11.   The bottom line is the club is winning.

12.   The baseball club won World Series after World Series as the city dominated the nation in culture, wealth and high-toned razzle-dazzle.

13.   The club has won five consecutive NFC East titles.

14.   The club won four of five games against two division leaders, Cincinnati and Atlanta.

15.   The Sao Paulo club has won its ninth straight game to pull into second place in the Paulista league.

16.   To that end, Ellis said, ownership again is authorizing a payroll it believes will allow the club to win.

17.   Yet the Turtle Lake Club is fighting a school tax assessment, and schools will have to drastically retrench if the club wins.

18.   All three Istanbul clubs have won the Turkish league and domestic cup several times each but have never enjoyed success in Europe.

19.   But after downturn in form early December, the club has won four games in a row.

20.   Colorado manager Buddy Bell, whose club has won four of five, also thought his team may have gained from the rainout.