Though the group continued to tour around the world, over a decade of living a rap superstar lifestyle was beginning to take a toll on McDaniels.

Though Rod at first feels neglected compared to the superstar Cush, Sugar contacts Matt Cushman ( Beau Bridges ), Cush's dad, while Jerry is in the lobby with Rod and re-signs Cush to SMI.

Though Cage Rage promoter Andy Geer said that the UFC show would not affect ticket sales for CR21, the signing of Sapp was a clear sign that the company knew it would need a superstar draw in order to successfully compete with the American promotion.

Though Race held the title for only a few months, losing it to Brisco in Houston, Texas in July, he became a worldwide superstar and perennial championship contender.

Though Ryan's strikeouts and no-hitters got him considerable media attention, he did not win over Angels general manager Buzzie Bavasi, who dismissed him as a flashy. 500 pitcher ( Ryan was 26 – 27 in the two years both were with the Angels ).

Though Hall-of-Famer Nolan Ryan once threw well over 200 pitches in a single game ( a 1974 contest in which he pitched 13 innings ), it is now rare for a manager to allow a pitcher to throw more than 120 pitches in a start.

Though predominantly known as a starting pitcher, Smoltz was converted to a reliever in 2001, following his recovery from Tommy John surgery, and spent four years as the team's closer before returning to a starting role.

Though Matsui was considered to be the PL Academy's ace starting pitcher, injuries limited him to playing only in the quarter-final game, where he allowed two runs during 2 innings.

Though batting only. 147 for Boston, he was effective in handling the pitchers ; teammate Tony Conigliaro noted, " I don't think I ever saw a pitcher shake off one of his signs.

Though Stein chose McGinnity as the right-handed pitcher for the Irish team, the team was omitted from the article due to space limitations.

Though he has the second lowest career WHIP in MLB history ( about 1. 00 ), it is the lowest ever for a major league pitcher with 10 or more seasons pitched.

Though used primarily as a starting pitcher in with the Tulsa Oilers, Briles pitched out of the bullpen upon his arrival in the majors.

Though he was not a power pitcher, Hoffman was a strikeout pitcher.

Though Conine was originally a pitcher when he played college ball at UCLA, he was drafted by the Kansas City Royals in the 58th round of the 1987 Major League Baseball Draft as a first baseman.

Though Bressler's career as a pitcher was short-lived, he would go on to play more than a decade as an outfielder and first baseman.

Though he made nine starts for the 1967 Pirates, he was mainly a relief pitcher, earning a career high nine saves.

Though he twice hit more than 20 home runs in a season with the Reds, his best statistical year came in 1989 as a member of the Boston Red Sox to whom he was traded along with relief pitcher Rob Murphy for switch-hitting first baseman / outfielder Todd Benzinger and pitcher Jeff Sellers.

Though his first professional season with the New York-Penn League's Elmira Pioneers went poorly ( 1-6 with a 4. 81 ERA ), in, as a starting pitcher for the Winter Haven Red Sox of the Florida State League, Ojeda went 15-7 in 29 games started earning a promotion to the triple A Pawtucket Red Sox for.

Though Bob Carroll seemed to have had his head practically blown off by the exploding grenade, he lived.

Though Disney Studio Chairman Dick Cook was a staunch supporter of Miramax, the brand was less of a priority for Bob Iger, whose strategy was to focus on Disney's branded mass entertainment that can be exploited across Disney's theme parks, television and consumer products.

Though initially only interested in sex, Jay and Silent Bob agree to let her come with them.

Though a much darker and more ironic songwriter than Browne and other leading figures of the era's L. A .- based singer-songwriter movement, Zevon shared with his 1970s L. A. peers a grounding in earlier folk and country influences and a commitment to a writerly style of songcraft with roots in the work of artists like Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell.

