1.   A pitcher throws to different parts of the plate, trying to keep the hitter off balance.

2.   An American League scout said he has yet to see any replacement pitcher throw an above-average fastball.

3.   And I bet major league pitchers today probably throw about as hard as the little balls that came out of those muskets.

4.   As the pitcher threw his left arm up to protect his face, his glove slid slightly off his hand.

5.   At first my friend would scream in excitement every time a pitcher threw to first, making a base runner hit the dirt.

6.   Before Gene Budig suspended Armando Benitez last week for hitting Tino Martinez with as purposeful a pitch as a pitcher can throw, he consulted members of his staff.

7.   Braves pitchers throw more often than many staffs between starts, but Edmondson pointed out a difference between throwing and hard throwing.

8.   -- The pitcher just threw the ball over the backstop.

9.   After all, the pitcher throws the ball, not the ump.

10.   But Gonzalez said pitchers are throwing harder today.