11.   Still the shot reminded Mariner fans, and certainly Piniella, that Martinez is no Jose Canseco.

12.   Their leaping and lunging catches are enough to remind fans of ... Mark Bavaro?

13.   Their leaping and lunging catches are enough to remind fans of . . .

14.   This season, he figures to start in Pawtucket, where he should remind fans of another Sox second baseman.

15.   Trades on three consecutive days last week generated old-fashioned off-season publicity for the game and reminded fans of how it used to be.

16.   He reminded fans of Jim Kelly as he threaded crisp spirals to eight receivers.

17.   It is high flattery to say that Bramhall sounds like and will remind fans of Stevie Ray.

18.   The present always reminds fans of the past -- and baseball has the richest past of American any sport -- and touches off hopes and arguments about the future.