31.   Batting in the sixth position and with the bases loaded in the first inning, Ashley tripled on the first pitch Cormier let go of.

32.   Back then she used to escort people to the mound to throw out the first pitch.

33.   Baffert and company were scheduled to throw out the first pitch, part of a whirlwind week of Big Apple photo opportunities.

34.   Baines then went to the plate expecting a fastball, and he got one on the first pitch.

35.   Before he threw his first pitch he was met at the mound by trainer Charlie Strasser and Johnson.

36.   Before Kevin Brown or Randy Johnson throw a blur this afternoon from the Dodger Stadium mound, a red-headed left-hander will deliver the ceremonial first pitch.

37.   Before the first pitch, when asked how he would handle a tight, emotional game, Dierker ho-hummed over it all.

38.   Before Kenny Rogers unleashed his first pitch Friday night, he was not comfortable with the mound, so he asked the umpires to modify it.

39.   Before throwing his first pitch for the New York Yankees on Wednesday night, Orlando Hernandez stood behind the mound and stared around the outfield at Yankee Stadium.

40.   Before the first pitch of the first playoff game is thrown, a BART Battle seems more likely.