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He has a great return of serve. He hits the ball pretty hard. He sets up his points.

He had some great rushes. He had some big hits on the quarterback when he didn't get sacks and, obviously, he had three sacks. He came close to having a fourth.

He has had some clutch hits for us this season.

He hadn't had any hits and I hadn't won many games. I was really happy when he got to be a big star because then I'd get on the bus and he'd go to a town and we'd always play the best golf course in the morning and he'd do the show at night.

He did a great job. He put the ball into play. He stepped in as a freshman in his first varsity game and hits a double in the gap. It's kind of an idea of what he is going to be - he's going to be a great kid for us.

He did a good job at punting. When he hits it, he can really lay into it.

He is going to be a great player. He's as physical and hits as hard as Scott Stevens. He has one of the hardest power-play shots in the league. He's smart. He gets better.

He hits with power to the gaps. We're hoping he picks up right where he left off.

He hits the hole real fast and real hard, and he's a real tough runner. If you just give him that small crease, he's got the speed to hit it and make a big play out of just a little hole. He's a pretty explosive back.

He hits the ball well. He?s only a sophomore, so we?re looking forward to seeing him play the rest of the year.

He hits the balls hard, which I like. I just try to hold my serves and find a chance to win points.

He hits the ball in the air. That's just the way he plays.

He hits some drives you have to see to believe.

He hits so hard, it's scary. I'm glad he's on our team.

He hits like a woman. Such a woman move, man.

He hits it so straight. He's talking about basics and he's making basics work phenomenally.

He hits it hard. That's the best thing he does.

He hits his spots all game. He kept us off-balance because he had a good 12-6 curveball and a slider and he threw a changeup well. He threw everything for strikes.

He hits big shot after big shot. He is fearless. He is a great addition and I love having him. Anytime we need a big shot, he is not afraid to take them. He hits most of them.

He hits a shot or two and gets confidence. He misses a couple, then he plays tentatively.

He hit great pitches. I don't think any other guy hits those two pitches out.

He doesn't mind hitting the other teams' best players, and when he hits them, he hits them hard. He's one of those guys you want to have on your team.

He fits the club very well. He provides a great deal of energy, he can play defense and run the bases and he hits left-handed pitching very well.

He drives it great, hits his irons really well. When he gets that putter rolling, he can really put up some good numbers.

He does that after Carlos hits a home run. I'll just say this: You've got to be a little more careful in those situations. You reap what you sow.

He doesn't wear jewelry, pimp his home runs and give hugs afterward. He hits 'em, puts his head down and runs. It's refreshing in this day and age, to say the least.

He gives me a lot to work with. His location is unbelievable. He hits my mitt pretty much consistently, and that's why he knows what he's doing.

He gives me a lot to work with. He does everything possible to keep them off balance. He obviously works both sides of the plate. His location is unbelievable -- when I want the ball up or the ball down, he hits my mitt pretty much consistent. And that's why he's doing what he's doing.

He gives himself so many opportunities and that's fantastic for matchplay. He's long, he hits his irons well and he chips well. I've been watching his putting on television and he looked to be struggling a bit, but his stroke looked a lot better here.

He gets the ball in his hands, and he hits the openings and makes big plays.

He gave up a few hits early, but he settled in and seemed like he got more confident.

He doesn't avoid hits to get where he wants to go. You saw that in the (state record) tax increase (in 2003). Raising taxes is never popular, especially with the Republicans. But Guinn went in and took the shots because he felt it needed to be done.

He does it every night, basically. I think the rest of the team knows that. He's the guy we're going to turn to when the going gets tough and he just does everything for us: Rebounds, plays their big guy, hits the big shots and brings the ball up when we're having trouble. He's just a complete all-around player.

He does a lot of things. Gets his hands on a lot of balls, hits the boards, defense. He has a lot of talent. He can shoot the ball. He can make a lot of things happen.

He did what? That's shocking. He hits the best 2-iron out here. He must be getting old.

Having glue stuck to your face in winter is not fun. It freezes as it hits the skin.

He looks, acts and is built like a catcher. Is he going to be a pitcher that hits 90 mph? No. How about the outfield? He's got average high school speed with a decent bat. But can he throw a 2.0 to second, pop-to-pop? Yes. He's got a Division I arm behind the plate.

