91.   Bowden recalls a day earlier this season when some of the players thought it was too hot to take batting practice.

92.   Bonds told Baker last Friday night during batting practice that his elbow was bothering him.

93.   Braves pitchers, Edmondson said, do not shag flies in the outfield during batting practice.

94.   Bonilla refused to take batting practice that day.

95.   Braves manager Bobby Cox put his team through extra batting practice Monday at Yankee Stadium, and there was even talk of a special hitters meeting.

96.   -- XAVIER HERNANDEZ was hit in the right elbow with a line drive during batting practice, but X-rays were negative and he might be available Saturday.

97.   A bum left knee continues to make this New York City reunion chancy, even though Strawberry is going through batting practice without incident these days.

98.   A day rarely went by without Everett taking extra batting practice with Pena.

99.   A batter in a slump can work out his troubles by hitting off a tee, hitting against a machine, taking extra swings against a batting practice pitcher.

100.   A few batters even took advantage of gusty winds to pop batting practice homers.