11.   It was the next night that Lamont called for the allegedly corked bat.

12.   Rigney said he has never believed in the benefits of corked bats, especially for power hitters like Belle.

13.   There was an attempt, presumably by a Belle confederate, to exchange the corked bat with one of legal, solid ash.

14.   Albert Belle of the Cleveland Indians was the last player suspended for using a corked bat.

15.   Belle was suspended for seven games last season for using a corked bat in Chicago.

16.   Chris Sabo of the Cincinnati Reds was suspended for seven games on Wednesday for using a corked bat.

17.   No corked bats here.

18.   Vizquel recently made headlines by alleging in his new autobiography that former teammate, Indians slugger Albert Belle, used corked bats.

19.   Wilton Guerrero of the Los Angeles Dodgers was suspended for eight games and fined an undisclosed sum Monday by National League president Leonard Coleman for using a corked bat.

20.   In theory, a corked bat is lighter than a legal bat, so a hitter can swing it faster, giving him more time to read a pitch.