31.   The Phillies had been swept five times this spring.

32.   The three times the owners locked out the players, they missed spring training time.

33.   Third-base coach Jerry Narron was hit by a Ruben Mateo foul ball for the second time this spring.

34.   Torre said Monday that he had approached Jeter a couple of times this spring to make sure that the contract impasse was not bothering him, regardless.

35.   Waller saw Mantle for the last time last spring at a book signing.

36.   WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - John Burkett and Odalis Perez auditioned Monday for the third time this spring.

37.   All-American wide receiver Antonio Bryant of Pittsburgh was suspended from practice Tuesday for the second time this spring for violating team rules.

38.   An hour later, he was announced in the starting lineup for the first time this spring.

39.   APBNews fell on hard times this spring when it failed to close its third round of financing.

40.   At Kissimmee, Fla., Al Leiter won for the third time this spring, allowing one run and six hits in six innings.