91.   The number of intentional walks a batter receives often is related to who is hitting behind him.

92.   The Sox loaded the bases on a Canseco single, a Tim Naehring double and an intentional walk to John Valentin.

93.   The three-day All-Star break gives managers the equivalent of an intentional walk.

94.   Then there was a wild pitch on an intentional walk.

95.   There was the keen if predictable intentional walk to Moises Alou to load the bases in the seventh and set up a Phillies force at any base.

96.   There were still no outs when Rocker issued an intentional walk to Bernie Williams, reloading the bases.

97.   These things explain why last week Rodriguez was given his first intentional walk.

98.   They steal bases, administer intentional walks, throw an occasional knockdown pitch.

99.   Those were the days when he could draw an intentional walk even if the bases were loaded.

100.   Twins manager Tom Kelly, who did not walk Ramirez intentionally when the Twins were here last month, was last in intentional walks last season with nine.