1.   Also this week, Phillies backup catcher Mark Parent will be examined to determine whether surgery is needed on two bulging discs in his back.

2.   And Hatteberg, the backup catcher, also was expected to see some action at first base and DH.

3.   And new bench coach Cookie Rojas was a fixture with the Royals when Martinez was there as a backup catcher.

4.   And the backup catcher has evolved into a backup catcher in name only.

5.   Backup catcher David Valle continues to have trouble swinging a bat because of his dislocated left shoulder.

6.   Backup catcher John Marzano remembers.

7.   Backup catcher John Marzano used a hockey-goalie type catching mask Friday and was impressed with the way it felt.

8.   Backup catcher John Marzano heard the news Tuesday just before he sat down for dinner.

9.   Backup catcher John Marzano ran from the Mariner dugout to the bullpen.

10.   Backup catcher Rick Wilkins is a left-handed hitter, and late-inning pitching changes would have required Wilson to pinch-hit or play.