1.   Bob Wolcott spent most of Wednesday night pitching from the stretch position.

2.   But the stretch position has been scrapped.

3.   He is also tinkering with a slide step from the stretch position in an attempt to keep base runners closer.

4.   He also pitched one inning from the stretch position to help timing.

5.   In that one, Hill pitched exclusively from a stretch position in an effort to alleviate some of the elbow pain.

6.   More than one Met said Clemens gave away his slider from the stretch position.

7.   Phillips backed out of the box and would not return to a hitting stance until Boehringer moved into the stretch position first.

8.   Tim Raines said Monday that the Yankees wanted to get runners on base and make Wright throw from the stretch position, rather than from a windup.

9.   The right-hander worked exclusively from the stretch position.