11.   He nearly started a brawl against the Giants earlier this year and did the same Monday night, firing a fastball into the ribs of Rockies pitcher Pedro Astacio.

12.   Hernandez flipped the ball high into the air and shot a glance at Winn, then fired a fastball inside, forcing him to jump out of the way.

13.   Nelson fired a fastball so high that Alomar had to fall back to get out of the way, and the game was over.

14.   Parrish tried firing a fastball with his first pitch of the second, armpit high.

15.   Pitching coach Ron Perranoski spoke to Ortiz about mixing up his pitches more and not firing fastball after fastball at hitters.

16.   Pettitte fired a fastball for the second strike and skipped off the mound when Bordick lined to right fielder Gerald Williams near the warning track.

17.   The tension started when Red Sox ace Roger Clemens fired a fastball above Anderson in the second inning.

18.   Urbina fired fastballs past Huskey for the second out, and Mets Manager Bobby Valentine was in a quandary.

19.   Ward, throwing with a three-quarter motion, fired a fastball to the outside corner.

20.   We have Albert Belle of the Cleveland Indians firing a fastball into the chest of mouthy fan Jeff Pillar.