11.   Another baseball season beckons.

12.   And, thankfully, the baseball season is upon us.

13.   As a fan, Peter Magowan was devastated when the plug was pulled on the baseball season Wednesday.

14.   Anyway, if nothing else, Kevin Malone is at least injecting a few early September cackles into a Southern California baseball season that has been a disaster.

15.   As the Texas Longhorns neared the end of an immensely frustrating baseball season recently, a forlorn voice on the telephone concluded a lengthy summation of affairs.

16.   As the baseball season begins, Bobby falls into a slump that is so severe that the fans begin booing him.

17.   As the baseball season gets under way, Sterling Lapinski of Houston has no desire to hear the crack of the bat.

18.   At the start of every baseball season, there are always more questions than answers.

19.   At this point Hinch is deeply involved in the Stanford baseball season.

20.   At this point in a baseball season, explanations are cheap, and excuses are worthless.