SEE A DIFFERENT GAME

Peter Bergeron's batting average hovers around the .200 mark, yet his on-base
percentage is close to .400. In 2001, it was .275. The biggest difference is
that Bergeron
is, for the most part, laying off the breaking pitches he used to turn into weak
infield
groundouts or opposite-field shallow fly balls. He has been receptive to the
message
sent by Robinson and hitting coach Tom McCraw -- you have a knack of scoring
runs, so
get on base no matter how you do it. When Bergeron wasn't swinging the bat, at
least
he was scoring. He had 17 walks in his first 58 at-bats -- after getting 28
walks all of
2001, in 375 at-bats. And when opportunities presented themselves recently to
drive in
runs, he turned on several fastballs and got the job done.

Alex