61.   We always hear that hitting a baseball is one of the hardest things to do in sports, but that cliche needs to be revised.

62.   We realize how difficult it is to hit a baseball.

63.   We sat as strangers, sharing space and watching TV because Mark McGwire might hit a baseball beyond the confines of Busch Stadium.

64.   When Ivan Rodriguez sees the baseball, he hits the baseball.

65.   When I was growing up, reading was as natural as hitting a baseball and a good deal easier.

66.   Why do you want to hit the baseball?

67.   Belle is known for a fearsome scowl at the plate, and for hitting baseballs.

68.   Both players know plenty about hitting a baseball, but their conversations in Kansas City undoubtedly will center upon the one accomplishment that ties their careers together.

69.   Every time Andruw Jones hits a baseball, it lights the sky over Curacao.

70.   His brother, who was about the same age, hit the baseball and it struck Ryan, who immediately collapsed, police said.