101.   When Chris Chambliss joined the Mets as the hitting coach last week, he immediately went to work with Vaughn on keeping his bat in the strike zone longer.

102.   When was Lou Piniella the hitting coach the first time?

103.   When, for example, were Jay Ward, Champ Summers, Joe Pepitone and Darrell Evans the hitting coach?

104.   While the Mets imported new bats, the Braves imported Vinny Castilla and new hitting coach in Terry Pendleton.

105.   With hitting coach Bobby Bonds counseling him not to uppercut his swing, a morning of batting practice was the lead-in to a brilliant career day at the plate.

106.   Years later, he acknowledges Hriniak as a great hitting coach.

107.   After going nine seasons with the same hitting coach, the San Diego Padres are going on their second one this year alone.

108.   After being fired by the Royals, and before joining the Devil Rays this season, McRae served as the hitting coach for the Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies.

109.   Beasley was the hitting coach at Lynchburg this past season.

110.   But the club fired hitting coach Leon Roberts, bench coach Bill Russell and bullpen coach Orlando Gomez to create the openings filled Tuesday.