31.   And their union has given them the OK to cross it themselves for any reason except to play ball.

32.   Anderson said he started using the straight arm while playing youth ball for the West Valley Eagles after watching old footage of Jim Brown.

33.   Andrew Gooden played college ball at an NAIA school in Washington state and ended up playing pro ball in Finland.

34.   And would the Great DiMaggio really have been offended to have all those scruffy kids playing ball on Joe D Field?

35.   Angels manager Mike Scioscia recalled playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic when the club kept a sacred chicken in the clubhouse for three months.

36.   Another would adjust it so that only undrafted players could return to play college ball.

37.   Apparently, Bret Saberhagen can afford to play big-league ball three more years....

38.   Apparently some people actually play the ball where it lies, instead of booting it around until they find a good spot from which to hit it.

39.   Armon Williams, a senior starting linebacker for the Wildcats, played ball at Tempe Valley Christian High School, just down the road from Sun Devil Stadium.

40.   As long as they shut up occasionally and play ball, that will be just fine with him.