101.   Although baseball has no future in the Kingdome, it owes its future here completely to the Kingdome.

102.   But baseball has a remarkable resilience to captivate people.

103.   But baseball has had hard times before.

104.   But baseball no longer has an independent commissioner.

105.   But baseball still has to deal with the ball.

106.   But baseball will certainly have an impact on an offer.

107.   But baseball has to move on.

108.   But baseball has a provision whereby the shortfall in appearances may be added on as hitless at-bats.

109.   But baseball has a way of evening things out, and it leveled Henderson last week.

110.   But baseball has weathered crises before, and one can only believe that it will weather this one, too.