After 4 1/2 seasons in the minors, Taylor termed his call-up "a feeling of semi-relief but more vindication for all the sacrifice it takes to do this," specifically mentioning the sacrifices his parents and sister made for him. ❋ Steve Kroner (2011)
"It's pretty sweet, and it just gives you the taste for more," said Desharnais, who didn't become a full-time NHLer until he was 24 and a fresh call-up from the American Hockey League this time last year. ❋ SEAN GORDON (2011)
The erstwhile US secretary of state and comedy Nobel peace prize winner Henry Kissinger is still mulling over his call-up. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Instead Wheater – who courtesy of a splendid block on Bellamy and the reduction of Carroll to a study in frustrated despair reprised the form that once earned him an England call-up – headed down for Gretar Steinsson to volley Bolton's third. ❋ Unknown (2012)
Manager Lou Piniella, on whether the call-up of SS Starlin Castro would spark his team. ❋ Unknown (2010)
In the past decade, here are prospective free agents that had the biggest jumps in Wins Above Replacement, which measures a player's value over a triple-A call-up: ❋ Unknown (2011)
Ivan Nova blossomed into New York's No. 2 starter, and Jesus Montero made the most of his September call-up. ❋ Daniel Barbarisi (2011)
Did he apply for more draft exemptions, just in case of an emergency call-up? ❋ Unknown (2010)
He began this season at the team's Triple-A affiliate in Fresno, going 7-1 with a 3.16 earned-run average to earn himself a call-up. ❋ Mike Sielski (2010)
The next day, he tells the White House he cannot lead the commission.2/24/2003 Abu GhraibA fateful call-up. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The honoree will receive a special jersey to wear and a front row call-up. ❋ Unknown (2011)
The call-up represented the most candid admission so far of the inefficacy of his squad selections and starting line-ups, particularly in the areas of Brazil's attacking midfield and striker combinations. ❋ Arnal Dayaratna (2011)
Justin Turner and recent call-up Lucas Duda each knocked in two runs. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Getting a call-up to England would be "a great honour for me and my family" – although going to the Euro 2012 would entail a tactical reshuffle chez Ruddy: "I've got my wedding in June so I'd have to ask the missus," he said. ❋ Unknown (2012)
The call-up for the England squad of Wolves' Matt Jarvis might even suggest that living close to the brink is the making of some footballers. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Andrew Gordon is settling in with the Capitals again after being recalled on Saturday with so many other right wings out of the lineup with injuries but a call-up only gets so comfortable when he's in the NHL and it's not just because of the pressure to do well. ❋ Katie Carrera (2011)
Zuccarello, a rookie from Norway, tallied 13 points in his first 19 games after his December call-up but hadn't scored a goal since March 6. ❋ Unknown (2011)
TKtk Andruw Jones Mr. Jones accumulated 68.6 Wins Above Replacement — a metric that determines how many wins a player contributes over an average Triple-A call-up — during his first 12 seasons, an average of 5.7 WAR a year. ❋ Unknown (2011)
Pete, it looks like your pitching has caught the attention of the Yankees. Congrats! You're being called up to the [bigs]!
Jeff was asked to take over for his old boss. He was called up [yeasterday].
Remember that hot girl from the bar who was out of my league? She called me to go out this Friday! Fellas, I'm being called up to the majors!
That stash of pot we confiscated from you turned out to be distribution weight which is now a federal crime, not state. You've made [the big time]; Federal prosecutors are calling you up, son! ❋ Tenacious Faulker (2009)
"[JaMal] told [Kelly] he didn't want a [relationship], but she could be his "call up " ❋ Teacher Snowbunni (2015)
"[What are we] doing this [weekend]?"
"I think [we should] call up chuck yo!" ❋ Paulwalll (2008)
"Someone call up the script kiddies, we got sum [XSS] exploits [over here]." - [zzap] ❋ Node13 (2018)
Example 1- "hey I think we should [call it up]"
Example 2- "hey call her [up over] here" (or) "hey call him [up and over]" ❋ Frfrbae (2019)
He used to eat tons of [junk food], stuff with all sorts of sugar, [salty snack] foods, [you name it]. It doesn't help that he rarely exercised. He didn't seem to get that even the manufacturers of those foods stress the importance of a balanced diet. His wake up call was a heart attack that almost killed him. Fortunately, he took it seriously and made a lot of changes to his lifestyle.
They used to seem like they had everything. They lived well beyond their means. Most people thought they were rich. It took almost losing their house for them to start opening their eyes and living within their means. It was a real wake up call. ❋ Optimist With Experience (2009)
Christina gave alex a break-up call, i think its coz he [over-chicked], he was [a right munter]
watch this youtube video for an example* http://[jp].youtube.com/watch?v=xetfB7U_ZeU ❋ Ninja Squids (2009)
The [failure] of the ongoing efforts to produce [effective] solutions should have been a wake up call to stop [arguing]. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2009)
My roommate Carson used to set [the alarm clock] to wake him up for a [smoke session] early in the am, aka [wake n bake], so much so that when he travelled and was too high to figure out how to set the alarm clock in a hotel, he'd call the front desk and request a bake up call. Typically at 4:20am. ❋ The Comand'r (2013)
My girl always sets her [alarm] earlier than she wants to get up and hits the [snooze], so this morning I gave her a [wank-up call] to make sure she didn't keep sleeping. ❋ Decimati (2008)
