1.   At first, nearly every other pitch bounces in front of the plate.

2.   The pitch bounced in the dirt and skipped past the catcher, and the rookie raced down the third-base line.

3.   The pitch bounced in the dirt and went to the screen for a wild pitch, Williams scoring easily.

4.   The strikeout pitch bounced and got away from catcher Doug Mirabelli, trickling to his left.

5.   When one pitch bounced in front of the plate, he hissed an expletive, but otherwise he showed little emotion.

6.   What made the peg remarkable was that the pitch had bounced and half-settled in The Ballpark dirt before Rodriguez snatched it and let fire.

7.   With Hunter crouched in a bunt position, Wilson took off running from third and scored when the pitch bounced in the dirt and away from Charles Johnson.

8.   You never knew when a pitch might bounce in front of the plate, clip the outside corner or shave you.

9.   He was on the front end of a double steal and the pitch by Schmidt bounced past catcher Jason Kendall.

10.   He was on the front end of a double steal and the pitch by Schmidt bounced past Kendall.