31.   He made a lot of plays that probably looked like nothing to the public but he saved the game for you play after play.

32.   He merely saved the game.

33.   He has been credited with everything from saving the game from the throes of Generation-X players to speeding labor negotiations.

34.   He reappeared seconds later with the help of aides, grinning like the kid who saved the game.

35.   He saved crucial games to allow our baseball team to become world champion, giving Kansas City a reason for pride and community spirit.

36.   He saved one game with an open-field tackle, another with a fumble recovery at the goal line.

37.   Heathcliff Slocumb saved both games but created a few white hairs.

38.   His leaping catch above the left-field wall robbed Jeff Reboulet and saved the game.

39.   How will John Franco react the first time part-time closer Benitez enters to save a game in the ninth inning?

40.   If he saved the game, though, he did not ensure its continued security.