51.   In baseball, the leadoff hitter can be an extension of the manager.

52.   Instead, the better hitters are the ones who make more adjustments at the plate.

53.   It comes as no surprise that AL hitters are making life more miserable for AL pitchers than NL hitters are for NL pitchers.

54.   Its only pure power hitter is first baseman Eddie Williams, but Gwynn chases him into the batting cage every day.

55.   Long hitters are not consistently straight, and must play many second shots from long grass and the trees.

56.   Mariners hitters were off balance most of the night.

57.   Muscular cleanup hitter Babe Davis was from Athens.

58.   Not if the next hitter is Mark McGwire.

59.   One more fabulous novel from a guy who is to writing books what a talented clean-up hitter is to a winning lineup.

60.   Opposing hitters are not the only players who suffer when Martinez pitches.