21.   But Peet has every right to be confident now, even though her manager and agent anxiously followed her through the night like pilot fish.

22.   But the mind is still there underneath, and it shines through on nights like this.

23.   But the Mets need more nights like this to make this season intriguing, a lot more nights when they seize chances.

24.   Daniel had had hundreds of nights like this, starting in college.

25.   Especially on a cold night like this trying to get the first pitch over.

26.   Eric Strickland has been waiting patiently for a night like Monday night.

27.   Except perhaps the final one of this centennial Games in two weeks, and another four-year wait to another night like this.

28.   Except, of course, on nights like a recent Friday.

29.   For a night like Monday night, he and his friends would have been sure to be among the early arrivals who would take home a Franco bobblehead doll.

30.   For nights like this when the air is electric with anticipation and heavy with the burden of expectation.