1.   Rosenthal signed for Liverpool three years ago but is reluctant to spend another season at Anfield with no guarantee of first team football.

2.   Although he spent last season on the practice squad after signing as a free agent, he was highly thought of because of his athleticism.

3.   Although Jerry Augustine spent nine seasons pitching for the Milwaukee Brewers, it is doubtful that anything ever moved him to the descriptive heights he reached yesterday.

4.   An eight-year National Hockey League veteran, Billington spent last season with the Boston Bruins, serving mostly as a backup to Bill Ranford.

5.   And Davis spent the season at nose tackle, rarely touching the ball.

6.   And he spent the season as the roommate of quarterback Charlie Ward, the Heisman Trophy winner.

7.   And he spent seven seasons in Quebec playing for the Nordiques.

8.   And Jackson will spend the season gulping migraine medicine and vowing to be nicer to the gods from now on.

9.   And while his family comes back to Massachusetts for the summers, Ottawa is a good place to spend the season.

10.   Another possibility is Buffalo coach Ted Nolan, who spent the season locked in a power struggle with GM John Muckler.