31.   Long hair flowing beneath his batting helmet, muscles rippling and stretching every thread of his shirt sleeve.

32.   Left-handed reliever Brian Shouse was hit on the ear flap of his batting helmet by a pitch from Oakland left-hander Mark Holzemer, but remained in the game.

33.   Mark Grudzielanek failed to lay down a bunt and in frustration pulverized a batting helmet Tuesday night.

34.   Molitor lifted his batting helmet to return the salute, his eyes tearing up.

35.   More likely, it could be the first infield where everyone goes a la John Olerud, never seen out from under the safety of a batting helmet.

36.   Orsulak threw his bat to the ground, then flung his batting helmet.

37.   Other reminders are old soft bats, old mushy balls, old scuffed-up batting helmets and thin-threaded double-knit hand-me-down practice pants from the Reds.

38.   Piazza ripped off his batting helmet in disgust and repeatedly slammed it against his thigh.

39.   Photographers should wear batting helmets.

40.   Shortstop Rey Ordonez tossed some batting helmets when he was out of the lineup one day against Cincinnati.