1.   But Ichiro recovered to launch a laser to relay man Bret Boone, whose perfect throw to third nailed the runner.

2.   Green recalled how, on ground balls that usually score a runner from third, Ordonez twice nailed the runner at the plate in exhibition games.

3.   In the first half, he nailed contorted runners, baseline jumpers and drove for layups without fear of Dikembe Mutombo.

4.   Mark Whiten also nailed a runner at the plate.

5.   One day it may be Bo Jackson of the Royals firing a ball from the leftfield corner to home plate, on the fly, to nail a runner.

6.   Vaughn was the cutoff man on the play, but there was no way a relay would get there in time to nail the runner.