1.   Fastball up, inside part of the plate, a handcuffed checked swing, strike three.

2.   He faced one batter in the division series, walking Craig Biggio on a checked swing that appeared to be strike three.

3.   He still was upset over a strike call on a checked swing.

4.   Jordan said batting was painful on Friday night, especially on a checked swing during his third at-bat.

5.   Piazza then struck out on a checked swing.

6.   Against Schmidt, McGwire struck out in the first on a checked swing and grounded out to first on a checked swing in the fourth.

7.   Royce Clayton hit a checked swing grounder that landed about halfway up the first-base line.

8.   This time the catalyst, strangely enough, was a checked swing.