Many current owners believe this is the optimal size for a major league, and with the possible exception of the NFL's desire to return to Los Angeles, North America's second largest market, none of the major leagues are believed to be imminently considering expansion, and in fact Major League Baseball actually considered contraction in 2002 to be effective for the season ( of the Montreal Expos and Minnesota Twins ), until the union got a contract prohibiting it.

Many of the Cheyenne worked with the army as scouts.

Many scouts were looking at him play, including Tom Greenwade of the New York Yankees ( who discovered Mickey Mantle ), and Danny Murtaugh of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Many Pawnee men joined the United States Cavalry as scouts rather than face the ignominy of reservation life.

Many players will get a second or third look from the major league scouts if they turn their career around in the independent leagues.

Many Arikaras and Crows became Indian scouts during the height of the Sioux Wars.

Many scouts are former coaches or retired players, while others have made a career just of being scouts.

Many newspapers reported that the 21 year old Tony Oliva was actually his 18 year old brother Pedro Oliva and much of the reason for this was due to his paperwork being changed when he got to the states to reflect the name and birthdate of his brother Pedro Jr., who was born in 1941, in order to appear younger to Major League scouts.

Many scouts were pushed away from him, because he played fullback and linebacker in high school, never settling on either position.

Many of Boras's 75-person staff are former major leaguers, including Bob Brower, Don Carman, Bill Caudill, Scott Chiamparino, Mike Fischlin, Calvin Murray, Jeff Musselman, Domingo Ramos and Kurt Stillwell, and the company has scouts spread across the United States, Asia and Latin America.

Many were picked off by bands of Mexican scouts and partisans as well as hostile Indians.

Many scholars have questioned a link between " Nazareth " and the terms " Nazarene " and " Nazoraean " on linguistic grounds, while some affirm the possibility of etymological relation " given the idiosyncrasies of Galilean Aramaic.

Many also questioned how effective the Giants ' offense would be after failing to score a single touchdown in the NFC Championship Game.

Many people questioned his ability to learn because of his initial state, and as Yousef explains, " it is one thing to say that the man of nature is not yet fully human ; it is quite another thing to say that the man of nature cannot become fully human.

Many have questioned the evolution of overt menstruation in humans and related species, speculating on what advantage there could be to losing blood associated with dismantling the endometrium rather than absorbing it, as most mammals do.

Many questioned how the force capable of causing such damage had been transmitted through Dempsey's knuckles without fracturing them.

Many observers questioned the pandering charges against Luciano.

Many questioned the quality of L & M as a method to teach the fundamentals of music theory, ear training and history.

Many critics praised the album's heavier tracks, while others questioned the inclusion of the group's longer, more experimental songs.

Many have questioned the reality of this depiction, as Keller had not uttered a single vowel in the course of the film, and, as an apparently prelingually deaf and blind child, would not have been aware of the existence of verbal communication.

Many kings only ruled over parts of the present territory of Sweden ( See further Semi-legendary kings of Sweden ), and so their validity as kings of Sweden may be questioned.

Many scholars ( for instance Kathleen Mcnamara ) have questioned the premises of the ICB argument, making the case that democratic pressures will not result in high inflation and that high inflation is not inherently bad for the economy long term.

Many questioned the wisdom of concrete floating bridge technology after the sinking of a portion of the Lacey V. Murrow bridge on November 25, 1990.

Many commentators questioned whether a United States Grand Prix would be held in Indianapolis again, but the 2006 United States Grand Prix was held the next year, on 2 July 2006, without controversy.

Many questioned the legality of the arrangement, and in October 2007 a class-action lawsuit was filed against Apple, claiming that its exclusive agreement with AT & T violates California antitrust law.

Many of the witnesses — and some of the possible suspects — are RAF pilots stationed at a nearby air base, who need to be questioned in between going out on missions.

Many of these identifications come from the speculative comparative religion of the late 19th century, and have been questioned in more recent years.

Many have questioned the legality of this motto because they state that it violates United States Constitution which forbids the government from passing any law respecting the establishment of a religion.

