Lady Gaga went to bat for Hillary Clinton on Monday night.
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Shawn Levy, to his credit, really went to bat for me.
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"I feel I went to bat for the orphans," he said.
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He guiltily went to bat for John McCain's increasingly manic 2008 campaign.
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" Foreman then went to bat for Colin ... "This guy's a great football player.
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Went to bat for them meaning advocating for them, advocating for the release.
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At least one Republican went to bat for Ross: his former professor, Iowa Sen.
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He went to bat for Valeant when its executives were questioned during a Senate hearing.
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"He really went to bat for these fines and to really hold United accountable," he said.
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We were so thankful for such an amazing oncologist that went to bat for me full force.
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I couldn't believe they went to bat for me in a world where almost no one ever has.
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LiAngelo was placed on house arrest but was sprung after Trump and others went to bat for him.
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Bernie Sanders of Vermont went to bat for Walmart workers at a meeting of the retail giant's shareholders in Arkansas.
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I think once the state Department of Education really realized what we were under, they went to bat for us.
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For example, the Chamber went to bat for BP in class action litigation related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
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He went to bat for Pastor Joel Osteen too, who's taken heat for not immediately opening the doors to evacuees.
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Democratic politicians went to bat for Biden, while the media treated him as the emerging front-runner after South Carolina.
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So it stunned G7 members when Trump went to bat for Russia during the summit and aggressively lobbied for its readmittance.
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And when the sitting Democratic president went to bat for yet another big trade deal written by big business, Sanders didn't play along.
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Consider how he barely went to bat for "high quality" Donald Jr. after his first son incriminated himself in the Russian meddling conspiracy.
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The part went to Ms. Cox because Ms. Berman went to bat for her, persuading the hesitant network to give her a chance.
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The Democratic questioners varied wildly in effectiveness, and Republicans, for their part, went to bat for the president and his former campaign manager.
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But it became extremely, abundantly clear that Kelly had to go when he went to bat for White House staff secretary Rob Porter.
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The ex-NBA superstar went to bat for the L.A. coach outside of Catch -- telling TMZ Sports Lakers Nation just needs to be patient.
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"It became extremely, abundantly clear that Kelly had to go when he went to bat for White House staff secretary Rob Porter," Matthews wrote.
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Booker went to bat for Clinton, using his prime-time speech to attempt to heal the party after a divisive primary and a dramatic weekend.
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We asked the "Shameless" dad about Ethan's arrest, and he immediately went to bat for the 18-year-old ... telling us he's a good kid.
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That said, while Republicans went to bat for Trump, they also went out of their way to praise Yovanovitch for her decades of public service.
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And it's an especially incendiary part of the debate, as New York Times tech writer Taylor Lorenz learned when she went to bat for dubbing.
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LaVar also seems to take a shot at FS1's Jason Whitlock ... which is kinda confusing since Whitlock basically went to bat for Ball on Wednesday.
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Though Woodward remained largely silent in the face of White House pushback, Bernstein went to bat for his former reporting partner in comments to The Hill.
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Walker even went to bat for the Republican incumbent in the unexpectedly high-profile race for mayor of Omaha, Nebraska, after Bernie Sanders got behind her challenger.
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So it stunned world leaders when President Donald Trump went to bat for Russia during the G7 summit and aggressively lobbied for its readmittance to the group.
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"I know all of you guys went to bat for me," Ingram, wearing a shirt that says "Always in pursuit," told his coaching staff in the video.
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The US Department of State, at the time Powell was secretary, went to bat for Enron in a dispute the company was having with the Indian government.
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Sorry, Cowboys fans ... looks like you're stuck with Jason Garrett -- 'cause Jerry Jones just went to bat for the embattled head coach, saying he won't fire him!!!!
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Star economist Larry Summers, the former treasury secretary under Bill Clinton who went to bat for Citigroup after leaving the Obama administration in 2010, was on hand.
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So the reason I would choose that subject line is because Saudi Arabia arrested a bunch of human rights advocates and Canada went to bat for the activists.
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FYI, LeBron went to bat for his former Heat assistant coach on Monday ... after Fizdale got the boot less than a quarter of the way into the season.
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It's a defeat for FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, who went to bat for two cities in the South providing municipal broadband last year — Wilson, N.C., and Chattanooga, Tenn.
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Colin Kaepernick has another major supporter -- Miss Virginia -- who went to bat for the QB during a Miss America prelim competition on Thursday ... a prelim competition she WON!
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We also asked how he felt about Trump's attorney, Rudy Giuliani, getting booed at Yankee Stadium this week -- and Damon went to bat for the former NYC mayor too.
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Smith also subtly went to bat for consumer privacy and access to encryption (Trump has called for tech companies, most notably Apple, to provide backdoor access to the government).
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But, LeBron went to bat for the reporter -- making a video explaining the entire situation and essentially saying LaForce couldn't have been more professional or sensitive to the situation.
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James Comey went to bat for his decision to publicly announce reopening an investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails days before the election ... and got very worked up while doing it.
