1.  Ben Grieve followed, and again, Clemens pitched himself into a corner, throwing three straight balls.

2.  Brad Pennington, recalled from Vancouver over the weekend, relieved Frohwirth and threw six straight balls before he got a strike over.

3.  After seeing just seven pitches in four at-bats against Schilling on Tuesday, Pujols took three straight balls before the count went full.

4.  After allowing a mammoth three-run homer to Henry Rodriguez in the second inning, Henry got into another jam by throwing seven straight balls.

5.  After Mlicki threw three straight balls, he fed Jones a fastball down the middle and Jones ripped a hard grounder to second baseman Jeff Kent.

6.  After firing a strike, Mendoza tossed three straight balls.

7.  After retiring the first two batters in the bottom of the first inning, Hampton threw nine straight balls.

8.  After throwing two straight balls to Valentin, Timlin got a visit from Williams.

9.  But after Mike Bordick singled, Moyer threw three straight balls to Brady Anderson.

10.  But I have not forgotten the thrill of seeing him boot my soccer ball straight into the sky.