" Many industry insiders also questioned Depp's casting, as he was an unconventional actor not known for working within the traditional studio system.

Many historical accounts describe the three Christian rulers ( Hetoum, Bohemond, and Kitbuqa ) entering the city of Damascus together in triumph, though some modern historians such as David Morgan have questioned this story as apocryphal.

Many questioned why a Denver District Attorney employee, who accessed the same information and shared it with the Ritter campaign, was not also prosecuted.

Many religious works are attributed to Rolle, but it has been questioned how many are genuinely from his hand.

Many peasants questioned why they should work for a government that clearly could not protect its citizens.

Many QD examinations involve a comparison of the questioned document, or components of the document, to a set of known standards.

Many officials now openly questioned Jiang Wei's strategy, but Liu Shan took no actions to stop Jiang.

Many questioned whether the time was right for a tribute to a group that had just disbanded four years ago, with its former members still active in the music industry.

Many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the last depression.

Many ordinary spacecraft and satellites also use solar collectors, temperature-control panels and Sun shades as light sails, to make minor corrections to their attitude and orbit without using fuel.

Many Britons celebrated the action as needed to prevent another Mutiny like 1857, an attitude that caused many Indian leaders to decide the Raj was controlled by their enemies, and was more an obstacle than a pathway.

Many Oriental philosophies equate weakness with femininity and strength with masculinity ; this is not the prevailing attitude in paganism and Wicca.

Many Bajorans resented the Federation for years after the occupation because of this attitude.

Many contemporary chroniclers doubted the sincerity of Frederick's illness, and their attitude may be explained by their pro-papal leanings.

Many Calgarians have reduced productivity during the event because they take a relaxed attitude towards their usual workplace and personal responsibilities.

Many of Fleming's silent films were action movies, often starring Douglas Fairbanks, or Westerns, and with his robust attitude and love of outdoor sports he became known as a " man's director ".

Many Australians knew how to ride and shoot prior to enlistment, making them talented recruits, but the Australian soldiers were infamous for their lax attitude towards formal parade ground discipline, a notoriety that the Australian soldiers revelled in.

Many employers, however, have developed a " don't ask, don't tell " attitude toward hiring undocumented Mexican nationals.

Many of the employees dislike Heidi, but Jo Jo ( below ) has accepted that her business attitude is only acknowledging and dealing with a weakness that was already there.

Many breeds have been bred specifically for the strength, attitude, and physical features that would make them better fighting dogs.

Note: Many of the underground groups were commercially successful ; the dichotomy between underground and commercial NDW-groups has more to do with differences in sound, presentation and attitude.

Many thought that Ramsey's attitude to Robson was evidence of jealousy – even though Robson failed to match his achievements in winning the English championship with Ipswich and the World Cup with England.

Many now consider the work to carry a much more reflective attitude, one which looks at Russian history as a whole from the standpoint of 1957, four years after the death of Joseph Stalin.

Many of the taboos and customs which have grown up round life's crises, many features in the tribal ritual, their attitude towards disease and towards the supranatural world, are fundamentally similar throughout these tribes.

Many believers adhere strictly to a moral attitude of nonresistance in the face of violence.

Many successful people can trace their success directly to the time they began a close association with someone who possessed the positive mental attitude that they were able to copy.

Many at court praised her for her very supportive attitude towards her disagreeable husband.

Many social-democrat politicians never forgave him his attitude during this period and never accepted his alliance with José Manuel Durão Barroso in 2002.

Many islanders are also members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and tend to a somewhat puritanical attitude.

Many of their heroines have the personae and attitude of Joan of Arc ( especially in Martyrdom and Sainthood ).

Many spacecraft carry a special camera known as a " Canopus Star Tracker " plus a sun sensor for attitude determination.

Many of his artist friends were skeptical about his conversion, as it conveniently coincided with the French Catholic revival, a reaction against the secular attitude of the French Third Republic.

Many Poles adopted an attitude that might be called " resigned cooperation ".