1.   Alou, whose batting stance is one of relaxed control, is just as unique as Bagwell.

2.   Although with the minor leaguers he discussed everything from batting stances to expensive automobiles to chewing tobacco, the chatty Leyritz was surprisingly quiet around reporters.

3.   And he has played to higher standards since he brought that game face and unorthodox batting stance to town.

4.   Back in the days when Piniella played for the Yankees, he was obsessed with his batting stance and hitting position.

5.   Beltre said the Dodgers tweaked his batting stance last season and everything else crumbled.

6.   David Wells recognized the faces, recognized the batting stances and recognized the orange, black and gray uniforms.

7.   From a bend in the knee to the motion of the swing, the batting stance is what makes a baseball player unique.

8.   He also noticed the way Japanese bunters do not waste motion by squaring and pivoting but rather tap the ball from the more natural batting stance.

9.   He was baseball, whether we were Musial fans or Willie Mays fans or crafted our batting stances to look just like Ted Williams.

10.   His batting stance was as graceful as his outfield stride.