1.   Clutch hitters came in extremes, from excitable Geronimo Berroa to stoic Cal Ripken.

2.   His bullpen did the rest, and his hitters came up big.

3.   Hitters have been coming to the plate with their theme song blaring over the stadium PA system for years.

4.   Little said Martinez is coping with a difficult transition from the years when overpowering hitters came naturally to trying to rediscover the qualities that made him great.

5.   No other hitter comes close for over-the-wall futility.

6.   Their hitters had come under scrutiny for putting up just six runs in those four games.

7.   When a hitter comes to the plate, his photo is shown along with statistics, including batting average and RBI total.

8.   The big hitters come no bigger than blindsides Francois Pienaar, Abdel Benazzi, Tim Rodber and Mike Brewer.