Be patient and let the old Hundley emerge, as he did with one ferocious swing Monday.

Twelve-year-old Jason Diaz had taken three ferocious swings and hit nothing but air on the practice range at the Westchester Country Club here.

The first three months of the season have been like a fantasy for Delgado, a hulking first baseman with a ferocious swing, a shaved head, a neat goatee and ridiculous statistics.

He was only 5 feet 10 inches and 185 pounds, but he had a ferocious swing that in seasons to come would swat balls over Ebbets Field's right-field screen onto Bedford Avenue.

In February, 1985, when Hezbollah first held a press conference to announce its official mission statement, the Lebanese civil war was in full, ferocious swing.

Mr. McFerrin used to sing alone in concert, and he could generate a ferocious swing and momentum, singing bass and melody lines almost simultaneously.

Ask fans over the age of 40 what image most symbolizes baseball and many would say Mantle's ferocious swing, or Mays playing stick ball in the streets.

With a ferocious swing, he brought the weapon straight downward, aiming a vicious blow at the head below him.

On Wednesday night, he delivered an offensive display to match his handiwork in the field, helping to produce a 9-1 victory over the Padres with a series of ferocious swings.

Though he stood 5-7 and weighed 130 pounds, Rodriguez took a ferocious swing and hit the ball reasonably far off the tee.