81.   Take an intentional walk, baseball, and come back when you get your stuff together.

82.   That forced Pavlik to issue an intentional walk to Ventura to load the bases and set up the force play at the plate.

83.   The crowd roared and the flashbulbs popped, and Mets Manager Bobby Valentine ordered an intentional walk.

84.   The Diamondbacks put Javy Lopez on with an intentional walk.

85.   The day before, Orioles rookie David Dellucci got his first career intentional walk before he got his first career hit.

86.   The intentional walk right-handed reliever Ricky Stone issued Bonds in the fifth was egregious.

87.   The intentional walk often looks even worse when used earlier in a game, when a high-scoring inning is more important to avoid than a single run.

88.   The intentional walk to Williams was unusual, but not unprecedented.

89.   The intentional walk, however, was by far the best moment in an otherwise drab encounter.

90.   The managers ordered three other intentional walks in the series.