He made a mistake. It's been hard for me to get hits with two outs and guys on base. I'm excited we won the game.

He makes so many big plays for me. He's just so good up the middle. In fact both those guys on the left side give me confidence. I'm not scared of contact. If someone hits it, chances are those guys will make a play.

He makes a huge difference. He has experience. When he comes out and plays hard, you see big hits and collisions. He accelerates the play of the offense. They do things they're not ready to do. They start playing with one eye on him and one eye on the play.

Henrik hits it very, very long. But the key is keeping the ball under control and he did that very well. That is why he's doing so well.

Today, it's been very quiet all day - no real direction. I think it's going to remain sideways until someone hits it either way.

We took the lead in the fifth but they came right back and put some runs up. Rogers had some timely hits and they had base runners every inning.

We took a lot of hits to graduation, but we'll be strong again. We'll be in the mix in the conference again.

We took advantage of their mistakes and got six of our eight hits in the big inning.

We're playing with a lot of energy and a lot of passion. Guys are really striving to make big plays and create turnovers - making big hits - and that's the type of defense that coach Dungy wants us to be.

We're playing with a lot of energy and a lot of passion, ... Guys are really striving to make big plays and create turnovers - making big hits - and that's the type of defense that coach Dungy wants us to be.

When he steps on the field, he has a knack for coming up with clutch hits when you need it.

When he's mad, he will bust somebody up. Don't misunderstand Jeff. When he hits, he hits to bash somebody's brains out. We gave him training lessons that he's not supposed to stand over his opponent and cheer when he knocks them out. When their eyes roll back and their body twitches, you're not supposed to pound your chest.

When he shoots the ball well, the team plays well. And when he struggles, sometimes we struggle. When he goes out there and hits a big shot, not only does it boost his confidence, but it boosts the teams' confidence as well.

What I saw during the postseason, and we talked with Lou Piniella about this on the air, is what power pitching can do for you. The Astros got hits and scratched out runs and had some Minute Maid Park home runs by (Lance) Berkman and Jason Lane, but the difference (in the series) to me is what power pitching can do in October.

We've gone into hard rock this year, with bands that have number one hits out now. Historically, we have not hit the harder-edge rock with current artists. We've hit the rock with classical performers.

We've given up some hits here and there, but they've been keeping the ball in front and making plays like they're supposed to.

We swung the bat well, and put the ball in play. And we also did a good job of stringing those hits together; we had a lot of back-to-back hits in our big innings.

We swung the bats well today. We got some key hits with men in scoring position. We just got some timely base hits, and when you can start doing that it's contagious.

To fall behind 2-0 and then come back and score two runs and then again to fall back by four runs, making it 6-2, and tying it up in the bottom of that innings against the guy the caliber of Carpenter is a good feeling. We had a lot of timely hits. Overbay and Billy Hall had big nights. Even Cappy had two big hits to help his cause.

To dwell on the positive, we had nine different guys get hits and we played some better baseball. We hope that will generate some momentum going into the latter part of this week.

Here I was trying to claw my way back and he hits that shot on 13 and sinks that putt on 14. That really deflated me. It took some wind out of my sails.

Having said that we would really be remiss if we left out any of the hits so we try to do them all. It's a lot of songs so that's the good news.

Guys are hitting in the clutch pretty well. Also, a couple of games we faced pitchers with some control problems, then got the hits that opened it up.

Having injured players is not an excuse. We came out ready to play like we knew we could. Our defense is always solid, and we had some hits at times when we needed them.

Having her back means so much to us. She hits the ball so hard. When she hits it, we call them Cook-ian shots.

He's a big key to their club and he represents a lot of their speed. We try to make sure we all finish our checks on him . . . even the smaller hits, hopefully we wear him down a little. The more hits we can get on him the better.

He's advanced beyond his age in terms of his coolness and composure. He'll give up hits and people will score, but he just doesn't all of a sudden spiral into a mess.

He runs the team well and hits the open jump shot." ()

He's a great player. We've had some really good matches. He hits the ball so clean, we're going to have a lot of points. There's some good shot-making and we both have pretty big serves to get free points.

