1.   He skipped the opening round of catch and pantomimed his throws in fielding drills.

2.   In the meantime, he runs with the rest of the pitchers, takes bunting practice, and does all the fielding drills, just without throwing the ball.

3.   Nomo spent his first day in camp Friday with a brief and ineffective news conference and by playing catch and watching other pitchers in fielding drills.

4.   Pitchers worked on fielding drills, holding runners, and covering first base.

5.   They also performed fielding drills, snapping up ground balls and throwing into socklike targets representing first base.

6.   Outfielder Larry Walker resumed sprinting and left-hander Mike Hampton took part in fielding drills Monday as both players made progress from their strained calf muscles.

7.   Galvez became upset after muffing a throw in a fielding drill and stormed off the field.

8.   In the first two workouts, Bell and Vander Wal went through fielding drills with coach Bill Virdon.

9.   The Arizona third baseman broke his left leg and dislocated his left ankle during a routine fielding drill Monday and is expected to miss opening day.

10.   The Oakland ace sprained his left ankle during a fielding drill and was taken to a hospital for X-rays.