1.   The two Celts hit it off immediately and their melting pot of country and house was first put on to stew.

2.   They hit it off straight away, Daddy and Walter.

3.   All three doubles were hit off the Green Monster in left field.

4.   And I used to hit him off the mound.

5.   And other than the solo home run Craig Biggio hit off Rob Stanifer, the bullpen pitched well enough to keep the Marlins in the game.

6.   Angels center fielder Darin Erstad nearly caught it but misjudged it a bit as the ball hit off the wall.

7.   Balls hit off his bat became far more elusive in the Colorado series.

8.   A camera showed Terry Pendleton hitting off a tee as a warmup for pinch hitting during the Cardinals-Braves series.

9.   Alan Trammell reached him for a first-inning hit off the glove of shortstop Nomar Garciaparra, but the Tigers collected only four singles on the night.

10.   But he downplayed suggestions that Clinton and Blair will hit it off better than Clinton and John Major did.