1.   Bagwell instead fired to the plate to keep the runner at third, Jeffrey Hammonds, from scoring.

2.   He has a quick release to the plate and a nice move that keeps runners from straying too far.

3.   He charges the ball and keeps the runner from going to third.

4.   He made a quick and accurate throw from right field to second to complete a double play and another powerful throw to keep a runner at second.

5.   Pitching to Rickey Henderson, Irabu twice threw his curve in the dirt, and both times catcher Jorge Posada blocked the ball and kept the runners in place.

6.   Scioscia, like Williams, is no proponent of the slide-step as a way to keep runners from stealing.

7.   Some of the credit should go to the pitchers who kept runners off base.

8.   That kept a runner on second from scoring.

9.   That kept all runners in place, and proved critical when Joe Orsulak bounced into an inning-ending double play.

10.   They will serve as a sort of sliding glass door, letting official vehicles in, keeping runners out.