21.   Cheers were heartfelt for the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Jamaal Wilkes and Bob McAdoo.

22.   French unemployment has turned out to be lower than previously thought while consumer spending higher than expected, yet economists warn the economic cheer may be short-lived.

23.   He has heard chants where once there were only cheers.

24.   He says cheers are probably ineffective in other complex team sports as well, such as soccer and ice hockey.

25.   Holiday cheer may be in abundance elsewhere, but not much was evident around baseball Friday.

26.   If there were cheers, you could not hear them.

27.   Instead, the cheers were in recognition of what UMass had done over the course of a season that was suddenly somewhat normal again.

28.   Maybe the cheers were an anniversary present.

29.   Mostly, there are scattered cheers, very few boos.

30.   Now the old ballpark cheer is illegal in all but two states.