71.   The flip side of this is that hitters are infuriated when one of their own pitchers instigates a bean-ball war purely out of personal frustration.

72.   The former New York Yankees power hitter was with his immediate family, and some of his extended family arrived from out of town to visit, Walton said.

73.   The fifth hitter was batting third.

74.   The hitters are quick to credit hitting coach Lee Elia.

75.   The hitters were ahead of the pitchers, the starting pitchers, at Yankee Stadium Monday.

76.   The hitters were so good, they practically gave Mike Hampton the night off.

77.   The first major league hitter Porzio retired was Anaheim Angels first baseman Mo Vaughn.

78.   The hitter was Mets shortstop Rey Ordonez, a fielding genius but no slugger.

79.   The hitters are already anxious enough, he figures.

80.   The hitters were in trouble, and if they did not fully comprehend this going into the game, they certainly knew in the first inning.