51.   Hitting from the top spot in the batting order.

52.   His mind was on batting orders, lineups, the bullpen.

53.   However, he excels in the second spot in the batting order.

54.   If you could believe that, then Clemens was doing what every pitcher in baseball should be doing to the Piazzas of the batting orders.

55.   If you also have to scratch Ramirez, good luck constructing a batting order.

56.   Imagine Major League Baseball allowing fans to choose not just the starting lineup for the All-Star Game, but also the batting order.

57.   In Scottsdale, the Giants picked up outfielder Glenallen Hill to help support Barry Bonds and Matt Williams in the middle of the batting order.

58.   Instead, Mondesi scoffed at rules and has been upset since being removed from the third spot in the batting order before the team even left spring training.

59.   It definitely is not the soft underbelly of the batting order, as it is with many teams.

60.   It also keeps the Rangers from relying too much on the muscle in the middle of their batting order.