1.   The task of drawing out the main points from the mass of data takes considerable practice and is time consuming.

2.   Writing well takes practice.

3.   Allen will be spending that day at Busch Stadium, not the Trans World Dome, taking batting practice with the Cardinals.

4.   And at the same time, I try to take every practice seriously.

5.   And that took some practice.

6.   And then he took practice like it was a game, or a war.

7.   Angels manager Terry Collins, however, said he has been running and taking batting practice during the layoff.

8.   Angels pitchers took batting practice for the second time in preparation for interleague play, and this time, they mixed in some situational baserunning.

9.   And, there may still be no better show in baseball than Canseco taking batting practice.

10.   Angels pitchers began taking batting practice Wednesday in preparation for interleague games in National League ballparks.