11.   Bezos probably feels especially pinata-like after weeks of taking hits from all sides.

12.   Boone struck for the first time in the second inning, ranging far behind second base to steal a hit from Ramon Hernandez.

13.   Blockbuster has blamed a lack of hits from Hollywood studios as one source of its problems.

14.   -- Glancing up at the TV screen for replays, we noticed that NBC had gleefully joined the modern trend of showing key hits from preposterous angles.

15.   A direct hit from a commercial jetliner would not cause a nuclear explosion, officials at the agency said.

16.   A hit from the start, Hughes controls more than half the market.

17.   A few hits from the middle third of the batting order could negate such mistakes.

18.   A couple of key hits from Gonzalez might have allowed the Rangers to break the game open in the middle innings.

19.   Adam radiates delight when he takes a hit from the carefully saved stub of a Cuban cigar, since smoking has been banned in the future.

20.   After that, Sparks allowed only one hit from the third inning through the eighth.