1.   Another man asked batting practice pitcher Nick Testa to autograph a ball for his son.

2.   Batting practice pitchers do their best to accommodate the hitters, which in turn means accommodating the fans in the outfield stands.

3.   A batter in a slump can work out his troubles by hitting off a tee, hitting against a machine, taking extra swings against a batting practice pitcher.

4.   Bryan Price, Mariners minor league pitching coordinator and part-time batting practice pitcher, said Meche looks more confident in the majors than he did in the Midwest League.

5.   But many Yankee players got in their licks, and Allan Watson and Dennis Springer were the batting practice pitchers.

6.   Finally, some hitters even mentioned that the lack of quality left-handed batting practice pitchers can be a factor.

7.   For that, they get an extra batting-practice pitcher -- and insurance.

8.   Former Red Sox batting practice pitcher Ace Adams got Jeter to go to Michigan on a baseball scholarship, but the kid has outgrown the Big Ten.

9.   He had not as the Indians treated him like a batting practice pitcher.

10.   He wanted to bring his own batting practice pitcher, he joked.