1.   A nifty play by Chuck Knoblauch saved another run for Pettitte.

2.   Going out of bounds, forward Shannon MacMillan kept the ball in play with a nifty play, then spun and charged along the right side with the ball.

3.   He also made two nifty fielding plays.

4.   In the ninth, Beltre made another nifty defensive play to rob Rafael Furcal of a leadoff hit.

5.   Jeter made a nifty play on a grounder in the sixth and Clemens thrust a fist in the air.

6.   Oliver made a nifty defensive play, getting Gary Matthews Jr. on a chopper in front of the mound for the first out of the ninth.

7.   On the double play, third baseman Edgardo Alfonzo and second baseman Carlos Baerga both made nifty plays.

8.   The playwright Tim Slover thought that the true background tale of this iconic oratorio might make a nifty play.

9.   The Rangers pulled even on a nifty play by Wayne Gretzky, who took a slap shot from the slot that Dafoe saved.

10.   Williams also made two nifty diving plays in center field.