31.   That is because Al Oliver, a former Rangers outfielder, survived a career crisis similar to the one his son faces.

32.   The dream is fading quickly, though, for the former outfielder who had previously managed an independent minor league team in Miami but had not enjoyed that experience.

33.   The commissioner is Lee Mazzilli, the former Mets outfielder.

34.   The former Cleveland Indians outfielder issued a statement addressing his gambling a day before he was scheduled to join his new club at spring training.

35.   The former Rangers outfielder, who sustained a bruised left shoulder, was replaced by Pat Listach.

36.   The former Mets outfielder and his agent, Eric Goldschmidt, are scheduled to be arraigned on three counts of income tax violations in nearby White Plains Wednesday.

37.   The former Sox outfielder may be the first of the major free agents to sign.

38.   The former Yankee outfielder ROBERTO KELLY was traded for the third time in less than a year and the fourth time in two and a half years yesterday.

39.   The Milwaukee Brewers named former outfielder Larry Hisle their minor league hitting coordinator.

40.   The Mariners really like Soriano, a former outfielder who averaged one strikeout per inning in the minors and could end up in the rotation.