31.   Now the hitter has to think about this, and that will take away all the guys diving out over the plate.

32.   Now, only the longest hitters will automatically have a chance to reach the green with their second shots.

33.   Or three or four key hitters have off-years?

34.   Our hitters have to make adjustments.

35.   Some have concluded that shorter hitters have little chance to win.

36.   Still, Yankees Manager Joe Torre dismissed the notion that his hitters have any significant edge against Sele, whom Torre chose as an All-Star this season.

37.   Sure, a long hitter has an advantage, but only if he is hitting the ball very straight as well.

38.   The hitters had fun Thursday.

39.   The lefthanded hitter has a reputation for running through walls for fly balls and is an aggressive baserunner who goes from first to third on a single with regularity.