. Plus, I’ll be the goal line guy. If I’m not wearing a boot.” IfsShouldYearsShowsLastsGuyGamesGoalLinesDutyHealthySixLateSeasonsWestRoundsStealingDespitePlentyLeagueReportsInjuryBrownCarriePlusBootsLast YearOffensiveOffenseYardsCoastRushingWest CoastImplementingTouchdownsIndianapolisCoordinator Author:Ahmad Bradshaw