1.   A year ago, John Kruk, then of the Philadelphia Phillies, flipped off reporters and tossed a bat at a cameraman.

2.   Cal Ripken hits a pop-up, tosses his bat aside in disgust and moves stiffly toward first base.

3.   DiMaggio was once asked why he did not vent his frustrations on the field by kicking a bag or tossing a bat.

4.   He tosses his bat because he uses a lot of pine tar and needs to fling it to pry it from his batting gloves.

5.   He was fined for tossing his bat after striking out.

6.   If Jones had tossed his bat or taken a split-second to moan in frustration, the Giants would have won.

7.   Ivan Rodriguez tosses his bat into the empty stands after a particularly frustrating pregame batting practice.

8.   Roger Clemens tosses a bat at Mike Piazza.

9.   To watch him toss his bat away and begin running to first base thinking he has walked, only to be called back, is rarer still.

10.   He tossed his bat to the side and then bowed to the fans after they called him out of the dugout.