Her maturity has really stepped up a notch or two, so has her leadership. She works diligently and she is very accurate. She hits the ball long and can always get on (with) her second shot.

Her last tour was kind of a greatest hits tour, and I don't think she would want to repeat all the songs. But there are a few off the list that she left out.

He (Rios) wasn't benched (yesterday), he wasn't going to play (yesterday), ... Reed (Johnson) got three hits the night before and that's why he's in right.

He's a really, really good hitter to all fields. Physically, he hits fastballs really, really well. He's an extremely hard worker. He's always working on his swing, and he's always working on his fielding abilities trying to make himself better. He works really hard just in everything he does, like with his rehab and everything -- with that he's already back and throwing the ball. Pretty soon he'll be able to play defense in a game, not just hit.

He's always in position. When you're in position, the puck usually comes to you, hits you. He makes good plays. When you're in good position, good things happen.

He's got 'em all, four pitches. And nobody really hits him hard.

He seems the same to me. When he hits you, it doesn't feel any different. He's the biggest and the strongest guy I've ever played against, and I've played against some pretty big guys.

He's handled himself well. But I'd like to see a few more hits here and there.

He's had some really big games. Like a freshman, he's been a little inconsistent at times. He is a really streaky player. If he gets off to a good start, and hits his first two or three shots, he can take off and have a big game. It'll be important for us to pay a lot of attention to him early.

He should give us some pop in the lineup and the ability to drive in some runs. We hope he drives in 100 runs and hits 30 home runs. That's what we're expecting from him.

He should be OK, but we felt he'll take enough hits on Thursday. He could have played if we needed him.

He's hot, and I think the thing he's doing exceptionally well is swinging at good pitches. He's patient up there, and when he gets a good pitch, he hits it.

He's gotten some big hits for us. I like his swing. I like his energy.

He's gotten some big hits for us. He's strong and he's got those big, strong hands and if he throws them on you he can make something happen.

He's gotten some big hits for us. He's got great instincts and has been a game-saver for us.

He's gotten some big hits for us. à He's got great instincts and has been a game-saver for us.

He's gotten me with a few cheap shots. His hits tend to be either late or borderline shots.

He's gotten a ton of big hits for us.

He's got so much toughness at the end of the game. He's always willing the take the big shot, and most of the time he hits them.

His offensive footwork in the post has gotten so much better. He's quicker and he's understanding how to move, reverse pivots, drop steps, Tim Duncan-like stuff. The thing he's doing best is pick and pop, where he sets a screen, gets the ball back and hits a 15-17 foot jumper.

His stuff was fine, (but) we didn't make a couple of plays behind him, and they had some hits fall in. The wild pitch certainly didn't help us, but it's just one tough inning. Shields will be fine.

Hitting is all about getting hits grouped together. It was good to see us get some hits grouped together.

Hits I Missed - - and One I Didn't

Hits have been hard to come by for a little while. It's good to contribute and put a couple of quality at-bats together to help us out.

He's going to hit. You don't usually stop hitting, and if you do, then somebody's in trouble, because a lot of hits are coming.

He's awesome to watch, has a lot of fire. And he really hits the ball full-bore.

He's a very shy kid, very quiet. He's a kid who needs that right motivation. When that thing hits him, he becomes a different person, he becomes more aggressive. That's what you need.

He's going to get enough punishment, hits and bruises next game.

He's going to be a stud. You can just see it. He's excited to be at the rink every day. He does everything at the fastest tempo that he possibly can and God does he pound the puck. He's leading our team in shots in the preseason by a wide margin. It isn't like he's Bobby Orr leading the attack, he gets it at the point, he pounds it and he hits the net. Good things happen when you are doing that.

He's given up two hits with two walks and 25 strikeouts in two games. That's pretty impressive from any angle you look at it. He is really throwing the ball well and with a lot of confidence right now.

He's getting more consistent, ... He hits it as long as anybody in the conference, which gives him somewhat of an advantage.

He's getting a lot of base hits to the opposite field, which is a positive. He stopped hitting the lazy fly balls to right field. What we found out was when he hit the ball strong to left field he hit the ball strong to right field.

He's been our go-to player all year. It seems like he always hits big shots for us and he did it again tonight.

He's been doing that for three years now, getting big hits for us.