41.   Before throwing his first pitch for the Yankees Wednesday night, Orlando Hernandez stood behind the mound for several seconds and stared around the outfield at Yankee Stadium.

42.   Belle swung at and missed the first pitch.

43.   Before the first pitch, the Giants are winners.

44.   Bloomberg turned toward the camera and in a neatly pressed pinstripe suit and tasseled black loafers made his first sales pitch for New York City on national television.

45.   Bobby Doer, the second hitter, hit my first pitch for a double.

46.   Bodine was invited to Yankee Stadium in August and threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

47.   Bichette then broke the pace, hacking at the first pitch.

48.   Bonds homered in his first at-bat Tuesday, hitting the first pitch thrown to him by Angels starter Pat Rapp.

49.   Boone realizes Young is a free-swinger, he swings at first pitch he thinks he can hit.

50.   Bottalico intentionally walked Mondesi for a piece of Blowers, who hit the first pitch to deep right field.