31.   Where else can you try to hit a pitch thrown by Glavine or Maddox, three inches off the outside corner.

32.   After McGwire hit a pitch that appeared low and inside, he pumped his right first as he trotted toward first base.

33.   After McGwire hit the pitch, he pumped his right first as he trotted toward first base.

34.   In the third inning, Ramirez hit a pitch from Steve Sparks over the left-field fence in the third inning.

35.   J.T. Snow, hitting with two outs and Benito Santiago on third, hit a pitch into the Arizona bullpen.

36.   McGwire, who hit three pitches out of County Stadium during batting practice, took a curtain call after returning to the dugout.

37.   Most pitchers say they intend to stay away from testing the new strike zone, fearful that higher pitches will get hit.

38.   Most pitchers, in fact, say they intend to stay away from testing the new strike zone, fearful that higher pitches will get hit.

39.   Sometimes guys hit good pitches.

40.   The ability to hit any pitch to any field makes Helton impossible to defense.