1.   And how are the Dodgers hitters going to cope not only with their disturbing lack of potency but the renewed specter of a shaky bullpen?

2.   Are hitters ever going to catch up to the Dominican righty who is no bigger than your typical high school junior?

3.   Big-league hitters are going to get three or four hits in a row sometimes.

4.   A hitter can go up in the zone and still hit it.

5.   Hall of Fame hitters often go zero for four.

6.   Great hitters are going to do that.

7.   Hitters go through this sort of thing every now and then.

8.   I told him the hitters are going to be a little better, but with his stuff he should do very well if he pitches his game.

9.   If a hitter was going to defeat Rivera, Wetteland instructed him, let him swing at the fastball.

10.   In the American League, hitters go up to the plate ready to work the count.