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His wife's influence seemed clear, however, when he went to bat for his friend Kim Kardashian after a writer mocked her on Twitter for news that she's considering a third pregnancy.
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Well, the rapper responded in a big way, saying he and his penis woke up to the "alarming disturbance" of the leaked sex vid ... then went to bat for Lil' Rocky.
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Yet the ambassadorship parlor game nevertheless has the donor community abuzz, with the few Republican fundraisers who went to bat for Trump during the election hoping for some rewards from their commitments.
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Broadway Joe appeared on "Varney & Co." on FOX Business and went to bat for Kaep and Eric Reid -- who have both filed grievances against the NFL claiming they've been blackballed for kneeling.
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You scratch Donald Trump's back, he'll scratch yours ... just ask Jim Brown -- who was just praised publicly by the President days after the NFL player went to bat for Donald during a radio interview.
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Shaq's not the only big star who's come to Hart's defense -- Ellen DeGeneres also went to bat for the comic ... backing Kev's stance that he's evolved and said it's his right to host the Oscars.
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" As far as Tom's non-relationship with Colin -- Kaepernick went to bat for Tom back in 2015 during the Deflategate scandal ... saying, "No football in the world is going to help you win by 38!
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Ellen DeGeneres went to bat for Hart last week, saying she spoke on his behalf with a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and encouraging Hart to consider re-enlisting as host.
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After Darvish blew his Game 7 start at Dodger Stadium, we asked Harrington if he thought Yu was about to become Public Enemy #1 in L.A. ... and the ex-baller went to bat for the embattled ace.
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The former Originals writer, who once went to bat for the Charmed reboot on Twitter after backlash against the Latina-led series took over social media, is now taking another '90s series and giving it her own spin.
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You'll recall ... Elton John went to bat for Harry and Meghan when they came to visit him in the South of France, backing up Harry's words here by saying their private jet use was necessary for security reasons.
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In particular, Comey went to bat for former counterintelligence agent Peter Strzok, who was fired earlier this year for sending disparaging text messages about the president while he worked on two key FBI investigations during the 2016 presidential election.
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In heavy metal terms, Snider has also long been the people's champion—he famously went to bat for the genre during PMRC-panicked 80s, testifying against censorship at a Senate hearing alongside Frank Zappa and John Denver in 21.
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And I had two great mentors, Michael Ray and Bill Azir, who are both professors there who went to bat for me and got me in to start teaching at Stanford when I was 883 years old in 1988. Mm-hmm.
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" Though he has vehemently denied his ties to Scientology, and claimed his wife is no longer a member, he also went to bat for Tom Cruise after the actor infamously told Matt Lauer, "There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance.
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The former Secretary of State and two-time presidential hopeful went to bat for her husband Sunday during an interview with CBS, in which a reporter asked if then-President Clinton should have resigned after being impeached for lying about his affair with Lewinsky.
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So that's why a bunch of very brave and insightful advocates for the mentally ill population — including a man whose son was beaten to death by police officers who were frightened by psychotic behavior secondary to his chronic schizophrenia — went to bat for us.
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We got the famed pup whisperer at LAX Tuesday, and he went to bat for all of the immigrants in the U.S. ... pointing out how he "jumped the border" himself years ago, and is now a tax-paying citizen who contributes to the country.
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We got Cedric at LAX on Friday and he went to bat for his buddy and fellow 'Last O.G.' costar, Tracy ... who is taking some heat -- particularly from Lil Rel -- for appearing jealous as hell of Tiffany during an appearance on 'Vulture Spot' last week.
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I think the people who went to bat for this candidate felt that, while all firms seek to hire the highest-ranked students from the best schools, most firms make exceptions for candidates who seem promising even if they don't have the absolute best credentials.
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So, with some people tearing LaVar apart for his crazy topless cameo -- the rapper went to bat for the leader of the BBB ... saying he straight-up LOVED IT. That said ... Wale says LaVar has limits when it comes to his career in the squared circle.
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It was tough to get cut from Videoport: A DVD case is just half an inch wide, and if one person a year rents a copy of the weird little 1980 cop comedy The Black Marble, then we'd ride that out because enough employees went to bat for it.
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And in a special election in Ohio held on Tuesday, the G.O.P. House candidate — whom Trump and the entire Republican establishment went to bat for — is barely ahead of his Democratic rival in a district that has not sent a Democrat to Congress in more than three decades.
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Smith says he's known Steve Bannon for "a long time"; in 2015, Bannon's Breitbart went to bat for a BuzzFeed reporter who was banned from covering the Pope's visit to the US. Bannon continues to talk to Smith, on the record, even after BuzzFeed antagonized the White House with the dossier.
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Smith says he's known Steve Bannon for "a long time"; in 2015, Bannon's Breitbart went to bat for a BuzzFeed reporter who was banned from covering the Pope's visit to the U.S. Bannon continues to talk to Smith, on the record, even after BuzzFeed antagonized the White House with the dossier.
