51.   Smith tried to get Mondesi to become more selective by taking pitches to right field.

52.   Stevens took some pitches when he needed to.

53.   Sportscasters would have you believe that the coach is telling the batter to hit, bunt, take the pitch or do some other baseball-related thing.

54.   Take a pitch, get a look at him.

55.   Tailback Keith Gardner took a pitch to the right and tried a downfield pass from deep in Indians territory.

56.   Take a pitch, he told himself as he walked up to face Sasaki.

57.   Take it pitch by pitch, hitter by hitter.

58.   The Irish were stalled at that point only because Denson, taking a pitch from Jackson, fumbled the ball away after a hit from Baylor cornerback Robert Neal.

59.   The idea behind taking pitches is at least twofold.

60.   The next pitch was low for a ball, and Piazza took another pitch for the second strike.