In a message dated 12/15/99 4:13:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, kennedyp@toronto.cbc.ca writes: << but I'd still like to keep the possibility open that Allie was a CATCHER! (...and I'm having a GREAT time discussing baseball, SO LONG before Opening Day! Why, it isn't even Christmas yet!) Cheers, Paul >> Yep...you may have something there. I think I remember being under the impression that the glove was a Catcher's mitt because of the use of the word "mitt." Jim