31.   He said a strike to the throat works as suddenly, but takes a little more force.

32.   He was clear about his decision to take his strike to the limit.

33.   He threw a strike to Hocking, Yankee Stadium erupting with mock cheers.

34.   His strike to the end zone came on first down, one play after Florida State quarterback Chris Rix fumbled away the ball when he was sacked.

35.   In recent months, workers at Boeing Co. and General Motors have staged massive strikes to protest outsourcing.

36.   In the first inning, Avery threw first-ball strikes to the three hitters he got out.

37.   Instead, hitting coach Reggie Smith vehemently disputed a called third strike to Raul Mondesi that ended the sixth inning.

38.   Irabu then threw a first-pitch strike to Greer and a second pitch that Greer lofted just barely behind the fence.

39.   It was a McGee one-hop strike to Mike Macfarlane in the seventh that nailed Jon Nunnally at the plate.

40.   It was quarterback Humphries on a pump fake and then a strike to Shawn Jefferson in the right croner of the end zone.