51.   Thursday, he hit against his mentor and former coach, the former major leaguer Mike Easler, who flies up from Texas every other week.

52.   Want to know what a batter is hitting against left-handed pitchers in day games?

53.   What has made both men special over the years is an ability to hit against anyone at any time.

54.   What with all this delicious free time without four-hour baseball games, I was hitting against a wall, looking for an opponent.

55.   Wilcox got a taste of that talent at Tampa, where he hit against Irabu in simulated games.

56.   Williams started the sixth inning by beating out an infield hit against Anderson.

57.   You find how he hits against four or five different pitchers.

58.   Would Mattingly come back to the Yankees to play some first base, to hit against righties?

59.   Pirates catcher Jason Kendall hit against Martinez when he was one of the best pitchers in the game.

60.   Clemente, who was right-handed, was allowed to hit only against right-handed pitchers.