He views “ Africadian ” literature as “ literal and liberal — I canonize songs and sonnets, histories and homilies .” Clarke has stated that he found further writing inspiration in the 1970s and his “ individualist poetic scored with implicit social commentary ” came from the ‘ Gang of Seven ’ intellectuals, “ poet-politicos: jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, troubadour-bard Bob Dylan, libertine lyricist Irving Layton, guerrilla leader and poet Mao Zedong, reactionary modernist Ezra Pound, Black Power orator Malcolm X and the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau .” Though flawed, Clarke found “ as a whole, the group ’ s blunt talk, suave styles, acerbic independence, raunchy macho, feisty lyricism, singing heroic and a scarf-and-beret chivalry quite, well, liberating .”

Though apathetic at home, it is suggested in multiple episodes that Miriam is capable of improving her life, but is stunted by her marriage to an overbearing Bob which may tie in to her depression and underwhelming lifestyle.

Though " Mr. Tambourine Man " would be re-recorded for Dylan's next album, Sony released the complete take recorded for Another Side of Bob Dylan on The Bootleg Series Vol.

Though the topic remains open and controversial, some recent scholarship, including by Lewis " Bob " Sorley, supports Colby's arguments.

Though Stephanopoulos and Carville were the film's main figures, many other prominent figures in the campaign were featured, including Paul Begala, Dee Dee Myers, Mandy Grunwald, Bob Boorstin, Stan Greenberg, Mickey Kantor, Harold Ickes, and Bush deputy campaign manager Mary Matalin, who later married Carville.

Though the artist Rob Liefeld is responsible for his visual design, name, and much of his personality, it is claimed that Cable also got some inspiration from editor Bob Harras.

Though he was convicted, the Kid managed to escape from the Lincoln County jail on April 28, 1881, after killing his guards, J. W. Bell and Bob Olinger.

Though Flagstad was not interested in stardom or Hollywood contracts per se, she did make trips to Hollywood during the late 1930s for publicity photo shoots, public appearances, concerts at the Hollywood Bowl, and she filmed a rendition of Brünnhilde's Battle Cry from Die Walküre for the Hollywood variety show anthology The Big Broadcast of 1938, in which she was introduced to American film audiences by Bob Hope.

Though Bob Marley may have written the song, or may have written the melody, songwriter credits were given to " V. Ford ".

Though Waldmire's family owns the Cozy Dog Drive-In, Bob, having since become a vegan, preferred not to see his name put on a character that would become a McDonald's Happy Meal toy.

Though inspired by American protest artists like Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, nueva trova criticized the abuses of the United States government and its allies.

Though he had heard of JB Rhine and his experiments as early as the 1930s, Bob didn ’ t become interested in parapsychology until 1943, when the Rhines published their first dice experiments.

Though being the cynic and the voice of reason, Bob Louis is as hopeless as Briggs at flirting with girls.

Though CNN / SI could boast of exclusives such as the tape of Indiana University player Neil Reed, appearing to be choked by former coach Bob Knight, the channel reached about only 20 million homes, not enough to receive a rating by Nielsen Media Research, which was a killer with sponsors.

Though he is normally invisible to everyone but Bob, children can also see him.

Though Niyabinghi music operates as a form of Rasta religious music outside of Reggae, musicians such as Bob Marley and even non-Rastas such Prince Buster ( Muslim ) and Jimmy Cliff used the idiom in some songs.

Though television coverage of darts in Canada is rare and live coverage is almost non-existent, Part was still able to view the World Professional Darts Championship and the World Masters, where he would learn his game from some of the most famous champions in the sport, particularly Bob Anderson.

" DVD Movie Guide's Colin Jacobson wrote that " Though it doesn ’ t compete with the best Bob shows, it has more than a few nice moments.

Though a sequel to " RocknRolla " titled the " The Real RocknRolla " has been rumoured to be in production, in which Hardy will reprise the role of handsome Bob, filming has yet to commence on the project.

Though Walt is comfortable socializing with women, Bob is the shyer of the two, and carries on a long-distance relationship with a pen pal named May Fong whom he has never met in person, and is unaware that they are conjoined twins.