1.   Also, second baseman Mark Grudzielanek turned double plays and had minor trouble running the bases.

2.   And it did not help when the Mets learned on Tuesday night that Ochoa strained a hamstring running the bases in a Class AAA game.

3.   And sometimes, the way Ramirez runs the bases, it looks as if he is carrying something heavy on his shoulders.

4.   And remember, this is the guy who missed nearly three weeks after injuring his hamstring running the bases.

5.   Batters have to run the bases.

6.   Bonds ran the bases deliberately, savoring each step, and when he got to the dugout, he was jabbing furiously at his chest.

7.   Both have trouble running the bases, let alone fielding.

8.   A team that has the lethal combination of being slow afoot and mediocre running the bases?

9.   But special instructor Ed Napoleon said Everett was able to run the bases hard.

10.   But the third-base umpire, Gary Darling, ruled that third baseman Bill Mueller had interfered with Ochoa as he was running the bases.