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Recently he went to bat for Sinclair Broadcasting when it was accused of pushing a partisan agenda; the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science, which was sued when a white couple gave birth to an Asian baby; and Newcastle Realty Services, where a property manager was charged with rent control manipulation.
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Well, sorta ... we got Doc Rivers and Tom Thibodeau -- Doc's former Celtics assistant -- leaving Craig's after Thibodeau's T-Wolves edged Rivers' Clippers in L.A. Naturally, we had to bring up the shocking J-Kidd firing ... and Doc immediately went to bat for the NBA legend, saying he would "absolutely" add him to his coaching staff.
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Bill NelsonClarence (Bill) William NelsonAl Franken says he 'absolutely' regrets resigning Democrats target Florida Hispanics in 2020 Poll: Six Democrats lead Trump in Florida match-ups MORE (Fla.), the top Democrat on the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, went to bat for Ross ahead of the vote and urged Democrats to support him.
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Brussels's Center for Fine Arts, known as Bozar, brought out the paintings, prints and tapestries of the all-media monster Bernard van Orley; the Palazzo Reale in Milan revived Antonello da Messina, the Sicilian savant; and the National Gallery of Art in Washington went to bat for Verrocchio, the artistic paterfamilias of Medici Florence.
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Dr. Salomon Melgen "Menendez went to bat for Dr. Melgen to the highest levels of our federal government for many years … because Dr. Melgen gave Senator Menendez access to a life that reads like a travel brochure for the rich and famous," federal prosecutor Peter Koski said in his opening statement when the trial began in early September.
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" Now, with Mitt Romney blasting Trump this morning as a "phoney" who is dangerous for the country -- and John McCain also denouncing him -- Walker went to bat for Donald with a new statement: "McCain and Romney lost the playoffs years ago yet they want to talk about someone getting ready for the Super Bowl ... Think about that.
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"Eagles draft pick Graham cleared of charge"—Philadelphia Inquirer 13\. "Steelers Foote awarded $1.2 million in valet scam"—ESPN 14\. "Acho went to bat for former players"—Detroit Legal News 15\. "Attorney Jim Acho On Northwestern Players Unionizing"—ESPN Radio, 101FM, St. Louis 16\.
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Whalen went to bat for Stu and the first program aired in 1957. Henry Viney was the first host of the show known as Wildcat Wrestling. In 1962, Ed took over as the host of the show and it was renamed to its run as Stampede Wrestling. It was bestowed the official Stampede name in 1975.
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Green was traded to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on July 30, 2013 in exchange for Alberto Callaspo. Green tallied his first two major league hits in his Angels debut on August 6. During the 2014 season Green went to bat for the Angels 99 times, compiling a .273 batting average, hitting 1 home run, and driving in 11 RBIs.
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Werrell, p. 180 Almost from the beginning Low garnered a persistent reputation for breaking away from his formation to pursue MiGs; his element lead, future ace James H. Kasler, was nearly shot down when Low broke away during a dogfight to shoot down his first MiG. However, just as depicted in The Hunters, the 4th Wing's commander Colonel Harrison Thyng "went to bat for him" because he wanted results: MiG kills.Werrell, p. 181 Within a month Low had scored his fifth kill, the only second lieutenant in Korea to become an ace.
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" A major part of the work involved Manson rewriting the song lyrics, which Vig said the band attempted to "write from a woman's perspective and I think, initially, some of them were a little pretentious. But as soon as Shirley came on board she simplified the lyrics so that they were a lot more subtle and worked better as songs." Manson detailed that regarding the previous song sketches, "some of the ideas for lyrics I found unsuitable, and others I liked and worked on with them. I always went to bat for what I believed in.
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In March 2006, John A. Hillerich IV, President and CEO of the Louisville Slugger parent-company Hillerich & Bradsby, made a visit to the Canadian-based sports company TPS Hockey, which had produced more than 400 pink hockey sticks for players in the NHL. Players including Tie Domi, Mats Sundin, Steve Yzerman, Sidney Crosby and Ed Belfour used the special sticks during the weekend of March 17, raising more than $110,000. Hillerich later presented the idea of the Pink Bat to MLB Commissioner Bud Selig and MLB President Bob DuPuy, who "both went to bat for the pink bat".
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Diamonds in the Rough: The Untold History of Baseball, p. 59 (2004)() (discussing different claims to who was "first" to cover baseball, noting that 1853 Mercury reports had been thought to be first in past baseball scholarship)Mack, Connie (26 April 1950). Lauds Press' Help To Sport, The Miami News, Retrieved November 1, 2010Martinez, Jose (25 October 2000). Went to bat for baseball: Newspaperman behind game accounts, Daily News (New York), Retrieved November 1, 2010(13 October 1957) End of an era, The New York Times, Retrieved November 1, 2010(1 July 1905) Henry Chadwick: The Father of Baseball, The Spokesman-Review, Retrieved November 1, 2010 (citing Henry Chadwick as reporting that the Mercury was the first paper covering baseball, with Cauldwell regularly reporting on games played in New York City) The paper was the first to use the phrase "national pastime", in December 1856.
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