21.   Otis Nixon, another playoff veteran, turned in a sliding catch to deny Cecil Fielder of a bases-loaded hit in the seventh inning.

22.   Segui smacked a line drive to center and center fielder Steve Finley tried for a sliding catch.

23.   Salmon has an inflamed left shoulder, which he aggravated Sunday in San Diego when trying to make a sliding catch.

24.   Sliding catches have become a nightly staple.

25.   The Cleveland player broke a wrist making a sliding catch of a Jeromy Burnitz fly ball.

26.   The first inning ended with Ichiro Suzuki streaking from out of nowhere to make a sliding catch and take a double away from Alex Rodriguez.

27.   Trot Nixon, who appeared to get a late jump, tried to make a sliding catch but the ball banged off his glove for a single.

28.   Until Friday night, that is, when he was bigger than the Big Unit, although aided by two sliding catches by outfielder Eric Davis.

29.   Vedder, rolling to his left, then threw to tight end Corey Smith, who failed to make a sliding catch in the end zone.

30.   Part time bowler Craig McMillan separated the two batsmen when Mark Richardson plucked a one-handed sliding catch inches above the ground at mid-on to dismiss Nazir.