81.   The hitting coach will be Rick Schu, who played in the majors for nine seasons.

82.   The hitting coach, Gary Denbo, who replaced Chris Chambliss after last season, could be in danger of losing his job.

83.   The Mets fired their hitting coach, Dave Engle, last week.

84.   The Red Sox boast Jim Rice as a hitting coach, and a group of hard-working instructors with little history in the Boston organization.

85.   The Red Sox issued no statements about whether hitting coach Jim Rice is returning.

86.   The Red Sox were still short a roving pitching coach and two hitting coaches.

87.   The transformation has resulted from tireless work with the Boston manager, Jimy Williams, and the hitting coach, Rice.

88.   The Yankees may interview Rick Down, the hitting coach for the Yankees while Buck Showalter was manager, as a possible replacement for Denbo.

89.   Their hitting coach said he has had to turn players away from the cages before games.

90.   There is no truth to the rumor that hitting coach Mickey Hatcher called a hitters-only meeting and no Anaheim Angels showed up.