41.   He had to pitch through a nine-man batting order, while Indians starter Bartolo Colon faced only a four-man lineup.

42.   He intends to shuffle the batting order in spring training, try different combinations, slide his various All-Stars up and down the lineup.

43.   He is a major force at the bottom of the batting order only because he is a Yankee.

44.   He was shuffled around the lineup, even dropped as low as seventh in the batting order for four games.

45.   He moved Eric Karros from seventh to sixth in the batting order and third baseman Adrian Beltre from sixth to seventh.

46.   He was particularly annoyed when he was dropped from fourth to fifth in the batting order in late April.

47.   His confidence has taken a hit but Scioscia said dropping him in the batting order was good for the team.

48.   His job is to hold the opposition right where they are and get through its batting order at least once.

49.   His presence at the top of the batting order is missed.

50.   His latest favorite batting order was in tatters.