21.   The Phillies are using the injury to look at rookie catcher Bobby Estalella, who was called up when Lieberthal went on the DL.

22.   The ninth was more exciting than necessary as Julian Tavarez ruined the shutout by allowing solo homers to rookie catcher Eli Marrero and Willie McGee.

23.   Then rookie catcher Mitch Meluskey.

24.   Then he struck out Greg Colbrunn with his forkball and got rookie catcher Charles Johnson to line out to left field.

25.   Think about the courage that it took for Atlanta manager Bobby Cox to turn over the best starting pitching staff in baseball to a rookie catcher.

26.   Up stepped Jorge Posada, the rookie backup catcher, who, like Curtis, had unsuccessfully tried to bunt a runner over two innings earlier.

27.   Before the game, Astros rookie catcher Mitch Meluskey punched teammate Matt Mieske in an altercation at the batting cage.

28.   Belliard was awarded second base on a balk by rookie catcher Fernando Lunar.

29.   Fordyce scored on a passed ball by rookie catcher Bengie Molina.

30.   In a season already gone bad, Houston Astros rookie catcher Mitch Meluskey punched teammate Matt Mieske during batting practice on Sunday.