11.   Nine days before Opening Day, Jimy Williams has yet to publicly declare his choice to open the season as starting catcher.

12.   Once X-rays revealed a non-displaced fracture Friday night the Yankees privately prepared for life without their valuable starting catcher for the next week or more.

13.   Rest the starting catcher?

14.   Schaeffer chose the Cardinal with the idea of spending his sophomore and junior seasons as the starting catcher.

15.   Showalter penciled in elected starting catcher Ivan Rodriguez for the ninth batting position.

16.   Since starting catcher Bengie Molina returned from the disabled list in late June, Fabregas has been collecting dust on the bench.

17.   Starting catcher Jason Varitek has a broken elbow.

18.   That would allow the Mets to use Todd Pratt as a pinch-hitter, which they are hesitant to do without another back-up for starting catcher Mike Piazza.

19.   The injury means that Orioles will probably have to rely on Lenny Webster to be their starting catcher.

20.   The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their general manager early on Thursday, and at night lost their starting catcher possibly for a significant chunk of time.