31.  He grabbed the first ball hit to him and threw out a runner at second base, causing his manager to smile.

32.  He hesitated ever so briefly before noting that Joe DiMaggio threw out the first ball.

33.  He hit a low early on with a wisecrack about the Atlanta Braves intimidating their opponents by having Richard Jewell throw out the first ball.

34.  He also attends several Yankees games in New York every year, and he threw out the first ball this year in their first playoff game.

35.  He came ready to play from the first ball.

36.  He hits his first ball -- perfectly -- a hole in one!

37.  He felt the pressure, that is, until the first ball was struck.

38.  He saw Yogi Berra come home to throw out the first ball on opening day.

39.  He slapped the first pitch thrown to him for a double, gloved the first ball hit to him for an out.

40.  He was allowed to speak his mind on the field after throwing out the first ball before a World Series game in Cincinnati.