11.   Jorge Posada, the rookie catcher, waved away a request.

12.   Jason Kendall, a rookie catcher a year ago, obviously has figured out how to become a better catcher.

13.   Kansas City also has started a rookie catcher, Sal Fasano.

14.   Only two runners were on base for Piazza, the cleanup hitter, because the rookie catcher Michael Barrett had thrown out Rickey Henderson on an attempted steal.

15.   Rookie catcher Marcus Jensen wondered, too.

16.   Rookie catcher Mitch Meluskey underwent season-ending surgery to tighten up his right shoulder.

17.   Television replays appeared to show that Castillo never tagged him, but the rookie catcher said he did.

18.   The ball stopped inches from the plate, but rookie catcher Jorge Posada burst out of his crouch to field it and ran past the ball.

19.   The Braves should also get more hitting out of Jeff Blauser and rookie catcher Javier Lopez.

20.   The game also featured a single by Dodgers rookie catcher Angel Pena in his first at-bat.