21.   Old-time fans will remember Ike Holt, ordinary at best, holding the job until Kevin was declared ready to go.

22.   Once the ball was declared ready for play, with the players lined up, referee Dick Burleson started the clock.

23.   So despite the pain, Bogues declared himself ready to play, knowing he might be forced to leave the game at any time.

24.   The Dodgers catcher and leading hitter did not play Monday, but he declared himself ready to in an emergency and predicted he will start again by midweek.

25.   There was some question about whether Vaughn would start moments before the game, but he declared himself ready to play in the nationally televised contest.

26.   Wood, on the DL with a strained oblique muscle, declared himself ready to face Randy Johnson today after throwing in the bullpen Tuesday.

27.   Your team has been declared officially ready for combat by the guy who probably knows the team as well as anyone, including Coach Bruce Snyder.

28.   After just one minute of catch in right field, the Red Sox ace was declared ready for action.

29.   At the talks, one northern alliance official said the Taliban declared themselves ready to surrender the city but were negotiating the details.

30.   Azinger, meanwhile, declared himself ready to contend once again after two tough years trying to comeback from cancer.