11.  As a meek mafia widow swathed in black, Vanessa Redgrave takes target practice at a tree on the grounds of her Palermo estate.

12.  As Baerga took batting practice Tuesday, a veteran scout watched from the stands, occasionally raising a well-tanned hand to shield his eyes from the sun.

13.  As he took batting practice Sunday, he fouled a ball off the instep of his right foot and apparently rolled his ankle in reacting to the jolt.

14.  As his team took batting practice Sunday, the slumping Buhner never made it out of the Mariner clubhouse.

15.  As cars wound their way to park on the practice fields, passengers got a close-up look at the Northridge team taking batting practice.

16.  As they took batting practice in a tired haze, Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez appeared on the two huge scoreboards as he spoke at the pre-game press gathering.

17.  As kids they stuffed hair under caps and took batting practice with the boys.

18.  At a backstop a father and son took batting practice.

19.  At Pro Player Stadium, the Marlins took batting practice in shorts and T-shirts.

20.  Before his teammates took batting practice, however, Hernandez strolled into the dugout wearing shorts, white stockings and a sweatshirt, flouting the cold.